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Hoppus recalls his response as: 'You want a f**king single? I’ll write you the cheesiest, catchiest, throwaway f**king summertime single you’ve ever heard!’ I drove home, grabbed my guitar, sat on the floor, and wrote ‘The Rock Show’ in 10 minutes. According to Hoppus, he and DeLonge were furious at this line of questioning. As we celebrate the album's twentieth anniversary, here are some things you may not have known about Take Off Your Pants and Jacket:ġ) Hoppus describes the group's fourth studio album as their 'confused, contentious, brilliant, painful, cathartic leap into the unknown' following the commercial success of Enema of the State.Ģ) Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was Blink-182's final record released through MCA Records.ģ) This was the group's first number one album in not only the U.S., but Canada, and Germany, as well.Ĥ) 'The Rock Show' and 'First Date' were written in response to their manager, Rick DeVoe, asked why they didn't include a classic Blink-182 summer anthem on the album. Two decades after the album's debut, it's still cited as a seminal entry in the 2000s pop-punk canon. Ultimately, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was a hit for Blink-182. Not only were they dealing with creative disagreements amongst themselves, but they were also facing new pressure from record label executives to recreate the mainstream success of their previous album. Following the massive success of their third album, Enema of the State, the group had different ideas about what they should next. Known for its memorable lead singles-'The Rock Show' and 'First Date'-the making of this record was a contentious time for band members Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker. On June 12, 2001, Blink-182 released their fourth studio album, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.

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