History was made on June 12, 2001, when blink-182’s ‘Take Off Your Pants and Jacket’ became the first punk rock album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Now, 25 years later, the landmark release returns in an expanded anniversary edition featuring six vault tracks newly available on streaming services for the first time.
Released by Geffen Records, the expanded collection brings together every song from the original album campaign in one place. Alongside the 13 tracks that appeared on the original release are six bonus songs that were previously scattered across limited-edition versions of the album.
When ‘Take Off Your Pants and Jacket’ first arrived, fans could choose between three different CD editions marked by the airplane, pants and jacket symbols featured on the cover. Each version contained its own pair of exclusive hidden tracks, creating one of the most memorable collector campaigns of the CD era.
For the first time, those songs are available together in a single release. The vault tracks, “time to break up,” “mother’s day,” “what went wrong,” “fuck a dog,” “don’t tell me it’s over” and “when you fucked grandpa,” complete the album’s original vision and offer fans a fuller picture of the era.
Written by Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker and produced by Jerry Finn, the album captured the energy and emotion that helped propel blink-182 to another level. Songs like “The Rock Show,” “First Date” and “Stay Together for the Kids” became defining releases of the early 2000s and remain staples of the group’s catalog.
The album’s success extended around the world. In addition to debuting atop the Billboard 200, it reached No. 1 in Canada and Germany and topped the UK’s Official Rock & Metal Albums chart.
Critical acclaim has followed the album for decades. Rolling Stone praised blink-182 as “a significant band,” while later retrospectives from The New Yorker, AbsolutePunk and Reverb celebrated the record’s songwriting, influence and lasting connection with listeners. Billboard described it as “a sonic bible for many millennials.”
The anniversary celebration also includes a newly announced 2-LP black vinyl edition. Each copy will feature a randomly selected airplane, pants or jacket emblem etched onto Side D, recreating the surprise element that helped make the original release so memorable.
Few albums have left a larger mark on modern pop-punk than ‘Take Off Your Pants and Jacket’. Its songs continue to resonate across generations, and this expanded edition shines a fresh light on a record that helped shape the sound of the 21st century.
Track Listing:
Anthem Part Two
Online Songs
First Date
Happy Holidays, You Bastard
Story of a Lonely Guy
The Rock Show
Stay Together for the Kids
Roller Coaster
Reckless Abandon
Every Time I Look for You
Give Me One Good Reason
Shut Up
Please Take Me Home
Vault Tracks:
time to break up
mother’s day
what went wrong
fuck a dog
don’t tell me it’s over
when you fucked grandpa