One More Time...

. Blink-182 gained mainstream success with their third album Enema of the State, and continued with Take Off Your Pants and Jacket in 2001 and their untitled album in 2003. During this time, it's core members, and Tom DeLonge developed considerable discord between each other, with DeLonge at its center. This led to the band's 2005 breakup, which was announced as an indefinite hiatus to the public. Hoppus and Barker continued to collaborate in +44, while DeLonge formed Angels & Airwaves and had cut all ties with his former bandmates until 2008, when Barker was involved in a plane crash of which he was one of two survivors. Ultimately, the trio decided they still wanted to make music together, and announced their return the following year. During this time, the band released Neighborhoods in 2011, and an EP titled Dogs Eating Dogs in 2012. At the same time, DeLonge became more invested in non-musical activities, mostly related to his passion for UFOs and conspiracy theories. This halted the band's activities, and created more tension between the trio, eventually leading to his second departure from the group in 2015. Rather than breaking up again, Hoppus and Barker enlisted Alkaline Trio singer and guitarist Matt Skiba to fill DeLonge's place. Meanwhile, DeLonge invested his time in his company, To the Stars, and Angels & Airwaves, but soon repaired his relationship with Barker. The two would also discuss when DeLonge could return to the band, but Hoppus, still holding some grievances, was uncertain. This changed in 2021 though when Hoppus was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma. According to Hoppus, DeLonge was one of the most supportive people during his chemotherapy, with the two speaking frequently up until Hoppus was declared cancer-free later that year. Hoppus and DeLonge's reconnection prompted a secret meeting between them and Barker to reconvene and overcome old disputes. Soon after, they felt the time was right for DeLonge to rejoin the band. Skiba was unaware of DeLonge's return until it was publicly announced in 2022, though he had begun to question whether he was still in the band. Despite this, he showed both excitement and gratitude for the trio, and thanked fans for his time in the band. DeLonge reciprocated by privately reaching out to Skiba on social media to thank him for his time with the band. ==Writing and recording==

produced One More Time... One More Time... was recorded over a period of eighteen months in 2022 and 2023 partly at the band members' respective home studios, and mainly at Barker's studio, The Waiting Room. Barker had purchased this new studio space, in Woodland Hills, California, in 2020, which is where the trio most frequently convened. The complex's white-walled aesthetic led DeLonge and Hoppus to joke it looked like a "punk rock day spa". The band first met as Hoppus was completing his final round of chemotherapy. According to Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman, the band initially progressed slowly, as "it took Hoppus a minute to trust their latest reconciliation [...] after years of DeLonge's inconsistency." He initially was reticent to broach the subject between the three—"it was a sensitive subject," he confessed in the interview with Kaufman—but simply took control of the process when the rest of the band left for the day, arranging and piecing together songs digitally. For One More Time..., Barker found himself "taking myself out of being in the band, and being a fan" in a way to help build the songs the way he wanted them to sound. Barker often thought back to their old producer, Jerry Finn, and what he would have done if he were still their producer. Most of the drums were tracked on a stainless steel DW kit. Barker used cloth drum dampeners (called "quesadillas") extensively for a focused tone, as he preferred a drum sound without excessive ringing or overtones. Barker noted in a Reverb.com interview that some had questioned if the drums were programmed due to their consistent sound. "They sound dry and quick, and don't take up too much space [in the mix]," he said. One exception was the stripped-down title ballad, which simply employs brushes on a vintage Ludwig Black Beauty snare from 1938. Most of the time Barker would pick a sample to stack underneath the drums in the mix, but in moderation: "If you rely too much on stacks, why are you even changing snare drums? [...] for the most part, I like to lean on the [natural] sound of the snare drum," he said. ==Songs==

"Anthem Part 3" addresses complacency and encourages self-improvement; with its staccato opening and title, it serves as a sequel in its series. "Dance with Me" is set on a dance floor, and features a prominent "olé olé olé" hook. Barker was meticulous in devising what meter to set the song at, and settled on an uptempo groove he felt maximized its danceability. "Fell in Love" interpolates The Cure classic "Close to Me" and recounts a drunken meeting at a party. "Terrified" originated as a demo between DeLonge and Barker before the band reformed; they felt it was an extension of the style they explored on Box Car Racer. . The acoustic title track softly reflects on the band's history and questions why it requires tragedies to prompt reconciliation. As the song climaxes, the band's three members—Barker included, in a rare vocal spot—sing the song's refrain. "More Than You Know" opens with a despondent piano piece but grows in energy and pace; its unconventional chorus repeats "I don't feel pain, but I feel more than you'd ever know." Barker utilizes a double kick drum—typically used in metal—for the first time on each chorus, which adds to the aggression. "Turn This Off!" is a brief, off-color joke song, while "When We Were Young" salutes growing up. "Edging" is a bright, mid-tempo track that was the first song the band released for the album: "I wanted to imagine as a listener what I wanted to experience and at the same time as a band member what we wanted to make and say, and most importantly how it would sound production-wise in 2022," Barker said. "You Don't Know What You've Got" directly chronicles Hoppus' battle with cancer. "Blink Wave" embraces new wave keyboards and synthesizers, while "Bad News" is a brisk, bitter missive to a relationship gone sour. "Turpentine" uses unrelated concepts, both comical and serious, to explore emptiness: "What if I'm not like the others? / A broken man, a Frankenstein," DeLonge sings. "Fuck Face" is a tribute to hardcore punk that was initially an unrelated demo Barker recorded for fun with longtime collaborator Tim Armstrong. "Other Side" is a tribute to Robert Ortiz, Hoppus' longtime bass technician, who died in 2021. "Childhood" compares the old and young by asking when a youthful sense of the world goes missing. Its outro infuses chiptune with a drum solo. ==Artwork==

The album's artwork consists of black-and-white portraits of the three band members on a brick wall. When the album was announced, the artwork was not released with it. Up until a few days before its release, a placeholder cover was used on digital services, with "this is not our album cover" displayed in all caps. Barker came up with the idea, inspired by Japanese clothing brand Number (N)ine. The full cover was not revealed until two days before its release. Physical editions retain the secondary artwork illustrated by designer Eric Haze. ==Composition==

Tom Walsh of Punktastic described One More Time... as a "genuinely good punk rock record", helping to appeal to more hardcore fans. Maya Georgi of Rolling Stone felt a similar sentiment, stating that the band is "at their best when they are channeling punk-rock energy" on the album. ==Release==

The album's promotional cycle began with the announcement of the band's next world tour, as well as their reunion with DeLonge. News of his return had swirled in fan communities for months, but was officially announced on October 11, 2022, alongside the news that a new album was in the works. Later that week, the album's first single, "Edging", was also released, and pre-order sales for vinyl variants of the album also went up, though the LP lacked a title or release date. Due to the nature of DeLonge's return, the LP was considered to be greatly anticipated. The band did not conduct a traditional press tour for the album; their hour-length interview with radio host Zane Lowe was intended to be their only statement about the record. The group's official site was updated with a "stall" page—a visual of a graffiti-tagged bathroom, with a digital clock icon counting down to the release of the album's second single. On September 18, the album's title was officially announced, as well as its release date. Later that week, the album's title track and "More Than You Know" were released. Three additional singles saw release prior to the album: "Dance with Me", "Fell in Love", and "You Don't Know What You've Got". After the album's initial bow, the band released a digital-exclusive expanded edition, adding two bonus tracks to the album titled "Cut Me Off" and "See You". In June 2024, Hoppus announced a deluxe version of the album to be released on September 6, 2024. In August 2024, the deluxe release was revealed to be titled One More Time... Part-2, and includes eight additional songs. ==Commercial performance==

In the U.S., One More Time... became the band's third chart-topping album on the Billboard 200, debuting at number one the week following its release. Much of its 125,000 equivalent album units were driven by physical sales, with 101,000 copies sold in its first week. Its 11 vinyl variants helped mark the largest sales week for a rock album on vinyl that year, with 49,000 units. As of February 2024, the album has moved 247,000 units domestically. Across the globe, the album was similarly well-received: in the United Kingdom, it debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, marking the group's sixth top 10 in the country. The album also opened in second place in Australia, The album's singles also proved commercially successful. "Edging" was a long-running number one hit on Billboard Alternative Airplay chart, where it topped the charts for 13 weeks, while also becoming their first single on the Hot 100 since 2016's "Bored to Death". "One More Time" ultimately became an even greater success. An airplay juggernaut at Alternative Airplay, it peaked at number one for a record-setting twenty consecutive weeks, tied for the longest reign in the ranking's history. It also marked the first time Blink-182 achieved back-to-back number ones on that chart. As the group entered the Adult Pop Airplay chart for the first time in 18 years, "One More Time" ultimately became the group's first crossover hit since "I Miss You". A fair number of non-singles also proved successful, with "Anthem Part 3" in particular charting on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. ==Reception==

The album received mostly positive reviews upon its release. Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, scored the album at 71 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on 15 reviews. Rolling Stone reviewer Maya Georgi gave the album high marks, observing, "As always, Blink-182 are at their best when they are channeling punk-rock energy and wailing tongue-in-cheek couplets against choppy guitars and Barker's driving rhythms." Kate Solomon from The Guardian felt that "despite the nods to mortality, Blink have not lost their knack for crafting thumping choruses," while Spin Bobby Olivier felt the "explosive" album delivered: "this reconciliation feels fresh, fun [...] it's still the band's best work in 20 years." Matt Collar from AllMusic praised its lyrical depth, writing, "there's certainly the sense that blink-182 are working through the pain of the past two decades." Consequence columnist Paolo Ragusa considered it "a relatively safe album, all things considered, but for Blink-182, new ground isn't necessary." In a mixed review, Stereogums Pranav Trewn said "As an argument for the alchemic properties of this lineup configuration, the band really sounds like they have something to prove [...] but there are dull moments to be sure, enough that in aggregate those flashes of excitement quickly begin to fade from memory." NME reviewer Emma Wilkes found the album "a full circle moment [...] the issue is, however, that it's perhaps lacking in variety." Helen Brown of The Independent dismissed it as "hardly revelatory," while GQ writer Yang-Yi Goh found the tunes "glossy, efficient, and largely anodyne [...] most of the songs have had their rough edges sanded down too smooth, and feel more aimed at back-to-basics nostalgia than hard-earned progress." Pitchfork pan of the album found writer Arielle Gordon bemoaning its regressive sound, commenting: "It feels disjointed and bloated, not to mention heavily indebted to the band members’ existing discography." ==Touring==

The band supported the release with a large headlining tour between 2023 and 2024. A North American leg commenced mid-year, before the album's release, with festival slots at the inaugural Adjacent Festival in New Jersey, and When We Were Young in Nevada. In September, the band embarked on a tour across Europe, with a series of dates in Australia—the band's first in eleven years—commencing in February 2024. Another leg of shows in Latin America, the band's first time playing there, commenced the following month, including headlining slots at Lollapalooza in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. The band also made a surprise appearance at Coachella 2023, marking DeLonge's first live appearance with the group since his return. The following weekend, singer Frank Ocean was unable to perform during his time slot, so the band made an impromptu second appearance at the festival in his place. Twice, multiple tour dates were postponed, both times because of medical concerns involving Barker. The Latin American leg was initially slated for the first half of 2023, but was postponed after he sustained a serious finger injury that required surgery. Later that year, shows in Glasgow, Belfast, and Dublin were postponed after Barker returned to the United States for an emergency surgery for his wife. During a scheduled break in the European leg of tour, he also revealed that he later tested positive for COVID-19, although the illness did not affect any dates. The North American leg of the tour became their best-performing outing yet, grossing over $85 million. While playing the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas the weekend of the album's release, the band had more cryptic promotion around the festival venue. A bathroom had One More Time... wrapping on the outside walls and a billboard facing the stage and audience read "The album is out. The tour is over. Or is it?" On October 23, the band officially announced the One More Time Tour, an additional leg of dates in North America, which featured stops at various stadiums, including SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, Petco Park in San Diego, and Fenway Park in Boston. The tour also included arenas and amphitheaters, such The Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington state. ==Track listing ==

Notes • All song titles are stylized in all caps. • "Fell in Love" contains an interpolation of "Close to Me" by the Cure. • "Fuck Face" is censored as "F*ck Face" on clean versions of the album, or is given the alternative title "You Talk Too Much (Shut Up) (Interlude)". ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from the CD booklet, and One More Time... Part 2 liner notes. Blink-182 • Mark Hoppus – vocals, bass, bass engineering (4) • Tom DeLonge – vocals, guitars • Travis Barker – drums, vocals (5, 15), backing vocals (3), handclaps (14), production Additional personnel • Kevin Bivona – synthesizers (2–4, 6, 8–11, 13–14, 16–17), piano (2, 4–6, 8, 10–14, 16), organ (1, 9, 16), strings (5), backing vocals (10), recording (1–8, 10–17, 21, 22, 24, 27) • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – recording, handclaps (14) Technical personnel • Aaron Rubin – co-producer (1–2, 4, 8, 11, 14, 24, 26), recording (1–17, 20–27) • Nick Long – co-producer (2–4, 10, 12, 23, 25) • Ryan Tedder – co-producer (3, 18) • Andrew Goldstein – co-producer (5, 18–19, 22, 23) • Brian Lee – co-producer (7, 8, 17, 27) • Tim Armstrong – co-producer (15) • Gregory Hein – co-producer (18–19, 22, 23) • Thomas English – co-producer (25) • Nicholas Morzov – recording • Eric Emery – recording (1–8, 10–17) • John Warren – recording (1–8, 10–17) • Adam Hawkins – mixing (1–2, 4, 6–7, 12, 14, 16, 20–27) • Henry Lunetta – mixing assistance (1–2, 4, 6–7, 12, 14, 16) • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (3, 5, 8, 10–11, 13, 15, 17–19) • Matt Wolach – mixing assistance (3, 5, 8, 10–11, 13, 15, 17, 18) • Serban Ghenea – mixing (9) • Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance (9) • Dan Book – bass engineering (9) • Randy Merrill – mastering Artwork • Clemente Ruiz – photography • Daniel Rojas – photography • Eric Haze – logos • Jack Bridgland – photography • Lake Hills – layout • Skye Hoppus – photography Locations • Recorded at The Waiting Room (Los Angeles, California), Jupiter Sound (San Diego, California) (1–8, 10–17), Area 69 Studios (San Diego, California) (9), Califa Studios (Los Angeles, California) (9) • Mixed at Periscope Sound (Franklin, Tennessee) (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 14, 16, 19), SLS Studios (London, United Kingdom) (3, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18) and Mixstar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) (9) • Mastered at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey) ==Charts==

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