Loftus also praised punk songs such as "Long Way Home" and "Lightning Rod", and claimed second single "Head Around You" was the album's standout. However, he criticized songs such as "The Worst Hangover Ever" and "When You're in Prison", calling them 'throwaways'. PopMatters also praised "Head Around You", "Race Against Myself", and other heavier songs on the album. However, it also called "Worst Hangover Ever" 'idiotic' and again criticized "When You're In Prison" and "Neocon". They also criticized the album’s short length, calling it “wasted potential". In 2017, Loudwire ranked Splinter as the weakest album in the entire Offspring catalogue. Personnel The Offspring Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Greg K. – bass, backing vocals Additional musicians Josh Freese – drums Ronnie King – keyboards on "Hit That" Jim Lindberg – backing vocals Jack Grisham – backing vocals Chris "X-13" Higgins – backing vocals 2002 Reading Festival Crowd – crowd vocals on "Neocon" Mark Moreno – DJ scratching on "The Worst Hangover Ever" Phil Jordan – trumpet on "The Worst Hangover Ever" Jason Powell – saxophone on "The Worst Hangover Ever" Erich Marbach – trombone on "The Worst Hangover Ever" Brendan O'Brien – piano on "Spare Me the Details" Lauren Kinkade – backing vocals on "When You're in Prison" Natalie Leggett, Mario De Leon, Eve Butler, Denyse Buffum, Matt Funes – violins on "When You're in Prison" Josefina Vergara - concert master on "When You're in Prison" Suzie Katayama - orchestration on "When You're in Prison" Larry Corbett – cello on "When You're in Prison" Gayle Levant – harp on "When You're in Prison" Production Brendan O'Brien - producer, mixing Billy Bowers - engineer Nick DiDia - assistant engineer Brian Humphrey - assistant engineer Phil Martin - assistant engineer Kevil Mills - assistant engineer Jamie Sickora - assistant engineer Karl Egsieker - assistant engineer Bryan Cook - assistant engineer Steve Masi - guitar technician Eddy Schreyer - mastering Bernie Grundman - mastering Artwork Sean Evans - art direction Justin Beope - CD Art Adaption Sarkis Kaloustian - CD Art Adaption Rupert Truman - photography Storm Thorgerson - design Peter Curzon - design Darrell Lance Abbott - design Charts and certifications Weekly charts Monthly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Notes Sources External links Splinter at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) Official page for the album The Offspring albums 2003 albums Albums with cover art