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Enema of the State, blink-182's seminal third studio album, was released June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features the hits "What's My Age Again?", "Adam's Song" and "All the Small Things". The title is a play on Enemy of the State. The album went seven times platinum, selling over 7 million albums [citation needed]. Critical reviews were often scathing,[citation needed] though some critics appreciated the band's sense of humor and playfulness, and the album has gained a substiantial following [citation needed]. This album is an Enhanced CD which contains a bonus music video, and web links.

Track listing

  1. "Dumpweed" – 2:23
  2. "Don't Leave Me" – 2:23
  3. "Aliens Exist" – 3:12
  4. "Going Away to College" – 2:59
  5. "What's My Age Again?" – 2:28
  6. "Dysentery Gary" – 2:44
  7. "Adam's Song" – 4:09
  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

Singles from the album

  • "What's My Age Again?" was released as a single in April 1999 as blink-182's second hit.
  • "All the Small Things" came out in August 1999.
  • "Adam's Song" came out in December 1999.

Going Away To College and M+M's

"Going Away To College" eventually had no single released, no airplay, but had a music video. Although the video was, at one time, a rare video, it has joined the ranks of "M+M's" on community driven YouTube. Both the original video for "M+M's" (featuring various guns and models), the updated video, and the video for "Going Away to College" are featured by fans on the site.

This supposed "Going Away to College" music video is actually none other than the intro to The Urethra Chronicles DVD/ VHS.

Trivia

  • 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.
  • Porn star Janine Lindemulder is the nurse depicted on the cover of this album. She is also featured in the music video for "What's My Age Again" and "Man Overboard".
  • This was blink-182's first album with drummer Travis Barker.
  • This album was #34 on VH1's Greatest Album Covers of all time [1]
  • This album was embraced by many college students. It is reasoned that it happened because the album covers many themes these students face. This can be noted on songs like "All the Small Things" (love),"What's My Age Again?" and "Anthem" (rebellion, misunderstanding), "Going Away to College" (Missing loved ones and girlfriends) and "Adam's Song" (depression, death, and suicide).
  • The song "What's My Age Again?" was rumored to be, at one time, called "Peter Pan Complex" because the main theme in this song is asking "What's My Age Again?", similar to how Peter Pan does not know his age, as he does not grow up.
  • This album was ranked number 66 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.[1]

Personnel

  • Brian Gardner - Mastering
  • Robert Read - Assistant Engineer
  • Jerry Finn - Producer, Mixing
  • Sean O'Dwyer - Engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing
  • blink-182 - Arranger
  • Tim Stedman - Art Direction, Design
  • Keith Tamashiro - Design
  • Mike Fasano - Drum Technician
  • Roger Manning - Keyboards
  • John Nelson - Assistant Engineer
  • Gary Ashley - A + R

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album 

1999    The Billboard 200                       No. 9
1999	Top Canadian Albums	                No. 7
1999	Top Internet Albums	                No. 3
2000	Top Internet Albums	                No. 6

Billboard (North America) - singles 

1999    What's My Age Again?    The Billboard Hot 100	             No. 58
1999	What's My Age Again?	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 19
1999	What's My Age Again?	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 2
1999	What's My Age Again?	Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 28
1999	What's My Age Again?	Top 40 Tracks	                        No. 40
1999	What's My Age Again?	Adult Top 40	                        No. 36
1999	All the Small Things	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 1
2000	All the Small Things	The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 6
2000	Adam's Song	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 2
2000	All the Small Things	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 1
2000	All the Small Things	Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 8
2000	All the Small Things	Top 40 Tracks	                        No. 17
2000	All the Small Things	Adult Top 40	                        No. 29

See also

Notes

  1. ^ www.vh1.com
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