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Critics were largely positive regarding the song, which did not chart commercially but peaked within ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} national rock and holiday digital charts. Its [[music video]] was produced in [[claymation]], and pictures the band performing for [[elves]] at the [[North Pole]].
Critics were largely positive regarding the song, which did not chart commercially but peaked within ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} national rock and holiday digital charts. Its [[music video]] was produced in [[claymation]], and pictures the band performing for [[elves]] at the [[North Pole]].

==Background==
==Background==
The song was developed at Barker's studio space, Opra Studios, located in [[North Hollywood, California]]. Matt Malpass engineered the sessions. The track was composed by the band themselves, with additional songwriting from Malpass, Aaron Puckett (Lil Aaron), JP Clark, and Mike Skwark. Zakk Cervini, who had previously mixed the bulk of Blink's 2016 comeback record ''[[California (Blink-182 album)|California]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|title=Inside Track: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: John Feldmann & Zakk Cervini|author=Paul Tingen|pages=78–89|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|date=October 1, 2016}}</ref> served as mix engineer.<ref name="credits"/>
The song was developed at Barker's studio space, Opra Studios, located in [[North Hollywood, California]]. Matt Malpass engineered the sessions. The track was composed by the band themselves, with additional songwriting from Malpass, Aaron Puckett (Lil Aaron), JP Clark, and Mike Skwark. Zakk Cervini, who had previously mixed the bulk of Blink's 2016 comeback record ''[[California (Blink-182 album)|California]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|title=Inside Track: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: John Feldmann & Zakk Cervini|author=Paul Tingen|pages=78–89|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|date=October 1, 2016}}</ref> served as mix engineer.<ref name="credits"/>
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The song is not the first by the band to focus on the [[holiday season]], but it is the first with Skiba. The group recorded "[[I Won't Be Home for Christmas]]" in 1997 with former drummer [[Scott Raynor]] and guitarist [[Tom DeLonge]], which was released as a single in 2001.<ref name="rs19"/> That same year, with Barker, the band included "Happy Holidays, You Bastard" in the track listing of their fourth LP, ''[[Take Off Your Pants and Jacket]]''. Lastly, in 2012, the band issued "Boxing Day"—[[Boxing Day|the celebration]] taking place after Christmas<ref name="altpress1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/interview_mark_hoppus_on_blink_182s_new_ep_the_end_of_hoppus_on_music_and_f|title=Interview: Mark Hoppus on Blink-182’s new EP, the end of ''Hoppus On Music'' and Future Idiots|author=Scott Heisel|date=December 11, 2012|magazine=Alternative Press|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>—as a single to promote their ''[[Dogs Eating Dogs]]'' extended play.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Whitt |first=Cassie |title=Song Stream: Blink-182, 'Boxing Day' |magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=December 10, 2012 |url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/song_stream_blink_182_boxing_day |accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>
The song is not the first by the band to focus on the [[holiday season]], but it is the first with Skiba. The group recorded "[[I Won't Be Home for Christmas]]" in 1997 with former drummer [[Scott Raynor]] and guitarist [[Tom DeLonge]], which was released as a single in 2001.<ref name="rs19"/> That same year, with Barker, the band included "Happy Holidays, You Bastard" in the track listing of their fourth LP, ''[[Take Off Your Pants and Jacket]]''. Lastly, in 2012, the band issued "Boxing Day"—[[Boxing Day|the celebration]] taking place after Christmas<ref name="altpress1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/interview_mark_hoppus_on_blink_182s_new_ep_the_end_of_hoppus_on_music_and_f|title=Interview: Mark Hoppus on Blink-182’s new EP, the end of ''Hoppus On Music'' and Future Idiots|author=Scott Heisel|date=December 11, 2012|magazine=Alternative Press|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>—as a single to promote their ''[[Dogs Eating Dogs]]'' extended play.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Whitt |first=Cassie |title=Song Stream: Blink-182, 'Boxing Day' |magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=December 10, 2012 |url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/song_stream_blink_182_boxing_day |accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>


Lyrically, the narrative takes the typically high-spirited holiday celebrations into a metaphor for the passage of time, as well as a relationship falling apart. In the song, Hoppus laments that "[[depression (mood)|depression]]'s such a lonely business," describing a pairing in which one partner is consistently angry and the other is often apologizing. He then has an idea for his perfect [[Christmas gift]]: "Why can’t we get [[divorce|divorced]] for Christmas?"<ref name="rs19"/> Skiba provides [[backing vocals]], singing "[[Deck the Halls|fa la la]]" in the chorus over a chorus of [[sleigh bell]]s.<ref name="cos19"/>
Lyrically, the narrative takes the typically high-spirited holiday celebrations into a metaphor for the passage of time, as well as a relationship falling apart. In the song, Hoppus laments that "[[depression (mood)|depression]]'s such a lonely business," describing a pairing in which one partner is consistently angry and the other is often apologizing. He then has an idea for his perfect [[Christmas gift]]: "Why can’t we get [[divorce]]d for Christmas?"<ref name="rs19"/> Skiba provides [[backing vocals]], singing "[[Deck the Halls|fa la la]]" in the chorus over a chorus of [[sleigh bell]]s.<ref name="cos19"/>

===Music video===
===Music video===
The [[music video]] for the song was directed by Johnny McHone,<ref name="nme">{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-blink-182-not-another-christmas-song-2584763|title=Listen to Blink-182 channel their inner Scrooge on ‘Not Another Christmas Song’|work=[[NME]]|first= Matthew |last=Neale|date=December 6, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> with its animation handled by production company dreambear. The video utilizes claymation stylistically, depicting Blink members Hoppus, Barker, and Skiba performing for a group of elves in the North Pole.<ref name="ap">{{cite news|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/blink-182-not-another-christmas-song-video/|title=blink-182 wreck the North Pole in "Not Another Christmas Song" Video|work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|first= Alyssa |last=Quiles|date=December 6, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> A series of mishaps begin, resulting in the violent, bloody death of the elves.
The [[music video]] for the song was directed by Johnny McHone,<ref name="nme">{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-blink-182-not-another-christmas-song-2584763|title=Listen to Blink-182 channel their inner Scrooge on ‘Not Another Christmas Song’|work=[[NME]]|first= Matthew |last=Neale|date=December 6, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> with its animation handled by production company dreambear. The video utilizes claymation stylistically, depicting Blink members Hoppus, Barker, and Skiba performing for a group of elves in the North Pole.<ref name="ap">{{cite news|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/blink-182-not-another-christmas-song-video/|title=blink-182 wreck the North Pole in "Not Another Christmas Song" Video|work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|first= Alyssa |last=Quiles|date=December 6, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> A series of mishaps begin, resulting in the violent, bloody death of the elves.

==Reception==
==Reception==
[[File:Travis Barker 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Drummer Travis Barker, pictured here in 2019, produced the song.]]
[[File:Travis Barker 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Drummer Travis Barker, pictured here in 2019, produced the song.]]
Barker first hinted at the song's development in a November interview.<ref name="ihr">{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-12-05-its-the-holiday-season-and-blink-182-are-gifting-us-with-two-new-songs/|title=It's The Holiday Season, And Blink-182 Are Gifting Us With Two New Songs|website=[[iHeart Radio|iHeart.com]]|first= Katrina|last=Nattress|date=December 5, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> The group first teased the song on December 4, 2019, posting its single cover art on their social media accounts, followed by a proper announcement the next day.<ref name="ihr"/> The single cover is a photograph of the clay versions of themselves from the music video, with the band name written in blood.<ref name="ap"/> The song was offered for download and streaming on December 6, with its music video premiering that day as well.<ref name="cos19"/> On that date, the band also issued joint singles with DJ duo [[the Chainsmokers]]—the upbeat "[[P.S. I Hope You're Happy]]"—and a collaboration with the posthumous rapper [[XXXTentacion]]—"It's All Fading to Black".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8545173/chainsmokers-announce-ps-hope-youre-happy-blink-182|title=The Chainsmokers Announce New Collab With Blink-182|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first= Kat|last=Bein|date=December 2, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203154908/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8545173/chainsmokers-announce-ps-hope-youre-happy-blink-182|archivedate=December 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="sg">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2067102/blink-182-chainsmokers-xxxtentacion-christmas/music/|title=Blink-182 Release A Christmas Song, Collaborations With The Chainsmokers & XXXTentacion|website=[[Stereogum]]|first= Chris|last=DeVille|date=December 6, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> Commercially, the song failed to chart. "Not Another Christmas Song" did not enter the [[Alternative Songs]] chart compiled by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', but it did peak at number 16 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.<ref name="US-RDS"/> Likewise, it made an appearance at number 37 on the publication's Holiday Digital Song Sales chart in the week preceding Christmas.<ref name="US-HDSS">{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/blink-182/chart-history/XDT/song/1180850 | title=Blink-182| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>
Barker first hinted at the song's development in a November interview.<ref name="ihr">{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-12-05-its-the-holiday-season-and-blink-182-are-gifting-us-with-two-new-songs/|title=It's The Holiday Season, And Blink-182 Are Gifting Us With Two New Songs|website=[[iHeart Radio|iHeart.com]]|first= Katrina|last=Nattress|date=December 5, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> The group first teased the song on December 4, 2019, posting its single cover art on their social media accounts, followed by a proper announcement the next day.<ref name="ihr"/> The single cover is a photograph of the clay versions of themselves from the music video, with the band name written in blood.<ref name="ap"/> The song was offered for download and streaming on December 6, with its music video premiering that day as well.<ref name="cos19"/> On that date, the band also issued joint singles with DJ duo [[the Chainsmokers]]—the upbeat "[[P.S. I Hope You're Happy]]"—and a collaboration with the posthumous rapper [[XXXTentacion]]—"It's All Fading to Black".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8545173/chainsmokers-announce-ps-hope-youre-happy-blink-182|title=The Chainsmokers Announce New Collab With Blink-182|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first= Kat|last=Bein|date=December 2, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203154908/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8545173/chainsmokers-announce-ps-hope-youre-happy-blink-182|archivedate=December 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="sg">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2067102/blink-182-chainsmokers-xxxtentacion-christmas/music/|title=Blink-182 Release A Christmas Song, Collaborations With The Chainsmokers & XXXTentacion|website=[[Stereogum]]|first= Chris|last=DeVille|date=December 6, 2019|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> Commercially, the song failed to chart. "Not Another Christmas Song" did not enter the [[Alternative Songs]] chart compiled by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', but it did peak at number 16 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.<ref name="US-RDS"/> Likewise, it made an appearance at number 37 on the publication's Holiday Digital Song Sales chart in the week preceding Christmas.<ref name="US-HDSS">{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/blink-182/chart-history/XDT/song/1180850 | title=Blink-182| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>


Jon Blistein at ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' complimented the tune as "mostly vintage Blink, with chugging pop-punk riffs during the verse opening up into a full-throated chorus — although there are some expertly placed sleigh bells in the mix as well."<ref name="rs19">{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-new-song-not-another-christmas-song-923300/|title=Blink-182 Get Bummed Out for the Holidays on ‘Not Another Christmas Song’|date=December 6, 2019|first=Jon|last=Blistein|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> Chris DeVille at [[Stereogum]] called it a "pretty good Blink-182 song,"<ref name="sg"/> while Nina Corcoran, writing for online magazine ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', concurred: "It's a pretty good song. Apart from the oversized production, it sounds like it could have been on ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' — meaning it’s all jittery guitar, quick storytelling, and lyrics that mix remorse mix with youth."<ref name="cos19">{{cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/12/blink-182-not-another-christmas-song-stream/|title=Blink-182 share holiday single “Not Another Christmas Song”: Stream|date=December 6, 2019|first=Nina|last=Corcoran|work=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>
Jon Blistein at ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' complimented the tune as "mostly vintage Blink, with chugging pop-punk riffs during the verse opening up into a full-throated chorus — although there are some expertly placed sleigh bells in the mix as well."<ref name="rs19">{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/blink-182-new-song-not-another-christmas-song-923300/|title=Blink-182 Get Bummed Out for the Holidays on ‘Not Another Christmas Song’|date=December 6, 2019|first=Jon|last=Blistein|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref> Chris DeVille at [[Stereogum]] called it a "pretty good Blink-182 song,"<ref name="sg"/> while Nina Corcoran, writing for online magazine ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', concurred: "It's a pretty good song. Apart from the oversized production, it sounds like it could have been on ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' — meaning it’s all jittery guitar, quick storytelling, and lyrics that mix remorse mix with youth."<ref name="cos19">{{cite news|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/12/blink-182-not-another-christmas-song-stream/|title=Blink-182 share holiday single "Not Another Christmas Song": Stream|date=December 6, 2019|first=Nina|last=Corcoran|work=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=April 18, 2020}}</ref>


==Track listing==
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*Mike Skwark – songwriting
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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"Not Another Christmas Song"
Single by Blink-182
ReleasedDecember 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
Genre
Length2:39
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Travis Barker
Blink-182 singles chronology
"I Really Wish I Hated You"
(2019) 		"Not Another Christmas Song"
(2019) 		"P.S. I Hope You're Happy"
(2019)

"Not Another Christmas Song" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182. The song was released on December 6, 2019 through Columbia Records. The song is a downbeat objection to the Christmas and holiday season, lyrically examining the passage of time and a disintegrating relationship. It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, guitarist Matt Skiba, drummer Travis Barker, who also produced the song. Additional songwriting was handled by Matt Malpass, Aaron Puckett, JP Clark, and Mike Skwark.

Critics were largely positive regarding the song, which did not chart commercially but peaked within Billboard's national rock and holiday digital charts. Its music video was produced in claymation, and pictures the band performing for elves at the North Pole.

Background

The song was developed at Barker's studio space, Opra Studios, located in North Hollywood, California. Matt Malpass engineered the sessions. The track was composed by the band themselves, with additional songwriting from Malpass, Aaron Puckett (Lil Aaron), JP Clark, and Mike Skwark. Zakk Cervini, who had previously mixed the bulk of Blink's 2016 comeback record California,[2] served as mix engineer.[3]

The song is not the first by the band to focus on the holiday season, but it is the first with Skiba. The group recorded "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" in 1997 with former drummer Scott Raynor and guitarist Tom DeLonge, which was released as a single in 2001.[1] That same year, with Barker, the band included "Happy Holidays, You Bastard" in the track listing of their fourth LP, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. Lastly, in 2012, the band issued "Boxing Day"—the celebration taking place after Christmas[4]—as a single to promote their Dogs Eating Dogs extended play.[5]

Lyrically, the narrative takes the typically high-spirited holiday celebrations into a metaphor for the passage of time, as well as a relationship falling apart. In the song, Hoppus laments that "depression's such a lonely business," describing a pairing in which one partner is consistently angry and the other is often apologizing. He then has an idea for his perfect Christmas gift: "Why can’t we get divorced for Christmas?"[1] Skiba provides backing vocals, singing "fa la la" in the chorus over a chorus of sleigh bells.[6]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Johnny McHone,[7] with its animation handled by production company dreambear. The video utilizes claymation stylistically, depicting Blink members Hoppus, Barker, and Skiba performing for a group of elves in the North Pole.[8] A series of mishaps begin, resulting in the violent, bloody death of the elves.

Reception

Drummer Travis Barker, pictured here in 2019, produced the song.

Barker first hinted at the song's development in a November interview.[9] The group first teased the song on December 4, 2019, posting its single cover art on their social media accounts, followed by a proper announcement the next day.[9] The single cover is a photograph of the clay versions of themselves from the music video, with the band name written in blood.[8] The song was offered for download and streaming on December 6, with its music video premiering that day as well.[6] On that date, the band also issued joint singles with DJ duo the Chainsmokers—the upbeat "P.S. I Hope You're Happy"—and a collaboration with the posthumous rapper XXXTentacion—"It's All Fading to Black".[10][11] Commercially, the song failed to chart. "Not Another Christmas Song" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart compiled by Billboard, but it did peak at number 16 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.[12] Likewise, it made an appearance at number 37 on the publication's Holiday Digital Song Sales chart in the week preceding Christmas.[13]

Jon Blistein at Rolling Stone complimented the tune as "mostly vintage Blink, with chugging pop-punk riffs during the verse opening up into a full-throated chorus — although there are some expertly placed sleigh bells in the mix as well."[1] Chris DeVille at Stereogum called it a "pretty good Blink-182 song,"[11] while Nina Corcoran, writing for online magazine Consequence of Sound, concurred: "It's a pretty good song. Apart from the oversized production, it sounds like it could have been on Take Off Your Pants and Jacket — meaning it’s all jittery guitar, quick storytelling, and lyrics that mix remorse mix with youth."[6]

Track listing

  • Digital download[14]
  1. "Not Another Christmas Song" – 2:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from the official YouTube audio.[3]

Standorte

Personnel

Blink-182

Production

  • Matt Malpass – songwriting, recording engineer
  • Zakk Cervini – mix engineer
  • Aaron Puckett – songwriting
  • JP Clark – songwriting
  • Mike Skwark – songwriting

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[13] 37
US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] 16

References

  1. ^ a b c d Blistein, Jon (December 6, 2019). "Blink-182 Get Bummed Out for the Holidays on 'Not Another Christmas Song'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Paul Tingen (October 1, 2016). "Inside Track: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: John Feldmann & Zakk Cervini". Sound on Sound: 78–89.
  3. ^ a b "Not Another Christmas Song". YouTube. December 5, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Scott Heisel (December 11, 2012). "Interview: Mark Hoppus on Blink-182's new EP, the end of Hoppus On Music and Future Idiots". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Whitt, Cassie (December 10, 2012). "Song Stream: Blink-182, 'Boxing Day'". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Corcoran, Nina (December 6, 2019). "Blink-182 share holiday single "Not Another Christmas Song": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Neale, Matthew (December 6, 2019). "Listen to Blink-182 channel their inner Scrooge on 'Not Another Christmas Song'". NME. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Quiles, Alyssa (December 6, 2019). "blink-182 wreck the North Pole in "Not Another Christmas Song" Video". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Nattress, Katrina (December 5, 2019). "It's The Holiday Season, And Blink-182 Are Gifting Us With Two New Songs". iHeart.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  10. ^ Bein, Kat (December 2, 2019). "The Chainsmokers Announce New Collab With Blink-182". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  11. ^ a b DeVille, Chris (December 6, 2019). "Blink-182 Release A Christmas Song, Collaborations With The Chainsmokers & XXXTentacion". Stereogum. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Blink-182". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Blink-182". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Not Another Christmas Song – Single by Blink-182". Apple Music. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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