Pop punk
Stylistic origins	Punk rock - Pop music - Power pop - Bubblegum pop - Garage rock - Frat rock - Beat music - Pub rock - Glam rock - Protopunk - Surf rock
Cultural origins	mid-1970s United States, United Kingdom, Canada and other countries
Typical instruments	Vocals - Guitar - Bass - Drums - occasional use of other instruments (such as keyboards)
Mainstream popularity	Various degrees of commercial success since the late 1970s; massive international commercial success in the 1990s. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. Bubblegum pop (also known as bubblegum rock, bubblegum music, or simply bubblegum) is a genre of Pop music whose classic period ran from 1967 Frat rock was an early influential American subgenre of Rock and roll / Roots rock. Pub rock was a mid- to late-1970s musical movement largely centred around North London and South East Essex, particularly Canvey Island and Southend Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Surf rock is a style of music that originated in the USA that mixes elements of Surf music and Rock music, and partially due to the number of Mexican The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard.
Derivative forms	indie pop - cuddlecore - New wave - Britpop
Other topics
List of pop punk bands - New Wave music - Post-punk - Skate punk - Ska punk - Alternative rock - Emo - Indie rock

Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names) is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. The following is a list of notable Pop punk bands 0-9 New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Skate punk is a sub-genre of Punk rock which was named because of its popularity among skateboarders, and the fact that many members of skate punk bands Ska punk is a fusion Music genre that combines Ska and Punk rock. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene A Fusion genre is a music genre that fuses two or more other musical genres Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure ^[1]

It is not clear when the term pop punk was first used, but pop-influenced punk rock had been around since the 1970s; performed by bands such as the Ramones, Buzzcocks, The Jam and The Undertones. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s The Undertones are a Northern Irish Punk rock / Power pop band formed in Derry in 1975 ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} Bad Religion were one of the first bands to play the genre, and even today are considered to be the godfathers of Pop Punk^{[8][9][10][11]}. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett This Southern California band has been a major influence to bands into the 1990's. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U In the mid 1990s, California-based pop punk bands achieved worldwide commercial success, and the genre's association with Southern California has led some to call it the SoCal sound. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U

Examples of breakthrough pop punk records are the 1994 multi-platinum albums Dookie by Green Day and Smash by The Offspring and the 1999 multi-platinum album Enema of the State by Blink-182. Dookie is the third studio album and the Major label debut by American Punk rock band Green Day. Green Day is an American rock trio Smash is the third studio Album by American Punk rock band The Offspring. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Enema of the State, Blink-182 's third and most successful studio album was released June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features Blink-182 was an American Pop ^[12]

From the mid-1990s onwards, some bands associated with the genre have been described in a derogatory way as faux-punk, mall punk, pseudo-punk, bubblegum punk, and surf punk. ^[13][14]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins (1974-1980s) 1.2 Underground pop punk (early 1990s and later) 1.3 Popular acceptance (1994-1997) 1.4 Continued mainstream ascent (1998-2003) 1.5 Contemporary pop punk (2003 and later) 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 External links

History

Origins (1974-1980s)

Further information: Punk rock

The pop punk style emerged at the onset of punk rock around 1974, with the Ramones, however it was not considered a separate subgenre until later. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group The Ramones' loud and fast melodic minimalism differentiated them from other bands in New York City's budding art rock scene. The City of New York Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Additionally, protopunk bands and power pop bands such as Cheap Trick, The Knack and The Raspberries helped lay the groundwork for pop punk. Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s The Knack are a Los Angeles -based rock band that rose to fame with their first single " My Sharona " an international hit in 1979 (see Raspberries are a Power pop / Rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. An early use of the term pop punk appeared in a 1977 New York Times article, Cabaret: Tom Petty's Pop Punk Rock Evokes Sounds of 60's. ^[15] By 1977 in the United Kingdom, punk rock had already become a much more active and concentrated movement than in New York City. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Undertones, Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Rezillos and The Shapes featured catchy melodies and lyrics that sometimes dealt with relatively light themes such as teenage romance. The Undertones are a Northern Irish Punk rock / Power pop band formed in Derry in 1975 Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s The Rezillos are a punk / new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and are still playing gigs around the world in a reformed On the somewhat harder-edged side of pop-influenced punk, there were bands such as 999, The Vibrators and The Lurkers. 999 are an English Punk rock band who formed in London in 1977 The Vibrators are an original and long-lived British Punk rock band that formed in 1976. The Lurkers were a late 1970s English Punk rock group from Uxbridge, West London, notable for being the first group ever on Beggars Many mod revival bands displayed pop punk leanings, particularly The Chords and Purple Hearts. The mod revival was a Music genre and Subculture that started in the United Kingdom in 1978 and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree The Chords were a 1970s British group commonly associated with the Mod revival, who had several hits in their homeland before the decline of the trend brought about their Purple Hearts were often considered one of the best English Mod revival groups

By 1981, hardcore punk had emerged in the United States, with louder, faster music than the songs played by punk bands. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vocal harmony, melodic instrumentation and 4/4 drumming were replaced with shouting, discordant instrumentation, and experimental rhythms. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats A few bands began to combine hardcore with pop music to create a new, faster pop punk sound, sometimes referred to as popcore (or skatecore), such as Descendents and The Vandals. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure This article is about the band For other uses see Descendant. The Vandals are an American Punk rock band formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording for Kung Fu Records. Their positive, yet sarcastic approach began to separate them from the more serious hardcore scene. The term pop punk was used in the 1980s, in publications such as Maximum RocknRoll, to describe bands similar to Social Distortion, Agent Orange, and TSOL. Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is an American Punk rock band formed in 1978 Agent Orange is a punk band from Placentia, California. They are a surf-punk band from the 1980s who first gained attention with their song Bloodstains ^[16]

Underground pop punk (early 1990s and later)

Many pop punk artists rejected mainstream record labels in favor of running their own labels or releasing albums on small independent labels, such as Lookout! Records. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Lookout! Records is an Independent record label based in Berkeley California. Many of these bands built large cult followings in the early 1990s, such as Bad Religion, NOFX^[17][18], Propagandhi ^[19], The Queers, Mr. T Experience, and Screeching Weasel. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco Propagandhi is a Canadian punk band formed in Portage la Prairie Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky The Queers are an American Pop punk band formed in 1982 by Portsmouth New Hampshire native Joe King (A The Mr T Experience (sometimes abbreviated MTX) is an American Punk rock band formed in 1985 in Berkeley California and currently Screeching Weasel was an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. These bands were musically influenced by the Ramones' short song style and lyrical themes; such as boredom, dissatisfaction and growing older, and in-turn continue to influence non-commercial pop punk bands that exist today.

Popular acceptance (1994-1997)

In February 1994, Green Day released Dookie, the band's first album on a major label. Green Day is an American rock trio Dookie is the third studio album and the Major label debut by American Punk rock band Green Day. The first single, "Longview", instantly became a hit on MTV and modern rock stations across America. " Longview " is the first major-label single released by Punk band Green Day, from their hit 1994 album Dookie. Following the success of their first single, Green Day released "Basket Case", which became an even bigger hit and made the band a household name across the world. " Basket Case " is a song by Green Day from its third album Dookie. Other hits were released from the album, including the extremely popular "When I Come Around" (which, like "Basket Case" became the biggest single to be released at that point), "Welcome to Paradise", and "She". " When I Come Around " is a single from Green Day 's album Dookie from 1994 " Welcome to Paradise " is a song from Green Day 's 1992 album Kerplunk and was re-recorded for their 1994 album Dookie. " She " is a radio-only single by Green Day taken from the album Dookie. Dookie sold 10 million copies in the US and 20 million copies worldwide. Green Day gained enough popularity that year to be performers at Woodstock '94, where the band and spectators engaged in a friendly mudfight that is now considered legendary. Woodstock '94 was a Music festival organized in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. The band appeared on Saturday Night Live, the covers of Spin and Rolling Stone, and won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991

Shortly after the release of Dookie, The Offspring released the album Smash. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Smash is the third studio Album by American Punk rock band The Offspring. The first single "Come Out and Play", with a pop sound that differed radically from any of their earlier work, became popular first on radio and then on MTV. " Come Out and Play " is a song and first major single released by California Punk rock group The Offspring. Other singles "Self Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away" sold well. The album sold over 14 million copies worldwide, setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label. While the popularity of Dookie and Smash swelled, attention spilled over to other bands such as Rancid, NOFX, MxPx, Pennywise, Jawbreaker, Smoking Popes, Lagwagon, No Use for a Name, and Anti-Flag. Rancid is a punk band formed in 1991 in Albany California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco MxPx is a punk band that officially formed on July 6 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, United States as teenagers Pennywise is an American Punk rock band that was formed in 1988 and is named after the monster from the critically acclaimed Stephen King novel Jawbreaker was a San Francisco punk band The band also had roots in Los Angeles, where members Blake Schwarzenbach and Adam Pfahler attended The Smoking Popes are an American Rock group from the northwest suburbs of Chicago Illinois, formed in 1991 Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally based in the small town of Goleta, located just outside Santa Barbara California. No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN) is a Punk rock band from San Jose California, United States formed in 1987 Anti-Flag is an American Punk band from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Of these, Rancid, although not a pop punk band, received the most attention with the two hits, "Ruby Soho" and "Time Bomb", from their album ...And Out Come The Wolves, which eventually went platinum. " Ruby Soho " is a song by punk band Rancid from their 1995 album. " Time Bomb " is a song by punk band Rancid. The song comes from their third album. However, other punk and pop punk bands saw growing sales and increased interest surrounding their music.

Pop punk's sarcastic "brattiness" provided a more commercially viable alternative to the moody nihilism offered by many grunge, hardcore and earlier punk rock bands. A spoiled brat (alternatively spelled spoilt brat) is a child who believes that they are superior to others around them usually as a result of their parents and/or other Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing is a philosophical position that argues that Existence is without objective meaning Purpose Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s By the end of the year, Dookie and Smash had sold millions of copies,^[20] and pop punk had become a prominent musical style. This also heralded the beginning of an era that would see pop punk drift farther away from punk and hardcore and even closer to mainstream pop. Many (though not all) pop punk bands from this era would produce music that resembled more traditional pop, but with a punk edge, sometimes referred to as punk pop.

During this surge in interest, some bands became associated with the pop punk genre even though they didn't consider themselves part of it. Weezer, a California power pop band, played a raw, power chord-driven, melodic pop sound that was similar to that of pop punk. Weezer (ˈwizɚ is an American Alternative rock band from Los Angeles California formed in 1992 Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. In Music, a power chord (also fifth chord) is a note plus the note a fifth above usually played on Electric guitar. Their Blue Album (1994) and hit single "Buddy Holly" influenced many future pop punk bands. Weezer, often referred to as " The Blue Album " is the debut album by the American Alternative rock band Weezer. Seattle trio The Presidents of the United States of America had two hit songs in 1995, "Lump" and "Peaches". The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as simply The Presidents, PotUSA or PUSA, is a Grammy -nominated Their sound combined grungy guitars with upbeat pop melodies and fun lyrics, creating sound similar to pop-punk. Northern Ireland rockers Ash's hit song "Kung Fu"'s bouncy, fun, simple power chord-driven sound was more energetic and punk-inspired than fellow Britpop bands such as Oasis and Blur. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Ash are an Alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992 Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Jellyfish, The Posies, and Teenage Fanclub are other examples of bands that were writing melodic pop songs with crunchy guitars; those groups were mildly successful, but they've influenced a slew of pop punk musicians. Jellyfish were a Power pop band from San Francisco. The core members were Drummer / Singer / Songwriter Andy Sturmer, The Posies are an American Alternative rock group The band was formed in 1987 in Bellingham Washington by primary songwriters Jon Teenage Fanclub are an acclaimed Scottish Alternative rock band from Bellshill.

In the mid-1990s, a ska punk revival was taking place, led by bands such as Sublime, and Rancid (who included ex-members of the ska punk band Operation Ivy in their lineup). Ska punk is a fusion Music genre that combines Ska and Punk rock. Sublime was a hip-hop influenced American Ska-punk and Reggae band that originated in Long Beach California. Rancid is a punk band formed in 1991 in Albany California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. Operation Ivy was an influential Ska punk and Hardcore punk band formed in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Ska punk shares many characteristic of pop punk such as its upbeat sound and distance from grunge and hardcore. Some ska punk bands borrowed less from pop punk, while others such as Goldfinger and Less Than Jake have elements of pop punk in their music. Goldfinger is a Ska punk band that formed in 1994 They support the imprisoned ' SHAC 7 ' Animal rights activists and John Feldmann, lead singer Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. By 1997, pop punk's audience had expanded significantly. Green Day's song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", from their album Nimrod, brought pop punk to new levels of acceptance. " Good Riddance (Time of Your Life " also called " Time of Your Life (Good Riddance " or more commonly " Time of Your Life " is a Nimrod is the fifth album by the Punk rock band Green Day, released on October 14, 1997 on Reprise Records Even more mainstream than pop punk, it featured Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong playing acoustic guitar and singing heartfelt lyrics, backed by violins. The song was used in the final episode of Seinfeld in 1998, exposing Green Day's music to an even wider audience. Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons Also, in 1997, blink-182 released their second album and first relative hit, Dude Ranch. Blink-182 was an American Pop Dude Ranch is the second album by Blink-182, released on June 17 1997 by Cargo Music/MCA It included two of most popular songs of the trio, "Dammit" and "Josie". " Dammit " is the first single by Blink-182 from their second album Dude Ranch. " Josie " is a song by the Pop-punk band Blink-182 from their second album Dude Ranch.

Continued mainstream ascent (1998-2003)

In 1998, The Offspring released the album Americana. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Americana is the fifth Album by American Punk rock band The Offspring, released on November 17, 1998 (see This period of The Offspring's career is generally seen as their mainstream peak. The band released their next album Conspiracy of One (2000) on Napster before they released it on Columbia Records, sacrificing album sales so their fans could enjoy their music for free. Conspiracy of One is the sixth studio Album by American Punk rock band The Offspring, released on November 14, Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern University in Boston and operating Americana went platinum many times over, and produced hit singles and videos such as; "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get A Job?", and "The Kids Aren't Alright".

In 1999, trio blink-182 released Enema of the State, which sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Blink-182 was an American Pop Enema of the State, Blink-182 's third and most successful studio album was released June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features The album had three hit singles, including the #1 Single "All The Small Things" and the #2 singles "What's My Age Again?", and "Adam's Song". Like Green Day five years before them, blink-182 inspired teens to jam out catchy, fun, four-chord pop punk tunes. Also in 1999, Lit released their second album A Place in the Sun which peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "My Own Worst Enemy" which spent 11 weeks at #1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. Lit is a Pop punk band based in Fullerton, California. They had several hits singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s including The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard " My Own Worst Enemy " is a song by Lit, released as the lead single from their second album A Place in the Sun, released the same year In 2001, blink-182's album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was released and debuted at #1 on the Billboard album charts and sold over 4 million copies in the US. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is Blink-182 's fourth studio album See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The album produced the modern rock and TRL hits "The Rock Show", "First Date", and "Stay Together For The Kids". In 2002, blink-182 co-headlined one of the biggest tours in pop-punk history: the successful Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day. The Pop Disaster Tour was a two-month 2002 Concert tour that was co-headlined Pop-punk bands Blink-182 and Green Day. Green Day is an American rock trio

In 2001, Canadian pop punkers Sum 41 released All Killer No Filler. Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. All Killer No Filler is the first full Album by Sum 41, released on May 8, 2001 (see It was a huge success on radio and MTV, with hit singles such as "Fat Lip" and "In Too Deep". Sum 41 were often viewed during this year as the counterparts to blink-182. In 2002 Sum 41 released their pop-punk/metal hybrid album, Does This Look Infected? with hits such as "The Hell Song", "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" and "Still Waiting". Does This Look Infected? is an album by Sum 41. It was released on November 26, 2002 on Island Records. New Found Glory released their breakthrough album Sticks and Stones in 2002, which include the MTV and modern rock hits "My Friends Over You" and "Head On Collision", and went Gold, near Platinum Status in the US. New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG is an American Pop-punk band based out of South Florida The album's popularity also contributed to the sales of their previous self-titled album, which also went Gold, and hyped the follow-up album Catalyst, which sold over 150,000 copies in the first week, debuting at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also certified Gold. Catalyst is the fourth studio Album by New Found Glory. It was released on May 18, 2004 and certified gold by the

In 2002, Good Charlotte released the album The Young and the Hopeless, which went three times platinum in the United States, thanks to singles such as "Lifestyles of The Rich & Famous", "The Anthem", "Girls & Boys", and "Hold On". Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf Maryland that formed in 1996 The Young and the Hopeless is the second studio Album by Good Charlotte, released on October 1, 2002. In that same year, Simple Plan had success on the charts and MTV with the album No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls. Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. No Pads No HelmetsJust Balls is the debut album by Simple Plan. It featured the hits "I'd Do Anything" (featuring Mark Hoppus of blink-182 and +44), "Addicted", "Im Just A Kid" and "Perfect". Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician and record producer Blink-182 was an American Pop 2002 also saw the release of Avril Lavigne's first album, Let Go, with Lavigne portayed as a skater punk rebel figure, although her music was closer to a pop rock sound. Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Skate punk is a sub-genre of Punk rock which was named because of its popularity among skateboarders, and the fact that many members of skate punk bands Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Lavigne later shed her punky image. The album went multi-platinum. Her later album, The Best Damn Thing, has pop punk influence because Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 produced, played guitar and bass, and co-wrote the music for some of the songs, and Travis Barker (ex-Blink 182 and +44) played drums. The Best Damn Thing is the third studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on April 13 2007 Deryck Jason Whibley Besides his musical career he has worked on occasion as an actor Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American Drummer who has achieved most of his fame playing in the band Blink-182 A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells ^[21]

Bowling for Soup had success with the song "Girl All The Bad Guys Want", which earned the group a Grammy nomination for best performance by a duo or group. Bowling for Soup is an American Rock band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The band later had success with the songs "1985" and "Almost". In Britain, a different type of pop punk that combined pop punk music with the image and vocal harmonies of boy bands, creating a more radio-friendly sound than US pop punk bands. Busted, a trio of teenagers who were influenced by blink-182 and had hits such as "What I Go To School For", "Year 3000", "You Said No", "Crashed The Wedding", and "Thunderbirds Are Go". They never broke into the US market, despite having an MTV2 reality show based on their attempts at breaking into the American market. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being Another UK band, McFly, also fused elements of surf music into their sound, but did not manage to break into the US, despite appearing in the movie Just My Luck and playing on the soundtrack. Surf music is a Genre of Popular music associated with Surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California Just My Luck is a Romantic comedy Film starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine released in the US on May 12, 2006

Contemporary pop punk (2003 and later)

In 2003, Blink-182 released a self-titled album, which garnered the band several hits, such as "Feeling This" and "I Miss You. Blink-182 was an American Pop " The band went on hiatus in 2005, with Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker founding the pop punk/alternative rock band +44, and Tom Delonge starting the alternative rock group Angels & Airwaves. Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician and record producer Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American Drummer who has achieved most of his fame playing in the band Blink-182 Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr (born December 13 1975) is an American musician most famous for being a founding member of and Guitarist Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Angels & Airwaves (also known as "AVA" is an Alternative rock group fronted by former Blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Some pop punk bands started playing a lyrically darker style of music, sometimes described as emo(although this was a reappropration of a term that had been in use much longer). Emo (ˈiːmoʊ is a genre of music that originated from Hardcore punk early on and adopted Pop-punk influences later on in the 2000s when In 2003, Florida pop punk band Yellowcard released the album Ocean Avenue and the hit singles "Ocean Avenue", "Way Away" and "Only One". Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Yellowcard is a Pop punk band from Jacksonville Florida. Their music features a rare contribution to the genre incorporating the use of a Violin. Ocean Avenue is Yellowcard 's major-label debut album their fourth album overall New Found Glory released Catalyst in 2004, which included the hit, "All Downhill from Here. New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG is an American Pop-punk band based out of South Florida Catalyst is the fourth studio Album by New Found Glory. It was released on May 18, 2004 and certified gold by the " Although some songs on the album expanded on the band's hardcore influences, other songs added synthesizers and keyboards. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Good Charlotte released their album The Chronicles of Life and Death in 2004. Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf Maryland that formed in 1996 The Chronicles of Life and Death is the third Studio album by Good Charlotte The album was less commercially successful than their previous effort, but it produced the hit singles "Predictable" and "I Just Wanna Live".

In October 2004, Sum 41 released the album Chuck, which mixed pop punk with several other genres, including thrash metal, alternative rock, hardcore and slower-paced music. Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. Chuck is an Album by Sum 41. The album was released on October 12, 2004. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Their first single, "We're All To Blame," reached #10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts, and the single "Pieces" topped the charts in Canada. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Also in 2004, Green Day released the politically-driven rock opera American Idiot. Green Day is an American rock trio Rock operas, Concept albums Song cycles and Oratorios all differ from a conventional rock album which usually includes songs that are unrelated to each American Idiot (also known as Green Day presents American Idiot is the seventh studio album by American Punk rock band Green Day, released on September The singles "American Idiot", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Holiday", and "Wake Me Up When September Ends" received international airplay and MTV video rotation. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. In 2005 Fall Out Boy and All-American Rejects gained much popularity with their breakthrough albums: From Under the Cork Tree and Move Along respectively. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler From Under the Cork Tree is the third full-length Album from Fall Out Boy and their major label debut on Island Records. Move Along is the second Album by The All-American Rejects, released on July 12 2005. These successes sparked a big influence in the new emo subculture of Pop Punk including acts like The Academy Is..., Boys Like Girls. The Academy Is is a band based in Hoffman Estates Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Boys Like Girls is a four-piece American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Although this new wave of bands aren't strictly "pop punk" they have a lot of pop punk influences such as Blink-182 and MXPX. In 2006 Panic At The Disco gained a lot of success combining the new pop punk sound with more classic 70's styles of music. Panic at the Disco (formerly known as Panic! at the Disco) is a Rock band that originated in Las Vegas Nevada, USA.

In July 2007, Sum 41 released Underclass Hero, which sounded more like their album All Killer No Filler than their heavier albums such as Chuck. Underclass Hero is Sum 41 's fourth studio album and the first to be released without former guitarist Dave Baksh. All Killer No Filler is the first full Album by Sum 41, released on May 8, 2001 (see Chuck is an Album by Sum 41. The album was released on October 12, 2004. It had the singles "Underclass Hero", "Walking Disaster" and "With Me". Also in 2007, Paramore's album Riot! regained a spot in the Billboard 200 after falling off quickly three months earlier. Paramore (ˈpærəmɔər is an American pop rock band that formed in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee in 2004 consisting of Riot! is the second studio album from the Pop punk band Paramore, and was released in the United States on June 12, 2007 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Rolling Stone magazine classified the band as "Ones to Watch". Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[22]

See also

• List of pop punk bands
• Pop rock
• Power pop
• Emo

Footnotes

External links

• The Mod Pop Punk Archives - includes information about early pop punk bands
• Poppunk.com - news and information about contemporary pop punk bands
• Punk pop - article about pop punk music
• The Buzzcocks, Founders of Pop Punk -article about the Buzzcock's role in developing pop punk genre

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