Fans React to Blink-182 Teasing a Collaboration With The Chainsmokers

When Blink-182 took to Twitter last night to tease that they had just written a song with The Chainsmokers, reactions spanned from quoting Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So” to pure excitement.

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Blink has been experimenting with genre crossovers. After appearing on Steve Aoki’s recent album, the band is back for EDM round two with the teasing of an unexpected collab. 

In a brief Twitter exchange, hit-making producer duo The Chainsmokers revealed that they had just wrapped up a writing session with the iconic pop punk band.

Just did a session with blink182 and wrote an amazing song. We can die happy now

— THE CHAINSMOKERS (@TheChainsmokers) January 17, 2019

It's true. https://t.co/5vtzI9ukFQ

— mark hoppus. (@markhoppus) January 17, 2019

Reactions are essentially split 50/50 as fans of The Chainsmokers are super stoked, while the alt scene is pretty concerned… Blink has always managed to balance keeping themselves relevant and updating their sound with staying true to their roots, so we’re not crying “Sell Out” (the scene version of crying wolf) just yet.

Here are some of our favorite reactions to their collab announcement:

because if you do just know that your fans support you even though at first glance our reactions are more than questionable

— laura (@mycatwascool) January 17, 2019

pic.twitter.com/PsXTltCHxE

— EMIR YOGMMAN (@EmirYogmman) January 17, 2019

Baby pull me closer to the rock show

— Melissa Smith (@melissaasuzanne) January 17, 2019

Say it ain’t so Mark pic.twitter.com/TJdkdGLpPd

— hit em with a mighty YEET (@erik_economy) January 17, 2019

Alexa, play Closer

— CDC VLOGS (@cdcvlogs) January 17, 2019

Baby hold me closer, my grandpa just ate seven fuckin hotdogs

— Troy Beck (@troybeck) January 17, 2019

OH MY GOODNESS pic.twitter.com/prqIdCof3O

— Lluvia ---- (@croakietaggart) January 17, 2019