Ensenada (song)

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"Ensenada"
Sublime - Ensenada cover art.png
Single by Sublime
ReleasedJuly 18, 2025
Recorded2025
Studio Harbor Martyr Studios (San Pedro, California) [1]
Genre
Length2:34
Label
  • SVN/BVRNT
  • Regime
  • Create [3]
Songwriters
Producer Jon Joseph
Sublime singles chronology
"Garden Grove"
(2025)		"Ensenada"
(2025)
Music video
"Ensenada" on YouTube

"Ensenada" is a song by American ska punk band Sublime. It was officially released on July 18, 2025, as the lead single from their upcoming fourth studio album. The band's first fully original single under the Sublime name since 1997's "Doin' Time", it features Jakob Nowell, the son of late founding frontman Bradley Nowell, on lead vocals. [5]

Contents

"Ensenada" became Sublime's first radio hit in almost 30 years, reaching the number-one spot on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart, which the band last achieved with "What I Got" in 1996. [6] It is their longest-lasting No. 1 song, surpassing the three weeks spent by "What I Got" at the top, and broke the record for the greatest amount of time between No. 1 singles by one artist on the chart, with a gap of 28 years and 10 months. [7]

Critical reception

Margaret Farrell of Stereogum described "Ensenada" as sounding "like classic Sublime," calling it a "liberating sleazeball summer anthem". [8] The Daily Nexus opined that the single was "already a quintessential Sublime track: fun, irreverent and a little unfinished." [9]

Music video

The music video for "Ensenada" showcases the band at various live performances intertwined with clips from studio sessions and depicting images associated with Sublime, including the Sun logo and an inflatable figure resembling Lou Dog, the Dalmatian owned by Bradley Nowell and a mascot for the group. As the song closes out, a photo of an infant Jakob Nowell being held by his parents is displayed. [10]

Charts

Chart (2025)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 38
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 1
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [13] 34

References

  1. ↑ Irwin, Corey (June 26, 2025). "Sublime Announce New Single 'Ensenada'". The Pier. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Serra, Maria (July 18, 2025). "Sublime Kicks Off New Chapter In Their Career With 'Ensenada'". idobi.com . Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Iahn, Buddy (September 15, 2025). "Sublime scores first chart-topper in nearly 30 years". The Music Universe. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Uitti, Jake (July 18, 2025). "'My Dad Was One of the Best Singers and Guitar Players of All Time': Jakob Nowell Talks Sublime and New Single 'Ensenada'". Vice . Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Sterling, Scott (July 18, 2025). "Sublime Release New Single 'Ensenada': Stream". Consequence . Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (September 12, 2025). "Sublime's 'Ensenada' Is No. 1 on Alternative Airplay Chart". Billboard . Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Irwin, Corey (October 8, 2025). "'Ensenada' Is Now Sublime's Biggest Radio Hit". The Pier. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Farrell, Margaret (July 18, 2025). "Sublime Share 'Ensenada' From First New Album In 30 Years". Stereogum . Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tracks of the Month: October 2025". Daily Nexus . November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ Irwin, Corey (July 19, 2025). "Sublime's 'Ensenada' Music Video: Breaking Down the Footage". The Pier. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sublime Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sublime Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sublime Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
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