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Enema of the State
Studio album by Blink-182
Released June 1, 1999 (CD)
December 1, 2009 (LP)
Recorded December 1998–February 1999 at Mad Hatter, Signature Sound, Big Fish, Conway Recording Studios, The Bomb Factory and Studio West
Genre Pop punk, Punk rock
Length 35:23
Label MCA
Mightier Than Sword Records (Vinyl Release)
Producer Jerry Finn
Professional reviews
Blink-182 chronology
Dude Ranch
(1997)		 Enema of the State
(1999)		 The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)
(2000)
Original cover
Featuring the Red Cross, removed from later pressings.
Singles from Enema of the State
  1. "What's My Age Again?"
    Released: November 9, 1999
  2. "All the Small Things"
    Released: January 18, 2000
  3. "Adam's Song"
    Released: August 29, 2000

Enema of the State is the third album by Blink-182. It was released on June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features the hits "What's My Age Again?", "All the Small Things" and "Adam's Song", which would later appear on their greatest hits compilation. It was Blink-182's first album recorded with drummer Travis Barker. The album was highly successful; it has sold 15 million copies worldwide, making it the band's best-selling album. This album is an Enhanced CD which contains a bonus music video and web links. In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the album's release, Enema of the State will be released for the first time on vinyl by independent record label Mightier Than Sword.

Contents

[edit] Production

[edit] Cover

Porn star Janine Lindemulder is the nurse depicted on the cover of this album. She is also featured in the music videos for "What's My Age Again?" and "Man Overboard". An emblem of the Red Cross was depicted on the nurse's cap on early pressings of the album cover. Shortly after, the Red Cross demanded that their symbol be removed from the cover[citation needed] as it currently is on all printings. Similarly, early printings of the album were not given Parental Advisory stickers (neither on the case nor printed on the cover) until shortly after the major success of the record. The album cover was conceived and art directed by Tim Stedman.

[edit] Title

The title is a play on the term "Enemy of the State". The CD of this album contains a hidden second title on the internal spine of the CD inlay, in white on a yellow background is the text "Viking Wizard Eyes, Wizard Full of Lies" - there is some debate as to whether this was an intended name for the album which was abandoned, lyrics from an unfinished/abandoned song or a reference to a poem.[citation needed]

"Viking Wizard Eyes, Wizard Full of Lies" was also the screen name used by Mark Hoppus within Yahoo! chat in 2000-2001.[citation needed]

[edit] Recording & Gear

An Enema of the State Demo was originally recorded sometime between 1998 and 1999. The band recorded a version of "Mutt" with Scott Raynor on drums in early 1998. The song was later re-recorded with Raynor's replacement Travis Barker for Enema Of The State.

While recording Enema Of The State, Mark Hoppus used both Fender Jazz and Precision Basses as well as the Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray basses he had used with the band prior to recording the album. The Stingray bass can be heard on both 'Dumpweed' and 'Mutt'. Tom DeLonge used Gibson Les Paul guitars, a Custom Fender Telecaster Junior, and his signature Fender Stratocaster.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus,Travis Barker. 

Enema of the State
# Title Length
1. "Dumpweed"   2:24
2. "Don't Leave Me"   2:24
3. "Aliens Exist"   3:13
4. "Going Away to College"   2:59
5. "What's My Age Again?"   2:28
6. "Dysentery Gary"   2:45
7. "Adam's Song"   4:10
8. "All the Small Things"   2:48
9. "The Party Song"   2:19
10. "Mutt"   3:23
11. "Wendy Clear"   2:50
12. "Anthem"   3:39
35:23

[edit] Singles

[edit] Music videos

The official music videos made for Enema of the State were "What's My Age Again?", "All the Small Things" and "Adam's Song" respectively. There have been rumors that there have been videos for "Going Away To College", "Aliens Exist" and "Mutt" among others. The "Going Away To College" music video is actually the introduction to The Urethra Chronicles and in a recent interview with Mark Hoppus, on the fansite 44Disasters, he stated that a video was never made for "Mutt" or "Aliens Exist". [1]

[edit] Accolades

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  • Second best selling punk rock album of all time (behind Green Day's Dookie.)[citation needed]
  • #66 on Guitar World magazine's reader's choice list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.[2]
  • Included in Blender magazine's - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die[3]
  • #34 on VH1's Greatest Album Covers of all time[4]
  • The Top 40 Tracks ranked this album number 1 for their Top 10 Pop Punk Albums list.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1999 The Billboard Top 200 9
1999 Top Internet Albums 3
1999 Top Canadian Albums 7

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1999 "What's My Age Again?" Billboard Hot 100 58
Modern Rock Tracks 2
Mainstream Rock Tracks 19
Top 40 Mainstream 28
Top 40 Tracks 40
Adult Top 40 36
1999 "All the Small Things" Billboard Hot 100 6
Modern Rock Tracks 1
Top 40 Mainstream 8
2000 "All the Small Things" Top 40 Tracks 17
Adult Top 40 29
2000 "Adam's Song" Modern Rock Tracks 2

[edit] Demo

Enema of the State Demo
Demo album by Blink-182
Released 1998
Recorded 1998
Genre Punk rock, pop punk
Length 26:41

The Enema of the State Demo is a collection of demos recorded by the band Blink-182 just after drummer Scott Raynor left the band and Travis Barker joined in 1998. This demo had many songs that would later be re-recorded and released on the Enema of the State album.

Two songs from these demos were not featured on the Enema of the State album:

The demos have only been leaked in lossy MP3 format. There were technical problems while ripping the cassette of the original demo onto MP3, and as a result, the files fluctuate in tempo and key.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Blink-182. 

Enema of the State Demo
# Title Length
1. "Aliens Exist"   3:16
2. "Anthem"   4:03
3. "What's My Age Again?"   2:20
4. "Dumpweed"   2:12
5. "The Party Song"   2:17
6. "Dysentery Gary"   2:42
7. "Man Overboard"   3:32
8. "Life's So Boring"   3:23
9. "Wendy Clear"   2:56
26:41

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 44disasters.com v2 :: Death by Information
  2. ^ http://chud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93854
  3. ^ 500 CDs You Must Own: Alternative Rock Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
  4. ^ www.vh1.com
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"M+M's" · "Wasting Time" · "Dammit" · "Apple Shampoo" · "Dick Lips" · "Josie" · "What's My Age Again?" · "All the Small Things" · "Adam's Song" · "Man Overboard" · "Dumpweed" · "The Rock Show" · "First Date" · "Stay Together for the Kids" · "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" · "Feeling This" · "I Miss You" · "Down" · "Always" · "Not Now"
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