Mainstream breakthrough and continued success .281999.E2.80.932004.29 Blink-182

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the music video s age again? depicts band running naked through streets of los angeles.


with release of group s third album enema of state in june 1999, blink-182 catapulted stardom , became biggest pop punk act of era. 3 singles released record— s age again? , small things , , adam s song —that became major radio hits , mtv staples. small things became number-one hit on modern rock tracks chart, became crossover hit , peaked @ number 6 on billboard hot 100 chart. video parodied boy bands , pop music videos , won best group video @ 2000 mtv video music awards. although band criticized synthesized, manufactured pop remotely resembling punk , pigeonholed joke act due puerile slant of singles , associating music videos, enema of state enormous commercial success. album has sold on 15 million copies worldwide , had considerable effect on pop punk music, inspiring second wave of genre , numerous acolytes.


after multi-platinum success, arena tours, , cameo appearances (american pie), band recorded take off pants , jacket (2001), debuted @ number 1 in united states, canada, , germany. hit singles rock show , stay kids , first date continued band s mainstream success worldwide, mtv cementing image video stars. finn returned produce record , key architect of polished pop punk sound, , served invaluable member of band: part adviser, part impartial observer, helped smooth out tensions , hone sound. recording sessions contentious, delonge strove heavier , dirtier guitar-driven rock. time off touring, felt itch didn t feel locked in blink was, , channeled chronic pain , resulting frustration box car racer (2002), post-hardcore disc further explores fugazi , refused inspiration. refraining paying studio drummer, invited barker record drums on project , hoppus felt betrayed. event caused great division within trio time , unresolved tension @ forefront of band s later hiatus. barker explored hip-hop influences , teamed rancid s tim armstrong form rap rock band transplants.



tom delonge (front), mark hoppus (center), , travis barker (back) in 2003.


the band regrouped in 2003 record fifth studio album, infusing experimentalist elements usual pop punk sound, inspired lifestyle changes (the band members became fathers before album released) , side projects. blink s eponymous fifth studio album released in fall of 2003 through geffen records, absorbed sister label mca earlier year. worldwide touring schedule, saw band travel japan , australia, found 3 performing troops stationed in persian gulf. critics complimented new, more mature direction taken album , lead singles feeling , miss charted high, latter becoming group s second number 1 hit on billboard modern rock tracks chart. fans, however, split new direction, , tensions within band—stemming grueling schedule , delonge s desire spend more time family—started become evident.








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