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
LabelMCA
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 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

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

Chart performance

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

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

Blink-182

Charts
Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 1

References
  1. 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.
  2. I Won't Be Home for Christmas (Canadian maxi-single liner notes). Blink-182. MCA Records. 2002. 088 155 886-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "blink-182 - I Won't Be Home For Christmas - Live". Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via YouTube.
  4. "Bosstones, Blink 182 Bolster 'A Santa Cause'". Billboard. September 18, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  5. "Blink-182 Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. I Won't Be Home for Christmas (US CD single liner notes). Blink-182. MCA Records. 1997. crg5p-4107.CS1 maint: others (link)
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