10 Amazing Songs Written Out Of Competition

10. Feeling This - Blink-182

The making of Blink-182's self-titled album was fractured to say the least. As the trio struggled to get back on the same page after Tom Delonge's experimentation with Box Car Racer, the whole record feels like the happy accident coming from inner band tension. Though Feeling This acts as the mission statement for the whole record, there's a bit more method behind the trade-offs between Delonge and Mark Hoppus.

Starting with the backing track, Delonge's original vision had been to have a trade-off with Hoppus, but they weren't exactly sure what to say. Instead of trying to work it out together, their producer initially suggested that both of them go into separate rooms and try to work out lyrics themselves. Ironically enough, both Delonge and Hoppus came through with lyrics that were both about sex.

Instead of fighting over which ones to go with, the final product is the result of both lyrics being thrown one after another. This makes the entire song feel like a dissection of sex, with Delonge's carnal lust in the verses giving way to the more romantic side of things from Hoppus on the chorus. Even though the days of this incarnation of Blink were numbered at this point, this is one of the few salvos from the sessions that was actually a pure collaboration.