composed in the key of E major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 168 beats per minute. Hoppus' vocal range spans from D#3 to C#4. "M+M's" is based around power chords and Hoppus' lead vocal of a vacation elsewhere. The track exemplifies the band's southern California skate punk sound. Journalist Joe Shooman described it as "Blink in microcosm," commenting that, "in less than three minutes they nail their sonic colors to the mast." Music video Cargo offered the band a small budget to film a music video, to be shot for under $10,000. Darren Doane, who had previously worked with MxPx and Pennywise, directed the video. In the clip, the trio wake up in the morning beside their girlfriends (played by hired models) and proceed to steal an item from them. They are confronted before a concert later by their significant others, and a gunfight ensues. The band's original vision was a bit different: "I wanted the M+M's video to be fifty guys lined up, and have us shooting at their nuts," said DeLonge in 2001. "Just a whole video of slo-mo close-ups of these guys' nuts exploding." The video was shot at Belmont Park and at SOMA, an all-ages punk and hardcore venue the band often headlined. Ken Duario co-directed the clip. Filming a video made the band gain confidence, although they had no plans to market the video. However, the band's new manager, Rick DeVoe, had connections that led to the track being used in various skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding videos. "M+M's" made its first appearance on Good Times, a surfing video directed by DeVoe's friend Taylor Steele. An employee of Cargo Music presented the video to MTV, but network executives "threw the tape out at first sight of the girls with guns," remarking, "Why are you showing us this shit?" Format and track listing CD (1995) "M+M's" – 2:35 References Notes External links Blink-182 songs 1995 songs 1995 debut singles Songs written by Mark Hoppus Songs written by Tom DeLonge