Release and Promotion
Blink-182 was officially released on November 18, 2003 through Geffen Records, the band's first with the label. The album was initially hoped to be released in time for the next summer, as previous albums Dude Ranch, Enema of the State, and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket were. The album was released in explicit and "clean" versions: the album's "clean" version (censoring explicit content) was released alongside the album on November 18. Similar to the release for Enema of the State, an Australian Tour edition featuring two bonus tracks was released the next year. Blink-182 was the first album by the band to immediately be offered through digital media retailers (iTunes Store and Rhapsody). Current digital versions of the album offer both the explicit and "clean" versions. The iTunes explicit version of the album offers the interlude between "Violence" and "Stockholm Syndrome" as an extra track, titled "Stockholm Syndrome Interlude".
The album was released as an Enhanced CD, featuring some of the band's self-made videos, including "Down/The Fallen Interlude", "Stockholm Syndrome", "Obvious", "Violence", and "Feeling This". They were all shot in one small room, or by using a selection of clips from Blink-182's live shows or trip to the Middle East, and incorporate shots of the band members simply miming the songs. In May 2010, independent record label Mightier Than Sword Records announced that the album would be released on vinyl in July 2010, however, the release date was pushed back due to pressing plant/approval issues regarding the album. The record was officially released in September 2010. A double LP, one side features the "smiley face" logo. A special Hot Topic edition will be released sometime in the near future.
Promotion for the record included a "golden ticket" contest – the prize being a private Blink-182 show for the winner. MTV's website streamed the full album a week before its release, beginning on November 10. As promotion for the album and single release, the band performed "Feeling This" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on a week after the release of the album on November 26, 2003, and "Down" on Late Show with David Letterman on May 27, 2004. Performances of "I Miss You" and "The Rock Show" on The WB's Pepsi Smash concert series from June 10, 2004 were released on the Australian Tour edition of the album, as well as the "Always" single.
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