Blink 182's World

Blink 182's World is a song by American rock band "Blink 182" released on October 22, 2022 as the Third single, from the group's ninth studio album "Sunny Days". This one was written by Mark Hoppus, Matt Skiba, Travis Barker  and  Fall Out Boy vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Patrick Stump, about a world similar to "Elmo's World", with the song including reference's from "Elmo's Song" and "Happy Tappin with Elmo".

Background
Blink 182's World was named after "Elmo's World". "It's a world that anything can happen and usually, it does", Hoppus told Billboard in 2022. The lyrics describe the crazy shenanigans that happen around the narrator and his friends. The lines "We wrote the music, we wrote the words," "Come and see our goldfish and our crayons too" are references to "Elmo's Song" and the "Elmo's World" theme. The lines "First your fingers snap, and then your toes start tappin', Give your knees a slap, and let your hands start clappin'" are references to "Happy Tappin With Elmo".

The song is composed in the E Major and written in Common Time signature with a fast tempo of 200 beats per minute. The vocal range spans from E3 to B4.

Reception
Many critics noted that the song was particularly fast, but but also praised it for the more tougher sound, but also hilarious humor that the band is known for. Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone is a burst driving guitars and hardcore drums", while the Latin voice of Elmo "Lalo Garza" says "Elmo himself would be proud". Kevin Clash, the American puppeteer for Elmo says "Elmo is so Happy to meet Blink 182".

Verse 1

 * I need to get away, get away, from hustle and (Hustle, and hustle, and bustle)
 * I gotta get away, get away so I can feel real subtle (subtle and subtle and subtle)
 * But even if I drive away from the carizless, I completely forgot one thing
 * My world is just as maniac, just like that orange bling
 * Blink 182's World, prepare you self
 * Don't even think about climbing from the shelf

Chorus

 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * We never grew up on our dude ranch
 * Our Cheshire cat is sitting on the bench
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * We wrote the music, we wrote the words,"
 * We're so glad so came here make yourself at home
 * Come and see our goldfish and our crayons too
 * Blink 182's World

Verse 2

 * Our friends have stage diving, stage diving sense the dawn of the Buddha (The Buddha, the Buddha, The Buddha)
 * Rocking, rocking, and rocking since we played the State of the Enema (Stage of the Enema)
 * Take off your pants and your jacket. California is full of packets
 * Everything in this world is under 1 tiny sackett (1 tiny sackett)
 * Blink 182's World, prepare you self
 * Don't even think about climbing from the shelf

Chorus

 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * We never grew up on our dude ranch
 * Our Cheshire cat is sitting on the bench
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * We wrote the music, we wrote the words,"
 * We're so glad so came here make yourself at home
 * Come and see our goldfish and our crayons too
 * Blink 182's World

Bridge

 * Give your knees a slap, and let your hands start clappin
 * Than your fingers snap And then your toes start tappin'
 * Anything can happen when your rockin tappin with Blink 182
 * Don't need a map to find the king of tappin' I'm the reddish chap
 * The one whose arms are flappin' People, it's a snap
 * Anything can happen when your rockin tappin with Blink 182
 * With Blink 182, Yeah baby
 * Blink 182's World, prepare you self
 * Don't even think about climbing from the shelf

Chorus (X2)

 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * We never grew up on our dude ranch
 * Our Cheshire cat is sitting on the bench
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * La-La-La-La, La-La-la-La, La-La-la-La
 * We wrote the music, we wrote the words,"
 * We're so glad so came here make yourself at home
 * Come and see our goldfish and our crayons too
 * Blink 182's
 * Blink 182's
 * Blink 182's World

Music Video
The Music Video depicts the band playing in a small room with the walls, floor, and ceiling plastered with crayon and a goldfish bowl. The room expands At the end, a burst of light appears and the walls of the room begin to move part, A piano, and a shade get added to the room. The Shade open's up to reveal the Album Cover's sun shining down on the band as they play.