Editing NOFX (section)

===Rise to popularity (1994–1999)===
[[file:NOFX @ Arena Joondalup (12 12 2010) (5272637863).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Founding member [[Eric Melvin]]]]
In the wake of the 1990s [[Punk rock#Pop-punk and mainstream success|punk rock revival]] revolution (dominated by [[Green Day]], [[the Offspring]], [[Bad Religion]] and [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]), NOFX released their fifth studio album ''[[Punk in Drublic]]'' in July 1994. It is one of the band's most successful albums, peaking at number twelve on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers]] chart,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nofx/chart-history/tln/|title=NOFX - Billboard|website=Billboard.com|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> and obtaining [[Music recording sales certification|gold status]] six years after its release.<ref name="riaa" /> Although one of the album's singles "Leave It Alone" got airplay on [[active rock]] radio stations, the most notable being [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]],<ref>#95 on the [[KROQ Top 106.7 Countdown of 1995]]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-1995.htm|title=KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 Countdown List|website=Radiohitlist.com|access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923043605/http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-1995.htm|archive-date=September 23, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> its music video never received airplay on MTV. Fat Mike has been quoted saying, "We made the 'Leave It Alone' video, and we decided not to send it to MTV. We just didn't want to be a part of that machine, of that 'punk wave.{{'"}}<ref name=exclaim.ca>{{cite web|title=Fat Mike turning down MTV|url=http://exclaim.ca/Features/Timeline/nofx-punk_off_their_asses/Page/3|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806203410/http://exclaim.ca/Features/Timeline/nofx-punk_off_their_asses/Page/3|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2014|website=Exclaim.ca|access-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> ''Punk in Drublic'' is now considered a classic punk album by fans and critics alike.

Due to the success of ''Punk in Drublic'', NOFX received many offers to sign with major record labels, but the band declined the offers. In 1995, the band released its first live album, ''[[I Heard They Suck Live!!]]''. In the liner notes the band explicitly rejected the advances of major record labels and radio airplay, stating "We've been doing fine all these years without you so leave us alone!" 

''Punk in Drublic'' was followed by 1996's ''[[Heavy Petting Zoo]]'', whose LP companion featured different cover art and the name ''Eating Lamb''. The artwork for the CD featured a man holding a sheep, while the LP depicted the same man in a [[69 (sex position)|69]] position with the sheep. The ''Eating Lamb'' version was banned from sale in Germany due to its obscene cover art. The LP version did not achieve the success of its predecessor, although it was the first NOFX record to achieve a position on the ''Billboard'' charts, reaching number 63. Fat Mike stated: "Weird record. I thought it was the coolest record when we finished it, but a few months later I wasn't so sure. Some of those songs are kinda weird. I like the cover a lot though. I think it sold well in Belgium."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/149/Heavy_Petting_Zoo |title=Epitaph Records: NOFX – Heavy Petting Zoo |website=Epitaph.com |date=January 30, 1996 |access-date=January 28, 2010}}</ref>

In 1997, the band released ''[[So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes]]'', a return to faster punk, as exemplified by the frenetic opening track, "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite."

NOFX released ''[[The Decline (EP)|The Decline]]'', an 18-minute single-track extended play, which served as a fiery and cynical social commentary, in 1999. ''The Decline'', clocking in at 18:23, is the second-longest punk song ever recorded (behind [[Crass]]' 20-minute song "[[Yes Sir, I Will|Taking Sides]]").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid2=9&fid1=1004&csid1=79 |title=Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority |website=Exclaim.ca |access-date=January 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601091702/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=79&csid2=9&fid1=1004 |archive-date=June 1, 2009 }}</ref>