What's My Age Again?

"What's My Age Again?" is the first single released from blink-182's third studio album Enema of the State, originally released in 1999, this song was Travis Barker's first single with the band. The song peaked at #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart as well as #19 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The single was later re-released following the success of "All the Small Things". The song was originally going to be titled "Peter Pan Complex", furthering the theme of the song -- about an extremely immature youngster who, despite being 23 years old, still behaves like a prepubescent child. The music video (released in 1999) was directed by Marcos Siega and Brandon PeQueen and involves the band running through the streets naked, an act later parodied in the band's 2000 single, "Man Overboard"; they run through television shows, outdoor sidewalks, and picnics; do some dances, and attract a lot of attention. The band members were wearing thongs for the outdoor scenes but were naked for the indoor scenes. It was comically censored throughout the video, except at the end of the video, in which it was shown uncensored. Porn star Janine Lindemulder is featured in the video. She also appears on the front cover of Enema of the State. In 2001, vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus stated that: "[the] scene with the butt shots, when we were running down the street, were actually the only real nude scenes. We wore skin-colored Speedos for most of the scenes and when we were running, I realized how unattractive male genitals are. Everything dangling and such. I didn't think I could be embarrassed easily, but I really was." Tom: "The song is about Mark, he's 28 and he still acts like a kid... rolling around on the floor and shit."

[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus] I took her out, it was a Friday night I wore cologne to get the feeling right We started making out and she took off my pants But then I turned on the TV [Chorus 1: Mark Hoppus with Tom DeLonge] And that's about the time she walked away from me Nobody likes you when you're 23 And are still more amused by TV shows What the hell is ADD? My friends say I should act my age What's my age again? What's my age again? [Verse 2: Mark Hoppus] Then later on, on the drive home I called her mom from a payphone I said I was the cops and your husband's in jail This state looks down on sodomy [Chorus 2: Mark Hoppus with Tom DeLonge] And that's about the time that bitch hung up on me Nobody likes you when you're 23 And are still more amused by prank phone calls What the hell is call ID? My friends say I should act my age What's my age again? What's my age again? [Instrumental Bridge] [Chorus 3: Mark Hoppus with Tom DeLonge] And that's about the time she walked away from me Nobody likes you when you're 23 And you still act like you're in freshman year What the hell is wrong with me? My friends say I should act my age (What's my age again?) [Outro: Mark Hoppus with Tom DeLonge] (What's my age again?) That's about the time that she broke up with me (Please stay with me) No one should take themselves so seriously (Please stay with me) With many years ahead to fall in line (Please stay with me) Why would you wish that on me? (Please stay) I never wanna act my age (With) What's my age again? (Me) What's my age again? What's my age again?