The Rock Show
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"The Rock Show" is the first single from Blink 182's 2001 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
. It was released in June 2001. The song was the most successful song on Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, #71 on the Billboard Hot 100
, and #14 on the UK Singles Chart
. The song was written by Mark Hoppus after the producer for TOYPAJ told them they needed some "feel-good" songs on their record. Mark went home that night and just wrote "The Rock Show", and Tom wrote "First Date" that same night.
and released in 2001, involves the band taking a cheque from their production company for $500,000 and making the video themselves. Driving around Los Angeles
in their van, the video features the following:
Also, as a reference to another rock band, The Foo Fighters, Tom spits in to the camera lens like Dave Grohl
in the "Monkey Wrench
" music video, but at the end, Mark violently forces him to wipe it off using a US$100 bill.
Take off Your Pants and Jacket
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is the fourth studio album by the American pop punk band Blink-182. Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released on June 12, 2001 through MCA Records. Blink-182, after the massive commercial success of their previous album, Enema of the State, entered the studio in...
. It was released in June 2001. The song was the most successful song on Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, #71 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, and #14 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. The song was written by Mark Hoppus after the producer for TOYPAJ told them they needed some "feel-good" songs on their record. Mark went home that night and just wrote "The Rock Show", and Tom wrote "First Date" that same night.
Track listing
Music video
The video, directed by The MalloysThe Malloys
The Malloys is the working name of music video and film directors and brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy. They are signed to HSI Productions.- Videography :*"Holiday" by Vampire Weekend...
and released in 2001, involves the band taking a cheque from their production company for $500,000 and making the video themselves. Driving around Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in their van, the video features the following:
- distributing money to people around the town (some street workers, placing under window wipers, throwing it off the roof of an adult book store)
- giving a homeless man a hair cut and new suit and taking him to a strip clubStrip clubA strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....
- paying for people to shave their heads in Mullan & Bailey Hair Salon
- purchasing some doves and releasing them
- paying for a group of strippers to mow a man's lawn, and clean a car
- purchasing some cars and destroying them (specifically dropping a car from a crane)
- buying a TV just to destroy it with a baseball bat
- paying for a plane to carry a banner with the text: "Take off your pants and jacket"
- giving away skateboarding gear to young skaters, some of which then try to jump over the band's van. Professional skateboarder Jeremy KleinJeremy KleinJeremy "Playboy" Klein is a professional American skateboarder.Klein rose to prominence as one of the original riders for Steve Rocco's World Industries. He switched to Birdhouse Skateboards team. After being one of the first pros on Birdhouse, Jeremy retired from Birdhouse in 2008...
makes a cameo appearance. - some antics were excluded from the final cut for being too explicit, such as paying a guy to be tatooed (which was illegal to film then in America) and driving cars off cliffs
Also, as a reference to another rock band, The Foo Fighters, Tom spits in to the camera lens like Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
in the "Monkey Wrench
Monkey Wrench (song)
"Monkey Wrench" is the first single released from the second Foo Fighters album, The Colour and the Shape. Blistering lyrics chronicled the 1997 disintegration of singer/song writer Dave Grohl's four year marriage to Jennifer Youngblood...
" music video, but at the end, Mark violently forces him to wipe it off using a US$100 bill.
In popular culture
- "The Rock Show" is featured on the US edition of the compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 8Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.S. series)Now That's What I Call Music! 8 was released on November 20, 2001. The album is the eighth edition of the Now! series in the U.S. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA...
(2001) and the compilation albums Warped 15th Anniversary Celebration (2010) and Warped Tour 2010 Tour CompilationWarped Tour 2010 Tour CompilationThe Warped Tour 2010 Tour Compilation is the fifteenth installment in the annual compilation series accompanying the Warped Tour. The cover is a photograph of Blink-182 performing on the 1999 Warped Tour.- Track listing :...
(2010). - Blink-182Blink-182Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
members Mark HoppusMark HoppusMark Allan Hoppus is an American musician, record producer, and television host. He is the bass guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists of the pop punk band Blink-182, as well as the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the alternative rock band +44. He is a co-founder of both bands...
and Travis BarkerTravis BarkerTravis Landon Barker is an American musician, producer and entrepreneur, most noted as the drummer for the American pop punk band Blink-182, as well as the alternative rock band +44, the rap rock band The Transplants, and the alternative rock band Box Car Racer. He was a frequent collaborator with...
covered this song in their band, +44+44 (band)+44 was an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker...
. Craig FairbaughCraig FairbaughCraig Fairbaugh is a guitarist, who is best known for playing with the rock band +44 . The band was made up of Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, who reunited with Tom Delonge to continue the pop punk band Blink-182 in 2009, and Shane Gallagher of The Nervous Return. Fairbaugh has joined Juliette and...
, guitarist and background vocalist of +44, sang Tom's backing lines in the chorus. - The song is a playable song in the music video game Amplitude.
- It is an available track included in Guitar Hero 5Guitar Hero 5Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision, and released internationally in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, 3 and Wii consoles...
. - The song is also currently available as DLC for both Rock BandRock BandRock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
(released on July 28, 2009) and its portable counterpart, Rock Band UnpluggedRock Band UnpluggedRock Band Unplugged is an expansion of the Rock Band series of music video games released for the PlayStation Portable. The game is developed by Backbone Entertainment in conjunction with Harmonix Music Systems and is distributed by MTV Games and Electronic Arts...
(released October 22, 2009).
Chart positions
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
71 |
| U.S. Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs... |
2 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
14 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
28 |