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Blink-182 is the eponymously-titled fifth studio album by the American pop punk band Blink-182. It was produced by Jerry Finn, and was released on November 18, 2003 through Geffen Records. After touring for their previous album, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001), the band members took a break and subsequently participated in various side projects (Box Car Racer and Transplants). Recorded throughout 2003, Blink-182 marks a departure from the band's earlier work, infusing experimental elements into their usual pop punk sound, inspired by lifestyle changes (the band members all became fathers before the album was released) and side projects.

The album was a commercial success in the United States, bolstered by lead singles Feeling This and I Miss You . Despite some mixed criticism from fans regarding the band's new musical elements, Blink-182 earned largely favorable reviews from music critics and has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Down and Always were released as the third and fourth singles from the album, respectively. Blink-182 was the band's final studio album before going on hiatus in 2005 and eventually reuniting in 2009, as well as the final Blink-182 record produced by longtime producer Jerry Finn, who died in 2008.

Blink-182 spent much of 2002 on tour promoting their 2001 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. Blink-182 co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day in 2002.[1] The tour was documented on the DVD Riding in Vans with Boys. After some time off, guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker regrouped and released a new album with their side-project Box Car Racer.[2] According to a 2002 interview with DeLonge, the album was created out of pure boredom,[3] and the album has been said to foreshadow the change of musical atmosphere in Blink-182.[4] Travis Barker was asked to join rap rock group Transplants in 2002, and was featured on their first album (Transplants.)[5]

Music critics agreed that this album represents a more mature Blink-182 than seen in the past,[19] noticeable by the absence of songs with toilet humour or jokes that the band had been known for. It was somewhat of a departure from their previous musical atmosphere; the album was described as a self-meditation on romantic decay. [20] Mark Hoppus, the bassist in the band, said in an interview with MTV Album Launch that the desired effect of the album was for people to listen to it and say, Wait a minute...that's Blink-182? The songs on Blink-182 are musically diverse and borderline experimental.[21] The band infused experimentalist elements into their usual pop punk sound, inspired by lifestyle changes (the band members all became fathers before the album was released) and side-projects (Box Car Racer and Transplants.)[11]