I Won't Be Home for Christmas
| "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" | ||||
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| Single by Blink-182 | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2001 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, skate punk | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
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| Writer(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mark Trombino | |||
| Blink-182 singles chronology | ||||
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"I Won't Be Home for Christmas" is a song by American rock band Blink-182. The song was originally recorded and released as a radio promo in 1997. MCA Records reissued it internationally as a single on October 16, 2001. The song was recorded with original drummer Scott Raynor and produced by Mark Trombino, who produced the trio's second studio album, Dude Ranch (1997). The song's title is a parody of the Christmas song "I'll Be Home for Christmas".
The single charted at No. 1 in Canada, but it did not chart anywhere else, becoming the longest-running No. 1 single in Canada for 2001. It was No 1 for five weeks in 2001 and for one week in 2002.[1] It is the only song by the band to ever chart at No. 1 in Canada.
Background
The song was originally recorded in 1997.[2][3] The song was later included on A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas (2003), a Christmas-themed compilation by Immortal Records.[4]
The song’s narrative follows a man "snapping" on Christmas Eve and attacking a group of carolers.[2] MSN Canada called the song "a high-energy punk war on Christmas".[2]
Reception
Chart performance
The song peaked at number one in Canada.[5] The song remained at the top of the charts for six non-consecutive weeks.[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Blink-182.
| Promo Single | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" | 3:17 |
| Maxi Single | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "All the Small Things" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Josie" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Please Take Me Home" | 3:05 |
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Singles Chart (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| Preceded by "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" by U2 |
Canadian Singles Chart number-one single December 1, 2001 - December 22, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Only Time" by Enya |
| Preceded by "Only Time" by Enya |
Canadian Singles Chart number-one single January 5, 2002 - January 19, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John |
References
- ↑ Top 40 Charts
- 1 2 3 4 Emma Jones (December 23, 2011). "Bah-humbug: Anti-Christmas songs to send the relatives running". MSN Canada. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ↑ I Won't Be Home for Christmas (liner notes). Blink-182. US: MCA. 2002. 088 155 886-2.
- ↑ "Bosstones, Blink 182 Bolster 'A Santa Cause'". Billboard. September 18, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ↑ Billboard, December 8, 2001: Page 72 (Hits of the World: Canada)
- ↑ "Hits of the World – Canada". Billboard. 113 (48): 70. December 1, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
