Pop-Punk 

A punk subgenre, originally introduced in the 1970s, but obtained worldwide commercial success in 1990s and early 2000s, thanks mainly to Green Day, Blink-182, Rancid, and The Offspring.

Most definitions of pop-punk on this site put down several bands, like Simple Plan.

What Pop-punk really is is the fast, loud guitars of punk rock, but with catchy, usually light, melodies. Lyrics aren't meant to be political or angry.

Today's mainstream pop-punk is extremely different from that of the 90s, sounding more like emo, with moody, one-hit bands in hollister sweaters wearing a backwards hat.

The chart-topping bands of 2004 aren't recieving as much attention as before.

Good Pop-Punk:
Green Day

Bad Pop-Punk:
All Time Low

Pop-Punk by Extreme Hangman February 7, 2010

pop-punk 

there is no such thing as "pop-punk" for that would be a contradictory statement of the two opposite energies of the universe.
what it really is is "Modern Punk", just like rock punk has changed for nothing remains the same and people need to except that. it is punk fused with an element of just having fun playing music.

PUNK IS NOT DEAD, IT JUST CHANGED.

The Cure and The Who and Lou Reed are key influences in the genre of (for sake of requirement) " pop-punk ".

pop-punk by The Harlequin April 21, 2006

pop-punk 

Genre of music. People that are pop punk wear crew necks, eat pizza, and say works like "stoked" and "rad".

"Defend pop-punk"
"So stoked to see the story so far they're so pop-punk."

pop-punk by ftdsgfdisvf October 13, 2013

pop-punk 

A more popular form of a Punkish type of Rock. It loses (most or all of) the additutde of Punk while keeping its 1 2 3 rhythm. Good Pop-Punk bands would be old Blink-182, Old Sum 41, American Hi-Fi, Zebrahead, and Motion City Soundtrack. Bad Pop-Punk bands would be new Sum 41, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Pop-Punk was a style that was around in the 80's but made a bigger spring in the late 90's and early 21st century. Pushing away the horrible Madonna and Britney influenced techno which clouded up the 90's.

Characteristics of Pop-Punk include

A 1 2 3 Rhythm

Clean vocals

By the way to all you guys who say Punk was anti-mainstream it really wasn't. Because The Ramones and The Sex Pistols and The Clash were mainstream so how they be anti-mainstream?

Anyway more recently Pop-Punk has taken a turn to more emotional types of lyrics, usually from the point of view of a boy who is observing problems that a girl is having or problems he is having with a girl.

Some Pop-Punk is good.

pop-punk by joe725 November 1, 2007

pop-punk 

A really shitty music genre that's still going strong in the 2000s. It was good in the 90s but bands like bad charlette,simple plan and new found glory had to ruin it. Its just pop-rock. The second wave of this crap is boys like girls,all time low, and we the kings. To play this music the lead singer has sound like a 5 year old boy, the guitars have to be very lite, isen't that cute?

Teen: How do I start a pop-punk band. Indie rocker: oh just ripoff blink-182. You'll make it big man. Teen: okay cool!!

pop-punk by sage thunder May 2, 2010

Pop-Punk 

What all punk bands who do not want to end their career will eventually evolve into. It is slower and slightly softer than punk but still keeps the word " punk " in the name of the genre for some reason. Most of the songs in recent Green Day and Blink 182 albums are pop-punk.
This is an unfortunate failure that truly has killed punk.

Pop-Punk listener-hey guy guess what?
Punk listener- What?
Pop-Punk listener- Boulevard of broken dreams is the best song eva!
Punk listener- you are gay
The punk listener then kicks a garbage can,

Pop-Punk by Cameron Robson February 15, 2006

Pop-punk 

Possibly the most insultingly uninspired genre of music ever. Also called emo.

Correct usage: Pop-punk sucks

Common mistake when using this noun: Pop-punk is so cool!

Pop-punk by Vertigo1234 April 20, 2010