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...And Out Come the Wolves
Studio album by
Rancid
ReleasedAugust 22, 1995 (1995-08-22)
RecordedFebruary–May 1995
Studio
Genre
Length49:39
LabelEpitaph
ProducerJerry Finn, Rancid
Rancid chronology
Let's Go
(1994) 		...And Out Come the Wolves
(1995) 		Life Won't Wait
(1998)
Singles from ...And Out Come the Wolves
  1. "Roots Radicals"
    Released: August 7, 1995
  2. "Time Bomb"
    Released: November 1, 1995
  3. "Ruby Soho"
    Released: November 3, 1995

...And Out Come the Wolves is the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on August 22, 1995, through Epitaph Records. Rancid's popularity and catchy songs made them the subject of a major label bidding war (hence the title, ...And Out Come the Wolves[1] taken from a poem in Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries) that ended with the band staying on Epitaph. With a sound heavily influenced by ska, which called to mind Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman's past in Operation Ivy, Rancid became one of the few bands of the mid-to-late 1990s punk rock boom to retain much of its original fan base. In terms of record sales and certifications, ...And Out Come the Wolves is a popular album in the United States. It produced three hit singles: "Roots Radicals", "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho", that earned Rancid its heaviest airplay on MTV and radio stations to date. All the singles charted on Modern Rock Tracks. ...And Out Come the Wolves was certified gold by the RIAA on January 22, 1996. It was certified platinum on September 23, 2004.[2]

Along with Bad Religion's Stranger than Fiction, Green Day's Dookie and The Offspring's Smash, ...And Out Come the Wolves helped revive mainstream interest in punk rock in the mid-1990s, signaled the initial rise of mainstream punk rock, and proved to be successful for the band. To coincide with its 20th anniversary, Rancid performed the album live in its entirety on their 2015–2016 Honor Is All We Know world tour.[3][4][5]

Background

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Rancid formed in Albany, California, in 1991. They signed to Epitaph Records (founded by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz) in 1992 and released their eponymous debut album, Rancid, a year later to rave reviews. While Rancid was already writing another album, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, one of the band's friends, joined them to co-write the song "Radio". This led to him playing a live show with the band, and Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong eventually asked him to become a member of the band, but he decided to continue playing in Green Day. Armstrong had previously asked Lars Frederiksen to be Rancid's second guitarist, but he turned down the request. After Billie Joe declined, Frederiksen changed his mind and decided to join the band. Rancid's second album, Let's Go, was released in 1994 to unexpected success and acclaim. After the release of Green Day's Dookie and The Offspring's Smash later that year, Rancid was pursued by several major labels, including Madonna's Maverick Records, but eventually turned them down. They decided to stay on Epitaph and soon began recording a follow-up album.

Recording and production

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...And Out Come the Wolves was recorded mainly between February and May 1995. The recording took place at not only Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California (where Let's Go was recorded), but also at the famous Electric Lady Studios (built by Jimi Hendrix) in New York City. This was the first time Rancid recorded an album at more than one studio.

Rather than having the band's previous producer Brett Gurewitz, Jerry Finn was appointed to produce the album. Gurewitz would eventually start working with the band again, beginning with 2000's Rancid.

Release, reception and legacy

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Des Moines Register[7]
Entertainment WeeklyA+[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
NME7/10[10]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[11]
Q[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[13]
Select3/5[14]
The Village VoiceA−[15]

...And Out Come the Wolves was released on August 22, 1995, and peaked at number 45 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[16] Five months after its release, the album was certified gold and in 2004 it was certified platinum.[2]

The album received positive reviews, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as having "classic moments of revivalist punk". Erlewine praised the music and claims the album "doesn't mark an isolationist retreat into didactic, defiantly underground punk rock". The album received a rating of four and a half out of five stars, while "Time Bomb," "Ruby Soho" and "Roots Radicals" earned Rancid its heaviest airplay on MTV and radio stations to date.[1] In 2005, ...And Out Come the Wolves was ranked number 368 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[17] BuzzFeed included the album at number 14 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.[18] Cleveland.com ranked "Ruby Soho" at number 21 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.[19]

On May 21, 2021, it was announced that Lavasock Records is releasing a tribute album titled ...And Out Come the Lawsuits featuring Link 80, Sarchasm, Omnigone, Flying Raccoon Suit, Little Debbie & The Crusaders and Stay Wild.[20]

Professional wrestler Dori Prange came up with her in-ring name, Ruby Riott, from the song "Ruby Soho". Prange lost the rights to the name after her release from the WWE in June 2021 however thanks to Lars Frederiksen, who hosts a wrestling podcast, she now wrestles under the name of Ruby Soho.[21]

Artwork

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The cover art is a tribute to Minor Threat, a landmark hardcore punk band, that originally used the image of Alec MacKaye (brother of the band's lead singer Ian MacKaye) with his head on his knees on steps of the Wilson Center steps on their eponymous debut EP.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen, except where noted

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Maxwell Murder"Frederiksen, Armstrong1:25
2."The 11th Hour" (written by Armstrong, Freeman, Frederiksen, Eric Dinn)Armstrong2:28
3."Roots Radicals"Frederiksen, Armstrong2:47
4."Time Bomb"Armstrong2:24
5."Olympia WA."Armstrong3:30
6."Lock, Step & Gone"Frederiksen, Armstrong2:25
7."Junkie Man" (written by Armstrong, Freeman, Frederiksen, Jim Carroll)Armstrong, Frederiksen3:04
8."Listed M.I.A."Frederiksen2:22
9."Ruby Soho"Armstrong2:37
10."Daly City Train"Armstrong3:21
11."Journey to the End of the East Bay"Armstrong3:11
12."She's Automatic"Frederiksen1:35
13."Old Friend"Armstrong2:53
14."Disorder and Disarray"Armstrong, Frederiksen2:49
15."The Wars End"Frederiksen1:53
16."You Don't Care Nothin'"Frederiksen, Armstrong2:28
17."As Wicked"Armstrong, Frederiksen2:40
18."Avenues & Alleyways"Armstrong, Frederiksen3:11
19."The Way I Feel"Frederiksen, Armstrong2:34
Total length:49:39
2015 Remaster CD Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
20."Blast 'Em"Armstrong2:29
21."That's Entertainment"Frederiksen1:31
Total length:53:39

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for ...And Out Come the Wolves
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 89
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[25] 30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 39
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 55
US Billboard 200[28] 45
2016 chart performance for ...And Out Come the Wolves
Chart (2016) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] 74

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[31] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[2] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "...And Out Come the Wolves". Allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "American album certifications – Rancid – And Out Came the Wolves". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Rancid to play all of '...And Out Come the Wolves' at Punk Rock Bowling. Punknews.org. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Full lineup for this year's Amnesia Rockfest announced. Punknews.org. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Rancid to play '...And Out Come The Wolves' in full at Groezrock. Punktastic.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "...And Out Come the Wolves – Rancid". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Beach, Patrick (September 21, 1995). "Derivative, but good at it". The Des Moines Register.
  8. ^ Eddy, Chuck (September 8, 1995). "...And Out Come the Wolves". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Hochman, Steve (August 20, 1995). "Rancid '. . . and Out Come the Wolves' Epitaph". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Rancid: ...And Out Come the Wolves". NME. August 26, 1995. p. 47.
  11. ^ DeLuca, Dan (October 10, 1995). "And here come the nouveau punks". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  12. ^ "Rancid: ...And Out Come the Wolves". Q. No. 109. October 1995. p. 125.
  13. ^ Gross, Joe (2004). "Rancid". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 677. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  14. ^ Harrison, Ian (October 1995). "Rancid: ...And Out Come the Wolves". Select. No. 64.
  15. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 14, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  16. ^ "...And Out Come the Wolves' entry at Billboard.com". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  17. ^ Rock Hard; Rensen, Michael, eds. (2005). Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Götz Kühnemund. Rock Hard. p. 61. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  18. ^ Sherman, Maria; Broderick, Ryan (July 2, 2013). "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  19. ^ Smith, Troy L. (March 2, 2022). "The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  20. ^ "Stream Link 80's "Junkie Man" cover from upcoming Rancid 'And Out Come the Wolves' tribute LP". brooklynvegan.com. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  21. ^ "Rancid's Lars Frederiksen Helps Ruby Riott Secure New Post-WWE Ring Name?". wrestlingheadlines.com. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  22. ^ Rancid (1995). ...And Out Come The Wolves (LP insert). Epitaph.
  23. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Rancid – ...And Out Come the Wolves". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  24. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rancid – ...And Out Come the Wolves" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  25. ^ "Rancid: ...And Out Come the Wolves" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  26. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rancid – ...And Out Come the Wolves". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  27. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  28. ^ "Artist Chart History - Rancid - Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  29. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rancid – ...And Out Come the Wolves" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  30. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  31. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rancid – Wolves". Music Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  32. ^ "British album certifications – Rancid – And Out Come the Wolves". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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