The Meaning of Life (The Offspring song)

"The Meaning of Life"
Single by the Offspring
from the album Ixnay on the Hombre
ReleasedAugust 1997
Recorded1996
GenreSkate punk
Length2:56
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Dexter Holland
Producer(s)Dave Jerden
The Offspring singles chronology
"Gone Away"
(1997)
"The Meaning of Life"
(1997)
"I Choose"
(1997)

"The Meaning of Life" is a song released by the American punk rock band the Offspring. It appears as the second track on their fourth studio album, Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), and was released as its third single in Australia and Japan. The single peaked at #90 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in August 1997.