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Blink 182 - What's My Age Again?

Music Video | 1999
ArtistBlink 182
SongWhat's My Age Again?
AlbumEnema Of The State
DirectorMarcos Siega
MusicHoppus, DeLonge
GenreRock
GenrePop
IntroNo
OutroNo
Full StoryThe band does a mockery of music videos by famous boy bands of the '90s.
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Blink-182 turn arrested adolescence into a fast-moving visual gag. Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker sprint through Los Angeles in apparent nudity, interrupting everyday scenes, television programs and commercials while drawing shocked reactions from everyone around them. Their run is repeatedly censored for comic effect, and the band performs against a stark white background between interruptions. The chaos finally pauses when they encounter Janine Lindemulder, the model from the cover of *Enema of the State*.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was filmed on Los Angeles' Third Street shortly after the band completed *Enema of the State*. Travis Barker later recalled that the shoot lasted approximately 15 hours.
  • The band wore flesh-colored Speedos for many of the outdoor shots, particularly when children were nearby. Barker said the most revealing footage consisted of genuine nude scenes, while much of the apparent nudity was created with the costumes and editing.
  • This was Blink-182's first single and major music video to feature Travis Barker, who had recently replaced Scott Raynor.
  • Janine Lindemulder appears in the video after featuring on the cover of *Enema of the State*. Her presence links the clip to the album's provocative, deliberately juvenile visual identity.
  • The song was originally developed under the title "Peter Pan Complex." The label considered the reference too obscure and pushed the band toward "What's My Age Again?"
  • The video's naked-running premise became part of Blink-182's visual mythology. The band later revisited it in the 2016 video for "She's Out of Her Mind," which recreates the concept with women running through Los Angeles.
  • The clip's deliberately cheap-looking censorship and exaggerated public reactions helped turn it into one of the defining MTV-era pop-punk videos.

Lyrics

I took her out it was Friday night
I wore cologne to get the feeling right
We started making out and she took off my pants
But then I turned on the TV
And that's about the time that she walked away from me
Nobody likes you when you're 23
And are still more amused by TV shows
What the hell is ADD?
My friends say I should act my age
What's my age again?
What's my age again?
Then later on, on the drive home
I called her mom from a pay phone
...
© Blink 182 - What's My Age Again?. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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