You're Gonna Go Far, Kid

About this song

"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" is the third track on The Offspring's eighth studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, and was released as the album's second single on September 4, 2008. It reached No. 1 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for 11 weeks, the longest consecutive run for any Offspring single at No. 1. The song was certified Gold in the United States on April 2, 2009, and was the first Offspring single to reach that status there, selling 1.6 million copies by May 2012.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 4 other songs, like “Levine by Cacola”.
• Covered 3 times, including “You're Gonna Go Far Kid (Cover) by London (Rock) 🥀”.
• Written by Dexter Holland.
• Produced by Bob Rock.