"M+M's" (read as M and M's) is the debut single by American rock band Blink-182, released as a single from the group's debut studio album, Cheshire Cat (1995), on September 6, 1995. Written by guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus, the song became the band's debut single and their first to receive radio airplay. "M+M's" is sung by Hoppus and the lyrics have a reference to masturbation. The band's label, Cargo Music, gave the band a small budget to film a music video, which was featured on numerous surf video compilations. In the clip, the trio steal items from their girlfriends but are confronted by them later in a gunfight. "M+M's" was later included on the band's Greatest Hits. Background "M+M's" originated from rehearsals in DeLonge's garage in the summer of 1994, when the band was preparing to record their debut album. The track was recorded at the famous Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles shortly after the band secured their label deal with Cargo Music. "M+M's" is based around power chords and Hoppus' lead vocal of a vacation elsewhere. Journalist Joe Shooman described it as "Blink in microcosm," commenting that, "in less than three minutes they nail their sonic colors to the mast." After Cheshire Cat was completed, producer O contacted his friend Mike Halloran of XETRA-FM (branded on-air as 91X), who was a fan of the band, to determine the album's lead single. "We went over the songs to figure out if there was a track that would stand up to the huge bands of the day: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, etc.," Halloran wrote in 2000. Between "M+M's" and "Wasting Time", the former won, and began to receive regular rotation. DeLonge first heard the song in his car and rolled down his windows, yelling at passersby to "turn their damn radios on," while Hoppus later likened it to a scene from the film That Thing You Do!. Within two weeks, it was the #1 most requested track on the station, which made Halloran question whether its success was just Blink fans jamming request lines. The radio success of "M+M's" helped bolster their profile locally within San Diego, as evidenced by larger crowds following the airplay. "We sat back and watched as those old shows at SOMA went from the half club to the full club… jam packed with people of all ages," wrote Halloran. Composition The song is