Founded by Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Scott Raynor, the band emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent lyrical toilet humor.

[4] The band recorded three demos, including the commercially available Buddha, before signing to San Diego–based independent label Cargo Music in 1994.

[7] Dude Ranch also featured their first radio hit, "Dammit",[8] which helped the album reach Platinum status in the United States.

The eponymously titled Blink-182 followed in 2003 and marked a stylistic shift for the group, infusing experimental elements into their usual pop punk formula,[18] resulting in a more mature sound.

[12] "Feeling This" and "I Miss You", along with "All the Small Things" and "Bored To Death", remain the best-selling of the group's singles, which have all been certified Gold by the RIAA.

[22] After a second falling-out with DeLonge which resulted in his departure in January 2015,[23] the band recruited Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba as a replacement.

The single "One More Time" received mainly positive reviews from music critics, and became one of the band's biggest modern radio singles in the U.S., where it peaked for a record-setting 20 weeks atop Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart; it also became their first crossover hit since 2004's "I Miss You", ultimately reaching Gold certification for 500,000 copies sold on December 5, 2024.