Pop punk facts for kids

Pop-Punk or Punk-Pop, is a form of popular music that blends punk rock with pop music and rock music. Pop-punk music has a lighter, happier sound than most punk rock and hardcore punk music. Most punk rock and hardcore punk music sounds angry and harsh, and has lyrics (words) about protest and anger.

Late 1970s and 1980s pop-punk

There are several types of pop-punk. An early type of pop-punk was developed right after Punk rock became popular in the late 1970s. Most of this kind of music is very much like Punk rock, but it features things from other kinds of music like pop music and older rock music, and country music, so different people can enjoy it. Some people call the Ramones a pop-punk band. The Ramones were a band from the United States.

1990s pop-punk

In the 1990s, pop-punk became very popular in North America. Bands such as Green Day, Blink-182 and Zebrahead sold millions of recordings and did many tours.

Present day

In the 2000s and 2010s, which is the decade we are in now, many bands have joined, or contributed to the pop punk genre. They include Fall Out Boy, Relient K, FM Static, Hawk Nelson, and Amber Pacific.

Artists

• Fall Out Boy
• Green Day
• Blink-182
• Sum 41
• The Donnas
• FM Static
• Supergrass
• Presidents of the United States
• Screeching Weasel
• Simple Plan
• Relient k
• Last tuesday
• MxPx
• Amber Pacific
• The F ups
• Bowling for Soup
• Mayday Parade
• You Me At Six
• All Time Low
• Zebrahead

Images for kids

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  Punk-pop is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles (pictured).

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  Buzzcocks are considered one of the pioneers of pop punk.

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  The Descendents are considered a prominent band of 1980s pop punk.

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  Pop punk band The Queers

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  Pop punk band Green Day at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards

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  Blink-182 performing live in 2009

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  Avril Lavigne is considered a key musician, since she delivered female-driven, punk-influenced pop music into the mainstream

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  Fall Out Boy performing in 2006

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  Pop punk band The Wonder Years

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  Machine Gun Kelly (pictured) has been credited by publications such as Kerrang! as leading a pop punk revival in the 2020s

See also

In Spanish: Pop punk para niños