Take Off Your Pants and Jacket

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Studio album by Blink-182
Released	June 12, 2001
Recorded	January - March 2001
Studio	Signature Sound Studio in San Diego, California
Genre	Pop punk
Length	38:54
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Jerry Finn
Album chronology
Previous	Enema of the State
Next	Untitled

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is the fourth studio album of Blink-182. It was released on June 12, 2001 by MCA Records. The band recorded the album with Jerry Finn for over three months, spanning from January to March 2001. Recordings were contentious as the three members were constantly arguing over the band's musical direction, which were only made worse by pressure from MCA executives. This album would also their last under MCA Records as the label dissolved in 2003.

Upon release, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was met with commercial and critical success, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album benefited greatly from its three singles: "The Rock Show", "First Date", and "Stay Together For The Kids", which all were successful and garnered popularity. The album has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide and was certified platinum two times by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track Listing

Standard Edition

1. "Anthem Part Two" - 3:48
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" - 3:05

Bonus Tracks

The record was originally released in three separate configurations: the "red take off", the "yellow pants", and the "green jacket". Each release included two bonus tracks. These were only available for a limited time only before being replaced by the standard edition.

Take-Off (Red)

1. "Time To Break Up" - 3:04
2. "Mother's Day" - 1:37

Pants (Yellow)

1. "What Went Wrong" - 3:13
2. "Fuck A Dog" - 1:25

Jacket (Green)

1. "Don't Tell Me It's Over" - 2:34
2. "When You Fucked Grandpa" - 1:39

Album Credits

All tracks written by Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge.

• Mark Hoppus – vocals, bass
• Tom DeLonge – vocals, guitar
• Travis Barker – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - keyboards

Production

• Jerry Finn - producer
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Joe McGrath – engineering
• Joe Marlett – assistant engineer
• Ted Reiger – assistant engineer
• Robert Read – assistant engineer
• Femio Hernandez – mixing assistant
• Mike "Sack" Fasano – drum technician
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Gallery

Double Platinum Awards - 2002