Icon is the second greatest hits album from the American rock band Blink-182, released on March 29, 2013. Icon was released following the band's departure from Interscope Records in 2012 and compiles the band's biggest singles, covering material from Dude Ranch (1997) to Blink-182 (2003).
Background Icon is the band's second greatest hits collection. The album was part of the Icon series launched by Universal Music Enterprises, which features greatest hits releases from "major artists spanning rock, pop, R&B and country." The front cover image is a photograph taken of the band by Estevan Oriol during a photo shoot for the band's eponymous sixth album in 2003.
Reception
Allmusic reviewer Gregory Heaney called the collection a "crash course in pop-punk" that "takes listeners on a whirlwind tour of the band's back catalog while showing off an emotional range that was often masked by the band's youthful irreverence," while praising its simplicity and compact track listing, calling it a "best of the best-of."
Track listing
Personnel
Blink-182 Tom DeLonge – vocals, guitars Mark Hoppus – vocals, bass guitar Travis Barker – drums on all other tracks Scott Raynor – drums on "Josie" and "Dammit"
Additional musicians Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards Scott Russo – backing vocals on "Josie"
Artwork Vartan – art direction Matt Diehl – design Ryan Null – director of photography Estevan Oriol – photography
Production Jerry Finn – production, mixing engineer of "Feeling This" Mark Trombino – production, mixing engineer and keyboards on "Dammit" and "Josie" Tom Lord-Alge – mixing engineer Jaime Feldman – compilation producer Laura Benanchietti – product manager Monique McGuffin Newman – production manager Erick Labson – mastering engineer
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