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==Background==
==Background==
Bassist Mark Hoppus delivers solo vocals on the track,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190702164944/https://loudwire.com/blink-182-happy-days/|title=Blink-182's New Song 'Happy Days' Pines for the 'Better Times'|first=Philip|last=Trapp|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190702164944/http://loudwire.com/blink-182-happy-days/|archivedate=July 1, 2019}}</ref> which focuses on anger and confusion. In an interview, Hoppus said the song encourages listeners to "go to a better place and leave all this nonsense behind."<ref name="rs">{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-happy-days-854100/|title=Blink-182 Ache for Better Times on New Song ‘Happy Days’|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190702000922/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-happy-days-854100/|archivedate=July 1, 2019}}</ref> In the chorus, Hoppus notes the "walls of isolation inside of my pain," adding, "And I don't know if I'm ready to change."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8518208/blink-182-happy-days|title=Blink-182 Long For 'Happy Days' On New Track: Listen|first=Kirsten|last=Spruch|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190703031850/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8518208/blink-182-happy-days|archivedate=July 3, 2019}}</ref> The band premiered the song on July 1, 2019, the 182nd day of the year.<ref name="rs"/>
Bassist Mark Hoppus delivers solo vocals on the track,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702164944/https://loudwire.com/blink-182-happy-days/|title=Blink-182's New Song 'Happy Days' Pines for the 'Better Times'|first=Philip|last=Trapp|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702164944/http://loudwire.com/blink-182-happy-days/|archivedate=July 1, 2019}}</ref> which focuses on anger and confusion. In an interview, Hoppus said the song encourages listeners to "go to a better place and leave all this nonsense behind."<ref name="rs">{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-happy-days-854100/|title=Blink-182 Ache for Better Times on New Song ‘Happy Days’|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702000922/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-happy-days-854100/|archivedate=July 1, 2019}}</ref> In the chorus, Hoppus notes the "walls of isolation inside of my pain," adding, "And I don't know if I'm ready to change."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8518208/blink-182-happy-days|title=Blink-182 Long For 'Happy Days' On New Track: Listen|first=Kirsten|last=Spruch|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703031850/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8518208/blink-182-happy-days|archivedate=July 3, 2019}}</ref> The band premiered the song on July 1, 2019, the 182nd day of the year.<ref name="rs"/>
==Reception==
==Reception==
Tom Breihan at [[Stereogum]] enjoyed the song, praising it as "heartfelt and catchy, and it's got that great Travis Barker drum-thunder underneath those pinched, hopeless hooks."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2049803/blink-182-happy-days/music/|title=Blink-182 – “Happy Days”|first=Tom|last=Breihan|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190702134251/https://www.stereogum.com/2049803/blink-182-happy-days/music/|archivedate=July 2, 2019}}</ref> Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, writing for music blog Popdust, criticized the song as formulaic and overly nostalgic: "'Happy Days' shows that our favorite middle-aged musicians are lost in translation, unable to articulate exactly what kind of band they are anymore."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popdust.com/blink-182-release-new-song-2639057795.html|title=Blink-182 Experiences a Mid-Life Crisis on "Happy Days"|first= Mackenzie|last=Cummings-Grady|website=Popdust|date=July 2, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190704055433/https://www.popdust.com/blink-182-release-new-song-2639057795.html|archivedate=July 4, 2019}}</ref>
Tom Breihan at [[Stereogum]] enjoyed the song, praising it as "heartfelt and catchy, and it's got that great Travis Barker drum-thunder underneath those pinched, hopeless hooks."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2049803/blink-182-happy-days/music/|title=Blink-182 – “Happy Days”|first=Tom|last=Breihan|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=July 1, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702134251/https://www.stereogum.com/2049803/blink-182-happy-days/music/|archivedate=July 2, 2019}}</ref> Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, writing for music blog Popdust, criticized the song as formulaic and overly nostalgic: "'Happy Days' shows that our favorite middle-aged musicians are lost in translation, unable to articulate exactly what kind of band they are anymore."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popdust.com/blink-182-release-new-song-2639057795.html|title=Blink-182 Experiences a Mid-Life Crisis on "Happy Days"|first= Mackenzie|last=Cummings-Grady|website=Popdust|date=July 2, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704055433/https://www.popdust.com/blink-182-release-new-song-2639057795.html|archivedate=July 4, 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing==
==Track listing==
* '''Digital download'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/happy-days-single/1469992825?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title='Happy Days' – Single by blink-182 on Apple Music |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190707204200/https://music.apple.com/us/album/happy-days-single/1469992825?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |archivedate=July 7, 2019 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
* '''Digital download'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/happy-days-single/1469992825?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title='Happy Days' – Single by blink-182 on Apple Music |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707204200/https://music.apple.com/us/album/happy-days-single/1469992825?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |archivedate=July 7, 2019 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
# "Happy Days" – 2:59
# "Happy Days" – 2:59


Revision as of 23:28, 20 November 2019

"Happy Days"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Nine
ReleasedJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)
Genre
Length2:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim Pagnotta
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Generational Divide"
(2019) 		"Happy Days"
(2019) 		"Darkside"
(2019)

"Happy Days" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182. The song was released on July 1, 2019 through Columbia Records, as the third single from the band's eighth studio album, Nine. The song is a contemplative, up-tempo track regarding personal frustration. It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Travis Barker, as well as producer Tim Pagnotta, and songwriter Sam Hollander.

Background

Bassist Mark Hoppus delivers solo vocals on the track,[3] which focuses on anger and confusion. In an interview, Hoppus said the song encourages listeners to "go to a better place and leave all this nonsense behind."[4] In the chorus, Hoppus notes the "walls of isolation inside of my pain," adding, "And I don't know if I'm ready to change."[5] The band premiered the song on July 1, 2019, the 182nd day of the year.[4]

Reception

Tom Breihan at Stereogum enjoyed the song, praising it as "heartfelt and catchy, and it's got that great Travis Barker drum-thunder underneath those pinched, hopeless hooks."[6] Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, writing for music blog Popdust, criticized the song as formulaic and overly nostalgic: "'Happy Days' shows that our favorite middle-aged musicians are lost in translation, unable to articulate exactly what kind of band they are anymore."[7]

Track listing

  • Digital download[8]
  1. "Happy Days" – 2:59

Personnel

Blink-182

Production[9]

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[10] 19

References

  1. ^ "LISTEN TO BLINK-182'S NEW SINGLE, HAPPY DAYS". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "review: on 'Nine,' blink-182 swore they'd be better than the last time". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ Trapp, Philip (July 1, 2019). "Blink-182's New Song 'Happy Days' Pines for the 'Better Times'". Loudwire. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; July 2, 2019 suggested (help)
  4. ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (July 1, 2019). "Blink-182 Ache for Better Times on New Song 'Happy Days'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; July 2, 2019 suggested (help)
  5. ^ Spruch, Kirsten (July 1, 2019). "Blink-182 Long For 'Happy Days' On New Track: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Breihan, Tom (July 1, 2019). "Blink-182 – "Happy Days"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (July 2, 2019). "Blink-182 Experiences a Mid-Life Crisis on "Happy Days"". Popdust. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "'Happy Days' – Single by blink-182 on Apple Music". Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Happy Days". Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
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