Punk in Drublic

Punk in Drublic
Studio album by
NOFX
ReleasedJuly 19, 1994 (1994-07-19)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioWestbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length39:55
LabelEpitaph
ProducerRyan Greene, Fat Mike
NOFX chronology
White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
(1992) 		Punk in Drublic
(1994) 		I Heard They Suck Live!!
(1995)
Singles from Punk In Drublic
  1. "Don't Call Me White"
    Released: May 11, 1994[4]
  2. "Leave It Alone"
    Released: 1995

Punk in Drublic is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on July 19, 1994, through Epitaph Records. The title is a spoonerism of "Drunk in Public".

Punk in Drublic is NOFX's most successful album to date, peaking at number 12 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart.[5] The album has received positive reviews and is now considered a classic punk album by fans and critics alike. Six years after its release, it became the band's only gold record for sales of over 500,000 copies[6] in the United States. Worldwide, the record has sold over 1 million copies.[7]

Reception and legacy

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Punk PlanetFavorable[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
The Village VoiceA−[10]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awards the album 4.5 stars and states: "The quartet didn't change their approach at all — at their core, they remain a heavy, speed-addled, hook-conscious post-hardcore punk group — but their songwriting has improved, as has their attack."[8]

Accolades

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Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Guitar World United States Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994[11] 2014 *
Kerrang! The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time[12] 4
United Kingdom 51 Greatest Pop Punk Albums Ever[13] 2015 6

* denotes an unordered list

The album was a big influence on Blink-182's Cheshire Cat (1995), Unwritten Law's Oz Factor (1996), Lagwagon's Let's Talk About Feelings (1998), Sum 41's All Killer No Filler (2001) and Anti-Flag's The General Strike (2012).[14]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Fat Mike, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Linoleum" 2:10
2."Leave It Alone"Fat Mike, Eric Melvin2:04
3."Dig" 2:16
4."The Cause" 1:37
5."Don't Call Me White" 2:33
6."My Heart Is Yearning" 2:23
7."Perfect Government"Mark Curry2:06
8."The Brews" 2:40
9."The Quass" 1:18
10."Dying Degree" 1:50
11."Fleas" 1:48
12."Lori Meyers" 2:21
13."Jeff Wears Birkenstocks" 1:26
14."Punk Guy" 1:08
15."Happy Guy" 1:58
16."Reeko" 3:05
17."Scavenger Type" 7:12
Total length:39:55

Personnel

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NOFX

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Additional personnel

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Album notes

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References

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Citations
  1. ^ Chesler, Josh (September 29, 2015). "10 Best Skate Punk Albums of All Time". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Heller, Jason (December 3, 2013). "1994 rocketed Green Day and The Offspring from punks to superstar punks". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 31, 2022. although NOFX itself was on Epitaph, including 1994's Punk In Drublic, an album whose goofy irreverence and hardcore speed belied a deep knack for pop songcraft and wordplay that was both silly and genuinely witty—not to mention satirical of the punk scene itself.
  3. ^ a b Dandy, Will (September–October 1994). "Record Reviews". Punk Planet (3): 59.
  4. ^ "NOFX". Fat Wreck Chords.
  5. ^ AllMusic Charts: Punk In Drublic Accessed 3 June 2008
  6. ^ RIAA Certification: (requires search) Archived 2007-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 3 June 2008
  7. ^ Rob Spectre (2009-05-25). "(d)N0t » Blog Archive » Dream Not Of Today – On The Shitter With Fat Mike by Rob Spectre". Dreamnotoftoday.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  8. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Punk in Drublic – NOFX". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "NOFX". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 590. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 6, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  11. ^ "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". GuitarWorld.com. July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  12. ^ Bird, ed. 2014, p. 74
  13. ^ "51 Greatest Pop Punk Albums Ever". Kerrang! (1586): 18–25. September 16, 2015.
  14. ^ Sayce 2014, p. 38
  15. ^ "American album certifications – NOFX – Punk in Drublic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "NOFX: Jeff wears Birkenstocks? | Birkenstories BIRKENSTOCK". www.birkenstock.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
Sources
  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (September 2014). "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time". Rock Sound (191). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.
  • Sayce, Rob (September 2014). Bird, Ryan (ed.). "Hall of Fame: Punk in Drublic". Rock Sound (191). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.
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