Take Off Your Pants and Jacket cover

Released 25 years ago this June

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket

Blink-182 · 2001

46 min · 16 tracks · alternative rock · pop-punk

A buoyant mix of catchy hooks and youthful angst wrapped in irreverent humor and punk energy.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • catchy sing-alongs for friends
  • youthful energy and irreverence
  • short bursts of fun
  • playful humor with emotional depth
  • wave-like pacing for engagement

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer slow, introspective music
  • dislike playful, irreverent themes

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on June 11, 2001, 'Take Off Your Pants and Jacket' was Blink-182's fourth studio album, following their commercial breakthrough with 'Enema of the State' in 1999. At this point, the band was solidifying their status as pop-punk titans, riding high on the wave of massive radio hits and a burgeoning fanbase.
Stylistic neighbors
Green Day· Paramore· The All-American Rejects

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Anthem, Part Two 3:47
  • 2 Online Songs 2:25
  • 3 First Date 2:51
  • 4 Happy Holidays, You Bastard 0:42
  • 5 Story of a Lonely Guy 3:39
  • 6 The Rock Show 2:51
  • 7 Stay Together for the Kids 3:59
  • 8 Roller Coaster 2:47
  • 9 Reckless Abandon 3:06
  • 10 Everytime I Look for You 3:05
  • 11 Give Me One Good Reason 3:18
  • 12 Shut Up 3:20
  • 13 Please Take Me Home 3:07
  • 14 What Went Wrong 3:14
  • 15 Time to Break Up 3:04
  • 16 Fuck a Dog 1:27

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