I Won't Be Home for Christmas

"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".

This article is about the Blink-182 song. For the Simpsons episode, see I Won't Be Home for Christmas (The Simpsons).
"I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
Single by Blink-182
ReleasedOctober 16, 2001 (2001-10-16)
Recorded1997
GenrePop punk
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Trombino
Blink-182 singles chronology
"Stay Together for the Kids"
(2002)		 "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
(2001)		 "Feeling This"
(2003)

The single topped the charts in Canada, but it did not chart anywhere else, becoming the longest-running number one single in Canada for 2001. It remained at that position for five weeks in 2001 and for one week in 2002.[1] It is the band's sole Canadian number one.

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 are written by Blink-182.

Promo Single
No.TitleLength
1."I Won't Be Home for Christmas"3:17
Maxi Single
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Blink-182

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart (Billboard)[6] 1
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References
  1. Top 40 Charts
  2. Emma Jones (December 23, 2011). "Bah-humbug: Anti-Christmas songs to send the relatives running". MSN Canada. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  3. I Won't Be Home for Christmas (liner notes). Blink-182. US: MCA. 2002. 088 155 886-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Bosstones, Blink 182 Bolster 'A Santa Cause'". Billboard. September 18, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  5. Billboard, December 8, 2001: Page 72 (Hits of the World: Canada)
  6. "Hits of the World – Canada". Billboard. 113 (48): 70. December 1, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
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