Editing Enema of the State (section)

===Pre-production===
[[File:SANDIEGODAY1.JPG|thumb|right|''Enema of the State'' was partially recorded in the band's hometown of San Diego, seen here in 2005.]]
MCA gave the band its first professional recording budget, and Blink-182 began work on ''Enema of the State'' in October 1998.<ref name="americanpie">{{cite web |author=MTV News staff |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/aheu8w/blink-182-lands-role-in-new-coming-of-age-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412003725/https://www.mtv.com/news/aheu8w/blink-182-lands-role-in-new-coming-of-age-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |title=Blink 182 Lands Role in New Coming-of-Age Film |publisher=MTV News |date=September 17, 1998 |access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="p91"/> The trio had not been in a studio in two years and were anxious to record new material. Blink-182 returned to DML Studios to write new songs, where the band had previously spent time writing songs for their second record, ''Dude Ranch''.<ref name=p91>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=91}}</ref> The three spent much more time in the studio than on previous records, allowing them to try many different things.<ref name="party">{{cite web |title=blink-182: Party All the Time |author=MTV News staff |publisher=MTV News |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/b/blinkfeature99.jhtml |access-date=July 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107115911/http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/b/blinkfeature99.jhtml |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Barker would drive down each day from [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] to take part in the writing process. Very satisfied with the results, the band completed writing in two weeks.{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=123}} Though Barker helped write the songs on ''Enema of the State'', only Hoppus and DeLonge received songwriting credits, as Barker was technically a hired musician, not official band member.{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=119}} Don Lithgow, owner and operator of DML Studios, said in 2001 that the trio's celebrity had increased considerably since the last time: "[It] was different than their other sessions&nbsp;— girls hanging around outside, calling their friends on [[cell phones]]. All the kids wanted autographs.&nbsp;... They'd unlock the doors and let kids into the studio, which most bands would never do."<ref name="p91"/> Due to the success of ''Dude Ranch'', the MCA label and band management had high expectations.{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=119}}<ref name=p92>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=92}}</ref>