History Main / PopPunk

Bands like this played a large part in influencing Music/GreenDay, who premiered at 924 Gilman Street, Oakland, a renowned all ages venue, and went on to break the genre into the mainstream in 1994 with their seminal album ''Music/{{Dookie}}''. Later on, Music/Blink182's push into modern rock superstars with ''Enema of the State'' would further cement the genre's mainstream success, with their ultra-glossy production style and sugary-sweet modern pop melodies being [[FollowTheLeader widely imitated by the artists who came after]]. After the mainstream success of pop punk, certain parts of the punk subculture started applying a "[[NoTrueScotsman Pop punk, not punk]]" mentality to the genre, claiming that putting the style of music for sale was an anti-punk action and therefore not "true" punk, a mentality that would become especially pronounced after the release of ''Enema of the State''.

Bands like this played a large part in influencing Music/GreenDay, who premiered at 924 Gilman Street, Oakland, a renowned all ages venue, and went on to break the genre into the mainstream in 1994 with their seminal album ''Music/{{Dookie}}''. Later on, Music/Blink182's push into modern rock superstars with ''Enema of the State'' would further cement the genre's mainstream success, with their ultra-glossy production style and sugary-sweet songwriting being [[FollowTheLeader widely imitated by the artists who came after]]. After the mainstream success of pop punk, certain parts of the punk subculture started applying a "[[NoTrueScotsman Pop punk, not punk]]" mentality to the genre, claiming that putting the style of music for sale was an anti-punk action and therefore not "true" punk, a mentality that would become especially pronounced after the release of ''Enema of the State''.

Other bands, namely the Music/{{Descendents}}, played a significant part in the influence of bands in Southern California who made up the [[TheNineties '90s]] punk revival, such as Music/BadReligion, Music/{{Pennywise}}, Music/{{NOFX}}, Music/TheOffspring, and Music/{{Rancid}}. Many of these bands were also part of a subgenre called '''skate punk''', which combined pop punk melodies with the speed of HardcorePunk (having started out as a straight up subgenre of hardcore) and [[ThrashMetal thrash]]/[[SurfRock surf]] inspired riffs, and as the name suggests were associated with skateboarding subculture.

Other bands, namely the Music/{{Descendents}}, played a significant part in the influence of bands in Southern California who made up the [[TheNineties '90s]] punk revival, such as Music/BadReligion, Music/{{Pennywise}}, Music/{{NOFX}}, Music/TheOffspring, and Music/{{Rancid}}. Many of these bands were also part of a subgenre called '''skate punk''', which combined pop punk melodies with the speed of HardcorePunk and [[ThrashMetal thrash]]/[[SurfRock surf]] inspired riffs, and as the name suggests were associated with skateboarding subculture.

Other bands, namely the Music/{{Descendents}}, played a significant part in the influence of bands in Southern California who made up the [[TheNineties '90s]] punk revival, such as Music/BadReligion, Music/{{Pennywise}}, Music/{{NOFX}}, Music/TheOffspring, and Music/{{Rancid}}. Many of these bands were also part of a subgenre called '''skate punk''', which combined pop punk melodies with HardcorePunk tempos and [[ThrashMetal thrash]]/[[SurfRock surf]] inspired riffs, and as the name suggests were associated with skateboarding subculture.

+ HipHop, EmoRap, TurnOfTheMillennium TeenPop, {{Hyperpop}}, EmoMusic, NuMetal

Other bands, namely the Music/{{Descendents}}, played a significant part in the influence of bands in Southern California who made up the [[TheNineties '90s]] punk revival, such as Music/BadReligion, Music/{{Pennywise}}, Music/{{NOFX}}, Music/TheOffspring, and Music/{{Rancid}}. Many of these bands were also part of a subgenre called '''skate punk''', which combined pop punk elements with ThrashMetal riffs, and as the name suggests were associated with skateboarding subculture.

In the 2010s, pop punk had passed its peak in terms of commercial success, though was still fairly active in the underground. Pop punk acts such as Man Overboard are insistent that the genre is required to be defended at all times, mainly from jerky {{hipster}}s and elitist hardcore punkers, as part of a larger scene termed DefendPopPunk, incorporating elements of melodic hardcore and emo. "Easycore" is another development that fuses the genre with melodic hardcore and metalcore; the genre was largely created by A Day to Remember and Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, and while the former has since grown into a major act, the easycore genre itself largely fizzled out by the mid-2010s, with only I Prevail finding anywhere close to the success of A Day to Remember. In TheNewTwenties, however, a significant revival movement cropped up through social media platforms such as Website/{{TikTok}}, and artists such as Music/MachineGunKelly and Music/OliviaRodrigo started incorporating pop punk into their music.

* Music/{{Blink 182}} (mixed with AlternativeRock since the self-titled album. Also the [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]] for the very glossy and much more overtly pop-friendly side of the genre that would dominate the 2000s)

* Music/FallOutBoy

* Music/Supernem

* Music/SetItOff (combined with symphonic and orchestral rock, of all things)

Other bands, namely the Descendents, played a significant part in the influence of bands in Southern California who made up the [[TheNineties '90s]] punk revival, such as Music/BadReligion, Music/{{Pennywise}}, Music/{{NOFX}}, Music/TheOffspring, and Music/{{Rancid}}. Many of these bands were also part of a subgenre called '''skate punk''', which combined pop punk elements with ThrashMetal riffs, and as the name suggests were associated with skateboarding subculture.

+ PunkRock, PowerPop, {{Pop}}, AlternativeRock (since 1990s)

+ HardcorePunk, PostHardcore, occasional {{Rockabilly}}, Surf Music, GlamRock, {{Grunge}} and NewWaveMusic influences

* Music/{{Blink 182}} (mixed with more traditional AlternativeRock since the self-titled album. Also the [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]] for the very glossy and much more overtly pop-friendly side of the genre that would dominate the 2000s)

Pop Punk is {{Punk Rock}} at its most accessible.

Perhaps the [[UrExample first ever]] Pop Punk band were the Music/{{Ramones}}, who melded the simplicity of rock'n'roll with breakneck speed, but maintained enough pop sensibilities to achieve great acclaim and cult status.

Other bands, namely the Descendents, played a significant part in the influence of bands in Southern California who made up the 90s Punk Revival - Music/BadReligion, Music/{{Pennywise}}, Music/{{NOFX}}, Music/TheOffspring, Music/{{Rancid}}. Many of these bands were also part of a subgenre called Skate Punk, which combined pop punk elements with ThrashMetal riffs, and as the name suggests were associated with skateboarding subculture.

Bands like this played a large part in influencing Music/GreenDay, who premiered at 924 Gilman Street, Oakland, a renowned all ages venue, and went on to break the genre into the mainstream with their signature album ''Music/{{Dookie}}''. Later on, Music/Blink182's push into modern rock superstars with ''Enema of the State'' would further cement the genre's mainstream success, with their ultra-glossy production style and sugary-sweet songwriting being widely imitated by the artists who came after. After the mainstream success of Pop Punk, certain parts of the punk subculture started applying a "[[NoTrueScotsman Pop Punk, not Punk]]" mentality to the genre, claiming that putting the style of music for sale was an anti-punk action and therefore not "true" punk, a mentality that would become especially pronounced after the release of ''Enema of the State''.

During the mid-2000s, Pop Punk largely supplanted the late '90s-to-early '00s BoyBand craze. Young female listeners flocked to pop punk bands for [[MrFanservice largely the]] [[PrettyBoy same reasons]] why they were into boy bands. They weren't without detractors, but since they were formed organically, not by a label, and actually wrote their own songs and played their own instruments, they had much more artistic credibility than boy bands ever did, and were ''much'' more appealing to males.[[note]] there was also "neon pop punk", or just neon-pop if you prefer, as exemplified by bands like Cute Is What We Aim For and early All Time Low, which had even poppier sensibilities and "girl-crazy" lyrics and thus could be considered to have taken the BoyBand aspect up a notch[[/note]]

In the 2010's, Pop Punk had passed its peak in terms of commercial success, though was still fairly active in the underground. Pop punk acts such as Man Overboard are insistent that pop punk is required to be defended at all times, mainly from jerky hipsters and elitist hardcore punkers, as part of a larger scene termed DefendPopPunk, incorporating elements of melodic hardcore and emo. "Easycore" is another development that fuses the genre with melodic hardcore and metalcore; the genre was largely created by A Day to Remember and Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, and while the former has since grown into a major act, the easycore genre itself largely fizzled out by the mid-2010s, with only I Prevail finding anywhere close to the success of A Day to Remember. In TheNewTwenties, however, a significant revival movement cropped up through social media platforms such as Website/{{TikTok}}, and artists such as Music/MachineGunKelly and Music/OliviaRodrigo started incorporating pop punk into their music.

In order to dodge the classification, many Pop Punk bands claim to be "PowerPop" instead. [[BlatantLies Don't believe them]]. There is also some overlap with the [[Music/{{Emo}} Emo]] genre which combines elements of this with post-hardcore and emotional relationship oriented lyrics. Although many bands are resistant to the label due to the internet giving it negative connotations. Form your own opinions on whether a band is emo or not, it really doesn't matter in the long run.

Other bands, namely the Descendents, played a significant part in the influence of bands in Southern California who made up the 90s Punk Revival - Music/BadReligion, Music/{{Pennywise}}, Music/{{NOFX}}, Music/TheOffspring, Music/{{Rancid}}. Many of these bands were also part of a subgenre called Skate Punk, which combined pop punk elements with ThrashMetal riffs, and as the name suggest were associated with skateboarding subculture.