"Half-Truism" is a song by the American punk rock band The Offspring. The song is featured as the opening track on the band's eighth studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008), and was released as its fourth and final single on May 12, 2009.[2] It impacted radio on the same day.[3]
| "Half-Truism" | ||||
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| Single by The Offspring | ||||
| from the album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace | ||||
| Released | May 12, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | November 2006–April 2008 in Maui, Hawaii and Orange County, California | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dexter Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Rock[1] | |||
| The Offspring singles chronology | ||||
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Premiere
edit"Half-Truism" was first premiered before the release of the album at the Australian Soundwave Festival, which The Offspring headlined in 2008. It was the second song from the album to be played live (the first being "Hammerhead" which was played in 2007 at the Summersonic festival). [4]
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Rock (Billboard)[5] | 34 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 21 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] | 30 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 31 |
In popular culture
edit- "Half-Truism" is featured as a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits.[9]
- The song also appears in the commercial for the 2009 Virgin Tour.
Personnel
editThe Offspring
edit- Dexter Holland – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg K. – bass guitar, backing vocals
Additional musicians
edit- Josh Freese – drums
References
edit- ^ "The Offspring – Half-Truism". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ^ Drainu182 (April 30, 2009). "The Offspring – "Half Truism" new single". The Audio Perv. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. May 5, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ |https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-offspring/2007/makuhari-messe-kokusai-tenjijou-hall-7-8-chiba-japan-43d6f337.html%7C
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Offspring Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Justin Haywald (May 13, 2009). "First Look at Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits' Track List". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.