Misplaced Pages

Icon (Blink-182 album)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
2013 greatest hits album by Blink-182
Icon
Greatest hits album by Blink-182
ReleasedMarch 19, 2013
Recorded1997–2003
Genre
Length35:10
LabelGeffen, UM
ProducerMark Trombino, Jerry Finn
Blink-182 chronology
Dogs Eating Dogs
(2012)
Icon
(2013)
California
(2016)

Icon is the second greatest hits album from the American rock band Blink-182, released on March 29, 2013. Icon was released following the band's departure from Interscope Records in 2012 and compiles the band's biggest singles, covering material from Dude Ranch (1997) to Blink-182 (2003).

Background

Icon is the band's second greatest hits collection. The album was part of the Icon series launched by Universal Music Enterprises, which features greatest hits releases from "major artists spanning rock, pop, R&B and country." The front cover image is a photograph taken of the band by Estevan Oriol during a photo shoot for the band's eponymous sixth album in 2003.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Allmusic reviewer Gregory Heaney called the collection a "crash course in pop-punk" that "takes listeners on a whirlwind tour of the band's back catalog while showing off an emotional range that was often masked by the band's youthful irreverence," while praising its simplicity and compact track listing, calling it a "best of the best-of."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All the Small Things" (from Enema of the State, 1999)Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge2:51
2."Josie" (from Dude Ranch, 1997)Hoppus, DeLonge, Scott Raynor3:06
3."Feeling This" (from Blink-182, 2003)Hoppus, DeLonge, Travis Barker2:54
4."Adam's Song" (from Enema of the State, 1999)Hoppus, DeLonge4:07
5."Dammit" (single version, 1997)Hoppus, DeLonge, Raynor2:46
6."What's My Age Again?" (from Enema of the State, 1999)Hoppus, DeLonge2:28
7."The Rock Show" (from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, 2001)Hoppus, DeLonge, Barker2:48
8."Down" (from Blink-182, 2003)Hoppus, DeLonge, Barker3:12
9."First Date" (from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, 2001)Hoppus, DeLonge, Barker2:51
10."Stay Together for the Kids" (from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, 2001)Hoppus, DeLonge, Barker3:59
11."I Miss You" (from Blink-182, 2003)Hoppus, DeLonge, Barker3:47
Total length:35:10

Personnel

Blink-182
Additional musicians
Artwork
  • Vartan – art direction
  • Matt Diehl – design
  • Ryan Null – director of photography
  • Estevan Oriol – photography
Production

References

  1. "Icon Series Launched by Universal Music Enterprises | Editorial-News Releases". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Gregory Heaney. "Review: Icon - blink-182". Allmusic. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. Blink-182: Icon (liner notes). Blink-182. US: Geffen. 2013. B0018144-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Blink-182
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Demos
EPs
Video albums
Tours
Associated acts
Related articles
Blink-182 songs
Cheshire Cat
Dude Ranch
Enema of the State
The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Blink-182
Greatest Hits
Neighborhoods
California
Nine
One More Time...
Other songs
Categories: