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Encyclopedia > Dammit (Growing Up)
"Dammit (Growing Up)"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Dude Ranch
Released September 23, 1997
Format CD
Recorded  ??
Genre Pop Punk
Length 2:45
Label MCA
Writer Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, Scott Raynor
Producer  ??
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Lemmings"
(1996)
"Dammit (Growing Up)"
(1997)
"Apple Shampoo"
(1997)

"Dammit" is the first single by Blink-182 from the 1997 album Dude Ranch. It was the song which gave them their first mainstream success, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Track Chart. It is sung by Mark but when performed live, Tom would usually take over in the chorus. Image File history File links 10s_-_Dammit_(Growing_Up). ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Singles from Dude Ranch Released: 1996 Released: September 23, 1997 Released: October 7, 1997 Released: February 24, 1998 Released: 1998 Dude Ranch is the second album by Blink-182, released on June 17, 1997 by Cargo Music/MCA. The album contains the songs Dammit and Josie, which helped the group... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... CD redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Markus Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California[1]) is an American musician, producer, and was one of the founding members of the pop-punk band Blink-182 and the pop-punk/alternative band +44. ... Scott Raynor (born May 23, 1978) was a founding member for Blink-182, until he was replaced by Travis Barker after the Dude Ranch album. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Lemmings was a split single with Blink-182 another band called Swindle. ... Apple Shampoo is a song and single by blink-182, from the 1997 album Dude Ranch. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Singles from Dude Ranch Released: 1996 Released: September 23, 1997 Released: October 7, 1997 Released: February 24, 1998 Released: 1998 Dude Ranch is the second album by Blink-182, released on June 17, 1997 by Cargo Music/MCA. The album contains the songs Dammit and Josie, which helped the group... Markus Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California[1]) is an American musician, producer, and was one of the founding members of the pop-punk band Blink-182 and the pop-punk/alternative band +44. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


An alternative version of the song can be found on the Can't Hardly Wait soundtrack, Hit Machine 20 and the Greatest Hits album, which features a drumroll right after the opening chords. Cant Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic teen comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. ... Greatest Hits was the one and only compilation album by Blink-182, released on November 1, 2005. ...

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Dammit (Radio Edit)"
  2. "Dammit"
  3. "Zulu"

Music video

The music video (directed by Darren Doane and Ken Daurio) shows the band members going to see a movie, where the co-singer, Mark Hoppus, sees his ex-girlfriend with another guy. The video ends with Hoppus and the boyfriend fighting and the girlfriend walking away with a theater employee, played by Rick DeVoe (Blink-182's manager).


Live Versions

  • During some live versions Tom DeLonge was known to yell "Take your pants off" at the very beginning.
  • Mark Hoppus would improvise certain sections of the song with random lyrics from other songs.
  • During concerts in 1997 to early 1999, the band was known for creatively poking fun at audience members who attended their shows only because of the mainstream success of this song. A typical introduction to shows in 1998:

This one goes out
To all our fans
To all the punk rock kids
Who've been into our band This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Markus Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California[1]) is an American musician, producer, and was one of the founding members of the pop-punk band Blink-182 and the pop-punk/alternative band +44. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


Do you only know us
From this one song?
Here's news for you
We've been around for almost 6 years long And it hurts

  • It was very common while at live shows during the bridge for Mark to sing a popular hit of another group. "No Scrubs" by TLC, "Ice Ice, Baby" by Vanilla Ice, "Forgot About Dre" By Dr. Dre Feat. Eminem, and "I Wish" by Skee-Lo were very popular bridge fillers.

TLC was an American music group, whose repertoire spans R&B, hip hop and pop. ... Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1968), better known as Vanilla Ice, is a Grammy Award nominated, American Music Award winning American rapper and actor known mostly for the 1990 single Ice Ice Baby. ... For the New York radio and television presenter, see Doctor Dre. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

In pop culture

  • This song has been covered by Trivium, Avril Lavigne, TERRY's KID, Hellogoodbye. The bands Say Anything and System of a Down both sang (Acoustic Versions). The bands Cute Is What We Aim For and All Time Low have played this song live together during concerts; and most recently on the 2007 Warped Tour. +44, Mark Hoppus's new band, covered the song on June 4th, 2007 and throughout the rest of the 2007 Honda Civic Tour.
  • "Dammit" can also be heard in the movies Bubble Boy and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, as well as Can't Hardly Wait.
  • Ska punk band Leftöver Crack parody this song during many of their live shows.
  • The line in the song "A day late, A buck short" is similar to the title of The Queers album released the previous year (1996) called "A day late and a dollar short". Blink-182's guitarist Tom DeLonge cites The Queers as one of his influences in the Urethra Chronicles DVD.

Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... For any other uses, see Trivium. ... Avril Lavigne Whibley,[7] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: ), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. ... For the song by The Beatles, see Hello Goodbye. ... This page is about the film Say Anything. ... Cute Is What We Aim For is a power pop band, formed in 2005 in Buffalo, New York and currently signed to Atlantic Records. ... For other uses, see All Time Low (disambiguation). ... Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. ... This article is about the band. ... Markus Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972 in Ridgecrest, California[1]) is an American musician, producer, and was one of the founding members of the pop-punk band Blink-182 and the pop-punk/alternative band +44. ... The Honda Civic Tour is an annual concert tour, sponsored by Honda Motor Company. ... The 2001 film Bubble Boy Bubble Boy is a 2001 comedy film directed by Blair Hayes and stars Jake Gyllenhall in the title role. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Leftöver Crack is a political ska-core band that emerged following the breakup of the ska punk band Choking Victim around the year 2000. ... The Queers are an American pop punk band formed in 1982 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King (A.K.A. Joe Queer). ...

Trivia

  • Blink-182's bassist, Mark Hoppus actually wrote the riff while playing around on an acoustic guitar missing two strings.[citation needed]

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