Adam's Song
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{{Infobox Single
| Name = Adam's Song
| Cover = Blink-182_-_adams_song.jpg
| Artist = [[Blink-182]]
| from Album = [[Enema of the State]]
| Released = [[September 5]], [[2000]]
| Format = [[Compact disc|CD]], [[DVD]]
| Recorded = [[1999]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 3:33/Original 4:10
| Label = [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]
| Producer = [[Jerry Finn]]
| Last single = "[[All the Small Things]]"<br>(2000)
| This single = "'''Adam's Song'''"<br>(2000)
| Next single = "[[Man Overboard (song)|Man Overboard]]"<br>(2000)
}}
"'''Adam's Song'''" is a song by [[United States|American]] [[pop punk]] band [[Blink-182]], from their third album ''[[Enema of the State]]'', which was the album largely credited for the band's success. It was released as the third [[CD single]] from the album behind "[[What's My Age Again?]]" and "[[All the Small Things]]" on [[September 5]], [[2000]].<ref name=amazon>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Adams-Song-blink-182/dp/B00004TY94|title=Adam's Song [Single]|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref> "Adam's Song" was one of five Blink-182 songs that peaked at #2 on the US [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref name=chart>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=182793&model.vnuAlbumId=609766|title=Artist Chart History - Blink-182|work=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref> Vocals on the song are performed by [[Mark Hoppus]].
==Possible meaning==
"Adam's Song" is commonly referred to as the song when Blink-182 got "serious", being their first well-known slow-paced song. The song is somewhat out of place for Blink-182, considering it is placed in between catchy and fast-paced songs such as "[[All the Small Things]]" and "Dysentery Gary".<ref name=reviewcentre>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewcentre.com/review125104.html|title=Blink-182, Enema of the State review|work=Review Centre|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref><ref name=ign>{{cite web|url=http://au.music.ign.com/articles/442/442001p1.html|title=Blink-182 Review|work=Review Centre|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref>
The song's lyrics deal with [[Clinical depression|depression]] and [[suicide]], which is a noticeable departure from the [[toilet humour|toilet humor]] present in most of the other songs on ''[[Enema of the State]]''. It is comparable to their later 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]]''.
[[Image:MarkTravisAdamsSong.png|thumb|left|Mark (left) and Travis (right) in the Adam's Song music video.]]
There are two possibilities as to the meaning behind the song. The first is about former drummer [[Scott Raynor]], although this is unlikely. Secondly, it was once thought that the website ''Adam's Letter'' featured the inspiration behind the song, this was later revealed as a fictitious story, and any "resemblance between the characters, places, and events to any real people is purely coincidental."<ref name=letter>{{cite web|url=http://www.adamsletter.com/|title=Adam's Letter|work=Rollingstone.com|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref>
The song's title is a reference to [[Mr. Show]], in a sketch where a kid burns himself with acid, the band Titannicca write a song for him with the title of the same name.{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
Tragedy struck when the song caused a stir in [[2000]], when it was set to replay indefinitely on a stereo as 17-year-old Greg Barnes, a survivor of the [[Columbine High School Massacre]], hung himself in the garage of his family's home.<ref name=suicide>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12039065|title=Blink Song Played At Suicide|work=Yahoo Music|accessdate=2008-05-24|author=Rosen, Craig}}</ref>
The line "I took my time, I hurried up, / The choice was mine, I didn't think enough"<ref name=lyrics>{{cite web|url=http://blink-182.lyrics-songs.com/lyrics/68286/|title=Adam's Song - lyrics|work=Lyrics-songs.com|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref> alludes to the song "[[Come as You Are (Nirvana song)|Come as You Are]]" by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], in which the line is "Take your time, hurry up / The choice is yours, don't be late."<ref name=lyricsnirvana>{{cite web|url=http://nirvana.lyrics-songs.com/lyrics/28488/|title=Come as You Are - lyrics|work=Lyrics-songs.com|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref>
==Track listing==
===CD===
#"Adam's Song" (Radio Edit)
#"Going Away to College" (Live)
#"Adam's Song" (Live)
#"Wendy Clear" (Live)
===DVD===
#"[[Man Overboard (song)|Man Overboard]]" (Music Video)
#"Adam's Song" (Music Video)
==Background==
{{cite web
| gay = Delonge
| first = Tom
| title = Enema of the State Song Meanings
| publisher = Punkdisasters
| url = http://www.punkdisasters.com/?side=blink_discography_enema_meanings
| accessdate = 2007-01-17}} </ref>}}
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmLa_W_afH4 Watch "Adam's Song" on Youtube]
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[[Category:2000 singles]]
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[[Category:Songs about suicide]]
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