Dude Ranch

Dude Ranch is the second studio album by the American rock band Blink-182, released on June 17, 1997. The trio formed in 1992 amid the San Diego skate-punk circuit, and built a growing grassroots following through heavy touring. The growing commercial appeal of punk rock brought the band to the attention of major labels, and the resulting arrangement saw Dude Ranch issued on indie Cargo Music with MCA Records handling distribution.

Dude Ranch was released when the band was only achieving moderate success, and very few critical reviews of the record were published in 1997. A CMJ write-up commented, "Dude Ranch has the hooks and sonic wallop to rocket Blink-182 into stadiums throughout the nation.