The Rock Show

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I think it's actually as if we built a punk rock time capsule and went back to five years ago when we were writing songs. We wrote that song as a mid-tempo punk-pop song about a girl, and it ended up being one of the better ones on the record. [9]

Although it only peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 33 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, it reached number two on Billboard 's Modern Rock Tracks chart. [10]

Reception

Eric Aiese of Billboard examined the song through the lens of its airplay competition: "As the face of rock radio has yielded toward the emerging hard sounds on "nu metal", Blink continues to provide a contrasting voice […] "The Rock Show" clearly shows the band's talent for writing—and performing—hooks." [11]

Music video

The band filmed a music video that included them trashing televisions, trains, taking the homeless for a spa makeover, handing out cash to strangers and paying dancers to mow people's lawns. [10] The relatively large budget for the video, reportedly $50,000, was the basis of the joke and frivolously spent. [10] [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blink-182

"The Rock Show"
Blink-182 - The Rock Show cover.jpg
Single by Blink-182
from the album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
ReleasedMay 7, 2001 (2001-5-7)
RecordedJanuary–March 2001 [1]
Studio
Genre
Length2:51
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jerry Finn
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Man Overboard"
(2000)		"The Rock Show"
(2001)		"First Date"
(2001)
Music video
"The Rock Show" on YouTube
CD single 1
No.TitleLength
1."The Rock Show" (radio edit)2:51
2."Time to Break Up"3:05
3."Man Overboard" (radio edit)2:46
4."Man Overboard" (video)3:12
CD single 2
No.TitleLength
1."The Rock Show" (album version)2:51
2."Aliens Exist" (live from The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show )3:43
3."Adam's Song" (enhanced video)4:22
DVD single
No.TitleLength
1."The Rock Show" (album version)2:51
2."All the Small Things" (Video)2:53
3."Clips from 'The Urethra Chronicles'" (video, four 30-seconds clips) 

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMay 7, 2001 Alternative radio MCA [32]
May 8, 2001 [33]
AustraliaJune 25, 2001CD [34]
United StatesJune 26, 2001 Contemporary hit radio [35]
JapanJune 27, 2001CD [36]
United KingdomJuly 2, 2001
  • CD
  • DVD
 [37]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2013 Vinyl Reissue) (liner notes). Blink-182. United States: Geffen / Universal Music Special Markets. 2013. SRC025/SRC026/SRC027/SRC028. This reference primarily cites the Mark Hoppus foreword.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ "THE TOP 10 BLINK-182 SONGS OF ALL TIME". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Roger Coletti (2001). "Blink-182: No Jacket Required". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Nichola Browne (November 20, 2005). "Punk Rock! Nudity! Filthy Sex! Tom DeLonge Looks Back On Blink-182's Greatest Moments". Kerrang! (1083). London: Bauer Media Group. ISSN   0262-6624.
  5. ↑ Kyle Ryan (October 8, 2013). "Blink-182 took punk to No. 1 for the first time with a masturbation pun". The A.V. Club . Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ Hoppus 2001, p. 70.
  7. ↑ Blink-182: Take Off Your Pants and Jacket Tour 2001 Official Program. MCA Records. 2001. p. 2.
  8. ↑ Barker, Travis; Edwards, Gavin (2015). Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums. William Morrow. p. 158. ISBN   978-0-062-31942-5.
  9. 1 2 Danny O'Connor (May 16, 2001). "Blink 182 Interview". BBC Music. Archived from the original on June 8, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Shooman, 2010. p. 87
  11. ↑ Eric Aiese (June 16, 2001). "Reviews & Previews: Singles". Billboard . Vol. 113, no. 24. p. 24. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ Jon Wiederhorn (May 17, 2001). "Blink-182 Wreck Stuff For 'Rock Show'". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 19, no. 30. July 21, 2001. p. 11. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 22. August 11, 2001. p. 9. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  16. ↑ "The Year in Music 2001: Hot Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard . Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. 72. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Alternative: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1400. May 4, 2001. p. 153. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1400. May 4, 2001. pp. 140, 144. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  19. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 25th June 2001" (PDF). ARIA. June 25, 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2002. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  20. ↑ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1407. June 22, 2001. p. 49. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  21. ↑ "新譜発売日一覧 6月分" [New Release Date List for June] (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on October 31, 2001. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  22. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting July 2, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . June 30, 2001. p. 23. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  23. ↑ Horowitz, Steven (January 27, 2025). "Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup Among First Group of Vans Warped Tour 2025 Performers (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
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