Enema of the State

Enema of the State, blink-182's 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 strange title is a play on Enemy of the State. The album went five times platinum, selling over 5 million albums. Critical reviews were often scathing, though some critics appreciated the band's sense of humor and playfulness. According to sources, the song 'Mutt' was actually recorded with their previous drummer Scott Raynor, a couple months before his departure.

This album is an Enhanced CD which contains a bonus music video, and web links.

Track listing

"Dumpweed" – 2:23
"Don't Leave Me" – 2:23
"Aliens Exist" – 3:12
"Going Away to College" – 2:59
"What's My Age Again?" – 2:28
"Dysentery Gary" – 2:44
"Adam's Song" – 4:09
"All the Small Things" – 2:48
"The Party Song" – 2:19
"Mutt" – 3:23
"Wendy Clear" – 2:50
"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 www.vh1.com
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).

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

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

Notes

Blink-182 albums | 1999 albums | Enhanced CDs

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