Song · blink-182
“Always” by blink-182
From the album blink‐182 (2003)
“Always” by blink-182 appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2004 and 2005. It was first released in 2003 on the album blink‐182. Its best result is #62 on the G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #278 alternative song of 2004.
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"Always" closed out the singles run from blink-182's untitled fifth album, arriving in November 2004 as the fourth and last one pulled from it, after "Down". Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker wrote it together, and Jerry Finn produced, with Ryan Hewitt recording and mixing.
It's an uptempo love song, but the band's pop-punk chassis has been rewired with power pop, new wave and post-punk: effects-soaked guitars, synthesizers and stacked layers of sound, all of it wearing its 1980s crush on its sleeve. DeLonge sings lead with Hoppus backing him, Barker drums, and Roger Joseph Manning Jr. adds keyboards. Joseph Kahn's video split the screen into three panels, which meant tightly choreographed takes from the band and from actress Sophie Monk, and the song later landed on the 2005 Greatest Hits.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 92 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 | 105 |
| 2004 | 77 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 | 103 |
| 2004 | 62 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
| 2005 | 306 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
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