Blink 182 - Adam's Song

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by Blink-182, released on November 1, 2005, following the band's split earlier in the year. A DVD, Greatest Hits, was also released, featuring the same title and cover. The disc included most of the band's music videos.
"Carousel" was not on the original track-listing for the album, but after fan complaints it was included.
Fans are known to have complained about the DVD footage, as all of it was included on previous releases - the live footage on The Urethra Chronicles II, and the behind the scenes footage on the first three singles from the Blink-182 album. The only exclusive video was "What's My Age Again?" (Live In Chicago), although the DVD menu credits it as the performance featured on "The Urethra Chronicles" from London in 1999. An edited version was released (like some other Blink-182 albums).

[@GUNSFORTOES]

the “please tell mom this is not her fault” still hits the hardest

[@shut_thefuckup09]

true bro

[@bobbranigan5691]

100 percent

[@Parappa-hat123]

It’s true tho

[@Alexs-Gym]

Nirvana: Take your time, hurry up. The choice is yours, don't be late. Blink 182: I took my time, I hurried up. The choice was mine, I didn't think enough.

[@house_games935]

Are there people that didn't notice that? oh god i listen to too much punk XD

[@robbywilliams8571]

House_Games This isn't punk, you dip.

[@mx7718]

EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

[@michaelgarcia8541]

this comment from Nirvana brought me here lol

[@anamoraes2753]

yeah once tom said in a interview that it's really a answer to come as you are

[@madeleinep.828]

“I couldn’t wait ‘til I got home to pass the time in my room alone.” This line especially hurts because that’s pretty much all I do.

[@heythere6983]

It’s okay , most people go through it. Just don’t convince yourself it’s just you.

[@Nsobloo]

I feel you, and it’s odd too, I feel so comfortable being alone I actually enjoy it after all the shit I hear other people say and talk about, I think it’s okay, we’re okay 😁

[@SuperSailorNightstorm]

Man that line hit so hard 😔

[@TheTrueRman]

Being an introvert, I couldn't relate to this line more myself. I'm actually happier by myself away from people.

[@auntedistarious]

Right there with you. I'm much more comfortable alone in my room even at 34 years old

[@TheWodie]

"I took my time, I hurried up. The choice was mine .." -Blink 182 "Take your time. Hurry up. The choice is yours .." Nirvana 'Come as you Are'

[@andreslugo9947]

Dude...

[@haydenwhitaker2370]

@@andreslugo9947 look at the album cover it's pretty much nirvana's signature sign

[@juniperos]

@@haydenwhitaker2370 🗿

[@solarpanel8195]

​@@haydenwhitaker2370 exactly it was a nod at them not copying its called showing respect for elders/trail blazers most ppl don't get that now lol

[@jennacarroll9200]

I miss you Rachel, you were one of my best friends. I remember you playing this in your car, it was the first time id heard it. I was in awe. 5 years later, you were gone, hit by a drunk driver. Ill always think of you when i hear this song, and us, driving around being teenagers ❤ forever young. Rest in peace beautiful, 16 just held such better days ❤

[@cathleenmoyle1476]

Don't think of her... call back her heart.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

I never thought I'd die alone I laughed the loudest, who'd have known? I trace the cord back to the wall No wonder it was never plugged in at all I took my time, I hurried up The choice was mine, I didn't think enough I'm too depressed to go on You'll be sorry when I'm gone I never conquered, rarely came Sixteen just held such better days Days when I still felt alive We couldn't wait to get outside The world was wide, too late to try The tour was over, we'd survived I couldn't wait 'til I got home To pass the time in my room alone I never thought I'd die alone Another six months I'll be unknown Give all my things to all my friends You'll never step foot in my room again You'll close it off, board it up Remember the time that I spilled the cup Of apple juice in the hall Please tell mom this is not her fault I never conquered, rarely came Sixteen just held such better days Days when I still felt alive We couldn't wait to get outside The world was wide, too late to try The tour was over, we'd survived I couldn't wait till I got home To pass the time in my room alone I never conquered, rarely came Tomorrow holds such better days Days when I can still feel alive When I can't wait to get outside The world is wide, the time goes by The tour is over, I've survived I can't wait 'til I get home To pass the time in my room alone Traducir al español Fuente: LyricFind Compositores: Mark Hoppus / Tom DeLonge Letra de Adam’s Song © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.,

[@brendendavis8596]

My dad took his life in 2017 i never understood why he always made me change this song in the car yet it was on his playlist

[@kingme2380]

Life's a game made for everyone. I wish you happiness and I wish you to be the light in the darkness for others. Carry on, I believe in you ! :-)

[@steveholt8145]

your dad wasaprobably a peedo took the epstien route

[@Thomas2deadMontoya]

Your dad was a good dude I'm sure

[@Olivia256189]

I'm so sorry for your loss. ;-;

[@matthewveliz325]

"Remember the time when I spilled the cup of apple juice in the hall? please tell mom this was not her fault." In reality this isn't a big deal. However, the thought of having lied to your mom, is something difficult to get over. And at the verge of death it's something you really would lIke to get off your chest. This song is great.

[@Thedjsmokeybear]

well put, that line gives a strong visual that many could relate too.

[@swollenapocrypha]

I think it's saying more that there was a silly time in which that was the issue, maybe and he says please tell "mom this is not her fault" iirc. He's telling them to let his mother know that committing suicide wasn't caused by her.

[@tr1ck321]

I never cry. I was in a good mood and started singing along with this song and somewhere midway through I started sobbing, wtf?

[@dlpielst]

You're human. It's okay.

[@tr1ck321]

dlpielst Thanks (:

[@exclusive3943]

same I'm depressed :(

[@AlexTraitor]

i couldn't even sing the first lyrics without my voice breaking... guess you already know why im here

[@chandler2927]

Thats normal :)

[@naijynx]

This song always hits hard.

[@matthewferbrache8860]

+Halle Mae (naijynx) Yes it does.

[@HanMono]

I feel you brother

[@HeyChongo]

My baby died November 27th. She was only 16😔. It was just an accident. I fucking miss my baby so much.

[@ItsnotTacy]

I'm so sorry ❤ I hope its getting better!

[@quongaliusnut]

Lamentations 3:31-33 praying for you

[@Andri_Gilang]

If examined further, this song is actually an anti-suicide song. "This song is about me being lonely on tour before finding the woman I love. It's also about depression, but as bad as things get, there's got to be something better on the other side. There's always hope, and you can count on your best friend who is always there for you and so on." -Mark Hoppus-

[@jjcoola998]

We’re there people who thought it was pro suicide? This was clear even when I was in elementary school when this came out .. just listen to the last chorus 😊

[@elenainostroza6862]

best friend me

[@talksick508]

Never thought listening to this at 12 That I’d relate so much once I hit 19 And still relate at 34… Stay strong everyone 🙏🏻❤️

[@user-tq9or2sy1c]

😊

[@ellebelle8830]

We all suffer with sadness and depression just got to stay strong and remember it has to get better and be grateful for what we’ve got ❤ love to everyone

[@talksick508]

@@ellebelle8830 facts!!! All in this together ❤️🙏🏻

[@sawyerpaddock8626]

this song makes me feel less alone and more alone simultaneously and i can’t really explain it.

[@dustincallins4711]

I never thought I'd die alone😞 I laughed the loudest who'd of known😂

[@jjcoola998]

Yes i, back when this song was new, there was a news story where a kid killed himself with this song playing on repeat on the stereo… blink made an announcement after saying how this is an *ANTI* suic!de song after that (how sad is it I have to censor help for people)

[@musicman3669]

My name is Adam and this song hits too close to home, but everyone is stronger than taking their own life.

[@kateschoolfield7303]

I used to sing this when I was in middle school and I never understood it until recently. I'm in college now, and I see just how poetic and perfectly 182 captures angst-y emotion.

[@DavesGhost182]

When I was a kid I never understood why the song "Dammit" was called that when it didnt even say the word dammit in the song. Now I 100% understand why it's called that

[@skylerattridge1234]

All these comments are 4 years apart

[@RomanDonut]

How are you now?

[@davechopz]

you good king?

[@Berglundization]

I've listened to this song almost everyday for 7 years, ever since my bother died. "you'll be sorry when I'm gone" hits the hardest. I'll always be sorry that you're gone....

[@unknowntosociety01]

Music has a magic ability to save lives sometimes

[@LoniiTV]

Please tell mom this is not her fault..

[@stephanebeaudoin6224]

I hope you're still around now in 2023, friend. Hurt comes, hurt goes.... I know. It does get better.

[@Illeyejah]

when I'm in a good mood this song makes me depressed, but when I'm depressed this song puts me in a good mood

[@coreyshipe]

“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable” ~Cesar A Cruz

[@punkrockboy860]

I have depression and it's not fun for me at all and listening to this song makes me remember that I aint the only one with this problum.

[@crazzycatlady28]

Same here

[@makotomikami]

I never thought I'd still be alive when Blink 182 would be considered oldies' music xD

[@jjcoola998]

Right, even the heroin couldn’t do me in lol we’re a weirdly tough generation

[@stayawayfrommrrogers]

"I never conquored when it came 16 just held such better days days when i still felt alive we couldn't wait to get outside the world is wide to late to try" damn that's probably one of the most depressing song lyrics ive ever heard

[@moon_nick]

*never conquered rarely came. It's like a play on the phrase "we came, we saw, we conquered." REPLY

[@DoomTurtle76]

@@moon_nick veni vidi vici

[@BluebirdXIII]

I really needed to hear this song today.

[@akhilthampy403]

Are you okay?

[@griffinlewis4552]

Same

[@chandler2927]

We all do.

[@Svnder.]

I used to mindlessly bop to this when I was younger and now I cry to it.. how the tables have turned

[@DEAD-CHANNEL-IS-DEAD]

*Every single introvert on Earth: "I couldn't wait 'till I got home to pass the time in my room alone."* *and* *"I can't wait 'till I get home to pass the time in my room alone."* *#Relatable*

[@jasonharper2679]

I heard on the Howard Stern Show that the lead singer is struggling and fighting cancer I just want to say I'm praying for you brother thanks for the wonderful music

[@undeadmassicersstreamerbtw6613]

I love how many memories this song made from people theres comments from 7 years ago and I'm here now in 2021

[@bo2918]

"The Greatest Hits" me right in the feels

[@kx250rolla]

The song was written by Mark because he was feeling depressed. However, a fan more recently committed suicide with that song on loop near by and so Blink doesn't play it anymore out of respect.

[@naaagegaming8177]

Johnathan Actually i know you wrote this 6 months ago, but thought I'd point out that Blink doesn't play this song anymore cause it's too hard, as quoted by Mark himself in an AMA on Reddit.com

[@swollenapocrypha]

@@naaagegaming8177 but this song is easy

[@victorsolis1996]

@@swollenapocrypha "hard" likely emotionally hard

[@Melodical_Baphomet]

@@swollenapocrypha the drums are hard, but it's mentally harder. It's also hard to sing.

[@heythere6983]

I believe that story of the person who died is infact and has been a myth

[@arielsanchez3763]

blink 182 is awesome

[@erickcraft1781]

Ariel sanchez I agree

[@airwaydude014]

This song and stay together for the kids was a perfect foreshadowing to blink's untitled/self-titled album

[@Charsept]

Damn ... why did I search this song. Makes me cry every time. The Apple juice line hits me really hard.

[@cadencarlson3423]

From 3:42 to 4:05 it alway hit hard for me and made me get hit in the feels. Mostly cuz it when mark is singing there it sounds like he’s tryin to hold back tears just as bad as I could

[@heythere6983]

Yeah around 3:54 when he sings I can’t wait till I get home. I think it’s how he is singing higher and I think it’s double tracked so it feel powerful

[@armandholloway4742]

I have no idea how such a profoundly emotion evoking song came from these guys

[@mango-vb5vd]

This song legit saved my life as a teenager who struggled with suicidal thoughts

[@quentindubois4657]

The best song of blink 182

[@CalvinMagnusMusic]

The piano at 3:03 is what gets me every single time.

[@I_sued_walmart]

“I’m a fan of blink 182 and I’m tired of pretending I’m not”

[@zero7769]

that second verse gets me every time. i'm always in tears when he says "please tell mom this is not her fault"

[@DOCMETAL665]

great song but it makes me sad. I love how music has the power to completely make or ruin your day.

[@holisticpsychologybyobrien]

Strong applause to the man with the drumsticks, whoever he was.

[@kevinleon8605]

Travis barker

[@seano93]

+Vernon Schillinger Travis Barker who was just awarded with Best Drummer in the World title by Rhythm Magazine, amazing drummer

[@heythere6983]

Check him out in boxcar racer. His best drumming . He’s always had great fills and creativity

[@FearMonarch]

Man i hope whoever he is he can find a band or something if this blink thing ever goes on hiatus

[@PVPwarcraftologist]

depression can sometimes makes you feel like your in hell.

[@alliereport]

i know...

[@embassyhotel]

depression is something i know all too well about. I'm 37 years old & have been dealing with deep depression for 8 years now since my very bad car accident. I"ve tried many medications & nothing works & were still trying but it's getting dam hard.

[@Legenda91]

Sudsy Sutherland Go and do something wild man! fuck some bitches drink and shit

[@holisticpsychologybyobrien]

How profound. Are you an incarnate of Van Goethe?

[@clanteh]

I believe there is no pain greater than depression. I've broken bones and been depressed. I would choose broken bones over depression any day of the week

[@pandafoxreacts]

This song gives me goosebumps 😭😭😍

[@Derplox]

shit, makes me cry everytime... especially the "I'd die along ,and another 6 months I'll be unknown" is the saddest part." Cuz that's how I feel ngl

[@The_unforgiven2]

I'm going to cry now this hits so hard

[@mrhotdoggameshow]

Who ever is watching this in 2022 your a legend and don’t think that anyone can stop you

[@Amber_xo_133]

Blink 182: Like Green Day: Comment 💚

[@Amber_xo_133]

@@teddy7943 Green Day has better albums and songs

[@enthused013]

one of the best songs ever

[@alexandermarburg9399]

"Another six months I'll be unknown" hits very hard, too.

[@McLovinMcFlurry]

The part when he said apple juice on the wall, it brings me back to one of my lowest times. The shattering of the apple juice cup it just perfectly visualizes my life shattering and the lack of control i felt at the time and the world closing in on me Glad that time is over in my life and seen brighter days

[@PullYourBowl1]

Not sure what compelled me to listen to this song, this morning. I'm in a good place right now. If you're not: Hold on, stay strong; it'll get better...peace

[@rickhernandez8538]

I love this song because I can't wait until I get home to pass the time in my room alone. I also hear this awesome song on 91X and rock 105.3. Blink 182 rock out with all you got.🎸🎼🎸🎼🎸🎼

[@druidvw2088]

R.I.P. big brother.

[@Brandonvilleda14]

The good old days

[@tomcontreras9940]

i will remember this song and the band till my 50 or 80 s

[@juzojulia3143]

This song lands on so many topics for me they better play this at my funeral with the way my lifes headed

[@mcrmakesmemelt]

ya know it's kinda funny. That line "Another 6 months I'll be unknown" fits the feelings that this kid and any other kid who is suicidal feels, yet in this kids case, it's been years since it happened yet millions of people hear this song all the time. He isn't unknown at all. No one is, because somewhere someone is thinking of them.

[@kirby4041994]

One of the first songs i ever listened to with my sister and will also be one of of the last songs that i will ever play

[@AS-Dr]

Needed this right now 😔

[@steven_dillon]

So much better than the official video

[@bennetosborne8459]

Blink-182 Adam’s song is my favorite

[@RicardoHernandez-fv2kt]

Blink 182 is way to awesome. I hear this song all the time I hear it on 91X or Rock 105.3 I just can't wait to spend some time in my room alone.

[@LogoAttitude]

The opening guitar notes are reminiscent of "Born on the Bayou" by Creedence Clearwater Revival and "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult, while the verse melody echoes "Mama, I'm Coming Home" by Ozzy Osbourne.

[@ImmSpiderman2428]

My life in a song:

[@SuperRook01]

Depression makes me happy

[@punksidegamingdrummingandg5156]

?

[@yungvaiin]

Same

[@beatsbywonkaofficial]

lmfao omg

[@komuro329]

same

[@davidkinzer2729]

weird, isn`t it?

[@matthewgohlke5344]

If shit ever goes sideways for me , I want my mom to know it's not her fault!.

[@tvboys1]

I'm with you bro.

[@reidwhy]

i can sadly really relate to the song, and the meaning behind it, why blink wrote it, etc etc it for some reason makes me so sad and hopeful at the same time, such an incredible wave of emotions all at once just from a song.. shoutout to my awesome mom for introducing me to blink

[@RAVAGEchickenISPROBABLYINSANE]

JUSTIN BIEBER : -Spit on his fans BLINK 182 : -A fan wrote a letter to the band just before he commited suicide. And they made a song of him!

[@TiNxFoiL]

the story in this song is fictional.....

[@eminemfan123ish]

collin rose Wut. It's a actual story en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%27s_Song

[@Dumpstermuffin1]

Lukas Durler The song wasn't written for a kid who committed suicide. It was about Mark Hoppus being depressed while touring. That is why he sings ""I couldn’t wait til I got home/To pass the time in my room alone" as well as "the tour is over we survived". Later AFTER the song was released a survivor of the Columbine Massacred committed suicide to this song but that was after it was released

[@RAVAGEchickenISPROBABLYINSANE]

Wait what??? so wikipedia is lying?

[@TiNxFoiL]

Hoppus penned "Adam's Song" to vent these frustrations and the loneliness he experienced on the tour; while the other members had longtime girlfriends to return home to, Hoppus was single.[5] The couplet "I couldn’t wait til I got home/To pass the time in my room alone" originally ended "to get off the plane alone."[1] In addition, the song was inspired by an article about a teenager's suicide and the note he left for his parents.[6] When Hoppus brought the song to the band, the trio reacted positively, considering it excellent although very dark.[7] Although usually vocals would take many alternate takes to complete, Hoppus completed the vocal track for "Adam's Song" in a single take.[6] The song makes a reference to "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, which includes the lyric "Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don't be late." "Adam's Song," in turn, includes the lyric "I took my time, I hurried up, The choice was mine, I didn't think enough." Internet rumors circulated that the song was inspired by a letter, possibly from a fan, that Hoppus had read.[8] Other online theories included that the song was inspired by a friend from Hoppus' high school years who committed suicide, or a play titled Adam's Letter that has the same focus as the song.[8] A fictional suicide note, which was a part of the script for Adam's Letter, circulated online at the time of the song’s release. "The naming of the central character was a coincidence […] I had no knowledge of Blink-182 or their music at that time," remarked John Cosper, the writer behind Adam's Letter.[8]

[@scarletmartinez156]

Love This.

[@tatortots7317]

Ouchie big ol nostalgia

[@erickcraft1781]

I love the song I listen to this song 1000 times

[@jairobra46]

I love You music Blink 182 Adam’s song

[@rottJPEG]

im just a kid and i already got these thoughts. damn.

[@shut_thefuckup09]

this song hits hard, here's the LONG context: okay, i have like a bullying past (always a victim) i am really shameful, introverted, and i hate fights and stuff like that. from 7 to 9 years old i suffered from bullying and mistreatment from other people from my same age. my bullies found in me an easy, little, weak, and stupid girl, that wouldn't say anything because she expected them to stop someday, or someone to stop them. i'm in high school now, and today, FUCK, i had a horrible experience with a girl named Kiara. like three months ago, we had a situation here's the context: i was standing in the bus, and she was sitting on one of my girl friend's legs, while they were talking, and I AM AN INTROVERT, so i just kept listening to music when suddenly this bitch tells me: "move, go away from here, see! there's a free seat on the front" i replied: "hey, just ignore me and pretend i dunno exist" and she said: "uhmm, i can't, move, please" i didn't move, i think i made the correct choice. well so, today we had this fucking terrible episode where i was sitting on the bus, and she went and said: "hey, can you move?" and i GAVE HER MY MF SEAT. okay, this ain't that bad, but then she was eating, and she PASSED HER FUCKING FINGERS ON MY SWEATER TO CLEAN THEM, and i got frozed. i didn't say anything, i was standing there, feeling abs SHOCKED while the WHORE WAS STARING AT ME WITH THIS LOOK, LIKE: "hey, you wanna fight?" SHE DOESN'T KNOW MEEE FUCK, I KNOW HER, SHE'S A MEAN GIRL, i know her manners, she's mean to almost evrybody i'm done, with her, and with everything. but the most painful thing, is that ALL THE MEMORIES from all the people who hurt me are coming back and i feel like i'm in a bubble, i can't handle this, i feel really sad :( i want to know why she does this, i just can talk cause im afraid of her, and i don't see this situation like TOOO severe, but im scared, because if i give her this confidence, maybe she would do worst things to me :( ps: if you read it all, i love you

[@themangoman9315]

This song saved my life

[@sashwonpeppersause6241]

This song is so nostalgic ngl

[@TimingSmile]

0:29 come as you are!

[@SwastikaHinduSansrkit]

Sadly youths today are taking their lives already. Tolerance is almost zero. Our generation (now I am 49) had to do this and that to survive. Some of us made it. Some didn't.

[@RicardoHernandez-fv2kt]

Blink 182 is too much of an awesome band. I listen to this song on 91X and rock 105.3. I could not wait to lock the door and spend some time in my room alone. He'll yea rock out with all you got. This song makes me feel alive and young again.🎸🎼🎸🎼🎸

[@Zenisfun916]

One of there best song by far

[@franciscogonzalez2897]

this had better sound quality than the other "videos"

[@User-jk8wq]

Yeah, for some reason the sound quality on the official video is shite

[@thejugde859]

Fuck this song always hits me, anyone who has ever felt like this I hope some day you will find the love and peace you deserve

[@srimuryanto1117]

Good Morning Wekend Day for you all People

[@dreamybull243]

we never left

[@matthewlamb9224]

This is wicked song blink

[@deborahramos2308]

20 anos de Blink cmg ❤

[@josec1538]

Sometimes you only stick around so you don’t hurt mom, dad and your closest buds until they can’t handle or think clearly anymore

[@Erikthedood]

This rocks

[@HarleyWS97]

im a strictly hip hop head, but even i love this

[@cliffbrass9942]

My cousin john killed himself when we were teens back in 2006... that shit still affects me to this day and im 32 now... he was the one always joking n laughing.. never seen it coming.. still breaks my heart💔😪this song helps ease the pain n remember him

[@DontMessWitUchihas]

All my friends forgot about me. So I have no choice but to harden my heart and stop trusting others.

[@AnonX537]

Back in highschool brothers friend hung himself inside the gym. While having this song playing,stuck on repeat. Right before students walked in. Most the school seen him hanging.

[@brunnakaraltha6781]

Minha favorita da banda ❤

[@country6500]

omg... so sad... but so sad...

[@MisterRoussin204]

this is punk rock i don't give a shit if it's emotional it's medicine music

[@nathanripple3062]

hell yeah

[@Nixie797]

Damn nice song

[@MrAdamske]

16 was before my dad died. 16 was before I got cheated on twice. 16 was before I started smoking. 16 was when I didn't have to work 50 hour weeks for peanuts. 16 was when it was OK to be naive. 16 really did hold better days... fuck I miss being young and part of a cohesive family.

[@toddjohnson1294]

blink is the Best of the best

[@danielvela690]

Well what's left everything is gone hope desire its all gone theres nothing left just a shell