Icon (Blink-182 album)

Icon
Greatest hits album by
Blink-182
ReleasedMarch 19, 2013
Recorded1997–2003
Genre
Length35:10
LabelGeffen, UM
ProducerMark Trombino, Jerry Finn
Blink-182 chronology
Dogs Eating Dogs
(2012) 		Icon
(2013) 		California
(2016)

Icon is the second greatest hits album from the American rock band Blink-182, released on March 29, 2013. Icon was released following the band's departure from Interscope Records in 2012 and compiles the band's biggest singles, covering material from Dude Ranch (1997) to Blink-182 (2003).

Background

Icon is the band's second greatest hits collection. The album was part of the Icon series launched by Universal Music Enterprises, which features greatest hits releases from "major artists spanning rock, pop, R&B and country."[1] The front cover image is a photograph taken of the band by Estevan Oriol during a photo shoot for the band's eponymous sixth album in 2003.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic reviewer Gregory Heaney called the collection a "crash course in pop-punk" that "takes listeners on a whirlwind tour of the band's back catalog while showing off an emotional range that was often masked by the band's youthful irreverence," while praising its simplicity and compact track listing, calling it a "best of the best-of."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."All the Small Things" (single version)Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLongeEnema of the State (1999)2:51
2."Josie" (single version)Hoppus, DeLonge, Scott RaynorDude Ranch (1997)3:06
3."Feeling This"Hoppus, DeLonge, Travis BarkerBlink-182 (2003)2:54
4."Adam's Song" (single version)Hoppus, DeLongeEnema of the State (1999)4:07
5."Dammit" (single version)Hoppus, DeLonge, RaynorDude Ranch (1997)2:46
6."What's My Age Again?" (single version)Hoppus, DeLongeEnema of the State (1999)2:28
7."The Rock Show"Hoppus, DeLonge, BarkerTake Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)2:48
8."Down" (single version)Hoppus, DeLonge, BarkerBlink-182 (2003)3:12
9."First Date"Hoppus, DeLonge, BarkerTake Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)2:51
10."Stay Together for the Kids"Hoppus, DeLonge, BarkerTake Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)3:59
11."I Miss You"Hoppus, DeLonge, BarkerBlink-182 (2003)3:47
Total length:35:10

Personnel

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Icon Series Launched by Universal Music Enterprises | Editorial-News Releases". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Gregory Heaney. "Review: Icon - blink-182". Allmusic. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Blink-182: Icon. Blink-182 (liner notes). US: Geffen. 2013. B0018144-02.
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