Hit That

"Hit That"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Splinter
B-side "Da Hui"
Released December 9, 2003
Format 7" Vinyl and CD[1]
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop punk, comedy rock,[2] dance-punk, electropunk
Length 2:48
Label Columbia[3]
Songwriter(s) Dexter Holland
Producer(s) Brendan O'Brien[4]
The Offspring singles chronology
"Defy You"
(2001)		 "Hit That"
(2003)		 "(Can't Get My) Head Around You"
(2004)
Alternative cover
European version
Alternative cover
Import cover

"Hit That" is a pop punk song released by the American punk rock band The Offspring. The song is featured as the fourth track on the band's seventh studio album Splinter (2003) and was released as the first single from the album. The song also appears as the 13th track on their Greatest Hits (2005).

"Hit That" was released to radio on November 4, 2003.[5] The single was first released in the U.S. and Australia in December 2003, and in the UK in January 2004. The song also reached the top 20 on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart (No. 13 and No. 11 respectively), and No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The song also topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, proving to be one of their most successful singles for a while. This was the first time an Offspring song would hit No. 1 on that chart since their breakthrough single "Come Out and Play" was released a decade earlier in 1994.

Track listing

European CD maxi
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48
2."Da Hui"1:32
3."Hit That" (USC Marching Band) 
England CD maxi
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48
2."The Kids Aren't Alright" (BBC Radio 1 Session)4:16
3."Long Way Home" (Live)2:34
4."Hit That" (USC Marching Band)1:51
5."Hit That" (Video CD Extra) 
Limited edition 7" picture disc
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48
2."(Can't Get My) Head Around You" (Live) 
Germany limited edition 3" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48
2."Hit That" (USC Marching Band)1:51
Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hit That"2:48

Synthesizer samples

"Hit That" is the first single by The Offspring to include synthesizer samples.

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by John Williams and David Lea,[6] depicts a blue computer-generated (but green-screened over live-action footage) man's hunt for his runaway dog; the two are shown alternately as the man lip-syncs the lyrics and the dog seeks shelter. The dog is also being chased by a menacing-looking dog catcher. The dog is shown in first person as well as third person. When the owner and the dog catcher finally catch up to the dog, he is in an alleyway with his beloved and several puppies (from the dog's reaction, assumedly they are his). The dog catcher holds up what appears to be a pair of shears and a howl is heard. The next day, the dog is walked grumpily down the street in a paper cone, implying that the point of the chase was to bring the dog in to be neutered.

The video is based in the United Kingdom, revealed by the unmistakable terraced houses, road markings, vehicle numberplates and the steering wheel in the van (a Ford Transit Connect) being on the right.

The video appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD, released in 2005.

Chart performance

Chart (2003-04) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 21
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 13
France (SNEP)[10] 32
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 31
Italy (FIMI)[12] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 60
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 57
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 64
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[18] 6
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 1

Personnel

  • All songs (on the single) written and performed by The Offspring
  • Produced by: Brendan O'Brien
  • Mixed by: Brendan O'Brien
  • Published by Underachiever Music

References

  1. ↑ "Offspring, The – Hit That". Discogs. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Offspring guest program". Rage. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 December 2003.
  3. ↑ "Hit That". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Press Release – January 2004". Southerntracks.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ D'Angelo, Joe (February 12, 2004). "Lens Recap: The Story Behind The Offspring's 'Hit That'". MTV News. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Offspring – Hit That". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Offspring – Hit That" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ↑ "The Offspring: Hit That" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Offspring – Hit That" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Offspring – Hit That". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – The Offspring – Hit That". Top Digital Download.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Offspring – Hit That" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Offspring – Hit That". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Offspring – Hit That". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "Offspring: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ "The Offspring Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "The Offspring Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "The Offspring Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
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