Claim: Blink-182 released an album.

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is the fourth studio album by American rock band Blink-182 . Produced by Jerry Finn , the album was released on June 12 , 2001 , through MCA Records . The band had spent much of the previous year traveling and supporting their third album Enema of the State -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , which launched the band 's mainstream career . The title is a tongue-in-cheek pun on male masturbation -LRB- `` take off your pants and jack it '' -RRB- . The cover art has icons for each member of the trio : an airplane -LRB- `` take off '' -RRB- , a pair of pants , and a jacket . The album 's first , limited pressing came in three separate discs reflecting each icon and containing separate bonus tracks and joke songs .   The album was recorded over three months at Signature Sound in San Diego . During the sessions , MCA executives pressured the band to retain the sound that helped their previous album sell millions . As such , Take Off Your Pants and Jacket continues the pop punk sound that the group honed and made famous , albeit with a heavier tone inspired by groups such as Fugazi and Refused . Regarding lyrics , the album has been referred to as a concept album chronicling adolescence , with songs dedicated to first dates , fighting authority and teenage parties . Due to differing opinions on direction , the trio worked in opposition to one another for the first time , and the sessions sometimes became contentious .   The album had near-immediate success , becoming the first punk rock-identified record to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 and being certified double platinum in May 2002 . The album produced three hit singles -- `` The Rock Show '' , `` First Date '' and `` Stay Together for the Kids '' -- that were top ten hits on modern rock charts . Critical impressions of the record were generally positive , commending the record 's expansion on teenage themes ; others viewed this as its weakness . To support the record , the band co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day . A European tour was canceled in the wake of the September 11 attacks . Take Off Your Pants and Jacket has sold over 14 million copies worldwide .