Editing Adam's Song (section)

==Critical reception==
"Adam's Song" is generally considered one of the band's more serious songs, one "that hints at the emotional maturity they'd show on later releases," particularly their [[Blink-182 (album)|eponymous 2003 release]].<ref name="billboardreview2014"/> Richard Harrington of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' deemed the song "a powerful exploration of exhaustion and depression."<ref name="wp">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31210-2004Jun10.html|title=Seriously, Blink-182 Is Growing Up|author =Richard Harrington|date=June 11, 2004|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref> Alex Pappademas, writing for ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', compared the song to the music of [[Weezer]].<ref name="spin">{{cite journal|title=Reviews: Blink-182 – ''The Mark, Tom and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back''|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|page=222|volume=16|issue= 12|issn=0886-3032|date=December 2000}}<!--|access-date=March 24, 2016--></ref> Katy Kroll of ''Billboard'' recognized it among her top 10 singles of 2000, calling it "a good old-fashioned depressing song with mainstream flair."<ref name="bb4">{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: 2000 – Critics' Choice|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=YE-49|volume=112|issue= 53|issn=0006-2510|date=December 30, 2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA7|access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref> Geoff Boucher, writing for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', called it "a poignant essay on a teen mulling over suicide";<ref name="lat">{{cite news|title=A Really Great Song Needs Angst ''and'' Humor|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= June 10, 2001|author =Geoff Boucher|access-date=March 24, 2016|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-10-ca-8530-story.html}}</ref> conversely, Steve Appleford of the ''Los Angeles Times'' dubbed it a "moving if unremarkable examination."<ref name="lat1">{{cite news|title=Blink-182 Pleases Its Fans, But Shuns Deeper Waters
|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= November 1, 1999|author =Steve Appleford|access-date=March 24, 2016|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2004/05/21/Concert-Preview-Another-side-of-Blink-182/stories/200405210164}}</ref> Scott Mervis of the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' called it a "rare departure from the usual Blink fare."<ref name="ppg">{{cite news|title=Concert Preview: Another side of Blink-182|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date= May 21, 2004|author =Scott Mervis|access-date=March 24, 2016|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2004/05/21/Concert-Preview-Another-side-of-Blink-182/stories/200405210164}}</ref>

Writers for ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' listed it among other suicide-related songs in 2009, describing it as "surprisingly affecting, especially when the band reaches the bombastic chorus, and when the song describes suicide's crushing aftermath."<ref name="avc">{{cite news|title=Don't try to wake me in the morning: 36 (mostly excellent) songs to soundtrack your suicide|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date= August 31, 2009|author1=Christopher Bahn |author2=Jason Heller |author3=Stephanie McNutt |author4=Chris Mincher |author5=Josh Modell |author6=Sean O'Neal |author7=Keith Phipps |author8=Leonard Pierce |author9=Vadim Rizov |author10=Kyle Ryan |access-date=March 24, 2016|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/dont-try-to-wake-me-in-the-morning-36-mostly-excel-32292}}</ref> In a retrospective review, Chris Payne of ''Billboard'' wrote, "Stylistically, it's also a Blink breakthrough: rather than putting their heads down and plowing through at breakneck speed, the band dials back the verses and interludes to let them breathe a bit. The resulting chorus achieves an arena-worthy feel not achieved anywhere else on ''Enema of the State''."<ref name=billboardreview2014>{{cite magazine| last =Payne| first =Chris| date =May 30, 2014| title =Blink-182's 'Enema of the State' at 15: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review| magazine =[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher =[[Prometheus Global Media]]| url =http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6106269/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-15-anniversary-classic-track-by-track-album-review |access-date = May 30, 2014}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[Stereogum]]'' ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Blink-182 songs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1899285/the-10-best-blink-182-songs/lists/|title=The 10 Best Blink-182 Songs|first=Pranav|last=Trewn|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=September 26, 2016|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}</ref> and in 2022, ''[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]'' ranked the song number five on their list of the 20 greatest Blink-182 songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-blink-182-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest blink-182 songs – ranked|first=Sam|last=Law|work=[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]|date=January 12, 2022|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}</ref>