Adam's Song
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| Single by Blink-182 | |||||
| from the album Enema of the State | |||||
| Released | August 29, 2000 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1999 | ||||
| Genre | Pop-punk Alternative rock |
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| Length | 4:09 | ||||
| Label | MCA | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Finn | ||||
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"Adam's Song" is a song by the pop punk band Blink-182 and is taken from their third album Enema of the State (this album being largely credited for the band's success). The song deals with suicide, and is a noticeable departure from the toilet humour present in most of the other songs on the album. It is comparable to the song "Stay Together For The Kids" (which deals with 'broken home' and family issues) from Blink 182's fourth studio album Take Off Your Pants And Jacket.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Adam's Song" (Radio Edit)
- "Going Away to College" (Live)
- "Adam's Song" (Live)
- "Wendy Clear" (Live)
[edit] Background
According to band member Tom DeLonge:
| “ | The story behind [the song] is Mark read a letter someone sent him as an email, that a kid wrote to his parents before he committed suicide. We kind of got together and wrote this sad, slow song. It came out sadder than we ever thought it would, which is good too. Any song that moves you is good. Some people listen to it and go 'Wow, that's a real bum-out of a song.' But it's one of those things, a story of a kid not being happy in his life, crossed with us being really lonely on tour. At the end of it there's a better way out, there are better things to do than kill yourself. | ” |
The title of the song comes from a sketch from Mr. Show with Bob and David, in which a young fan of the band Titannica (named Adam) tries to kill himself after listening to their songs. The band invites him on tour with them, but they soon find out that his body is now hideously deformed. Titannica created the song called "Adam's Song" which encourages him to "try again".[citation needed]
The line "I took my time, I hurried up / The choice was mine, I didn't think enough" is similar to the song "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, in which the line is "Take your time, hurry up / The choice is yours, don't be late." It is unknown if these lines are a reference to Nirvana vocalist and songwriter Kurt Cobain's suicide.
The song caused a stir in 2000 when a teenager committed suicide while listening to it.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Delonge, Tom. Enema of the State Song Meanings. Punkdisasters. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ Rosen, Craig. Blink Song Played At Suicide. Yahoo Music. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
