Enema of the State
Production
Cover
Pornstar Janine Lindemulder is the nurse depicted on the cover of this album. She is also featured in the music videos for “What’s My Age Again?” and “Man Overboard”. An emblem of the Red Cross was depicted on the nurse’s cap on early pressings of the album cover. Shortly after, the Red Cross demanded that their symbol be removed from the cover[citation needed] as it currently is on all printings. Similarly, early printings of the album were not given Parental Advisory stickers (neither on the case nor printed on the cover) until shortly after the major success of the record. The album cover was conceived and art directed by Tim Stedman.
Title
The title is a play on the term “Enemy of the State”. The CD case contains a hidden second title on the internal spine of the 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 abandoned title for the album, lyrics from an unfinished/abandoned song, or a reference to a poem.[citation needed]
“Viking Wizard Eyes, Wizard Full of Lies” was also the screen name used by Mark Hoppus within Yahoo! chat in 2000-2001.[citation needed]
Recording & Gear
An Enema of the State Demo was originally recorded sometime between 1998 and 1999. The band recorded a version of “Mutt” with Scott Raynor on drums in early 1998. The song was later re-recorded with Raynor’s replacement Travis Barker for Enema Of The State.
While recording Enema Of The State, Mark Hoppus used both Fender Jazz and Precision Basses as well as the Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray basses he had used with the band prior to recording the album. The Stingray bass can be heard on both ‘Dumpweed’ and ‘Mutt’. Tom DeLonge used Gibson Les Paul guitars, a Custom Fender Telecaster Junior, and his signature Fender Stratocaster.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Blink 182.
Enema of the State
#
Title
Length
1.
“Dumpweed”
2:23
2.
“Don’t Leave Me”
2:23
3.
“Aliens Exist”
3:13
4.
“Going Away to College”
2:59
5.
“What’s My Age Again?”
2:28
6.
“Dysentery Gary”
2:45
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”
3:37
35:23
Japanese version
#
Title
Length
13.
“Dumpweed” (Live in London)
2:24
14.
“All the Small Things” (Live in London)
2:48
15.
“Dammit” (Live in London)
2:45
16.
“Mutt” (Live in LA)
3:23
17.
“Aliens Exist” (Live in LA)
3:13
Korean version
#
Title
Length
13.
“Family Reunion”
0:35
Australian Tour Edition
#
Title
Length
13.
“Pathetic” (Live in LA)
2:28
14.
“Untitled” (Live in LA)
2:46
15.
“Josie” (Live in LA)
3:19
16.
“Aliens Exist” (Live in LA)
3:13
Australian Tour Edition Bonus Disc
#
Title
Length
1.
“All the Small Things” (Single Edit)
2:48
2.
“Dumpweed” (Live in London)
2:24
3.
“What’s My Age Again?” (Live in London)
2:58
4.
“All the Small Things” (Live in London)
2:48
5.
“Dammit” (Live in London)
2:45
Singles
“What’s My Age Again?” was released as a single in April 1999, and was Blink-182’s second hit.
“All the Small Things” was released in January 2000, and was Blink-182’s first number one.
“Adam’s Song” was releasd in August 2000.
Music videos
The official music videos made for Enema of the State were “What’s My Age Again?”, “All the Small Things” and “Adam’s Song” respectively. There have been rumors that there have been videos for “Going Away To College”, “Aliens Exist” and “Mutt” among others. The “Going Away To College” music video is actually the introduction to The Urethra Chronicles and in a recent interview with Mark Hoppus, on the fansite 44Disasters, he stated that a video was never made for “Mutt” or “Aliens Exist”.
Accolades
#66 on Guitar World magazine’s reader’s choice list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.
Included in Blender magazine’s – 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die
#34 on VH1’s Greatest Album Covers of all time
The Top 40 Tracks ranked this album number 1 for their Top 10 Pop Punk Albums list.
Personnel
Tom DeLonge – Guitar, Vocals
Mark Hoppus – Bass, Vocals
Travis Barker – Drums
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 Joseph Manning Jr. – Keyboards
John Nelson – Assistant Engineer
Gary Ashley – A+R
Charts
Album
Year
Chart
Position
1999
The Billboard Top 200
9
Top Internet Albums
3
Top Canadian Albums
7
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1999
“What’s My Age Again?”
Billboard Hot 100
58
Modern Rock Tracks
2
Mainstream Rock Tracks
19
Top 40 Mainstream
28
Top 40 Tracks
40
Adult Top 40
36
“All the Small Things”
Billboard Hot 100
6
Modern Rock Tracks
1
Top 40 Mainstream
8
2000
Top 40 Tracks
17
Adult Top 40
29
“Adam’s Song”
Modern Rock Tracks
2
Demo
Enema of the State Demo
Demo album by Blink-182
Released
1998
Recorded
1998
Genre
Punk rock, pop punk
Length
26:41
The Enema of the State Demo is a collection of demos recorded by the band Blink-182 just after drummer Scott Raynor left the band and Travis Barker joined in 1998. This demo had many songs that would later be re-recorded and released on the Enema of the State album.
Two songs from these demos were not featured on the Enema of the State album:
“Man Overboard” (later re-recorded for The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!))
“Life’s So Boring” (instrumental, unreleased)
The demos have only been leaked in lossy MP3 format. There were technical problems while ripping the cassette of the original demo onto MP3, and as a result, the files fluctuate in tempo and key.
Notes
^ 44disasters.com v2 :: Death by Information
^ http://chud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93854
^ 500 CDs You Must Own: Alternative Rock Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
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Studio albums
Cheshire Cat Dude Ranch Enema of the State Take Off Your Pants and Jacket Blink-182
EPs
Short Bus They Came to Conquer… Uranus Lemmings
Demos
Flyswatter Demo #2 Buddha Enema of the State demo
Live albums
The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)
Compilations
Greatest Hits
DVDs
The Urethra Chronicles The Urethra Chronicles II: Harder Faster Faster Harder Riding in Vans with Boys Greatest Hits The Blinkumentary
Singles
“M+M’s” “Wasting Time” “Dammit” “Apple Shampoo” “Dick Lips” “Josie” “What’s My Age Again?” “All the Small Things” “Adam’s Song” “Man Overboard” “Dumpweed” “The Rock Show” “First Date” “Stay Together for the Kids” “I Won’t Be Home for Christmas” “Feeling This” “I Miss You” “Down” “Always” “Not Now”
Tribute albums
A Tribute to Blink 182: Pacific Ridge Records Heroes of Pop-Punk A Tribute to Blink 182 volume 2
Labels
Grilled Cheese Cargo Music Kung Fu MCA Geffen Interscope
Related
Discography Song list Awards Blink-182 Reunion Tour Box Car Racer +44 Angels & Airwaves Punk rock in California Pop Disaster Tour Jerry Finn
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