Darkside (Blink-182 song)

"Darkside"
"Darkside"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Nine
Released	July 26, 2019
Studio	Opra Studios (North Hollywood, California); Foxy Studios (Los Angeles, California); Studio 1111 (Beverly Hills, California);
Genre	Pop punk; alternative rock;
Length	3:00
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Mark Hoppus; Travis Barker; Matt Skiba; John Feldmann;
Producer(s)	John Feldmann
Blink-182 singles chronology

"Darkside" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182. The song was released on July 26, 2019 through Columbia Records, as the fourth single from the band's eighth studio album Nine. It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and guitarist Matt Skiba, as well as producer John Feldmann.

Release[]

"Darkside" was released on July 26, 2019.^[3]

Music video[]

The official music video for "Darkside" premiered on August 28, 2019.^[4] In the clip, the trio perform at an elementary school, surrounded by children performing dance moves from the online video game Fortnite. Everybody in the video is shown wearing red collar shirts. The band promoted the video on social media with the tagline "Here's a video for Darkside with a bunch of kids doing dances we don't know."^[4]

Track listing[]

Digital download

"Darkside" – 3:00

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[5]

Locations

Recorded at Foxy Studios (Los Angeles, California); Studio 1111 (Beverly Hills, California); Opra Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Engineered at Foxy Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Mixed at Lotus Eater Studio (Santa Monica, California)
Mastered at Chris Athens Masters (Austin, Texas)

Personnel

Blink-182

Matt Skiba – vocals, guitars
Mark Hoppus – vocals, bass guitar
Travis Barker – drums, percussion

Design

Chris Feldmann – art direction, design
Mark Rubbo – CGI and neon design
RISK – title

Production

Chris Athens – mastering
John Feldmann – producer, songwriting
Rich Costey – mixing
Dylan McLean – engineer
Scot Stewart – engineer

Charts[]

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[6]	7

References[]

^ "Disc(ord): Blink-182's 'Nine'". The Observer. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Blink-182 finds maturity through evolution on 'NINE'". Riff Magazine.
^ Kaufman, Gil (July 26, 2019). "Blink-182 Happily Plunge Into the 'Darkside' On New Track: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Darus, Alex (August 28, 2019). "blink-182 have a punk-rock pep rally in "Darkside" video". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ NINE (liner notes). Blink-182. US: Columbia Records. 2019. 19075963222.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Blink-182 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] "Disc(ord): Blink-182's 'Nine'". The Observer. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[2] "ALBUM REVIEW: Blink-182 finds maturity through evolution on 'NINE'". Riff Magazine.

[3] Kaufman, Gil (July 26, 2019). "Blink-182 Happily Plunge Into the 'Darkside' On New Track: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[ap-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Darus, Alex (August 28, 2019). "blink-182 have a punk-rock pep rally in "Darkside" video". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[liner-5] NINE (liner notes). Blink-182. US: Columbia Records. 2019. 19075963222.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_Blink-182-6] "Blink-182 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

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