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Sunday, October 16, 2011

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Although not as successful as The Offspring's albums between Smash and Conspiracy of One, Splinter received gold certification two months after its release. The album received average reviews, but still sold reasonably well. It debuted at 30 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with around 87,000 copies sold in its first week, and has sold more than 1.8 million copies worldwide. "Hit That" and "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" were the only two singles to accompany this album. "Spare Me the Details" was also released as a single, but charted only in New Zealand.

After spending nearly two years supporting the Conspiracy of One album, The Offspring began writing songs for Splinter in late 2002. Recording sessions for the album lasted from January to August 2003, making it the first time The Offspring had recorded an album for that long (although their next album, 2008's Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, took more than a year to record).

On April Fools' Day 2003, the album's title was jokingly announced as Chinese Democrazy, a parody of the repeatedly delayed Chinese Democracy album by Guns N' Roses. To quote Holland, "You snooze, you lose. Axl ripped off my braids, so I ripped off his album title."

The opening track "Neocon" (which is a heavy chant introduction song) was used as background music for the main menu for the Offspring's Complete Music Video Collection DVD.