ADAM'S SONG

"'Adam's Song'" is a song by the pop punk band Blink-182 and is taken from their third album ''Enema of the State'' (this album being largely credited for the band's success). The song deals with suicide, and is a noticeable departure from the toilet humour present in most of the other songs on the album. It is comparable to the song "Stay Together For The Kids" (which deals with 'broken home' and family issues) from Blink 182's fourth studio album ''Take Off Your Pants And Jacket''.

Contents

Track listing

Background

Footnotes

External links

Track listing

#"Adam's Song" (Radio Edit)
#"Going Away to College" (Live)
#"Adam's Song" (Live)
#"Wendy Clear" (Live)

Background

According to band member Tom DeLonge:
It is also said that it was written for one of the band's friends named adam who commited suicide
The title of the song comes from a sketch from ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'', in which a young fan of the band Titannica (named Adam) tries to kill himself after listening to their songs. The band invites him on tour with them, but they soon find out that his body is now hideously deformed. Titannica created the song called "Adam's Song" which encourages him to "try again".
The line "I took my time, I hurried up / The choice was mine, I didn't think enough" is similar to the song "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, in which the line is "Take your time, hurry up / The choice is yours, don't be late."
The song caused a stir in 2000 when a teenager committed suicide while listening to it.^[1]

Footnotes

1.
Blink Song Played At Suicide

External links

★ Watch "Adam's Song" on Youtube