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Cargo offered the band a small budget to film a music video, to be shot for under $10,000.<ref name="p36"/> [[Darren Doane]], who had previously worked with [[MxPx]] and [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], directed the video. In the clip, the trio wake up in the morning beside their girlfriends (played by hired models) and proceed to steal an item from them.<ref name="p36"/> They are confronted before a concert later by their significant others, and a gunfight ensues. The band's original vision was a bit different: "I wanted the M+M's video to be fifty guys lined up, and have us shooting at their [[testicles|nuts]]," said DeLonge in 2001. "Just a whole video of [[slow motion|slo-mo]] close-ups of these guys' nuts exploding."<ref name="p36"/> The video was shot at [[Belmont Park (San Diego)|Belmont Park]] and at [[Soma San Diego|SOMA]], an all-ages punk and hardcore venue the band often headlined.<ref name="p36"/> Ken Duario co-directed the clip.<ref name="shooman33"/>
Cargo offered the band a small budget to film a music video, to be shot for under $10,000.<ref name="p36"/> [[Darren Doane]], who had previously worked with [[MxPx]] and [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], directed the video. In the clip, the trio wake up in the morning beside their girlfriends (played by hired models) and proceed to steal an item from them.<ref name="p36"/> They are confronted before a concert later by their significant others, and a gunfight ensues. The band's original vision was a bit different: "I wanted the M+M's video to be fifty guys lined up, and have us shooting at their [[testicles|nuts]]," said DeLonge in 2001. "Just a whole video of [[slow motion|slo-mo]] close-ups of these guys' nuts exploding."<ref name="p36"/> The video was shot at [[Belmont Park (San Diego)|Belmont Park]] and at [[Soma San Diego|SOMA]], an all-ages punk and hardcore venue the band often headlined.<ref name="p36"/> Ken Duario co-directed the clip.<ref name="shooman33"/>


Filming a video made the band gain confidence, although they had no plans to market the video.<ref name="p36"/> The band's new manager, Rick DeVoe, held connections that proved instrumental in tying the group into skate, surf and snowboarding scenes. "M+M's" made its first appearance on ''Good Times'', a surf video directed by DeVoe's friend Taylor Steele.<ref name=shooman33>Shooman, 2010. p. 33</ref> The clip eventually landed on several surf videos and video compilations. An employee of Cargo Music presented the video to [[MTV]], but network executives "threw the tape out at first sight of the girls with guns," remarking, "Why are you showing us this shit?"<ref name=p38>Hoppus, 2001. p. 38</ref><ref name="thrash">{{cite web|url=http://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Burnout/2013/Magazine_1996/November_1996/TH1196Nov1996p88-89_800t.jpg|title=Blink-182|last=Walker|first=Morgan|work=[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]]|publisher=High Speed Productions|pages=88|date=November 6, 1996|accessdate=September 13, 2013}}</ref>
Filming a video made the band gain confidence, although they had no plans to market the video.<ref name="p36"/> However, the band's new manager, Rick DeVoe, had connections that led to the track being used in various skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding videos. "M+M's" made its first appearance on ''Good Times,'' a surfing video directed by DeVoe's friend Taylor Steele.<ref name=shooman33>Shooman, 2010. p. 33</ref> An employee of Cargo Music presented the video to [[MTV]], but network executives "threw the tape out at first sight of the girls with guns," remarking, "Why are you showing us this shit?"<ref name=p38>Hoppus, 2001. p. 38</ref><ref name="thrash">{{cite web|url=http://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Burnout/2013/Magazine_1996/November_1996/TH1196Nov1996p88-89_800t.jpg|title=Blink-182|last=Walker|first=Morgan|work=[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]]|publisher=High Speed Productions|pages=88|date=November 6, 1996|accessdate=September 13, 2013}}</ref>


== Format and track listing ==
== Format and track listing ==

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This article is about the Blink-182 song. For other uses, see M&M (disambiguation).
"M+M's"
Single by Blink-182
from the album Cheshire Cat
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1995
Recorded1994 at Westbeach Recorders, Los Angeles, California
GenreSkate punk
Length2:35
LabelCargo Music / Grilled Cheese
Songwriter(s)Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge
Producer(s)O (Otis Barthoulameu), Blink-182
Blink-182 singles chronology
"M+M's"
(1995) 		"Wasting Time"
(1996)

"M+M's" is a song by American rock band Blink-182, released as a single from the group's debut studio album, Cheshire Cat (1995), on September 6, 1995. Written by guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus, the song became the band's debut single and their first to receive radio airplay. "M+M's" is sung by Hoppus and the lyrics have a reference to masturbation.

The band's label, Cargo Music, gave the band a small budget to film a music video, which was featured on numerous surf video compilations. In the clip, the trio steal items from their girlfriends but are confronted by them later in a gunfight. "M+M's" was later included on the band's Greatest Hits.

Background

"M+M's" originated from rehearsals in DeLonge's garage in the summer of 1994, when the band was preparing to record their debut album.[1] The track was recorded at the famous Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles shortly after the band secured their label deal with Cargo Music.[2] "M+M's" is based around power chords and Hoppus' lead vocal of a vacation elsewhere.[3] Journalist Joe Shooman described it as "Blink in microcosm," commenting that, "in less than three minutes they nail their sonic colors to the mast."[3]

After Cheshire Cat was completed, producer O contacted his friend Mike Halloran of XETRA-FM (branded on-air as 91X), who was a fan of the band, to determine the album's lead single. "We went over the songs to figure out if there was a track that would stand up to the huge bands of the day: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, etc.," Halloran wrote in 2000.[4] Between "M+M's" and "Wasting Time", the former won, and began to receive regular rotation.[5] DeLonge first heard the song in his car and rolled down his windows, yelling at passersby to "turn their damn radios on," while Hoppus later likened it to a scene from the film That Thing You Do!.[6] Within two weeks, it was the #1 most requested track on the station, which made Halloran question whether its success was just Blink fans jamming request lines.[4] The radio success of "M+M's" helped bolster their profile locally within San Diego, as evidenced by larger crowds following the airplay. "We sat back and watched as those old shows at SOMA went from the half club to the full club… jam packed with people of all ages," wrote Halloran.[4]

Composition

"M+M's"
A sound sample of "M+M's".
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The song is composed in the key of E major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 168 beats per minute. Hoppus' vocal range spans from D#3 to C#4.[7] "M+M's" is based around power chords and Hoppus' lead vocal of a vacation elsewhere.[3] The track exemplifies the band's southern California skate punk sound. Journalist Joe Shooman described it as "Blink in microcosm," commenting that, "in less than three minutes they nail their sonic colors to the mast."[3]

Music video

Cargo offered the band a small budget to film a music video, to be shot for under $10,000.[6] Darren Doane, who had previously worked with MxPx and Pennywise, directed the video. In the clip, the trio wake up in the morning beside their girlfriends (played by hired models) and proceed to steal an item from them.[6] They are confronted before a concert later by their significant others, and a gunfight ensues. The band's original vision was a bit different: "I wanted the M+M's video to be fifty guys lined up, and have us shooting at their nuts," said DeLonge in 2001. "Just a whole video of slo-mo close-ups of these guys' nuts exploding."[6] The video was shot at Belmont Park and at SOMA, an all-ages punk and hardcore venue the band often headlined.[6] Ken Duario co-directed the clip.[8]

Filming a video made the band gain confidence, although they had no plans to market the video.[6] However, the band's new manager, Rick DeVoe, had connections that led to the track being used in various skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding videos. "M+M's" made its first appearance on Good Times, a surfing video directed by DeVoe's friend Taylor Steele.[8] An employee of Cargo Music presented the video to MTV, but network executives "threw the tape out at first sight of the girls with guns," remarking, "Why are you showing us this shit?"[9][10]

Format and track listing

CD (1995)
  1. "M+M's" – 2:35

References

  • Hoppus, Anne (October 1, 2001). Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom. MTV Books / Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-2207-4.
  • Shooman, Joe (June 24, 2010). Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-906191-10-8.

Notes

  1. ^ Shooman, 2010. p. 24
  2. ^ Hoppus, 2001. p. 31
  3. ^ a b c d Shooman, 2010. p. 25
  4. ^ a b c Dumpweed (Live) - Radio Promo Single (liner notes). Blink-182. US: MCA Records. 2000. MCAR-25268-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Hoppus, 2001. p. 35
  6. ^ a b c d e f Hoppus, 2001. p. 36
  7. ^ "Blink-182 "M&M" Guitar Tab". Music Notes. EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Shooman, 2010. p. 33
  9. ^ Hoppus, 2001. p. 38
  10. ^ Walker, Morgan (November 6, 1996). "Blink-182". Thrasher. High Speed Productions. p. 88. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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