Enema of the State is the third
studio album by American
rock band
Blink-182.
Produced by
Jerry Finn, the album was released on June 1, 1999 by
MCA Records. After a long series of performances at various clubs and festivals and several indie recordings throughout the 1990s, Blink-182 first achieved popularity on the
Warped Tour and in
Australia following the release of their sophomore effort
Dude Ranch (1997) and its rock radio hit "
Dammit". To record their third album, Blink-182 turned to veteran
punk rock producer Jerry Finn, who previously worked on
Green Day's breakthrough album,
Dookie (1994).
Enema was the band's first album to feature drummer
Travis Barker, who replaced original drummer
Scott Raynor.