I Really Wish I Hated You
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Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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"I Really Wish I Hated You" is a song recorded by American rock band
For the band, it was regarded as the toughest song to develop while writing Nine. It went through several iterations—including one involving a collaboration with pop star Miley Cyrus—before the trio settled on a version that suited them best. To promote the single, the band performed it in a pre-taped piece for a broadcast of Monday Night Football. Commercially, "I Really Wish I Hated You" only charted in the U.S., where it peaked within the top 15 of Billboard's rock charts.
Background
"I Really Wish I Hated You" is a collaboration with producer
Skiba and Hoppus regarded it as one of the toughest songs to develop for Nine, noting in an interview that it went through up to five different iterations. Skiba acknowledged that "there was a lot of push and pull from all different sides, and there were a lot of very talented and opinionated cooks in the kitchen from different musical backgrounds" that made finalizing the song difficult. In the end, the trio "chose the version that sounds the most like Blink, while still challenging the boundaries or lack thereof of Blink."[3] An early edit of the song, featuring guest vocals from pop singer Miley Cyrus, surfaced online in April 2020. Hoppus expressed surprise at the leak, and confirmed that one iteration of the track featured the musicians collaborating.[4][5]
Composition
Andrew Sacher of BrooklynVegan described the song as "ultra glossy pop", stating that it is better suited for Taylor Swift's Lover, which was released two weeks before "I Really Wish I Hated You".[6] Paul Brown of Wall of Sound described the song as a slow, "melodic, pop-rock track".[7]
Release and commercial performance
The band first teased the release of "I Really Wish I Hated You" on September 5, 2019, utilizing an automated phone number that, when texted, revealed a snippet of the tune.[8] The full song premiered on September 6, 2019.[9] The band played the song live for the first time only days later on September 12 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[10] The performance was recorded and later broadcast on ESPN's Monday Night Football Genesis Halftime Show on September 23, 2019. Following this performance, it entered the top 20 of the US iTunes song sales chart.[11]
"I Really Wish I Hated You" debuted at number 4 of the US Hot Rock Songs, at number 3 of the US Rock Digital Songs and number 6 of the US Alternative Digital Songs. It also peaked at number 13 on Billboards
Critical reception
Critical reviews of the song were largely negative. Spencer Kornhaber of
In contrast, Billboard columnist Bobby Olivier ranked it the second-best song on the LP, an "earworm" with the "right mix" between modern production and the band's catchy past.[17] Vogue writer Christian Allaire deemed it a "catchy breakup track that veers way more pop than punk."[18] Pitchfork contributor Nathan Smith viewed it a transparent bid for mainstream popularity, theorizing it was inspired by the Chainsmokers,[19] with whom the band indeed collaborated with later in 2019 with the single "P.S. I Hope You're Happy".[20]
Track listing
- Digital download
- "I Really Wish I Hated You" – 3:11
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
- Blink-182
- Matt Skiba – vocals, guitars
- Mark Hoppus – vocals, bass guitar
- Travis Barker – drums
Design
- Chris Feldmann – art direction, design
- Mark Rubbo – CGI and neon design
- RISK – title
Production
- Ali Tamposi – songwriting
- Andrew Watt – producer, songwriting, instrumentation and programming, guitar, vocals
- Andrew "Schwifty" Luftman – production coordinator
- Dave Kutch – mastering
- David "Dsilb" Silberstein – production coordinator
- Drew "Grey Poupon" Salamunovich – production coordinator
- Dylan McLean – engineer
- Nathan Perez – songwriting, additional production, instrumentation and programming, guitar
- Jeremy "Jboogs" Levin – production coordinator
- John Feldmann – producer, songwriting, instrumentation and programming, guitar
- John Hanes – mix engineer
- Samantha Corrie "SamCor" Schulman – production coordinator
- Sarah "Goodie Bag" Shelton – production coordinator
- Scot Stewart – engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Zvi "Angry Beard Man" Edelman – production coordinator
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ a b NINE (liner notes). Blink-182. US: Columbia Records. 2019. 19075963222.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Schaffer, Claire (September 6, 2019). "Hear Blink-182's New Breakup Track 'I Really Wish I Hated You'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Rollins, Wendy; Hoppus, Mark; Skiba, Matt (July 29, 2019). Wendy Rollins Interviews Blink-182 (YouTube video). Atlanta, Georgia: Alt 105.7. Event occurs at 2:58. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ Richardson, Jake (April 13, 2020). "An Unreleased Blink-182 and Miley Cyrus Song Just Leaked: Listen". Loudwire. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- iHeart.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (September 19, 2019). "review: on 'Nine,' blink-182 swore they'd be better than the last time". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Paul (September 13, 2019). "blink-182 – NINE (Album Review) – Wall Of Sound". Wallofsoundau.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "Check Out A Sneak Peek Of blink-182's New Single, I Really Wish I Hated You". Kerrang!. September 5, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ a b Burks, Tosten (September 6, 2019). "Blink-182 – "I Really Wish I Hated You"". Spin. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (September 13, 2019). "Rap-rock odd couple Blink-182 and Lil Wayne a hard sell in St. Paul". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ Cantor, Brian (September 24, 2019). "Blink-182's "I Really Wish I Hated You" Rockets Into Top 20 On US iTunes Sales Chart Following Monday Night Football". Headline Planet. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Blink-182". Billboard.
- ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (September 20, 2019). "Blink-182's Secret Seriousness". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Sharples, Grant (September 19, 2019). "Blink-182's NINE Embraces Pop and Mostly Abandons Punk". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Anna (September 18, 2019). "'Far from groundbreaking, but definitely satisfying'". Gigwise. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Feibel, Adam. "Blink-182 Nine". exclaim.ca. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Olivier, Bobby (September 20, 2019). "Every Song Ranked on Blink-182's 'Nine'". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Allaire, Christian (September 20, 2019). "It's 2019. What Does Blink-182 Want to Say?". Vogue. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Nathan (September 28, 2019). "Blink-182: NINE Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Bein, Kat (December 2, 2019). "The Chainsmokers Announce New Collab With Blink-182". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - I Really Wish I Hated You" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Blink-182 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "Blink-182 Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2020.