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"I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
SinglebyBlink-182
ReleasedOctober 16, 2001 (2001-10-16)
Recorded1997
GenrePop punk
Length3:17
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Trombino
Blink-182 singles chronology
"First Date"
(2001)
"I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
(2001)
"Stay Together for the Kids"
(2002)

"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".

The single topped the Canadian Singles Chart, but it did not chart anywhere else. It remained at that position for three weeks in 2001 and for two weeks in 2002. It is the band's sole Canadian number one.

Background[edit]

The song was originally recorded in 1997 for KROQ.[1][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.[1] MSN Canada called the song "a high-energy punk war on Christmas".[1]

Reception[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

The song peaked at number one in Canada.[5] The song remained at the top of the charts for five non-consecutive weeks.[1]

Track listings[edit]

All tracks are written by Blink-182

US CD single[6]
No.TitleLength
1."I Won't Be Home for Christmas"3:16
Canadian maxi-single[2]
No.TitleLength
1."I Won't Be Home for Christmas" 
2."All the Small Things" 
3."Josie" 
4."Please Take Me Home" 

Personnel[edit]

Blink-182

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 1

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
Chart (2001) Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 3
Year-end chart performance for "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
Chart (2002) Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 41

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  • ^ a b I Won't Be Home for Christmas (Canadian maxi-single liner notes). Blink-182. MCA Records. 2002. 088 155 886-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ "blink-182 - I Won't Be Home For Christmas - Live". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via YouTube.
  • ^ "Bosstones, Blink 182 Bolster 'A Santa Cause'". Billboard. September 18, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  • ^ a b "Blink-182 Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  • ^ I Won't Be Home for Christmas (US CD single liner notes). Blink-182. MCA Records. 1997. crg5p-4107.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on January 26, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  • ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002". Jam!. January 14, 2003. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

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