early oi! bands such as sham 69 were around for years before the word "oi!" was used to describe their style of music. the word was first used as a name for the new genre in 1980, by journalist garry bushell. he took the name from the way the cockney rejects used "oi!" during live shows to introduce their songs. "oi! oi! oi!" was the title of the third track on their second album. the word is an old cockney expression, meaning "hey" or "hello". other bands that were labelled as oi! bands in the early days of the genre included angelic upstarts, the 4-skins, the business, blitz, the blood, and combat 84. more recent punk bands such as rancid and dropkick murphys have credited oi! as a source of inspiration.