Album
blink‐182
Released on 18 November 2003, blink-182's self-titled fifth album arrived after the huge success of Enema of the State and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. The trio had taken a break for side projects, including Box Car Racer and Transplants, and returned wanting to focus on song structure and richer arrangements. The result is their longest record, and a darker, more expansive one, with interlinked songs that sit somewhere between pop-punk and post-hardcore.
They recorded in a rented San Diego mansion with producer Jerry Finn, filling it with vintage gear and experimental instruments. The lyrics turn to adulthood, hardship and global unrest, and Robert Smith of The Cure guests on a gothic collaboration. "Feeling This" and "I Miss You" were the best-known singles, and the album sold 2.2 million copies in the United States. It was their last record with Finn and their final new material before their first breakup.
blink‐182: tracklist, credits and charts
15 tracks · 53:07Tracklist
- 1Feeling ThisBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus2:53
- 2ObviousBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus2:44
- 3I Miss YouBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus3:47
- 4ViolenceBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus5:20
- 5Stockholm SyndromeBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus2:41
- 6DownBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus3:04
- 7The Fallen InterludeTravis Barker and Sick Jacken2:12
- 8GoBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus1:53
- 9AstheniaBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus4:20
- 10AlwaysBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus4:12
- 11Easy TargetBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus2:21
- 12All of ThisBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus, Smith4:40
- 13Here’s Your LetterBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus2:55
- 14I’m Lost Without YouBarker, DeLonge, Hoppus6:21
- 15Anthem, Part Two (live in Chicago)Barker, DeLonge, Hoppus3:45
- Produced by
- Jerry Finn, Sick Jacken
- Recorded at
- Ayaic Studios, Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood), Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, The Rubins' House, Signature Sound, Rolling Thunder (all San Diego)
- Recorded
- December 2002 – September 2003
- Mixed by
- Jerry Finn, Tom Lord‐Alge, Andy Wallace, Ryan Hewitt
- Engineered by
- Ryan Hewitt, Bunny Lake
- Label
- Geffen
- Length
- 53:07
Line-up
- Travis Barker · drums (drum set), percussion
- Tom DeLonge · guitar, lead vocals, vocals, background vocals
- Mark Hoppus · bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals, background vocals
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. · keyboard
- Ronald Froese · guitar, vocals · guest
- John Morrical · keyboard · guest
- Robert Smith · lead vocals · guest
Singles
- “Feeling This” · 6 October 2003
- “I Miss You” · 3 February 2004
- “Down” · 22 June 2004
- “Always” · 2 November 2004
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2003–04 | 3 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2003–04 | 22 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2003–04 | 1 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2003–04 | 1 |
| Singaporean Albums (RIAS) · 2003–04 | 6 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2003–04 | 7 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2003–04 | 10 |
| German Albums · 2003–04 | 14 |
| Austrian Albums · 2003–04 | 16 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2003–04 | 16 |
All 19 charts
| Scottish Albums · 2003–04 | 16 |
| Swiss Albums · 2003–04 | 17 |
| Irish Albums · 2003–04 | 18 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2003–04 | 22 |
| Swedish Albums · 2003–04 | 22 |
| French Albums · 2003–04 | 26 |
| Italian Albums · 2003–04 | 26 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2003–04 | 27 |
| Dutch Albums · 2003–04 | 71 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Gold |
| Australia · 2004 | 2× Platinum |
| Brazil · 2004 | Gold |
| Canada · 2004 | 2× Platinum |
| Germany · 2023 | Gold |
| Mexico · 2004 | Gold |
| New Zealand · 2004 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2004 | Platinum |
| United States · 2004 | 2× Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
84.8
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
12k
ListenBrainz listeners
170k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
46k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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1995
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1996
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1996
Dude Ranch
1997
Enema of the State
1999
The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)
2000
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
2001
Greatest Hits
2005
Neighborhoods
2011
Dogs Eating Dogs
2012
Icon
2013
California
2016
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2019
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2003-11-15 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 15 November 2003 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 18 November 2003 | |
| Wikidata | 18 November 2003 | |
| US release | 15 November 2003 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 17 November 2003 | earliest UK or European date |
25 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ZA | Geffen | 6009143071834 | other |
| 2003 | XE | Geffen | 602498614075 | other |
| 2003 | GB | Geffen | 602498614082 | deluxe |
| 2003 | XE | Geffen | other | |
| 15 November 2003 | US | Geffen | 602498609668 | original |
| 15 November 2003 | JP | Geffen | 4988005343536 | original |
| 17 November 2003 | XE | Geffen | 602498614075 | other |
| 17 November 2003 | GB | Geffen | 602498614082 | other |
| 17 November 2003 | GB | Geffen | 602498614082 | other |
| 18 November 2003 | US | — | other | |
| 18 November 2003 | AU | Geffen | 0602498614075 | other |
| 18 November 2003 | XW | Geffen | 602547999313 | other |
| 18 November 2003 | CA | Geffen | 602498609668 | other |
| 18 November 2003 | XW | Geffen | 0602438809943 | other |
| 18 November 2003 | US | Geffen | 602498609668 | other |
| 21 March 2004 | JP | Geffen | 4988005360496 | other |
| 26 October 2004 | US | Geffen | other | |
| 26 October 2004 | AU | Geffen | 0602498636497 | other |
| 29 November 2004 | GB | Geffen | 602498646281 | other |
| 19 July 2006 | JP | Geffen | 4988005435927 | other |
| 19 May 2009 | — | Geffen | other | |
| 2010 | US | Mightier Than Sword | other | |
| 20 December 2011 | US | Geffen | 602527898872 | other |
| 2016 | XW | Geffen | 0060255701665 | other |
| 28 April 2016 | US | SRC Vinyl | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |