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===Mainstream success (1990s and early 2000s)=== As skate punk became more popular during the 1990s, it changed into a more melodic genre.<ref name="Allmusic" /> During this time, some {{nowrap|skate punk}} bands experienced mainstream success and were featured at events such as the [[Warped Tour]], which started in 1995. Prominent skate punk bands of the 1990s include [[Consumed (band)|Consumed]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shout-louder.com/2018/02/24/consumed-interview/ |title= Consumed: Hindsight, Hopes & Tony Hawks [Interview] |work=Shout Louder |last=Williams |first=Sarah |date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref> [[Good Riddance (band)|Good Riddance]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/events/19729260/good-riddance-success-the-last-gang-the-brass |title=Good Riddance, Success, The Last Gang, The Brass |work=[[The Portland Mercury]] |access-date=January 13, 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Strung Out]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ocweekly.com/skate-punk-veterans-strung-out-spend-some-time-with-nostalgia-6424168/ |title=Skate-Punk Veterans Strung Out Spend Some Time With Nostalgia |work=[[OC Weekly]] |last=Ali |first=Reyan |date=September 27, 2012 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3794522/kiley-is-strung-out-for-the-band/ |title=No slowing down for skate punk stalwarts |work=[[The Newcastle Herald]] |date=March 18, 2016 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref> [[NOFX]],{{sfn|Deluxe|2013}}{{sfn|Budofsky|Heusel|Dawson|Parillo|2006|p=156}} [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]],<ref name=SkatePunkAlbums>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603162731/http://www.ocweekly.com/music/10-best-skate-punk-albums-of-all-time-6605443/2 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/music/10-best-skate-punk-albums-of-all-time-6605443/2 |title=10 Best Skate Punk Albums of All Time |work=[[OC Weekly]] |last=Chesler |first=Josh |date=September 29, 2015 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Lagwagon]],<ref name="Lagwagon AXS">{{cite web |url=http://www.axs.com/lagwagon-plays-unique-brand-of-melodic-skate-punk-39409 |title=Lagwagon plays unique brand of melodic skate punk |publisher=[[AXS (ticket merchant)|AXS]] |last=Holden |first=Eric |date=February 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/hear-lagwagon-ditch-skate-punk-on-the-cog-in-the-machine/ |title=Lagwagon Ditch Skate Punk On 'The Cog In The Machine' |work=[[Music Feeds]] |last=Zanotti |first=Marc |date=September 24, 2014}}</ref> [[Guttermouth]],<ref name="AXS">{{cite web |url=http://www.axs.com/let-s-help-guttermouth-shave-the-planet-53878 |title=Let's help Guttermouth 'Shave the Planet' |publisher=[[AXS (ticket merchant)|AXS]] |last=Ulibas |first=Joseph |date=May 17, 2015}}</ref> [[Bodyjar]],<ref>{{cite web|title=How skating and the Descendents made Bodyjar who they are today|url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/bodyjar-feature-descendents-skating-cameron-baines-ben-petterson/12530056|first=Gab|last=Burke|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=6 August 2020|access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref> [[No Use for a Name]],<ref name="Esquire No Use for a Name">{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/news/a25153/tony-sly-cover/ |title=Exclusive: Alkaline Trio Cover No Use for a Name |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |last=Joiner |first=James |date=October 11, 2013}}</ref> {{nowrap|[[Blink-182]],<ref name="Rolling Stone Blink">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/blink-182/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308012233/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/blink-182/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 8, 2011 |title=Blink-182 Biography |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/blink-182-mn0000757342/biography |title=blink-182 {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>}} [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]],<ref name="Face To Face Punk News">{{cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/5004/face-to-face-shoot-the-moon-the-essential-collection |title=Face to Face - Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection |publisher=Punknews.org |last=Rogowski |first=Jordan |date=February 10, 2006}}</ref> [[Slick Shoes]],<ref name="Breathecast Slick Shoes">{{cite web |url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/5-punk-rock-bands-every-christian-music-fan-should-know-16661/ |title=5 Punk Rock Bands Every Christian Music Fan Should Know β MxPx, Relient K, FM Static, Dogwood, Slick Shoes (VIDEOS) |publisher=BREATHEcast |last=Sarachik |first=Justin |date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> [[MxPx]],<ref name=SkatePunkAlbums/> [[Unwritten Law]],<ref name="NDSMC Observer Unwritten Law">{{cite web |url=http://ndsmcobserver.com/2005/03/unwritten-laws-latest-better-left-unwritten/ |title=Unwritten Law's latest better left unwritten |work=The Observer |last=Jeffers |first=Michele |date=March 31, 2005 |access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> [[Ten Foot Pole]],<ref name="Ten Foot Pole Punk News">{{cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/3004/ten-foot-pole-subliminable-messages |title=Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages |publisher=Punknews.org |author=Scott |date=June 9, 2004 |access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> [[Screeching Weasel]],<ref name="All Music Kill The Musician">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/kill-the-musicians-mw0000053101 |title=Kill the Musicians - Screeching Weasel |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=DaRonco |first=Mike}}</ref> [[Bad Religion]],{{sfn|Egerdahl|2010|pp=20β21}}{{sfn|Myers|2006}} [[the Offspring]],{{sfn|Weinstein|2015|p=262}} and [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]].<ref name="All Music Pennywise">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pennywise-mn0000258430/biography |title=Pennywise {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas}}</ref> [[File:NOFX2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Skate punk band NOFX]] Skate punk broke into the mainstream in 1994. The Offspring's album ''[[Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'', released in 1994, launched the band into the mainstream.<ref name=Bobbitt>{{cite web |url=http://90srock.about.com/od/Reviews/fl/The-Offsprings-Smash-Turns-20.htm |title=The Offspring's 'Smash' Turns 20 |publisher=[[About.com]] |last=Bobbitt |first=Melissa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712100116/http://90srock.about.com/od/Reviews/fl/The-Offsprings-Smash-Turns-20.htm |archive-date=2014-07-12 }}</ref> ''Smash'', certified 6Γ platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)]],{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Smash|artist=The Offspring}} sold at least 6.3 million copies in the United States<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/488220/the-offspring-still-fly-as-days-go-by-rises-on-rock-charts |title=The Offspring Still Fly as 'Days Go By' Rises on Rock Charts |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=May 21, 2012}}</ref> and at least 5 million copies outside the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/the-offspring-were--flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants--as-they-rocketed-to-stardom-222955833.html |title=The Offspring Were 'Flying By the Seat of Their Pants' As They Rocketed to Stardom |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> NOFX's 1994 album ''[[Punk in Drublic]]'' was eventually certified gold by the RIAA on May 5, 2000.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Punk in Drublic|artist=NOFX}} Unlike other 1990s punk rock bands, NOFX never signed to a major record label. Also, NOFX has not given permission for its music videos to be played on channels like [[MTV]] and [[VH1]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punkmusic.about.com/od/nofx/p/nofxbio.htm |title=The Sultans Of Slander - A NOFX Biography |publisher=[[About.com]] |last=Cooper |first=Ryan |access-date=2016-04-10 |archive-date=2016-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123170717/http://punkmusic.about.com/od/nofx/p/nofxbio.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Explaining this decision NOFX member {{nowrap|[[Fat Mike]]}} said: "We made the 'Leave It Alone' video, and we decided not to send it to MTV. We just didn't want to be a part of that machine, of that 'punk wave.' I think it's one of the best decisions we've ever made."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/nofx-punk_off_their_asses |title=NOFX Punk Off Their Asses |work=[[Exclaim!]] |last=Sutherland |first=Sam |date=March 31, 2006}}</ref> California skate punk band Face to Face had local success with their song "[[Disconnected (Face to Face song)|Disconnected]]", which was played often on California radio station [[KROQ-FM]]. With "Disconnected" constantly playing on KROQ-FM, Face to Face's 1995 album ''[[Big Choice]]'' sold more than 100,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/big-choice-mw0000627793 |title=Big Choice - Face to Face |website=[[AllMusic]] |first=Tracy |last=Frey |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> [[File:Pennywise_Warped_Tour.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Skate punk band Pennywise at Warped Tour 2007]] Other skate punk bands achieved underground to moderate success. Pennywise's 1993 album ''[[Unknown Road]]'' sold 100,000 copies within two years, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and helped bring the band underground popularity.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=pennywise+billboard&pg=PA19 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Popular Uprisings |date=June 10, 1995 |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |page=19}}</ref> Bad Religion's 1994 album ''[[Stranger Than Fiction (Bad Religion album)|Stranger Than Fiction]]'' was certified gold by the RIAA on March 4, 1998.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Stranger Than Fiction|artist=Bad Religion}} ''Stranger Than Fiction''{{'s}} song "[[21st Century (Digital Boy)]]" peaked at number 11 on the [[Alternative Songs]] chart on December 24, 1994<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bad-religion/chart-history/mrt/ |title=Bad Religion Chart History |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> and the song's music video was played a lot on [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19950105-1995-01-05-9501060364-story.html |title=Dressing Stars Makes Her Shine |work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |last=Harville |first=Bobbie |date=January 5, 1995 |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Although ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'' by the Offspring did not achieve the same sales as the Offspring's album ''Smash'', ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'' by the Offspring was certified platinum by the RIAA in April 1997.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Ixnay on the Hombre|artist=The Offspring}} As of November 1998, the album sold at least 3 million copies worldwide<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-17-ca-43522-story.html |title=The 'Americana' Dream : Post-Hoopla, the Offspring Settles Into Normal Music-Making |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=Boehm |first=Mike |date=November 17, 1998}}</ref> and, as of August 2015, the album sold 1.4 million copies in the United States.<ref name=Christman>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6663761/the-offspring-columbia-catalog-for-sale-price |title=The Offspring's Columbia Catalog Is On the Block for $35 Million: Exclusive |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=August 13, 2015}}</ref> In June 1997, Blink-182 released its album ''[[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]''. It was certified gold by the RIAA in February 1998, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in November 1999.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Dude Ranch|artist=Blink-182}} Scott Heisel of ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' described ''Dude Ranch'' as "a killer skate-punk record".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/and_the_best_blink_182_album_of_all_time_is |title=And the best Blink-182 album of all time is... |work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |last1=Crane |first1=Matt |last2=Major |first2=Nick |last3=Obenschain |first3=Philip |last4=Heisel |first4=Scott |date=August 22, 2014}}</ref> ''Dude Ranch''{{'s}} single "[[Dammit]]" was a hit. It peaked at number 61 on ''Billboard''{{'s}} Hot 100 Airplay chart,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/298592/blink-182/chart?f=350 |title=blink-182 - Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> received heavy radio airplay,{{sfn|Hoppus|2001|p=70}} and was played a lot by MTV.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1998 |title=Blink 182 Propelled By Cargo's Vision |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=110 |number=4 |pages=11, 100 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In 1998, the Offspring released their album ''[[Americana (The Offspring album)|Americana]]'', which was certified 5Γ platinum by the RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Americana|artist=The Offspring}} MxPx began to receive underground attention in 1996 with the band's third album ''[[Life in General (album)|Life in General]]'', which sold 89,000 copies within two years, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and helped the band's first two albums, ''[[Pokinatcha]]'' (1994) and ''[[Teenage Politics]]'' (1995), sell 50,000 combined.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=mxpx+billboard+1996+chick+magnet&pg=PA18 |title=A&M Rounds Up Existing Fan Base For MxPx's 'Buffalo' Set |magazine=[[Billboard.com|Billboard]] |last=Reece |first=Doug |date=May 23, 1998 |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |page=18}}</ref> The song "[[Chick Magnet (MxPx song)|Chick Magnet]]" received limited play on [[MTV]] and [[MTV2|M2]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=mxpx+billboard+clips+%22chick+magnet%22&pg=PA9 |title=A&M To Co-Market MxPx With Tooth & Nail |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |last=Reece |first=Doug |date=9 August 1997 |page=9}}</ref> MxPx released its fourth album ''[[Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo]]'', which was certified gold by the RIAA in January 2000.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo|artist=Mxpx|region=United States|type=album}} [[File:Early_2000s_skate_punk_fan_culture.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Skate punk fan in 2001]] The skateboarding video game series ''[[Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk's]]'' featured music by many skate punk bands, including Lagwagon, Guttermouth, [[the Vandals]], Suicidal Tendencies, [[Millencolin]], Bad Religion, and [[Consumed (band)|Consumed]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/9/29/8656927/best-tony-hawk-pro-skater-songs-soundtrack-extreme-heck-yeah |title= The 81 best songs from the original 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' games, ranked |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |last=Hanstock |first=Bill |date=September 29, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' was one of the top-selling video games for [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in November 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/21/tony-hawk-tears-up-sales-charts |title=Tony Hawk Tears Up Sales Charts |work=[[IGN]] |date=December 20, 1999 |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> Quickly after being released, ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]'', released in 2000, was the {{nowrap|top-selling}} [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] title for two consecutive weeks.<ref name=HawkonTop/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/thps-2-still-at-one/1100-2639457/ |title=THPS 2 Still at One |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=October 11, 2000 |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2'' quickly sold 1,000,000 copies.<ref name=HawkonTop>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hawk-on-top/1100-2636938/ |title=Hawk on Top |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=October 11, 2000 |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> The sales of the video game reached 5,300,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/business/20070925-9999-1n25halo.html |title=Microsoft pins Xbox 360 hopes on 'Halo 3' sales |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |last=Sidener |first=Jonathan |date=September 25, 2007 |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'', released in 2001, sold about 2,100,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century |author1=Campbell, Colin |author2=Keiser, Joe |date=July 29, 2006 |work=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |archive-date=October 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> As skate punk achieved success in the 1990s, record labels like [[Epitaph Records]] and [[Fat Wreck Chords]] signed numerous punk bands.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oggEAAAAMBAJ&dq=pennywise+billboard&pg=PT39 |title=Caroline is a Punk-Rocker |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 11, 1999 |page=38 |issn=0006-2510 |accessdate=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
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