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"Half-Truism"
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
The Offspring singles chronology
"Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" (2008) "Half-Truism" (2009) "Days Go By" (2012)

"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. It impacted radio on the same day.

Premiere

"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).

Charts

In popular culture

• "Half-Truism" is featured as a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits.
• The song also appears in the commercial for the 2009 Virgin Tour.

Personnel

The Offspring

• Dexter Holland – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
• Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Greg K. – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Josh Freese – drums

References

1. "The Offspring – Half-Truism". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
2. 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)
3. "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. May 5, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
4. |https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-offspring/2007/makuhari-messe-kokusai-tenjijou-hall-7-8-chiba-japan-43d6f337.html%7C
5. "The Offspring Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard.
6. "The Offspring Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
7. "The Offspring Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
8. "The Offspring Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
9. 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.

• The Offspring songs
• 2008 songs
• 2009 singles
• Songs written by Dexter Holland
• Song recordings produced by Bob Rock