Hoppus claims it took him five minutes to write. Though he initially developed it as a vulgar joke song, he felt it had potential as a regular tune. While practicing playing the riff, Hoppus came up with a new song derived from his failure to perform the part correctly. He was attempting to play the song " J.A.R." by Green Day, which has a distinctive intro on bass guitar. Hoppus developed "What's My Age Again?" while sitting on the floor and playing guitar in his kitchen/living room. With his first advance from major-label MCA, Hoppus purchased a home in the band's hometown of San Diego, California. modern rock hits of 1998, sending its parent album to a gold certification and bringing the members newfound notoriety and wealth. Its lead single, " Dammit (Growing Up)", became one of the most-played U.S. Background and writing īassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus initially composed the song as a joke.īlink-182, consisting of bassist Mark Hoppus, guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Scott Raynor, formed in the early 1990s, and by the end of the decade, had reached commercial success with their second album, 1997's Dude Ranch. The song received positive reviews and has been called a classic pop punk track NME placed it at number 117 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years" in 2012.
Primarily an airplay hit, the song was the band's first to cross over to pop radio, hitting number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song placed at number three in Italy and number 17 in the United Kingdom.
It became one of the band's best-performing singles, peaking at number two on Billboard 's Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. It received heavy rotation on MTV and other music video channels. The song's signature music video famously features the band running nude on the streets of Los Angeles. It was originally titled " Peter Pan Complex", an allusion to the pop-psychology concept, but the record label found the reference obscure and adjusted the title. The trio recorded the song with producer Jerry Finn. Hoppus declined to label the song as autobiographical, but admitted that he spent his twenties acting immature. The song lyrically revolves around the onset of age and maturity, and the failure to implement changes in one's behavior. A mid-tempo pop punk song, "What's My Age Again?" is memorable for its distinctive, arpeggiated guitar intro. It was the band's first single to feature drummer Travis Barker. "What's My Age Again?" shares writing credits between the band's guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus, but Hoppus was the primary composer of the song. It was released in April 1999 as the lead single from the group's third studio album, Enema of the State (1999), released through MCA Records. " What's My Age Again?" is a song by American rock band Blink-182.
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