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Track listing

Side A[10][11]

No. Title Writer(s) Length

1. "Myage" Bill Stevenson 2:00
2. "I Wanna Be a Bear" Tony Lombardo, Frank Navetta 0:40
3. "I'm Not a Loser" Navetta 1:28
4. "Parents" Navetta 1:37
5. "Tonyage" Lombardo, Stevenson 0:55
6. "M 16" Lombardo, Milo Aukerman 0:40
7. "I'm Not a Punk" Lombardo 1:01
8. "Catalina" Lombardo, Stevenson 1:44

Side B[10][11]

No. Title Writer(s) Length

1. "Suburban Home" Lombardo 1:40
2. "Statue of Liberty" Navetta 1:58
3. "Kabuki Girl" Lombardo 1:09
4. "Marriage" Navetta, Stevenson 1:37
5. "Hope" Aukerman 1:58
6. "Bikeage" Stevenson 2:12
7. "Jean Is Dead" Stevenson 1:31

Total length: 22:10

Milo Goes to College is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Descendents, released on September 4, 1982 through New Alliance Records. Its title refers to singer Milo Aukerman's decision to leave the band to attend college, and its cover illustration introduced a caricature of him that would go on to become the band's mascot. Milo Goes To College was Descendents' last record (up until 2021's 9th & Walnut) with founding guitarist Frank Navetta, who quit the band during the hiatus that followed its release.

The album's mix of fast and aggressive hardcore punk with melody and semi-ironic love songs led to it being considered one of the most significant albums of the early 1980s southern California hardcore movement. In the decades since its release, it has received highly positive reviews and is now considered among the most noteworthy and important punk albums by several publications. Milo Goes to College has been cited as influential and a favorite by several notable artists and musicians. It is considered by many to be a foundational record for the pop-punk genre.

In the decades since its release, many artists have recorded cover versions of songs from Milo Goes to College for other releases, including:

"Myage" by Thrillionaire[I]
"I'm Not a Loser" by the Voodoo Glow Skulls,[II] Jake & the Stiffs[III], Manic Hispanic (as a parody version titled "I'm Just a Cholo"),[IV] Sublime,[V] and Strung Out.[VI]
"Parents" by Squatweiler with Asteroid Wilhanna[III] and by Milo Greene[I]
"I'm Not a Punk" by the Melting Hopefuls[III]
"Catalina" by Black Train Jack[III] and by The Bronx[I]
"Suburban Home" by Taking Back Sunday,[VII] MxPx,[VIII] and FIDLAR featuring Brian Rodriguez[I]
"Statue of Liberty" by FF[III]
"Kabuki Girl" by Frank Phobia and Clem[III] and by Mike Watt + The Secondmissingmen[I]
"Hope" by Sublime[IX], The Skints, Ben Bridwell[I] and Blink-182 [XIV]
"Bikeage" by Face to Face,[X] Plow United,[II] Years from Now,[XI] Joey Cape with Punk Rock Karaoke,[XII] and Baroness[XIII]
"Jean Is Dead" by Shirk Circus[III]