Blame It on My Youth (Blink-182 song)

"Blame It on My Youth" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182. The song was released on May 8, 2019, through Columbia Records, as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album Nine. The song is an upbeat, nostalgic track that recounts the band's early days. It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and guitarist Matt Skiba, as well as producer Tim Pagnotta, and songwriters Sam Hollander and Matt Malpass. The song debuted with a lyric video featuring renowned graffiti artist Risk.

"Blame It on My Youth"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Nine
ReleasedMay 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)
Genre
Length3:06
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim Pagnotta
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Home Is Such a Lonely Place"
(2017)		 "Blame It on My Youth"
(2019)		 "Generational Divide"
(2019)

Background

"Blame It on My Youth" originated from a drum pattern that drummer Travis Barker created that the band and their songwriters took and developed further.[4] The song was produced and co-written by Tim Pagnotta, best known for his work with the Strumbellas, Neon Trees, and Plain White T's.[5] Additional writers credited on the track include Sam Hollander and Matt Malpass. The song is their first release as part of their new deal with Columbia Records.[5] Lyrically, the song nostalgically recounts the band members' upbringings, and how they came to start a band.[6]

Commercial performance

"Blame It on My Youth" was sent to rock and alternative radio on May 14, 2019.[7][8] It debuted at number 31 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart,[9] and slightly higher on their Hot Rock Songs chart at number 29.[10] The song was added by over 60 radio stations in its opening week in North America, according to Hits columnist Ted Volk.[11]

Release and reception

The band announced the single one day after unveiling their 2019 headlining tour with rapper Lil Wayne;[12] it premiered on May 8, 2019 on all streaming platforms, as well as on radio. Travis Barker also guested on KROQ's Kevin and Bean that morning and discussed the song's origins.[4] It premiered with a lyric video online featuring famed graffiti artist Risk spray-painting the song's lyrics on a wall in a time lapse.[12]

The band received backlash directed towards the change in style and formulaic pop composition. As a response to this criticism, Hoppus said "I can't try and write a song to hit a moving target of what I think people are going to expect Blink is or should be or what they want Blink to be... And we've never sat down with the intent of 'Let's write a radio single' because what is a radio single? I don't know what works with radio. I can't write a song for the radio."[13]

Lake Schatz at Consequence of Sound described the song as bouncy and anthemic,[6] while Claire Shaffer of Rolling Stone said the song "celebrates their continued youthfulness and tendencies toward teenage rebellion."[12]

Track listing
  • Digital download[14]
  1. "Blame It on My Youth" – 3:06

Personnel

Blink-182

Production[15]

  • Tim Pagnotta – producer, songwriting
  • Sam Hollander – songwriting
  • Ian Walsh – programmer
  • Matt Malpass – songwriting, engineer, miscellaneous production
  • Brian Phillips – programmer, engineer, miscellaneous production
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – mixing
  • Robin Florent – assistant engineer
  • Scott Desmarais – assistant engineer
  • Chris Athens – mastering engineer

Charts

Release history
Country Date Format Label
United States May 8, 2019 Digital download Columbia
May 14, 2019 Alternative radio[7]
Rock radio[8]

References
  1. "Blink-182 Streaming Pop-Driven New Single 'Blame It on My Youth'". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "Best Rock Songs of 2019 … So Far". Loudwire. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. DiPaolo, Dustin. "Blink-182 Finds a New Sound with 'Blame it on My Youth'". Popdust. Popdust. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. "Blink-182 Kick Off New Era With Single "Blame It On My Youth"". KROQ.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. Kaufman, Gil (May 8, 2019). "Blink-182 Release Nostalgic New Track 'Blame It On My Youth': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  6. Schatz, Lake (May 8, 2019). "Blink-182 return with new song "Blame It on My Youth": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  7. "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  8. "Future Releases on Rock Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  9. "Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  10. "Top Rock Songs Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. Volk, Ted (May 14, 2019). "HITS Daily Double : iGen - YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  12. Shaffer, Claire (May 8, 2019). "See Blink-182's Graffitied Lyric Video for New Song 'Blame It On My Youth'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  13. "Mark Hoppus Addresses Fan Backlash to Blink-182's "Blame It on My Youth"". exclaim.
  14. "'Blame It on My Youth' – Single by blink-182 on Apple Music". Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. "Blame It on My Youth". Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via YouTube.
  16. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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