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blink-182 – What's My Age Again?
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Arguably one of the greatest pop-punk anthems and one of the most popular blink-182 songs. “What’s My Age Again?” was written by Mark Hoppus and was inspired by the fact that he
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blink-182 – MORE THAN YOU KNOW
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[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1: Mark Hoppus] / Your bed is the last battlefield, a nuclear weapon / Let's search and destroy all the innocent throats we can step on / You bury
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blink-182 – Josie
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Mark Hoppus confirmed on his Tumblr that “Josie” was written with “an imaginary ideal girlfriend” in mind. When looking for a name, his friend—Elyse Rogers from Dance Hall Crashers
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blink-182 – Strings
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Originally featured on blink-182’s mixtape Buddha
Mark doesn’t want to be tied down by strings to anybody, but he also doesn’t want to be alone. So he tries to decide between
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blink-182 – CHILDHOOD
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[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus] / I see signs up in the sky, disappear before my eyes / Woah-oh, woah-oh / Guess we're all desensitized, forgot the meaning of our lives / Woah-oh, woah-oh
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blink-182 – WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
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[Verse 1: Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus] / When we were young, the world felt so small (Felt so small) / When we were young, nothing could break us apart (Break us apart) / Do you know
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blink-182 – Aliens Exist
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“Aliens Exist” is a song about lead singer Tom Delonge’s belief in aliens. Tom, who has a strong fascination and belief in extraterrestrial life and even claims to have made
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blink-182 – Boring
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[Verse 1] / You don't need nothing / And I know that you won't even try / Don't wait for me to help you / It's too late for any of my advice / [Chorus] / No trust / All I got is
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blink-182 – Dumpweed
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The first track off Enema of the State, “Dumpweed” is a classic song about staying in a relationship because you’re too afraid of what will happen if you’re on your own without
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blink-182 – Down
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“Down” was released on June 21, 2004 as the third single from blink-182’s 2003 self-titled album. The song peaked at number 10 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The song
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blink-182 – Not Now
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This song was on the UK edition of the self-titled record as a bonus track and was originally recorded during the self-titled sessions. Its subject matter continues the album’s
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blink-182 – FELL IN LOVE
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[Verse 1: Tom DeLonge] / Late nights, feelin' kinda lonely / Drive home, no one's waiting for me / I don't miss the days before I fell for you / Last time was fun, but overrated
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blink-182 – BLINK WAVE
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[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus] / "Hey," you said, I'm sorry but I ain't quite heaven-sent / My nervous system's just a nervous wreck / And on and on we're torn apart and strung along
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blink-182 – Mutt
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“Mutt” was inspired by Benji Weatherly, a pro surfer Tom once lived with who had a lot of sex.
The song played during Benji’s part in the 1998 surf video The Show. Before its
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blink-182 – TERRIFIED
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[Verse 1: Tom DeLonge] / I can't feel my body / And nothing else here matters at all / The shapes become electric / Innocence and magic for all / I'm liftin' past the skyline / And
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Half an Orange – Blink 182
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[Verse] / We could play Blink, Blink 182 / Lay around the house and daydream 'til the afternoon / Thinking 'bout the times that we had / When this was all that we knew / When this
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blink-182 – Always
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The fourth single from their 5th (self-titled) album, “Always” is a track centered around the longing for an old relationship, with the taste and smell once so synonymous with
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blink-182 – BAD NEWS
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[Intro: Mark Hoppus] / I'm givin' you bad, bad news / I think I might've fallen out of love with you / Years of fighting and hiding feelings / All those nights staring at the
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blink-182 – Dysentery Gary
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Dysentery is an infection that gives you violent, bloody diarrhea. This fuckboy “Gary” is giving a bunch of girls dysentery by hooking up with them, probably disgusting them during
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blink-182 – The Rock Show
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“The Rock Show” explores the thoughts and behavior of a teenage punk-rocker who goes to the Vans Warped Tour, and subsequently falls in love with a girl there.
The first single
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blink-182 – Obvious
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The song explores the turmoil and confusion inherent in a relationship marked by betrayal and repetition, questioning the possibility of healing and moving forward when trust and
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blink-182 – Go
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“Go” is a song about domestic violence. It tells the story of a protagonist named Mark (based off of Mark Hoppus, the lead singer) who heard his father yelling inside and saw his
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blink-182 – TURN THIS OFF!
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[Verse 1: Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus] / If you're too sensitive, well turn this off / If you're offended by these words, then please fuck off / If you're an asshole (Oh-oh) with a
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blink-182 – Carousel
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“Carousel” finds a lonely Tom DeLonge looking back at his school days fondly. His reminiscing of those carefree days send his emotions round like a “carousel.”
“Carousel” is also
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blink-182 – Going Away to College
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Mark Hoppus allegedly wrote this song in about ten minutes after watching Can’t Hardly Wait while feeling home-sick on Valentine’s Day, 1999. He began to think about the pain of
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Tyla Yaweh & Juice WRLD – Blink-182
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Together with Tyla Yaweh, Juice WRLD shouts out some of his favorite rock bands on “Blink-182.” The pair mention the punk-rock bands that helped influence their musical style
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blink-182 – HURT (INTERLUDE)
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[Verse: Tom DeLonge] / Have you hurt like this before? (Oh-oh, oh-oh) / When your heart's already torn (Oh-oh, oh-oh) / When your tears are on my mind (Oh-oh, oh-oh) / We fall
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blink-182 – Anthem
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“Anthem” is the twelfth and final track from blink-182’s third studio album, Enema Of The State, released in 1999. The song discusses the aftermath of a massive party booked by the
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blink-182 – Bored to Death
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“Bored To Death” is the first single from Blink-182’s 2016 album, California, and the first to feature Matt Skiba, who replaced long-time guitarist Tom DeLonge in 2015.
Producer
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blink-182 – Reckless Abandon
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The ninth track off of Blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. The term “reckless abandon” is to take reckless action without caring about the consequences.
Tom wrote this “as
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blink-182 – Wendy Clear
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The title of “Wendy Clear” comes from Hoppus' boat, named “Wendy,” and how boaters end transmissions by letting other boaters know the channel is open for use, or “clear.” Hoppus
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blink-182 – Asthenia
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“Asthenia” is an eerie song about isolation and contemplating loneliness. Tom DeLonge explained the song’s meaning in the album’s liner notes:
This song is about one thing only
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blink-182 – Left Alone
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[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus & Matt Skiba] / Eyes are open, words are spoken / Here's to the sunrise / Head is loaded, cards are folded / Under the moonlight / Can you remember, you
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blink-182 – M+M's
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“M+M’s” is a love song about Mark’s girlfriend at the time, Michelle—hence Mark+Michelle.
It was the very first Blink-182 song to be played on the radio. They credit radio deejay
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blink-182 – YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT
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This song is written about Mark Hoppus' personal struggles and his perspective on life after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2021. In December 2022, drummer Travis shared he was
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blink-182 – Man Overboard
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“Man Overboard” is generally considered to be about the firing of blink-182’s original drummer Scott Raynor, due to his alcohol abuse—though this was never confirmed by the band
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