Man Overboard (Blink-182 song)

"Man Overboard"
Single by Blink-182
from the album The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)
Released	October 2, 2000
Format	CD single, DVD
Recorded	1998-1999
Genre	Punk rock
Length	2:46
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Mark Hoppus
Producer	Jerry Finn
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Adam's Song" (2000) "Man Overboard" (2000) "The Rock Show" (2001)

"Man Overboard" is a song by Blink-182 from their live CD The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!). "Man Overboard", however, is a studio recording. It was released as a single in October 2000 and peaked at number two on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Content

The words "So sorry, it's over" are repeated throughout the song, a reference to an earlier Blink-182 song, "Untitled." The song is alleged to be about drummer Scott Raynor departing the band.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Blink-182. 

Man Overboard Single CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Man Overboard"	2:46
2.	"13 Miles" (Live)	2:09
3.	"Words of Wisdom" (Teaser version)	3:01

Man Overboard Single DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Man Overboard" (Music video)	3:03
2.	"Adam's Song" (Music video)	4:22

• The live track was recorded at The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco on November 4th, 1999.

Music video

The video was directed by Marcos Siega and released in 2000. It is a parody of Blink-182's previous videos. The band can be seen traveling to a show, falling asleep in the van. Mark dreams about midgets, who look like the band members, recreating the "What's My Age Again?" video. Tom is dreaming of the little trio recreating "Adam's Song". Finally, Travis dreams of them recreating "All the Small Things". These sequences are interspersed with footage of the band playing live at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California. They arrive at their show at a Los Angeles club playing with Fenix Tx and are greeted by the tiny trio in their dream sequences, resulting in the members screaming and running.

Chart positions

Chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks	2
Billboard Hot 100	117
Australian Singles Chart	40
Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative Chart	19
New Zealand Singles Chart	49

References

1. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=32568

External links

• "Man Overboard" Official music video on YouTube