Americana is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Offspring, released on November 17, 1998, by Columbia Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), the band commenced work on a new album in July 1998. Americana was a major success, debuting at number six on the US Billboard 200 and selling over 175,000 copies in its first week.[8] It is the band's second best-selling album after their 1994 breakout, Smash, and has sold over ten million copies worldwide.[9][10] Americana spawned the hit singles "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get a Job?" and "The Kids Aren't Alright", and was promoted with a worldwide tour and an appearance at the Woodstock '99 festival.