1999年，Blink-182乐队在MCA唱片公司发行了乐队的第四张专辑《Enema of the State》，这张由大唱片公司发行的专辑在发行不久之后，就成功的进入了Billboard 200排行榜的前十名，并且最终销量突破了一千五百万张。　　 　　97年首张专辑「Dude Ranch」打开Blink 182乐团的知名度，专辑在澳洲专辑榜上驻留逾18个月之久，更是98年全澳洲最受欢迎的50张作品之一，而在美、加地区也是张金唱片，且是Billboard热门潜力榜(Heatseekers)名列前茅的佳作，辑中的单曲”Dammit(Growing Up)”更是洛城最具影响力电台KPOQ年度播放榜亚军，到98年岁末，Blink 182俨然成为年度最受欢迎的流行庞克乐团之一。伴随97年专辑发行，Blink 182从97年夏季即展开密集的巡回演唱行程，直到98年圣诞前夕才告一段落，巡回行程一结束，Blink 182马上冲进录音室制作新专辑，99年6月发行的专辑「Enema Of The State」是在乐团的家乡圣地牙哥录制，制作人则是请到Green Day、Rancid、Pennywise的制作大将Jerry Finn担纲。 　　If the title Enema of the State didn't give it away, it should be clear from songs like "Dumpweed," "What's My Age Again?," and "Dysentery Gary" that moving to a major label isn't a sign of maturity for blink-182. "Dammit (Growing Up)," the first single from their third album, Dude Ranch, brought them a wider audience and the attention of major labels, which was just too tempting to resist. They signed with MCA, but the only sign that Enema of the State is a major-label effort is the somewhat cleaner production and the fact that they could afford porn superstar Janine -- all decked out as (surprise!) an enema nurse -- for the album cover. Of course, the lovely Janine is as much an indication as "Going Away to College," a catchy little number that pretty much repeats the narrative of "Dammit": blink-182 is not growing up, no way, no how, nowhere. And that's fine, because few of their peers are quite as blissfully stupid and effortlessly catchy as them. Sure, they might not show the emotional depth of Green Day, but they have good tunes and deliver them in a speedy, punchy fashion. Enema of the State isn't going to change anyone's life -- unless it's the first time a 13-year-old boy has seen Janine -- and it will likely irritate old codgers, but it's a fun record that's better than the average neo-punk release.