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Vinyl LP pressing. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is the fourth studio album by Blink-182. Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released on June 12, 2001, through MCA Records. The band had spent much of the previous year traveling and supporting the album Enema of the State (1999), which launched the band's mainstream career. The title is a tongue-in-cheek pun on male masturbation (Inchtake off your pants and jack itInch). The album was primarily recorded over three months at Signature Sound in San Diego. During the sessions, MCA executives pressured the band to retain the sound that helped their previous album sell millions. As such, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket continues the pop punk sound that the group honed and made famous, albeit with a heavier tone inspired by groups such as Fugazi and Refused. Regarding lyrics, the album has been referred to as a concept album chronicling adolescence, with songs dedicated to first dates, fighting authority and teenage parties. Album Tracks 1. Anthem Part Two 2. Online Songs 3. First Date 4. Happy Holidays, You Bastard 5. Story of a Lonely Guy 6. The Rock Show 7. Stay Together for the Kids 8. Roller Coaster 9. Reckless Abandon 10. Every Time I Look for You 11. Give Me One Good Reason 12. Shut Up 13. Please Take Me Home
