Editing Enema of the State

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Enema of the State
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Blink-182]]
| cover        = Blink-182 - Enema of the State cover.jpg
| alt          = A buxom nurse putting on a blue surgical glove with a seductive look in her eyes.
| released     = {{start date|1999|06|01}}
| recorded     = January–March 1999{{refn|group=nb|While one source states the group planned to begin work in October 1998,<ref name="americanpie"/> a CD promo, distributed to radio stations, includes a press kit and an info sheet that reads "''Enema of the State'' was recorded from January to March 1999 in the band's hometown of San Diego at Signature Sound."<ref name="linernotes1">{{cite AV media notes |title=Enema of the State (CD Promo) |url=http://stan-47.weebly.com/uploads/4/8/8/9/4889340/523186_orig.jpg?155 |year=1999 |work=[[Blink-182]] |type=liner notes |publisher=[[MCA Records]] |location=[[United States|US]] |id=UMD-9991 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144226/http://stan-47.weebly.com/uploads/4/8/8/9/4889340/523186_orig.jpg?155 |archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>}}
| studio       = {{ubl|Signature Sound, Studio West|([[San Diego]], California)|Mad Hatter, [[Bomb Factory Studio|the Bomb Factory]]|(Los Angeles, California)|[[Conway Recording Studios|Conway Recording]]|(Hollywood, California)|Big Fish|([[Encinitas, California]])}}
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Pop-punk]]|[[skate punk]]}}
| length       = 35:17
| label        = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| producer     = [[Jerry Finn]]
| prev_title   = [[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]
| prev_year    = 1997
| next_title   = [[The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)]]
| next_year    = 2000
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Enema of the State
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[What's My Age Again?]]
 | single1date = April 13, 1999
 | single2     = [[All the Small Things]]
 | single2date = September 28, 1999
 | single3     = [[Adam's Song]]
 | single3date = March 14, 2000
}}
}}

'''''Enema of the State''''' is the third studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Blink-182]], released on June 1, 1999, by [[MCA Records]]. After a long series of performances at various clubs and festivals along with several indie recordings throughout the 1990s, Blink-182 first achieved popularity on the [[Warped Tour]] and in Australia following the release of their second album ''[[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]'' (1997) and its rock radio hit "[[Dammit]]." To record their third album, Blink-182 turned to veteran [[punk rock]] producer [[Jerry Finn]], who previously worked on [[Green Day]]'s breakthrough album ''[[Dookie (album)|Dookie]]'' (1994). ''Enema'' was the band's first album to feature drummer [[Travis Barker]], who replaced original drummer [[Scott Raynor]].

The group recorded with Finn over a period of three months at numerous locations, including their hometown of [[San Diego]] and in [[Los Angeles]]. Finn was key in producing the fast-paced, melodic mixes, creating a [[pop-punk]] sound with a more radio-friendly, accessible polish. Lyrically, the album is inspired by adolescent frustration and [[Intimate relationship|relationships]]. Guitarist [[Tom DeLonge]] and bassist [[Mark Hoppus]] primarily culled stories from friends and autobiographical situations to craft summer-related tracks revolving around breakups, suburban parties and maturity, as well as more offbeat subject matter such as [[UFO conspiracy theories]]. The cover artwork for ''Enema of the State'' features porn star [[Janine Lindemulder]] famously clad in a nurse uniform; the title is a pun on the term ''[[enemy of the state]]''.

''Enema of the State'' was an enormous commercial success, although the band was criticized as synthesized, manufactured pop only remotely resembling punk, and pigeonholed as a joke act due to the puerile slant of its singles and associated music videos. The album has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and catapulted the band to become one of the biggest rock bands of the turn of the millennium. "[[What's My Age Again?]]", "[[All the Small Things]]", and "[[Adam's Song]]" became [[hit single]]s and [[MTV]] staples, generating heavy radio airplay. ''Enema of the State'' has retrospectively been hailed as a quintessential pop-punk album, having an extensive impact on the genre and beyond, helping reinvent it for a new generation, influencing countless bands and artists, spawning numerous tributes and accolades.

==Background==
[[File:TravisBarker.jpg|thumb|left|180px|''Enema of the State'' is the first Blink-182 album with drummer [[Travis Barker]], pictured here in 2003.]]
By 1997, Blink-182, consisting of [[Mark Hoppus]], [[Tom DeLonge]], and [[Scott Raynor]], began to receive mainstream exposure as their sophomore record, ''[[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]'', shipped gold and the lead single "[[Dammit]]" began to be added to rock radio playlists across the country.<ref name=p74>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=74}}</ref><ref name=p79>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=79}}</ref> The band entered an extended period of touring beginning that summer, which included each date of the worldwide [[List of Warped Tour lineups by year|1997 Vans Warped Tour]], a lifestyle tour promoting skateboarding and punk rock music. The trio would only return to their home of [[San Diego, California]] for days at a time before striking out the next tour. "When we did our longest tour stretch, it was right when I started dating my fiancée," DeLonge, the band's guitarist and vocalist, said in 2001. "We were all new and in love, and I had to leave. It was just, 'Hey, I'll see you in nine months.' It was really hard."<ref name=p81>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=81}}</ref> Hoppus felt increasingly lonely; while the other members had longtime girlfriends to return home to, Hoppus was single.<ref name=p83>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=83}}</ref> In addition to the hefty touring schedule, the trio grew tired of other commitments, including interviews and TV appearances due to the success of "Dammit."<ref name=shooman45>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=45}}</ref>

Desperate for a break, the overworked band began to argue and tensions formed.<ref name="p81"/> Raynor, who was at the center of this drama, had been commenting of his desire to attend college for years, and had been taking homework out with him on tour to try and complete his [[high school diploma]].<ref name=shooman50>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=50}}</ref> The tension came to a head in February 1998 as the band embarked on [[SnoCore Tour|SnoCore]], described as "a winter version of the Warped Tour." Sharing the stage with [[Primus (band)|Primus]], the band was enjoying more success than ever before, but the drama between the musicians had grown substantially.<ref name="p83" /> The band reached a low point when the band engaged in a fight on a [[Nebraska]] date after SnoCore's conclusion.<ref name=shooman47>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=47}}</ref> Raynor would depart following SnoCore,<ref name="p83" /><ref name=p80>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=80}}</ref> and the ensemble recruited [[Travis Barker]], drummer for the opening [[ska punk]] group [[The Aquabats]], to fill in for Raynor. Barker, who had not had time to prepare or practice with the duo, learned the drum tracks for the 20-song setlist in only 45 minutes before the first show and performed them flawlessly thereafter.<ref name=p85>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=85}}</ref><ref name=shooman52>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=52}}</ref> "I remember Travis rehearsing backstage for an hour or two, then playing with them during sound-check," said [[Adam Deibert]] of the Aquabats. "A few of us were standing behind the stage and vividly remember the feeling of ''this is the new Blink''. We should have looked for a new drummer right then because it was obvious what band he belonged in."<ref name=shooman57>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=57}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, the band embarked on a short minitour along the [[West Coast of the United States|western coast]], most notably Southern California, the band's favorite place to play. The tour ended with the band headlining a sold-out show at the [[Hollywood Palladium|Palladium]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], where the band had dreamed of performing for years.<ref name=p84>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=84}}</ref> Raynor returned for the band's Palladium performance, but the band became increasingly uneasy and arguments grew worse.<ref name="p85" /> To offset personal issues and a "tragic loss," Raynor began to drink heavily and it began to affect the band's performances.<ref name=shooman51>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=51}}</ref><ref name=shooman56>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=56}}</ref>

Following a largely successful Australian tour in the spring, Hoppus and DeLonge presented an ultimatum: quit drinking or go to an in-patient rehab. Raynor agreed to both and informed the band of his decision after taking the weekend to mull options.<ref name="shooman56"/> According to Raynor, he was fired through a phone call despite his agreement to rehab.<ref name="shooman56"/> Despite this, he felt no malice toward his former bandmates and later conceded they were "right" to fire him.<ref name="shooman56"/> The band would minimize the impact of the situation in future interviews and remained vague regarding his departure.<ref name="shooman56"/> Initial news reports explained that Raynor had "reportedly returned to school."<ref name="aquabats">{{cite web |title=Blink 182, Aquabats Play Musical Drummers |author=MTV News staff |publisher=MTV News |date=July 14, 1998 |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ijyrzj/blink-182-aquabats-play-musical-drummers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522073354/https://www.mtv.com/news/ijyrzj/blink-182-aquabats-play-musical-drummers |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref> DeLonge would later explain the drinking problem that led to his expulsion: "One show he dropped his sticks 10 times. It was so disturbing to see someone ruining himself."<ref name=blender1>{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com:80/guide/articles.aspx?id=1321 |title=The Greatest Songs Ever! All the Small Things |last=Weiner |first=Jonah |year=2004 |website=www.blender.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041124221651/http://www.blender.com:80/guide/articles.aspx?id=1321 |archive-date=November 24, 2004 |access-date=April 12, 2024}} citing {{cite magazine |last=Weiner |first=Jonah |date=November 2004 |title=The Greatest Songs Ever! - All the Small Things |magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |page=76 |publisher=Alpha Media Group}}</ref> The addition of Barker inspired DeLonge and Hoppus to "play better" and keep up with their new member, whom DeLonge called "perfect."<ref name=totalguitar>{{cite magazine |date=October 12, 2012 |title=Tom DeLonge talks guitar tones, growing up and Blink |magazine=[[Total Guitar]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |location=[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], United Kingdom |issn=1355-5049 |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422 |access-date=October 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212085024/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422 |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Recording and production==
===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>

===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>

===Technical===
From a technical perspective, ''Enema of the State'' sounds glossier than other pop-punk albums of its era. As the album was recorded on [[analog recording|analog tape]], the trio put enormous trust into Finn to give the record the polished pop sound they wanted, recalled DeLonge in 2012.<ref name="totalguitar"/> DeLonge recorded the album on [[Fender Stratocaster]], with his tone achieved through a [[Mesa/Boogie]] [[Triple Rectifier]] amplifier. In a September 1999 ''Guitar Player'' article, DeLonge outlined his intentions: "I'm the kind of guitarist that wants the biggest, fattest, loudest, sound he can get."<ref name="guitar">Prown, Pete & Sharken, Lisa (2003). ''Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players''. Milwaukee: Backbeat Books, p. 104-05. First edition, 2003.</ref> Barker used 12 different [[snare drum]]s on the album, rented from [[Orange County Drum and Percussion]] (OCDP). Finn disliked Barker's tendency to tune up his snares, which he felt sounded like [[popcorn]], so Barker for the most part tuned them down during recording for a bigger, tougher sound.<ref name="h722"/> Mike Fasano, of OCDP, sat in for Barker during the tuning period, due to his dislike of Finn's meticulous microphone placement process. Barker recorded the majority of his drum tracks in eight hours,{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=123}} without headphones. While later Blink records were recorded with a [[click track]] to ensure timing, ''Enema'' was recorded live.<ref name="Apple Podcasts 2024 c777">{{cite podcast |host=[[Rick Rubin]]|title=Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin: Travis Barker |website=Apple Podcasts |publisher=Tetragrammaton LLC |date=February 17, 2024 |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/travis-barker/id1671669052?i=1000645277570 |access-date=February 17, 2024}}</ref> Finn was impressed—he had been matching the songs to a click in the control room, but found Barker stayed on meter reliably well.<ref name="h722"/> Barker kept attempting to tease Finn by sneaking in [[vibraslap]]s, which Finn hated.{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|p=123}}

All of the vocals were recorded with [[Blue Microphones|Blue]]'s Bottle [[condenser microphone|condenser tube microphone]],<ref name="eq01">{{cite news|title=Bonazi Beat: Jerry Finn, Topping the Charts with Green Day and Blink-182|work=EQ|author=David Goggin|date=September 2001}}</ref> which Finn recommended.<ref name="v822">{{cite web | last=Astley-Brown | first=Michael | title=Mark Hoppus is selling a load of classic Blink-182 gear | website=MusicRadar | date=July 3, 2019 | url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-hoppus-is-selling-a-load-of-classic-blink-182-gear | access-date=June 8, 2024}}</ref> DeLonge focused on clean and correct vocal takes, trying to sing as best he could. He later felt it was to the record's detriment, as he felt the performances were too processed instead of authentic.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Perry, Rachel; DeLonge, Tom |date=2001 |title=blink-182 Exposed|publisher=[[MuchMusic]]}}</ref> For bass guitar tracks, Hoppus has said that he used [[Fender Precision Bass|Fender Precision]] and [[Fender Jazz Bass|Jazz Basses]], as well as a [[Music Man StingRay]] (the latter of which he was accustomed to at the time). He eventually gravitated towards the Fender basses, as he and Finn agreed that they sat in the mix better.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/markhoppus/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427000200/https://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/markhoppus/ | archive-date=April 27, 2014 | title=Interviews - Guitar Center }}</ref> Hoppus later said in 2021 that he preferred the Fender basses and felt that the StingRay sounded too "clanky".<ref>{{Citation |title=The Reason Why Mark Hoppus Stopped Using Ernie Ball Stingray Basses | date=August 13, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ba2DlRW78 |access-date=2023-11-08 |language=en}}</ref>

For [[Tom Lord-Alge]], the main mixing engineer on the album, the band had one goal: "Make it sound as aggressive as possible."<ref name="ringer"/> Lord-Alge's mixes were completed at his space, South Beach Studios, located in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref name="linernotes"/> Some of the drum sounds were [[Trigger (drums)|trigger]]ed by Lord-Alge during the mixdown process.<ref name=drum01>{{cite magazine| author =Waleed Rashidi | date = August 1, 2001| title = Blink-182's Travis Barker: "I'm Not Just a Punk Drummer"!|magazine= [[Modern Drummer]]|pages=62–74|volume= 25|issue=8| publisher =Modern Drummer Publications, Inc.| location =[[New Jersey]] | issn =0194-4533 }}</ref> Lastly, the album was mastered by [[Brian Gardner]] at [[Bernie Grundman|Bernie Grundman Mastering]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Enema of the State |year=1999 |work=[[Blink-182]] |type=liner notes |publisher=[[MCA Records]] |location=[[United States|US]] |id=MCD 11950}}</ref> With a runtime of 35 minutes and 17 seconds, ''Enema of the State'' is Blink-182's shortest album to date.

==Musical style and composition==
''Enema of the State'' is considered by critics as [[pop-punk]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/top-punk-pop-albums-3248336 |title=The Ten Best Punk Pop Albums of All Time |publisher=[[ThoughtCo]] |last=Lamb |first=Bill |access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref><ref name="kerrang15" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/listen_to_this_cover_of_the_1975s_girls_in_the_style_of_enema_of_the_state |title=Listen to this cover of the 1975's "Girls" in the style of 'Enema Of The State' Blink-182 |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |last=Ralph |first=Caitlyn |date=January 27, 2017 |access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> and [[skate punk]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Brian |title=The Best of What We Saw at Riot Fest 2019 |url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/music/136564/the-best-of-what-we-saw-at-riot-fest-2019/ |website=[[The Young Folks]] |access-date=September 16, 2019 |date=September 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="riotfest.org">{{cite web |last1=Cimarusti |first1=Luca |title=20 Years Later, 'Enema of the State' Stands the Test of Time |url=https://riotfest.org/2019/06/enema-remembering-20/ |website=[[Riot Fest]] |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=October 6, 2020 |quote=The band approached the session with their typical three-chord, hyper-melodic, breakneck skate punk, and the production value was able to walk a nearly-impossible to find line that appealed to literally everyone.}}</ref> The songs on ''Enema of the State'' are fast-paced songs regarding "adolescent aimlessness, [[broken heart]]s and general confusion over the care and feeding of girls," according to writer Gavin Edwards.<ref name="Edwards 2000"/> Summarizing the album's content, ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'s}} [[Jon Caramanica]] called ''Enema of the State'' a sampling of "ecstatic, goofy numbers about teenage uselessness, with a smattering of tender introspection."<ref name="nyt"/> The songs are mainly [[autobiography|autobiographical]], or are inspired by stories from friends' experiences.<ref name="altpress99"/> ''Enema of the State'' largely revolves around age and maturity—"more specifically, their lack of it, their attitude toward their lack of it, or their eventual wide-eyed exploration of it," said writer Nitsuh Abebe.<ref name="newyork"/> On guitar, DeLonge's [[minimalist]] style trades solos for riffs: "The riffs I write stand on their own without a rhythm guitar behind them. Riffs keep songs sounding more diverse than the same old [[chord progression]]s," he said in 1999.<ref name="guitar"/>

DeLonge later reflected on his desire for a more "pop" sound:

{{blockquote|Punk rock was becoming polished. [[NOFX]] [was] a punk band we grew up listening to, and they had a record called ''[[Punk in Drublic]]'', and it was awesome. It was game-changing; it sounded ''good''. We wanted to take it to the next level. [...] There had never been a pop-punk band that sounded like [[nursery rhyme]]s on [[Anabolic steroid|steroids]], on the mainstream level at least. And that's what I used to have daydreams of. I used to think the radio could use that, could use a band that was really powerful and catchy and fast and youthful and angsty.<ref name="ws">{{cite news |url=http://www.wonderingsound.com/feature/tom-delonge-blink-182-enema-of-the-state-interview/ |title=Record Club: How 'Enema of the State' Changed Tom Delonge's Life |first=Laura |last=Leebove |date=October 17, 2014 |publisher=Wondering Sound |access-date=October 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018041721/http://www.wonderingsound.com/feature/tom-delonge-blink-182-enema-of-the-state-interview/ |archive-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>}}

The band decided to emphasize arrangements, harmonies and melodic ideas rather than the fast-paced nature of ''Dude Ranch''; the change was brought about by the band, rather than record executives of theirs.<ref name="altpress99"/> Barker hoped to give the songs varying [[tempo]]s, something missing in the group's prior recordings. "I told Mark and Tom, 'It's going to be repetitive if all our songs have the same [[Blast beat|punk-rock beat]] all the time. Why don't we try some different tempos?'" DeLonge noted he was open to his proposals, and responded, "Dude, I just play guitar and write melodies. You own the beats. If you have an idea, that's what you're supposed to do."{{sfn|Barker|Edwards|2015|pp=120–121}} As a result, songs range from slow ("Adam's Song"), mid-tempo ("Going Away to College"), and fast ("Party Song").<ref name="h722"/> Where as other songs in the band's arsenal stayed [[double-time]], Barker worked to add differentiating features: in "The Party Song", he plays in 4/4 time on the bridge with a "jumpy" [[Tom drum|tom]] beat, indebted to [[surf rock]],<ref name="h722"/> and the choruses in "Anthem" are half-time.<ref name=drum04>{{cite magazine| author =Matt Schild| date = December 1, 1999| title = Blink-182's Travis Barker: Punk Recruit|magazine= [[Modern Drummer]]|page=21|volume= 23|issue=12| publisher =Modern Drummer Publications, Inc.| location =[[New Jersey]] | issn =0194-4533 }}</ref> He incorporates a [[Music of Latin America|Latin]] [[samba]] on "Dysentery Gary":<ref name="kerrang15"/><ref name="p4k"/> "We actually wrote that [[bossa nova]] part a couple days before we went into the studio. It wasn’t even supposed to be like that. I just played it as a joke one time during practice when we were writing the songs, because I just got bored of playing the same drum parts, and everyone liked it a lot, so we kept it."<ref name="h722">{{cite web | last=Doerschuk | first=Andy | title=Travis Barker In 2000: Punk Drumming Grows Up | website=DRUM! Magazine | date=April 19, 2011 | url=https://drummagazine.com/travis-barker-in-2000-punk-drumming-grows-up/ | access-date=June 5, 2024}}</ref> On "Going Away to College", Barker settles into a single-stroke snare roll; he played in marching band in high school. In a 2000 interview with ''[[Drum!]]'', he explained: "There’s this ''[[Zildjian]] Day in New York'' video where [[Steve Gadd]] does a full solo, and for the first five minutes it’s all just on snare drum, like a marching beat. I always like the way that sounded, so that’s kind of why I put that in the middle of 'Going Away to College.'"<ref name="h722"/>

==Songs==
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"[[Dumpweed]]" kicks off the record, and explores sexual frustration.<ref name="rs"/> The song is based around the hook "I need a girl that I can train," as in [[dog training]]. DeLonge, the song's primary lyricist, explains the song in a 2000 tour booklet: "Girls are so much smarter than guys and can see the future as well as never forget the past. So that leaves the dog as the only thing men are smarter than."<ref name="tourprogram1">{{cite book |last=DeLonge |first=Tom |title=Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program |year=2000 |publisher=MCA Records |page=14}}</ref> The song is a "callow complaint about girls not always doing exactly what you wish they would," and is followed by Hoppus's "Don't Leave Me," a song about a [[breakup]], in irony.<ref name="newyork"/> Hoppus wrote the song in ten minutes.<ref name="kerrang15"/> The guitar swell preceding the second chorus is actually a digital reversal of the [[Delay (audio effect)|delaying]] guitar preceding it.<ref name="tourprogram2">{{cite book |last=Hoppus |first=Mark |title=Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program |year=2000 |publisher=MCA Records |page=14}}</ref> "[[Aliens Exist]]" originates from DeLonge's interest in [[UFOs]] and [[conspiracy theories]].<ref name="rs"/><ref name="tourprogram3">{{cite book |last=DeLonge |first=Tom |title=Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program: Tom's Stupid Alien Page |year=2000 |publisher=MCA Records |page=17}}</ref> "Going Away to College" was written in ten minutes by Hoppus while at home sick on [[Valentine's Day]] 1999. While watching the movie ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'', Hoppus began to think about "how much it sucks when people are in love in high school" and are forced to be separated after graduation by different colleges in different cities. Since it was recorded late in production, the band had to go back to Los Angeles to record Barker's drum track.<ref name="tourprogram2"/>

The track segues directly into "[[What's My Age Again?]]," also penned by Hoppus, who created it partially as a joke to amuse friends.<ref name="kerrang15"/> It was originally titled "[[Peter Pan Complex]]," referencing the subject matter: one who refuses to grow up.<ref name="tourprogram4">{{cite book |last=Hoppus |first=Mark |title=Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program |year=2000 |publisher=MCA Records |page=17}}</ref> "Dysentery Gary" leads off the second half of the album, and was written by DeLonge about a crush that instead chooses someone else. Left with "nothing better to do," the devastated friend chooses to mock her boyfriend.<ref name="tourprogram1"/> It was one of the first songs the band wrote with Barker.<ref name="kerrang15"/> "[[Adam's Song]]," the [[piano]]-laced seventh track of the record, was written primarily based on the loneliness that Hoppus experienced during the unending days of touring the previous year.<ref name="p83" /> When Hoppus brought the song to the band, the trio reacted positively but showed reluctance to add it to the record, believing the dark subject matter might off-put listeners.<ref name="enemaofthestage">{{cite web |author=MTV News staff |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/b/blink00/index.jhtml |title=Blink-182: Enema of the Stage |publisher=MTV News |access-date=June 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104195646/http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/b/blink00/index.jhtml |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Although usually vocals would take many alternate takes to complete, Hoppus completed the vocal track for "Adam's Song" in a single take.<ref name="tourprogram2"/> The [[power pop]]-inspired "[[All the Small Things]]" was composed by DeLonge as both an ode to his girlfriend and one of his favorite bands, the [[Ramones]].<ref name="blender1"/><ref name="rs"/> During the recording process of ''Enema of the State'', DeLonge came home to find roses at the top of the stairs from his girlfriend, which inspired the line: "She left me roses by the stairs; surprises let me know she cares."<ref name="tourprogram5">{{cite book |last=DeLonge |first=Tom |title=Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program |year=2000 |publisher=MCA Records |page=17}}</ref>

"The Party Song" was inspired by when Hoppus attended a "[[Jock (athlete)|jock]]-infested" party at [[San Diego State University]] and met some students who thought highly of themselves.<ref name=altpress99>{{cite magazine |date=September 1999 |title=Blink-182 Article |magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |issue=134 |location=[[Cleveland, Ohio]] |issn=1065-1667}}</ref> Uninterested in the party, he felt he would much rather be at home, which found its way into the song's lyrics.<ref name="kerrang15"/> "Mutt" was written by DeLonge for his friend Benji Weatherly and his appearance in the [[Taylor Steele (filmmaker)|Taylor Steele]] surf video ''The Show''.<ref name="tourprogram1"/> An early version of "Mutt," with Scott Raynor behind the drum kit, was recorded with producer [[Mark Trombino]] and appears on the film's 1998 soundtrack.<ref name="linernotestheshow">{{cite AV media notes |title=The Show |year=1998 |author=Various artists |type=liner notes |publisher=Theologian Records |location=[[United States|US]] |id=T-67}}</ref> The title of "Wendy Clear" comes from Hoppus's boat, named "Wendy," and how boaters end transmissions by letting other boaters know the channel is open for use, or "clear."<ref name="kerrang15"/> Hoppus wrote the song while on tour with [[MxPx]] about having a crush on "someone that you are not supposed to like."<ref name="tourprogram4"/> Lastly, "Anthem," the final song on ''Enema of the State'', is about being trapped in the suburbs, longing for freedom and the age of 21.<ref name="Edwards 2000"/> It is based on when DeLonge was in high school and told his peers that his band would be playing at a friend's house. The party was later busted by the police and a "giant fight broke out."<ref name="tourprogram1"/> Hoppus felt it a perfect summary of the album's themes: "lots of youthful angst, energy, and suburban unrest."<ref name="kerrang15"/>

==Artwork==
[[File:Enema of the State, Back Cover, Blink 182.jpg|thumb|Back cover of the album, featuring pornographic actress [[Janine Lindemulder]] ]]

The cover artwork features porn star [[Janine Lindemulder]] dressed in a nurse uniform, pulling on a rubber glove.<ref name="MTV influence">{{cite web |title=How Did Blink-182 Become So Influential? |first=James |last=Montgomery |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=February 9, 2009 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604639/20090209/blink_182.jhtml |access-date=February 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025200846/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604639/how-did-blink-182-become-so-influential.jhtml |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The band—semi-nude—appear on the back cover with Lindemulder preparing for some sort of injection.<ref name=shooman67>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=67}}</ref> The trio was oblivious to the fact that Lindemulder worked in the porn industry until informed by producer Jerry Finn. Record executives had delivered a stack of photos of potential cover girls, and the band members happened to pick Lindemulder. "So it's kind of funny that they've been lumped in with [[Kid Rock]] and [[Limp Bizkit]], who play up that kind of pimp lifestyle, because Blink is so not that," remarked Finn.<ref name=ewnude>{{cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=February 25, 2000 |title=Nude Sensation |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=527 |issn=1049-0434 |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/02/25/blink-182-delivers-songs-and-laughs/ |access-date=January 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623140426/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275495,00.html |archive-date=June 23, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to Mark Hoppus, they "always intended to have a sexy nurse on the cover", and the women considered included models from both ''[[Playboy]]'' and Janine's employer [[Vivid Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71 |title=Porn In The USA |author=Werde, William |date=July 1999 |issue=71 |page=79 |magazine=[[CMJ]] New Music Monthly |access-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref> Lindemulder is also featured in the music video for "[[What's My Age Again?]]".<ref name="Edwards 2000"/> David Goldman was the photographer behind the shoot, held March 12, 1999,<ref name="covershoot">{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1t8z1j/blink-182-gets-nursed-by-porn-star-for-new-album-cover |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729202745/https://www.mtv.com/news/1t8z1j/blink-182-gets-nursed-by-porn-star-for-new-album-cover |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |title=Blink-182 Gets Nursed By Porn Star for New Album Cover |publisher=MTV News |date=March 11, 1999 |access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref> and did not know the trio before shooting. In 2012, he stated the glove was inspired by the album's working title. "Up until the very last minute, the album was going to be called ''Turn Your Head and Cough''," he said. "And that's why I came up with the idea of the glove. Obviously an [[enema]] is not really a glove type of thing. I thought it was a good visual."<ref name="huff">{{cite news |first=Kia |last=Makarechi |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/04/blink-182-cover-david-goldman-enema-of-the-state_n_1568663.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003#s=1054853 |title=Blink-182 Cover: Photographer David Goldman Reveals Story Behind The ''Enema Of The State'' Shoot |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=June 4, 2012 |access-date=July 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090151/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/04/blink-182-cover-david-goldman-enema-of-the-state_n_1568663.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's other working titles included ''Vasectomy, Vasecto-you'' and ''Does That Look Infected?'';<ref name="Archives 1999">{{cite web |author=L.A. Times Archives |title=SMALL FACES |website=Los Angeles Times |date=February 14, 1999 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-14-ca-7924-story.html |access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> a similar title to the latter was later used by the band [[Sum 41]] for their [[Does This Look Infected?|2002 album]].<ref name="Erlewine 2002">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Sum 41 - Does This Look Infected? Album Reviews, Songs & More |website=AllMusic |date=November 26, 2002 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/does-this-look-infected--mw0000231485 |access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref>

There are four different versions of the cover art. The first release has a red cross on the nurse's hat and a capital B in the Blink-182 logo. The band preferred the lower-case b in the band name, and the second version features the red cross and a lower-case b.<ref name="enemacover"/> In a [[Reddit]] comment on June 2, 2013, Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus stated that the [[American Red Cross]] pressured the band to remove the red cross from their artwork, stating that if they did not, they would be in violation of the [[Geneva Conventions]]. The band complied and, thus, the third iteration of the album cover features a plain white nurse's hat.<ref name="enemacover">{{cite web |url=http://news.radio.com/2013/06/03/the-story-behind-blink-182s-enema-of-the-state-album-cover/ |title=The Story Behind Blink-182's ''Enema Of The State'' Album Cover |website=Radio.com |publisher=CBS Local Media |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810022138/http://news.radio.com/2013/06/03/the-story-behind-blink-182s-enema-of-the-state-album-cover/ |archive-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref> This third version is the only version to bear a [[Parental Advisory]] label for profane lyrics in "Dumpweed" and "Dysentery Gary." A fourth version, released only in Malaysia, features edited pictures on both the front and rear covers. Janine's cleavage has been edited out, with her instead appearing to be wearing a red t-shirt. Then on the rear there have been clothes edited onto the band members. This version also bears the red cross on the nurse's hat. Hoppus said the controversy some had with the cover was exaggerated as "it is just a picture of a girl."<ref name="bb11">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mggEAAAAMBAJ&q=what%27s+my+age+again+billboard&pg=PA99 |title=The Modern Age |author=Bell, Carrie |date=August 14, 1999 |volume=111 |issue=33 |page=99 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref> Art direction for the album was headed by Tim Stedman, with Stedman and graphic designer Keith Tamashiro designing the package.<ref name="linernotes"/> The album cover has since been called iconic by many publications.<ref name="MTV influence"/><ref name="huff"/> In 2015, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked the cover among the top 15 "greatest of all-time," calling it "an image that was burned into the mind of every ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'' viewer, one that became instantly iconic."<ref name="bb15.1">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6715351/best-album-covers-of-all-time/39 |title=The 50 Greatest Album Covers of All Time |date=November 12, 2015 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 12, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116001335/http://www.billboard.com/photos/6715351/best-album-covers-of-all-time/39 |archive-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref>

==Singles==
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To promote ''Enema of the State'', MCA Records released three singles in support: "[[What's My Age Again?]]," "[[All the Small Things]]," and "[[Adam's Song]]." The singles were bigger than anyone in the band expected, crossing over into Top 40 radio format and experiencing major commercial success.<ref name=p96>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=96}}</ref> "What's My Age Again?" became an "[[airplay]] phenomenon," achieving mass success on both radio and television. Its television success made it into an [[MTV]] staple.<ref name="totalguitar1"/><ref name=shooman69>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=69}}</ref> It achieved the highest success on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, where it peaked at number two. It registered within the top 20 on [[UK Singles Chart]] as well, peaking at number 17.<ref name="shooman69"/> The music video for "What's My Age Again?," directed by [[Marcos Siega]], famously depicted the band running naked through the streets of Los Angeles.<ref name="Edwards 2000"/><ref name=p97>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=97}}</ref> A clip of the band streaking opened the [[Billboard Music Award|1999 ''Billboard'' Awards]] and the band's affinity for nudity would be referenced in interviews for years to come.<ref name="ewnude"/><ref name=shooman71>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=71}}</ref>

"All the Small Things," released in early 2000, became an even bigger success&nbsp;— it crossed over from alt-rock radio to [[contemporary hit radio]], peaking at number six on [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.<ref name="totalguitar1"/> This track stayed at the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart for eight weeks and remained in the top 10 for 20 weeks.<ref>Pesselnick, Jill. "The Modern Age." ''Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment'' 112, no. 13 (March 25, 2000): 77.</ref> It also peaked at number two on the official UK charts, and within the top ten in Italy, Ireland, Austria, Sweden and Australia.<ref name=shooman74>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=74}}</ref> The music video for "All the Small Things" parodies [[boy bands]] and contemporary pop videos, and features the trio participating in choreographed dancing and dressing up as members of [[Backstreet Boys]], [[98 Degrees]], and [['N Sync]].<ref name="shooman74"/> "I was a little surprised it went over so well," recalled Marcos Siega, director of the clip, commenting that he felt it would offend viewers of ''[[Total Request Live]]'' (''TRL'') and boy band fans. "I think we had the opposite effect. In some ways, I think that video put Blink at that sort of pop level with those other bands. We were making fun of them, but it kind of became [what it was making fun of]."<ref name="shooman74"/> At the 2000 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], it was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Pop Video, and won Best Group Video.<ref name="Edwards 2000"/><ref name="boybands">{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/8kmeru/blink-182-spoofs-boy-bands-with-new-video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722085444/https://www.mtv.com/news/8kmeru/blink-182-spoofs-boy-bands-with-new-video |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |title=Blink-182 Spoofs Boy Bands with New Video |publisher=MTV News |date=August 11, 1999 |access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name=p98>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=98}}</ref>

The third and final single, "Adam's Song," performed less substantially than the first two but still managed to peak at number two on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Alternative Songs]] chart. The band was engulfed in controversy when Greg Barnes, a survivor of the [[Columbine High School massacre]], set "Adam's Song" on repeat on his stereo and committed suicide in May 2000. Hoppus was very upset when he got the call from band manager Rick DeVoe explaining what happened, as he intended the track as an anti-suicide song.<ref name="enemaofthestage"/><ref name="columbine">{{cite news |last1=Olinger |first1=David |last2=Devlin |first2=Neil H. |url=http://extras.denverpost.com/news/col0506.htm |title=Song only clue to student's despair |newspaper=[[The Denver Post]] |date=May 6, 2000 |access-date=July 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831192115/http://extras.denverpost.com/news/col0506.htm |archive-date=August 31, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' later compared the controversy to that of [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s "[[Suicide Solution]]."<ref name="newrs"/> Despite that controversy, it managed to connect deeply with fans of the band, who wrote letters to the band remarking the track saved their lives during difficult situations.<ref name=shooman77>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=77}}</ref> The constant airplay of the three videos on MTV and ''TRL'' cemented the band's image as video stars, amid a climate of [[teen pop]] and boy bands.<ref name="nyt"/>

==Release==
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By May 1999, the group was nearing platinum status for ''Dude Ranch'' and sales targets were higher for ''Enema of the State''. The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' ran a Sunday feature on the band two days prior to release, noting that "The musicians are sanguine about chances to repeat or exceed the sales of ''Dude Ranch'', noting the always-shifting sands of pop culture and that they've already done better than they'd ever anticipated."<ref name="lat">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-30-ca-42373-story.html |title=Psst . . . Blink-182 Is Growing Up |first=Steve |last=Hochman |date=May 30, 1999 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=July 28, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230082410/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/may/30/entertainment/ca-42373 |archive-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> Momentum began to build when US radio stations received advance copies of ''Enema of the State''.<ref name=totalguitar1>{{cite magazine |last=Allsworth |first=Steve |date=May 30, 2006 |title=US Punk: Blink-182 |magazine=[[Total Guitar]] |pages=70–71 |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |location=[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], United Kingdom |issn=1355-5049}}</ref> MCA issued ''Enema of the State'' on June 1, and the release peaked at number nine on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="charts">{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/cqgntg/backstreet-boys-hold-off-ja-rule-jennifer-lopez-on-chart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709192436/https://www.mtv.com/news/cqgntg/backstreet-boys-hold-off-ja-rule-jennifer-lopez-on-chart |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |title=Backstreet Boys Hold Off Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez On Chart |publisher=MTV News |date=June 9, 1999 |access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="toypaj">{{cite magazine |author=''Billboard'' staff |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blink-182-opens-at-no-1-sugar-ray-debuts-high-79358/ |title=Blink-182 Opens At No. 1, Sugar Ray Debuts High |date=June 2001 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> The album chart was gripped by the Backstreet Boys' ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'', but ''Enema of the State'' still managed to move 109,000 units that week.<ref name="charts"/> The band was supporting [[Lagwagon]] in Europe when MCA executives phoned the trio about rising record sales. [[Joey Cape]], frontman of Lagwagon, remarked that "They were selling, like, 90,000 records a day [...] I was saying things like, 'What are you doing here? Go home! Why do you want to be on tour with Lagwagon right now?"<ref name="onenineninefour">{{cite AV media |people=[[Jai Al-Attas|Al-Attas, Jai]] (Director) |year=2009 |title=[[One Nine Nine Four]] |medium=Motion picture |location=US |publisher=Robot Academy}}</ref> At a show shortly following the release of the album, DeLonge was approached by [[Noodles (musician)|Noodles]] from [[The Offspring]] to congratulate him. "He looks at me right in the eyes and he goes, 'You're next,'" remembered DeLonge, who blushed and shook off the compliment.<ref name="onenineninefour"/>

The major-label debut sold strongly and nearly four times as fast as ''Dude Ranch'',<ref name="secret"/> and shipped gold to stores, unlike its predecessor, which took seven months to achieve that certification.<ref name="p74" /><ref name="p96" /> ''Enema of the State'' went platinum in October 1999 and went triple platinum in January 2000; in February 2001, the album was certified five times platinum in the United States by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref name="RIAA"/> The record performed well in international markets as well. ''Enema of the State'' went quadruple platinum in Canada and triple platinum in Australia.<ref name="p90"/> It peaked at number seven on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], but peaked the highest worldwide on the [[New Zealand Albums Chart]] (number two), where it was certified double platinum.<ref name="p90"/> It was also certified double platinum in Italy, platinum in the United Kingdom, and gold in six other territories (Austria, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, and Switzerland).<ref name="p90"/> In Europe, the album sold over one million copies.<ref name="europe"/> To further promote ''Enema of the State'', the trio made a [[cameo appearance]] in ''American Pie'', a [[teen film|teen comedy]] released several weeks following the album release.<ref name="americanpie"/> Hoppus, DeLonge and Barker appear in a scene in which they are interrupted rehearsing to see a [[webcast]] on a computer. Music from ''Enema of the State'' was also used in the film and on its soundtrack. The cameo appearance was well-received, with ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]''{{'s}} Nitsuh Abebe commending the common sensibility and humor between the two: "green grass, sun, swimming pools, teen boys obsessed with and mildly terrified by sex, jokes about having sex with things that are not other humans, and a healthy side of toilet-oriented gags."<ref name="newyork"/>

As of 2016, ''Enema of the State'' remains the highest seller in the band's catalogue, moving 4.6 million units to date in the U.S., according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=July 13, 2016 |title=Here Are Blink-182's Studio Albums From Highest to Lowest on the Billboard 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/blink-182-studio-albums-billboard-200-graphic/ |access-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506025822/https://www.billboard.com/pro/blink-182-studio-albums-billboard-200-graphic/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="am">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/enema-of-the-state-mw0000254010 |title=''Enema of the State'' – blink-182 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106004706/https://www.allmusic.com/album/enema-of-the-state-mw0000254010 |archive-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="billboardreview2014">{{cite magazine |last=Payne |first=Chris |date=May 30, 2014 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-15-anniversary-classic-track-by-track-album-review-6106269/ |title=Blink-182's 'Enema of the State' at 15: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=May 30, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119224738/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-15-anniversary-classic-track-by-track-album-review-6106269/ |archive-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Kevin M. |date=June 13, 1999 |url=https://chicagosuntimes.newsbank.com/doc/news/0EB4241AE4BAA364 |title=Blink 182, 'Enema of the State' (MCA) |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=October 17, 2016 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[E! Online]]''
| rev4score = B<ref>{{cite web |author=Anon. |url=http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,1329,00.html |title=Blink 182: ''Enema of the State'' |website=[[E! Online]] |access-date=April 9, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000614131931/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,1329,00.html |archive-date=June 14, 2000}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev5score = 3/5<ref name="Kerrang!Rev">{{cite magazine |last=Griffiths |first=Mark |date=October 2, 1999 |title=Albums |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=770 |page=47}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6score = 7.5/10<ref name="p4k">{{cite web |last=Gordon |first=Jeremy |date=January 12, 2020 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/blink-182-enema-of-the-state/ |title=Blink-182: ''Enema of the State'' |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=January 12, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121172511/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/blink-182-enema-of-the-state/ |archive-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |last=Chonin |first=Neva |date=July 8–22, 1999 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/enema-of-the-state-105816/ |title=''Enema Of The State'' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] [[Limited liability company|LLC]] |location=[[New York City]] |issn=0035-791X |issue=816–817 |access-date=January 7, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324164654/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/enema-of-the-state-20030709 |archive-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="newrs">{{cite book |last=Catucci |first=Nick |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |chapter=Blink-182 |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/85 85]}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Gundersen |first=Edna |author-link=Edna Gundersen |date=June 22, 1999 |title=Blink-182, ''Enema of the State'' |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev10score = A−<ref>{{cite news |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=October 26, 1999 |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1099-99.php |title=Consumer Guide: Easy Money |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |location=New York |access-date=December 26, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325143524/https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1099-99.php |archive-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref>
}}

The initial critical response to ''Enema'' at the time of its release was favorable, though some critics found it juvenile. ''The New York Times'' designated the record its 'Album of the Week',<ref name=shooman68>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=68}}</ref> while [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] described it as a "fun record that's better than the average neo-punk release."<ref name="am"/> ''Rolling Stone''{{'s}} Neva Chonin found it "harmless, but still gnarly enough to foment the kind of anti-everything rebellion that spawned rock & roll way back in the day."<ref name="rs"/> ''Billboard''{{'s}} Paul Verna called the record "short, to the point, and bristling with attitude,"<ref name=billboardreview>{{cite magazine |last=Verna |first=Paul |date=June 19, 1999 |title=''Enema of the State'' - Review |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=111 |issue=25 |page=17 |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |location=[[New York City]] |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> while a ''[[Kerrang!]]'' critic wrote that the album includes "enough energy, attitude and cracking songs here to ensure that Blink will be remembered for more than just onstage nudity."<ref name="Kerrang!Rev" /><ref name="shooman68"/> [[Stephen Thompson (journalist)|Stephen Thompson]] at ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' found it "hard to hate", writing, "the trio's hooky music [is] as smartly conceived as its lyrics [are] stupid."<ref name="avclub">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Stephen |url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/blink-182-enema-of-the-state,17990/ |title=Review: ''Enema of the State'' |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=June 1, 1999 |access-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022232137/http://www.avclub.com/articles/blink-182-enema-of-the-state%2C17990/ |archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' was vicious in its assessment, with reviewer Stevie Chick calling the record despicable, "wholly toothless and soulless" and deriding the band as "as bad, as meaningless, as the cock-rockers and hippy wankers punk originally sought to destroy."<ref name="nme">{{cite magazine |last=Chick |first=Stevie |date=September 30, 1999 |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19990930110342.html |title=Blink 182 – ''Enema Of The State'' |magazine=[[NME]] |access-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000607044529/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19990930110342.html |archive-date=June 7, 2000}}</ref>

In the decades since its debut, ''Enema of the State'' has been widely hailed as a pop-punk classic,{{refn|group=nb|A list of sources describing the LP in those terms follows:<ref name="billboardreview2014"/><ref name="RSclassics"/><ref name="Daramola 2019">{{cite web |last=Daramola |first=Israel |title=Blink-182 to Perform Enema of the State in Its Entirety on Lil Wayne Tour |website=SPIN |date=June 5, 2019 |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/06/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-entirety-tour/ |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>}} and one of the genre's defining works. Jeremy Gordon at ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' called the record sensitive and juvenile in equal measure; an "amazingly effective" combo.<ref name="p4k"/> Jeff Yerger from ''[[Stereogum]]'' viewed it as a spiritual canon successor to ''Dookie'', calling it "the strongest set of songs [Blink] ever wrote [...] the chemistry between the three members is instantly gratifying."<ref name="Yerger 2019">{{cite web |last=Yerger |first=Jeff |title='Enema Of The State' Turns 20 |website=Stereogum |date=May 31, 2019 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2043518/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/ |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> ''Billboard'' described the album as a "classic" in a retrospective review, calling it the "catchiest batch of songs the band had ever written," and commending the leap in quality both in production and vocals in comparison to its predecessor.<ref name="billboardreview2014"/> Andy Greene of ''Rolling Stone'' dubbed it a "landmark,"<ref name="Greene 2019">{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Blink-182 to Perform 'Enema of the State' Straight Through on Summer Tour |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 5, 2019 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-to-perform-enema-of-the-state-straight-through-on-summer-tour-844709/ |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> while Dan Weiss, writing for [[The Recording Academy]], praised its "remarkably clean-sounding guitars, [and] the hyperactive drumming of Barker."<ref name="The Grammys 2019">{{cite web |title=Blink-182's 'Enema Of The State' Will Never Actually Turn 20 |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/blink-182s-enema-state-will-never-actually-turn-20 |website=The Grammys |date=June 11, 2019 |last=Weiss |first=Dan |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>

===Criticism===
The success of the album, as well as its cleaner sound and the group's appearances on MTV, caused many longtime fans to accuse the band of "[[selling out]]."<ref name="party"/><ref name="enemaofthestage"/> Many commentators stated that the band's polished [[Pop music|pop]] sound only remotely resembled [[Punk rock|punk music]]. Although the video for "All the Small Things" was filmed as a mockery of boy bands and teen pop, "fame [didn't] discriminate based on origin: soon the group was as famous as those it was parodying."<ref name="nyt"/> "Blink now had the backing of a major record company&nbsp;... just like the synthesized pop acts they were spoofing," said British journalist [[Tim Footman]]. "In what way were they less 'pop' than [[Sugar Ray]] and [[98 Degrees]]?"<ref name="footman">{{cite book |last=Footman |first=Tim |title=Blink-182: The Unauthorised Biography in Words and Pictures |publisher=Chrome Dreams |date=September 1, 2002 |pages=52–55 |chapter=Chapter 8: Keeping It Clean |isbn=1-84240-168-8}}</ref> Matt Diehl, author of the book ''My So-Called Punk'', called the basis for [[satire]] thin: "To seasoned ears, Blink-182 sounded and looked just as manufactured as the pop idols they were poking fun at."<ref name="diehl">{{cite book |last=Diehl |first=Matt |title=My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion - How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |date=April 17, 2007 |pages=75–76 |isbn=978-0-312-33781-0}}</ref> The band faced a backlash shortly after ''Enema of the State'' was released from several punk and [[emo]] acts who wished to not be associated with their music.<ref name="spin">{{cite book |last=Rotter |first=Jeffery |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yjh_OmCmm-0C&q=blink+182&pg=PA118 |title=Naughty by Nature |publisher=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=November 1999 |access-date=September 7, 2012}}</ref>

Tristin Laughter, employee of [[Bay Area]] record label [[Lookout! Records]], wrote in an issue of the influential zine ''[[Punk Planet]]'' that the band would have a genuinely negative impact on punk and accused the band of [[misogyny]].<ref name="spin"/> DeLonge responded to the accusations, commenting, "I love all those criticisms, because fuck all those magazines! I hate with a passion ''[[Maximumrocknroll]]'' and all those zines that think they know what punk is supposed to be. I think it's so much more punk to piss people off than to conform to all those [[vegan]]istic views."<ref name="spin"/> While ska veterans [[Blue Meanies (Illinois band)|Blue Meanies]] tried to empathize ("I think they [Blink] are just trying to get in the mindset of a teenager, which means a lot of curiosity about sex,")<ref name="spin"/> others, such as [[John Lydon]], frontman of the [[Sex Pistols]] and [[Public Image Ltd]], dismissed the band as a "bunch of silly boys&nbsp;... an imitation of a comedy act."<ref name=johnnyrotten>{{cite magazine |last=Sinclair |first=Tom |date=March 3, 2000 |title=Rotten Egged |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=528 |issn=1049-0434 |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/02/25/blink-182-delivers-songs-and-laughs/ |access-date=January 7, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623140426/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275495,00.html |archive-date=June 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name=shooman70>{{harvnb|Shooman|2010|p=70}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The record proved very influential on the [[pop-punk]] genre.<ref name="Ball 2019">{{cite web |last=Ball |first=Ernie |title=Celebrating 20 Years of blink-182's 'Enema of State' |website=Ernie Ball Blog |date=June 10, 2019 |url=https://blog.ernieball.com/music/celebrating-20-years-of-blink-182s-enema-of-state/ |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> With the release of the record, Blink-182 became celebrities and the biggest pop-punk act of the era.<ref name="MTV influence"/> The glossy production instantly set Blink-182 apart from the other crossover punk acts, such as Green Day. In 2011, ''The New York Times'' credited the record with "[taking] punk's already playful core and [giving] it a shiny, accessible polish," calling it "among the catchiest music of the time."<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/arts/music/blink-182-returns-with-new-album-neighborhoods.html?_r=1 |title=Not Quite Gone, A Punk Band Is Coming Back |first=Jon |last=Caramanica |author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=September 16, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002232911/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/arts/music/blink-182-returns-with-new-album-neighborhoods.html?_r=1 |archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> Matt Diehl, author of ''My So-Called Punk'', writes that mainstream acolytes of their sound led to profound effects on the "pop punk" genre, such as the deracination of regional scene identity—due to its wide popularity, pop punk bands became commonplace outside the genre's origins.<ref name="diehl"/> Jon Blisten of ''[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]'' writes that "''Enema''{{'s}} success perpetuated pop-punk's viability on mainstream radio, which is where Blink's progeny&nbsp;— bands like [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Simple Plan]], and [[New Found Glory]]&nbsp;— would receive a decent amount of airplay."<ref name="bpm">{{cite web |url=https://beatsperminute.com/second-look-blink-182-enema-of-the-state/ |title=Second Look: Blink-182, ''Enema of the State'' |last=Blistein |first=Jon |website=[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]] |date=August 17, 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone''{{'s}} Nicole Frehsée wrote that the album influenced emo fans,<ref name=rsreunion>{{cite magazine |last=Frehsée |first=Nicole |date=March 5, 2009 |title=Pop-Punk Kings Blink-182: Reunited and Ready to Party Like It's 1999 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] |issue=1073 |page=20 |publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] [[Limited liability company|LLC]] |location=[[New York City]] |issn=0035-791X |url=http://www.nicolefrehsee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/R1073Blink182.pdf |access-date=January 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013023818/http://www.nicolefrehsee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/R1073Blink182.pdf |archive-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref> while [[MTV News]] credited the album, alongside [[the Get Up Kids]]' ''[[Something to Write Home About]]'' (1999) as pioneering [[emo pop]], calling them "some of the scene's most influential records."<ref name="mtvemo">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/04/24/what-happened-to-emo/ |title=What Happened to Emo? |first=Devon |last=Maloney |date=April 24, 2013 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=September 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905003738/http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/04/24/what-happened-to-emo |archive-date=September 5, 2013}}</ref>

''Enema of the State'' has been called an accurate representation of middle-class teenage life, especially at the time of its release. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called it the "perfect encapsulation of the American adolescent male mind-set circa 1999."<ref name="ewnude"/> Nitsuh Abebe of ''New York'' describes the immense popularity of the record with adolescents in an article measuring its influence: "After you figure in singles, videos, [[CD-R]] burns, copies on repeat in friends' cars and finished basements, this was apparently enough to create blanket immersion among America's twenty-some million teenagers."<ref name="newyork">{{cite magazine |title=Sentimental Education |first=Nitsuh |last=Abebe |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=September 22, 2011 |url=https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/reviews/blink-182-abebe-2011-10/ |access-date=September 5, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' has ranked ''Enema of the State'' among Jerry Finn's top production work,<ref name=altpress12>{{cite magazine |last=Heisel |first=Scott |date=February 2013 |title=10 Essential Jerry Finn Albums |magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |issue=295 |page=96 |location=[[Cleveland, Ohio]] |issn=1065-1667}}</ref> and UK-based music magazine ''[[Rock Sound]]'' rated it number 2 on their list of "101 Modern Classics" in 2012, writing, "''Enema'' didn't just bring pop-punk to the masses, it marked a complete shift in how music television, radio and the world at large viewed it."<ref name="RSclassics"/> In 2014, Ian Cohen of ''Pitchfork'' noted the album's extensive influence: "In a literal sense, many indie bands evolved not from [[Velvet Underground]] or [[Sonic Youth]], but ''[[Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'', ''Dookie'', or ''Enema of the State''—records that served as beginner's manuals and inspired musicians in great numbers to buy their first guitar."<ref name="p4k1">{{cite news |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19196-fireworks-oh-common-life/ |title=Fireworks: ''Oh, Common Life'' |first=Ian |last=Cohen |date=April 8, 2014 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date=April 8, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222259/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19196-fireworks-oh-common-life/ |archive-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> Likewise, Scott Russo, frontman of San Diego rock band [[Unwritten Law]], remarked that following the album's release, he would receive CDs from fans that mimicked the glossy sound the album made famous. "It was revolutionary, it was equally as revolutionary as Green Day when it hit, they just didn't get the credit," Russo remarked in 2009.<ref name="onenineninefour"/>

In 2014, ''Alternative Press'' ran a special in celebration of the album's fifteenth anniversary, which contains reflections from members of bands influenced by the album, including [[The Maine (band)|The Maine]], [[The Story So Far (band)|The Story So Far]], [[Mayday Parade]], and [[Yellowcard]], among others.<ref name=altpress15>{{cite magazine |last=McGuire |first=Colin |date=May 28, 2014 |title=15 Years Of ''Enema Of The State''—Mayday Parade, the Story So Far, more reflect on Blink-182's album |magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |location=[[Cleveland, Ohio]] |issn=1065-1667 |url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/15_years_of_enema_of_the_state_blink_182_mayday_parade_tssf_yellowcard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529084438/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/15_years_of_enema_of_the_state_blink_182_mayday_parade_tssf_yellowcard |archive-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> "When I heard how massive and epic ''Enema'' was for the first time, my mind was blown. It definitely made me want to be a better songwriter and make bigger-sounding records," said [[Ryan Key]] of Yellowcard.<ref name="altpress15"/> In the article, the magazine credits the album with "single-handedly changed the face of mainstream rock."<ref name="altpress15"/> Property of Zack also gave the album a fifteenth anniversary feature, commenting, "''Enema of the State'' has become the single most important album in our overarching community since its release in 1999. It is more important, to this current generation and the one preceding it, than ''Dookie'', or ''Smash'', or whatever you want to put on that pedestal — and it will likely never give up that spot at the top of the standings."<ref name="poz">{{cite news |url=http://propertyofzack.com/post/87035694060/poz-decade-blink-182-enema-of-the-state |title=POZ Decade: blink-182 - Enema Of The State |first=Zack |last=Zarillo |date=May 27, 2014 |publisher=Property of Zack |access-date=May 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601074008/http://propertyofzack.com/post/87035694060/poz-decade-blink-182-enema-of-the-state |archive-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Publication
! Country
! Accolade
! Year
! Rank
|-
| ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rowspan="2"|United States
| 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die<ref name=blender>{{cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=122 |title=500 CDs You Must Own: Alternative Rock |author=<!--not stated--> |year=2006 |website=www.blender.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629210352/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=122 |archive-date=June 29, 2006 |access-date=April 12, 2024}} citing {{cite magazine |last1=Aizlewood |first1=John |last2=Ashare |first2=Matt |last3=Azerrad |first3=Michael |last4=Beato |first4=Greg |last5=Black |first5=Johnny |last6=Brandt |first6=Ben |last7=Considine |first7=J. D. |last8=DeFore |first8=John |last9=Doyle |first9=Tom |last10=Gehr |first10=Richard |last11=Gross |first11=Joe |last12=Hammill |first12=Gerald |last13=Harris |first13=John |last14=Hiltbrand |first14=David |last15=Himmelsbach |first15=Erik |last16=Hsu |first16=Hua |last17=Johnson |first17=Howard |last18=Krauss |first18=Daniel |last19=Maconie |first19=Stuart |last20=Marks |first20=Craig |last21=Pemberton |first21=Andy |last22=Power |first22=Tony |last23=Quantick |first23=David |last24=Skanse |first24=Richard |last25=Smith |first25=R. J. |last26=Smyth |first26=David |last27=Sutcliffe |first27=Phil |last28=Tannenbaum |first28=Rob |last29=Weiner |first29=Jonah |display-authors=1 |editor1-last=Aizlewood |editor1-first=John |date=April 2003 |title=500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! |magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=15 |page=70 |publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]}}</ref>
| 2003
| style="text-align:center;"| *
|-
| ''[[Guitar World]]''
| 100 Greatest Guitar Albums<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Greatest Guitar Albums |magazine=[[Guitar World]] |date=October 2006}}</ref>
|rowspan="4"| 2006
| style="text-align:center;"| 66
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rowspan="5"|United Kingdom
| 50 Greatest Punk Albums Ever<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang_p2.htm |title=Kerrang! - The Kerrang! 50 Greatest Punk Albums Ever |access-date=July 18, 2012 |author=Kerrang! |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023170622/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang_p2.htm |archive-date=October 23, 2014}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
|-
| 100 Greatest Rock Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3027.htm |title=Kerrang! - 100 Greatest Rock Albums |access-date=July 18, 2012 |author=Kerrang! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928163855/http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3027.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 85
|-
| rowspan="3"|''[[Rock Sound]]''
| Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992–2006)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3027.htm |title=Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992–2006) |access-date=July 18, 2012 |author=Rock Sound |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928163855/http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3027.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2012 |author-link=Rock Sound}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
|-
| 101 Modern Classic Albums<ref name="RSclassics">{{cite web |url=http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/rock-sounds-101-modern-classics-the-final-instalment |title=Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics: The Final Installment |author=Staff |date=July 4, 2012 |publisher=[[Rock Sound]] (Freeway Press) |access-date=July 11, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004170147/http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/rock-sounds-101-modern-classics-the-final-instalment |archive-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref>
|2012
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
| The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time<ref name="RSess">{{cite news |title=The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time |issue=191 |date=September 1, 2014 |publisher=[[Rock Sound]] (Freeway Press)}}</ref>
|2014
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
| ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rowspan="2"| United States
| The 50 Greatest Album Covers of All Time<ref name="bb50">{{cite magazine |title=The 50 Greatest Album Covers of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6715351/best-album-covers-of-all-time |date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=November 21, 2017 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"|2015
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|-
| ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)<ref name="spin15">{{cite news |title=The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014) |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/3/ |first=Maria |last=Sherman |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616054921/http://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/3/ |archive-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 134
|-
| ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| United Kingdom
| 51 Greatest Pop Punk Albums Ever<ref name="kerrang15">{{cite magazine |title=Blink-182: Inside ''Enema'' |pages=24–25 |date=September 16, 2015 |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |issue=1586}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rowspan="3"| United States
| 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time<ref name="rs16">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-greatest-punk-albums-of-all-time-20160406/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-1999-20160406 |title=40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time |date=April 6, 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=April 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406232449/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-greatest-punk-albums-of-all-time-20160406/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-1999-20160406 |archive-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref>
| 2016
| style="text-align:center;"| 37
|-
| 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums<ref name="rs17">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-greatest-pop-punk-albums-w508222/green-day-dookie-1994-w508258 |title=50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums |date=November 15, 2017 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=November 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115173041/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-greatest-pop-punk-albums-w508222 |archive-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref>
| 2017
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
| [[Loudwire]]
| The 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums of All Time<ref name="Loudwire 2022">{{cite web |title=The 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums of All Time - Ranked |website=Loudwire |date=December 13, 2022 |url=https://loudwire.com/greatest-pop-punk-albums/ |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>
| 2022
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|}

<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> denotes an unordered list</small>

==Touring==
{{main|Loserkids Tour|The Mark, Tom and Travis Show Tour|Blink-182 and Lil Wayne Tour}}

[[File:Reading Festival 2000.jpg|thumb|Blink-182 toured worldwide in support of the record, including a performance at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|2000 Reading Festival]], pictured above.]]
With massive radio and video play, Blink-182 played to larger crowds when they began touring in support of ''Enema of the State''. The Loserkids Tour commenced in the autumn of 1999 and was the band's first arena tour.<ref name="p99"/> The band was forced to postpone remaining dates of a spring European tour in 2000 when both DeLonge and Barker came down with strep throat.<ref name="strep">{{cite web |last=Basham |first=David |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426184/blink-182-nixes-european-shows.jhtml |title=Blink-182 Nixes European Shows |publisher=MTV News |date=March 14, 2000 |access-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116132731/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426184/blink-182-nixes-european-shows.jhtml |archive-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref> The band played to sold-out audiences and performed worldwide during the summer of 2000 on [[The Mark, Tom and Travis Show Tour]]. The tour was staged as a drive-in movie, with a giant retro billboard suspended from the ceiling, and films were projected on the screen behind the band&nbsp;– including vintage gay porn as a joke.<ref name="Edwards 2000">{{cite magazine |last=Edwards |first=Gavin |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-half-naked-truth-about-blink-182-20000803 |title=The Half Naked Truth About Blink-182 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 3, 2000 |access-date=22 Aug 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203033034/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-half-naked-truth-about-blink-182-20000803 |archive-date=February 3, 2013}}</ref> The tour was one of the most anticipated rock tours of the season and the band headed out on the road with [[Bad Religion]] and [[Fenix TX]]. Barker broke one of his fingers during an altercation with two men who kept flirting with his girlfriend in Ohio, and Damon Delapaz, guitarist of Fenix TX, stepped in on drums for Barker.<ref name="enemaofthestage"/> Hoppus recalled an overwhelming emotional feeling when the band sold out the [[Great Western Forum]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=p99>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=99}}</ref>

The band also performed at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in August 2000.<ref name="newsong">{{cite web |last=Basham |first=David |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426178/blink-182-records-new-song-live-album.jhtml |title=Blink-182 Records New Song For Live Album |publisher=MTV News |date=August 28, 2000 |access-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104214140/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426178/blink-182-records-new-song-live-album.jhtml |archive-date=November 4, 2012}}</ref> To celebrate the success of the tour, the band released a limited edition live album titled ''[[The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)]]'', which featured snippets of the band's between-song dialogue.<ref name=p100>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=100}}</ref> Released in November 2000, the band returned to the studio with Finn to complete a song left off the final track listing of ''Enema of the State'': "Man Overboard."<ref name="newsong"/> The final tour in support of ''Enema of the State'' was the 2001 [[Honda Civic Tour]], for which the band designed a [[Honda Civic]] to promote the company.<ref name="honda">{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439500/blink-182-kick-off-civic-tour-2001.jhtml |title=Blink-182 To Kick Off Civic Tour 2001 |publisher=MTV News |date=February 16, 2001 |access-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053832/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439500/blink-182-kick-off-civic-tour-2001.jhtml |archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref>

In 2019, the band conducted [[Blink-182 and Lil Wayne Tour|a tour]] in which they celebrated the 20th anniversary of ''Enema of the State'' by performing the album in its entirety. [[Matt Skiba]], who was the band's guitarist/vocalist from 2015 to 2022, performed DeLonge's parts.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/blink-182-enema-state-upcoming-tour/ | title=Blink-182 to Perform 'Enema of the State' in its Entirety on Upcoming Tour | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>

==Track listing==
===Original release===
{{Track listing
| all_writing   = [[Mark Hoppus]] and [[Tom DeLonge]], except where noted
| total_length  = 35:17
| extra_column  = Lead vocals
| title1        = [[Dumpweed]]
| extra1        = DeLonge
| length1       = 2:23
| title2        = Don't Leave Me
| extra2        = Hoppus
| length2       = 2:23
| title3        = [[Aliens Exist]]
| extra3        = DeLonge
| length3       = 3:13
| title4        = [[Going Away to College]]
| extra4        = Hoppus
| length4       = 2:59
| title5        = [[What's My Age Again?]]
| extra5        = Hoppus
| length5       = 2:28
| title6        = Dysentery Gary
| extra6        = {{hlist|DeLonge|Hoppus}}
| length6       = 2:45
| title7        = [[Adam's Song]]
| extra7        = Hoppus
| length7       = 4:09
| title8        = [[All the Small Things]]
| extra8        = DeLonge
| length8       = 2:48
| title9        = The Party Song
| extra9        = Hoppus
| length9       = 2:19
| title10       = [[Mutt (Blink-182 song)|Mutt]]
| extra10       = DeLonge
| note10        = Hoppus, DeLonge, [[Scott Raynor]]
| length10      = 3:23
| title11       = Wendy Clear
| extra11       = Hoppus
| length11      = 2:50
| title12       = Anthem
| extra12       = DeLonge
| length12      = 3:37
}}
{{Track listing
| headline      = Japanese limited edition bonus tracks
| total_length  = 54:47
| extra_column  = Lead vocals
| title13       = Dumpweed
| extra13       = DeLonge
| note13        = live in London
| length13      = 3:25
| title14       = What's My Age Again?
| extra14       = Hoppus
| note14        = live in London
| length14      = 3:18
| title15       = All the Small Things
| extra15       = DeLonge
| note15        = live in London
| length15      = 4:05
| title16       = [[Dammit]]
| writer16      = {{hlist|Hoppus|DeLonge|[[Scott Raynor]]}}
| extra16       = {{hlist|Hoppus|DeLonge}}
| note16        = live in London
| length16      = 2:36
| title17       = Mutt
| extra17       = DeLonge
| note17        = live in Los Angeles
| length17      = 3:10
| title18       = Aliens Exist
| extra18       = DeLonge
| note18        = live in Los Angeles
| length18      = 3:16
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Australian tour edition bonus tracks
| total_length = 48:39
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title13 = Pathetic
| writer13 = {{hlist|Hoppus|DeLonge|Raynor}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Hoppus|DeLonge}}
| note13 = live in Los Angeles
| length13 = 3:04
| title14 = Untitled
| writer14 = {{hlist|Hoppus|DeLonge|Raynor}}
| extra14 = DeLonge
| note14 = live in Los Angeles
| length14 = 2:45
| title15 = [[Josie (Blink-182 song)|Josie]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Hoppus|DeLonge|Raynor}}
| extra15 = Hoppus
| note15 = live in Los Angeles
| length15 = 4:17
| title16 = Aliens Exist
| extra16 = DeLonge
| note16 = live in Los Angeles
| length16 = 3:16
}}

===Australian tour edition===
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus disc
| total_length = 15:38
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title1 = All the Small Things
| extra1 = DeLonge
| note1 = single edit
| length1 = 2:54
| title2 = Dumpweed
| extra2 = DeLonge
| note2 = live in London
| length2 = 3:25
| title3 = What's My Age Again?
| extra3 = Hoppus
| note3 = live in London
| length3 = 3:18
| title4 = All the Small Things
| extra4 = DeLonge
| note4 = live in London
| length4 = 4:05
| title5 = Dammit
| writer5 = {{hlist|Hoppus|DeLonge|Raynor}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Hoppus|DeLonge}}
| note5 = live in London
| length5 = 2:36
}}

==Personnel==
Adapted from ''Enema of the State''{{'s}} liner notes.<ref name="linernotes"/>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''Blink-182'''
* [[Mark Hoppus]] – bass, vocals
* [[Tom DeLonge]] – guitars, vocals
* [[Travis Barker]] – drums

'''Additional musicians'''
* [[Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.]]&nbsp;– keyboards on "[[What's My Age Again?]]," "[[Adam's Song]]," "[[All the Small Things]]," "Wendy Clear," and "Anthem"

'''Artwork'''
* Tim Stedman&nbsp;– art direction, design
* Keith Tamashiro&nbsp;– design
* David Goldman&nbsp;– photography
* [[Janine Lindemulder]]&nbsp;– cover model
{{col-2}}
'''Production'''
* [[Jerry Finn]]&nbsp;– [[Record producer|production]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing engineer]] of "The Party Song" and "Wendy Clear"
* [[Tom Lord-Alge]]&nbsp;– mixing engineer
* Sean O'Dwyer&nbsp;– [[Audio engineering|recording engineer]]
* Darrel Harvey&nbsp;– [[Audio engineering|assistant engineer]]
* John Nelson&nbsp;– assistant engineer
* Robert Read&nbsp;– assistant engineer
* Mike Fasano&nbsp;– drum technician
* [[Brian Gardner]]&nbsp;– [[mastering engineer]]
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Chart (1999–2000)
! Peak<br />position
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{{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|6|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|11|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=April 28, 2017|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|7|artist=Blink-182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=January 3, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|39|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|23|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|France|60|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|18|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|id=3186|access-date=January 3, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|31|artist=Blink 182|access-date=January 3, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|5|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|31|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|13|date=20000326|access-date=September 12, 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|23|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|13|artist=Blink 182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=July 30, 2013|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|15|date=20000326|access-date=April 27, 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|1|date=20000514|access-date=April 27, 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|9|artist=Blink-182|album=Enema of the State|access-date=January 3, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Chart (1999)
! Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1999/albums-chart |title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 55
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="Year-End-1">{{cite magazine |title=The Year in Music: 1999 – Top ''Billboard'' 200 Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=45 |volume=111 |issue=52 |issn=0006-2510 |date=December 25, 1999 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ |access-date=March 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426162450/https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ |archive-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref>
| 45
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Chart (2000)
! Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2000/albums-chart |title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2000 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 18
|-
!scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2000 |title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2000 |website=austriancharts.at |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 33
|-
!scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2000&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2000 |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 79
|-
! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032100/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html |archivedate=August 12, 2004 |url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html |title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000 |website=[[Jam!]] |access-date=March 24, 2022}}</ref>
| 36
|-
!scope="row"|European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-23.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums 2000 |magazine=Music & Media |date=December 23, 2000 |page=9 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 39
|-
!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2000 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts |language=de |work=[[GfK Entertainment]] |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 65
|-
!scope="row"|Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/11/2000/0 |title=Classifica annuale 2000 (dal 03.01.2000 al 31.12.2000) |publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |language=it |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
| 16
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2000-12-31 |title=Top Selling Albums of 2000 |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
| 11
|-
!scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2000/alben |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000 |website=hitparade.ch |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 56
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20000109/37502/ |title=End of the Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
| 65
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="Year-End">{{cite magazine |title=The Year in Music: 2000 – Top ''Billboard'' 200 Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=38 |volume=112 |issue=53 |issn=0006-2510 |date=December 30, 2000 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ |access-date=March 20, 2016}}</ref>
| 32
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2002)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html |archivedate=September 2, 2004 |url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html |title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002 |website=[[Jam!]] |access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|124
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=Enema Of The State|artist=Blink 182|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink 182|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Indonesia ([[Asosiasi Industri Rekaman Indonesia|ASIRI]])|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2001|salesamount=35,000|salesref=<ref name=p90>{{harvnb|Hoppus|2001|p=90}}</ref>|certref=<ref name=p90/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Platinum|note=Units sold since 2009|relyear=1999|certyear=2023|access-date=March 27, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2001|salesamount=80,000|salesref=<ref name=MEX>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgJDAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=copias&article_id=1747,121107&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc47K-graMAxVnVTABHSdMBlEQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=copias&f=false|title=En Breve: Música... Presentarán álbum en Mexico|newspaper=La Opinión|access-date=March 31, 2025|date=July 1, 2000|page=16|language=es}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1999|id=2000-10-13|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Philippines|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2001|certref=<ref name="p90"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Enema Of The State|artist=Blink 182|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=2004|id=2068-1599-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Platinum|refname="RIAA"|number=5|relyear=1999|certyear=2001|salesamount=4,600,000|salesref=<ref name="billboardreview2014"/>}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|refname="europe"|title=Enema of the State|artist=Blink-182|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1999|certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])|nocert=true|artist=Blink-182|title=Enema of the State|type=album|salesamount=15,000,000|salesref=<ref name="MTV influence" />}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

==See also==
* [[1999 in music]]
* [[Pop-punk]]
* [[Jerry Finn]]

== Explanatory notes ==
{{Reflist|group=nb}}

==References==
=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== General and cited references ===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last1=Barker |first1=Travis |last2=Edwards |first2=Gavin |title=Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums |year=2015 |publisher=William Morrow |isbn=978-0-06-231942-5}}
* {{Cite book |last=Hoppus |first=Anne |title=Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom |date=October 1, 2001 |publisher=[[MTV|MTV Books]] / [[Pocket Books]] |isbn=0-7434-2207-4}}
* {{Cite book |last=Shooman |first=Joe |title=Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return |date=June 24, 2010 |publisher=Independent Music Press |isbn=978-1-906191-10-8}}
{{refend}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=A Brief History of Album Covers|first=Jason|last=Draper|publisher=Flame Tree Publishing|location=London|year=2008|pages=340–341|isbn=9781847862112|oclc=227198538}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPywHf374Yxec0rcu1g2SJm8NmO-Drud3 ''Enema of the State''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)<!-- This is a licensed stream for the album, which is allowed under Wikipedia polices -->
* {{Official website|http://blink182.com/}}

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