+44

+44 (pronounced "Plus Forty Four", also known as (+44) or Plus-44) is a band formed by former Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus (bass guitar and vocals) and

+44 (pronounced "Plus Forty Four", also known as (+44) or Plus-44) is a band formed by former Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus (bass guitar and vocals) and Travis Barker (drums and keyboards). +44 is a super group that consists of former Transplants touring guitarist Craig Fairbaugh and the lead guitarist of The Nervous Return, Shane Gallagher. The band's debut album, When Your Heart Stops Beating, was released on November 14, 2006. According to Hoppus, the band's name, +44, refers to the international dialing code of the United Kingdom, the country where Hoppus and Barker first discussed the project.

After the blink-182 "indefinite hiatus" in February 2005, former members, Hoppus and Barker wanted to continue working on music. The duo began to colloborate which resulted in writing and recording new songs together in a friend's (Matt Andrew) basement. Originally, electronic drums, keyboards, samples and direct computer recordings were used in the majority of recordings. Barker later stated that the whole electronic element of the band was derived from "155", the first song he and Hoppus wrote as a band.