Which Offspring album contains the song "LAPD"?

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The Offspring album containing the song “LAPD” is Ignition. Released in 1992 by Epitaph Records, Ignition was the California punk band’s second studio album and includes “LAPD” as its tenth track.

The album was recorded in June 1992 at Westbeach Recorders and Track Record in Hollywood, with Thom Wilson producing. Its 12-song track list also includes “Session,” “Kick Him When He’s Down,” “Dirty Magic,” “Hypodermic,” and “Forever and a Day.” “LAPD” is a short, politically charged punk song addressing police brutality and the Los Angeles Police Department.

Ignition helped the band build a Southern California following before The Offspring’s major breakthrough with Smash in 1994. It later earned gold certification in 1996, and the band re-recorded “Dirty Magic” for the 2012 album Days Go By. A frequent mix-up is placing “LAPD” on Smash because Smash became far more commercially famous, but the song belongs to Ignition’s original 1992 track list.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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