Editing Adam's Song (section)

==Commercial performance==
"Adam's Song" was mainly a commercial success in the United States, but it was a top 25 hit in Canada and Italy as well. In the US, it debuted on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart at number 38 in the issue dated March 18, 2000.<ref name="bb">{{cite magazine|title=Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=79|volume=112|issue= 12|issn=0006-2510|date=March 18, 2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> Over the following weeks, it gradually ascended the chart to a peak of number two in the issue dated April 29.<ref name="bb1">{{cite magazine|title=Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=91|volume=112|issue= 18|issn=0006-2510|date=April 29, 2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA91|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> It remained at that position for seven weeks, held off the top position by "[[Otherside]]" by the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]],<ref name="bb1"/> and "[[Kryptonite (3 Doors Down song)|Kryptonite]]" by [[3 Doors Down]].<ref name="bb2">{{cite magazine|title=Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=159|volume=112|issue= 22|issn=0006-2510|date=May 27, 2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA159|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> On May 13, the single peaked at number one on the [[Bubbling Under the Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bubbling Under the Hot 100: May 13, 2000|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2000-05-13/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles}}</ref> In ''[[CMJ New Music Report]]'', a trade magazine that contained exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales, "Adam's Song" was a number one hit on their Commercial Alternative Cuts chart in the issue dated May 15, 2000.<ref name="cmj"/> The song made its sole appearance on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Hot 100 Airplay]] chart on that same date, peaking at number 79.<ref name="bb7"/> The song's last appearance on the Modern Rock Tracks chart came on September 9, 2000;<ref name="bb5">{{cite magazine|title=Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=97|volume=112|issue= 37|issn=0006-2510|date=September 9, 2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aREEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA99|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> as a whole, it spent 26 weeks on the chart.<ref name="bb6">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=blink-182|chart=Alternative Songs}}|title=blink-182 – Chart History|access-date=January 18, 2014|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> In the ''Billboard'' issue for July 19, 2003, [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems]] recognized the single with the BDS Certified Award for 100,000 radio [[spin (radio)|spins]].<ref name="bb3">{{cite magazine|title=BDSCertified Spin Awards|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=65|volume=115|issue= 29|issn=0006-2510|date=July 19, 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WhEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> The song later made an appearance on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Rock Digital Songs]] at position 38 shortly after the release of the band's sixth album, ''[[Neighborhoods (Blink-182 album)|Neighborhoods]]'', in October 2011.<ref name="hds"/>

In Canada, the single debuted on the Rock Report chart, compiled by ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'', on May 15, 2000, at number 26.<ref name="can2">{{cite journal| title       = ''RPM'' Top 30 Rock Report| volume = 71| issue= 2| journal      = [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]| date        = May 15, 2000| url        =http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7257&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7257.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7257| publisher   = [[Ottawa]]: [[Library and Archives Canada]]| oclc        = 352936026| format      = PDF| access-date  = March 24, 2016}}</ref> Over the ensuing weeks, its position fluctuated, but it reached a peak of number 20 on June 12, 2000.<ref name="can1"/> It last appeared on the chart on July 24 at number 29 before dropping out.<ref name="can3">{{cite journal| title       = ''RPM'' Top 30 Rock Report| volume = 71| issue= 12| journal      = [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]| date        = July 24, 2000| url        =http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9951&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9951.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9951| publisher   = [[Ottawa]]: [[Library and Archives Canada]]| oclc        = 352936026| format      = PDF| access-date  = March 24, 2016}}</ref> In Italy, the single reached a peak of number 21 and spent three weeks on the charts.<ref name="Italy"/> In [[New Zealand]], the song reached a peak of number 39 and spent six weeks on the chart,<ref name="NZ"/> while in [[Germany]], the single fared poorly, spending only one week and reaching a peak of 98.<ref name="ger"/> Although the song did not chart in the United Kingdom, the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) awarded the song a silver certification in October 2021 for sales and streams of over 200,000 units.<ref name="BPI"/>