10 Best Blink-182 Songs
4. Dammit – Dude Ranch (1997)
Though Enema of the State was the band’s breakout album, the lead single from Dude Ranch greatly increased Blink-182's popularity.
The main riff of ‘Dammit’ is enough on its own to get crowds bouncing up and down. Indeed, said riff is probably the best and most famous guitar lick the band have ever written.
After this iconic introduction, ‘Dammit’ is driven by a series of power chords that repeat for almost the entire song. Nevertheless, the track hooks in the listener throughout owning to the fast tempo from Raynor and the punchy vocal delivery from Hoppus.
Lyrically, the song centres on a breakup, and though such a theme is very cliché for the genre, ‘Dammit’ is clearly a song that isn’t meant to be taken too seriously given the comedic tone of the music video.
Despite its simplicity, therefore, ‘Dammit’ is a track that never gets old.