Editing Enema of the State (section)

===Recording===
To record ''Enema of the State'', Blink-182 turned to punk rock producer [[Jerry Finn]], who previously worked on [[Green Day]]'s breakthrough album, ''[[Dookie (album)|Dookie]]'' (1994). Hoppus and DeLonge were impressed with his work when they recorded "[[Mutt (Blink-182 song)|Mutt]]" for its placement on the ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]'' soundtrack. Finn was harder on the trio to record better takes, and Hoppus credited Finn with knowing a great deal about punk rock music, but also helping the band establish a more pop-inspired sound.<ref name="totalguitar"/><ref name="p92"/><ref name="secret">{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Wallace |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3qsyue/blink-182s-secret-of-success-they-write-for-fans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412000318/https://www.mtv.com/news/3qsyue/blink-182s-secret-of-success-they-write-for-fans |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |title=Blink-182's Secret Of Success: They Write For Fans |publisher=MTV News |date=July 16, 1999 |access-date=July 1, 2011}}</ref> Finn came with an array of amps, effects and equipments; previously the band were forced to rent such equipment.<ref name=shooman63>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=63}}</ref> For Barker, the album was "fueled by [[black coffee]] and [[Marlboro Lights]]"; he was hopeful for the album as the band were well-rehearsed and no time would be wasted.{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=119}} According to Barker, the album's title stemmed from DeLonge, who was worried about his diet at the time and using enemas.{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=124}}

The recording process for the album was completed over a period of four months, and production was handled at several production facilities in southern California, including [[Signature Sound]] and Studio West in [[San Diego]], Big Fish Studios in [[Encinitas]], and [[Conway Recording Studios]] and [[Bomb Factory Studio|The Bomb Factory]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="totalguitar"/><ref name="linernotes"/> The first step was to record drums, which were tracked at [[Chick Corea]]'s Mad Hatter Studios in L.A. in January 1999.<ref name="p91"/> The band had so much fun with Finn that there were days when very little work was accomplished: "Recording can get pretty monotonous, but at least we could laugh with Jerry," recalled Hoppus. "A pretty typical day would involve multiple takes for one part of one song, and then everyone would get naked and jump on Jerry."<ref name=p95>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=95}}</ref> The band chose "never to work with anyone else again," and Finn would produce their next three releases.<ref name="p95"/><ref name="jerry">{{cite news |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/s4twfy/blink-182-afi-producer-jerry-finn-dead-at-39 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023090619/https://www.mtv.com/news/s4twfy/blink-182-afi-producer-jerry-finn-dead-at-39 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |title=Blink-182, AFI Producer Jerry Finn Dead At 39 |first=Chris |last=Harris |date=August 25, 2008 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref>

At the end of recording, Finn suggested they utilize keyboardist [[Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.]], best known for his work with [[Beck]]. Hoppus was initially reluctant, noting that most of the band's fans up to that point were hardcore punk rock fans that might not be receptive to keyboard parts. In the end, the group were open to his inclusion: "They welcomed all my ideas and they were super supportive and that's why it was so much fun working with them," Manning later remembered.<ref name="ringer">{{cite web |url=https://www.theringer.com/2019/07/31/music/blink-182-enema-of-the-state |title=Don't Grow Up, Blow Up: The Rise of Blink-182 |first=Alan |last=Siegel |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] |date=July 31, 2019 |access-date=July 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731195305/https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/music/2019/7/31/20747150/blink-182-enema-of-the-state |archive-date=July 31, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Recording completed in March 1999 and all parties involved were pleased with the results. "When it was done, we were so stoked. It was like a masterpiece for our band," remembered DeLonge.<ref name="p95"/> "We knew this was going to be the best thing we ever did."<ref name="p92"/> Hoppus felt the band achieved the purest, cleanest sound on the record that they had been striving for. Finn felt similarly, proud of his work on the record and believing in retrospect that the album would appeal to the masses.<ref name="p95"/> "The Party Song" was the final song to be completed, and the three were mixing the song coincidentally when lead single "What's My Age Again?" premiered on Los Angeles-based radio station [[KROQ]].<ref name="tourprogram4"/> In 2013, Hoppus referred to ''Enema of the State'' as "the heart of Blink-182's musical sensibilities," singling out "its simplicity, its purity, its singularity of purpose between the three of us."<ref name="linernotes2">{{cite AV media notes |title=Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2013 Vinyl Reissue) |year=2013 |work=[[Blink-182]] |type=liner notes |publisher=Geffen / Universal Music Special Markets |location=[[United States|US]] |id=SRC025/SRC026/SRC027/SRC028 |quote=This reference primarily cites the Mark Hoppus foreword.}}</ref>