Sum 41 released their debut album, All Killer No Filler, in 2001 and achieved mainstream success through the album's first single, "Fat Lip", which reached number-one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart; it remains the band's most successful single to date. As of February 2017, they have since released five more studio albums: Does This Look Infected? (2002), Chuck (2004), Underclass Hero (2007), Screaming Bloody Murder (2011) and 13 Voices (2016).
The band was formed by singer-songwriter Deryck Whibley and drummer Steve Jocz, after Whibley convinced Jocz to join his band. Jocz was a drummer in another band and Whibley was convinced that "he was the best drummer around". The duo then added Dave Baksh as lead guitarist a year later and after going through several bassists, ended up picking Jason McCaslin to complete their lineup.
On May 10, 2006, Dave Baksh announced in a statement through his management company that he was leaving Sum 41 to work with his new band, Brown Brigade, which has a more "classic metal" sound. Baksh cited "creative differences" as the reason for his departure but claimed that he was still on good terms with the band. On March 9, 2010, Steve Jocz confirmed that new lead guitarist Tom Thacker will take part in the writing and recording.
On April 18, 2013, drummer Steve Jocz announced he would be leaving the band via his official Facebook page, leaving Whibley as the sole founding member of the band. Their follow up album will be the band's second collaboration as a trio and first with Whibley and McCaslin as the only two bandmates from their original release left.
In 2015 Frank Zummo became the drummer of the band replacing Jocz after his departure in 2013. On July 9, 2015, the band launched a PledgeMusic campaign for its comeback album. On July 23, 2015, the band played its comeback show at the Alternative Press Awards, which featured former lead guitarist Dave Baksh, joining the band on stage 9 years after officially leaving the band. The band's set also featured DMC as guest. Since the performance, rumors speculated that Dave had returned to the band rather than being just a guest. On August 14, 2015, Sum 41 announced through Alternative Press that Baksh had made his official return to the group, and will appear on the group's sixth album. On December 26, 2015, Sum 41 teased two new songs on Instagram's account. On January 1, 2016, Deryck Whibley published on the Facebook page that the new album is almost finished.
The band is set to perform on the 2016 Warped Tour. On May 11, 2016, the group announced its signing to Hopeless Records. On June 1, 2016, the band announced that an album was set to be released in the fall of 2016. On June 6, 2016, the group announced that the album would be titled '13 Voices and that it is scheduled for release on October 7, 2016. The first song off of the upcoming album, "Fake My Own Death", was released on June 28, 2016 through Hopeless Records' official YouTube channel, along with a music video for the song. The song was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on October 3, 2016. The album's first official single, "War", was released on August 25, 2016.[61] On September 28, 2016, the album's eighth track, "God Save Us All (Death to POP)" was leaked online, before being officially released (along with a live music video) on September 29, 2016.
Their seventh studio album, Order in Decline, was released July 19, 2019. The second single from the album "A Death in the Family" was released along with a music video on June 11. On June 18, "Never There" was released as the third single, along with a video. On July 8, the band released "45 (A Matter of Time)" as the fourth single, along with a video. On May 28, 2021, the band released a version of "Catching Fire" featuring Nothing, Nowhere, along with a music video.
On February 22, 2022, the band announced a U.S. tour with Simple Plan called the Blame Canada tour. The tour is set to run from April to August 2022. On March 23, 2022, the band announced their eighth studio album, 'Heaven and Hell', which is set to be a double album. 'Heaven' will be a pop punk album much like the band's early material while 'Hell' is a continuation of the band's more recent heavier metal sound.
Studio Albums:
'All Killer No Filler' (2001)
'Does This Look Infected?' (2002)
'Chuck' (2004)
'Underclass Hero' (2007)
'Screaming Bloody Murder' (2011)
'13 Voices' (2016)
'Order in Decline' (2019)
'Heaven and Hell' (2024)
Website: www.sum41.com
Fat Lip
Sum 41 Lyrics
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When I'm hangin' out drinkin' in the back of an El Camino
As a kid, was a skid, and no one knew me by name
Trashed my own house party 'cause nobody came
Well, I know I'm not the one you thought you knew back in high school
Never goin', never showin' up when we had to
Attention that we crave
Don't tell us to behave
I'm sick of always hearin' "Act your age"
I don't wanna waste my time
Become another casualty of society
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity and back down
Because you don't know us at all, we laugh when old people fall
But what would you expect with a conscience so small?
Heavy metal and mullets, it's how we were raised
Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised
'Cause we like havin' fun at other people's expense, and
Cuttin' people down is just a minor offense, then
It's none of your concern
I guess I'll never learn
I'm sick of being told to wait my turn
I don't wanna waste my time
Become another casualty of society
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity and back down
Don't count on me
To let you know when
Don't count on me
I'll do it again
Don't count on me
It's the point you're missin'
Don't count on me
'Cause I'm not listenin'
Well, I'm a no-goodnick lower middle class brat
Back-pack and I don't give a shit about nothin'
You be standin' on the corner talkin' all that kufuffin
But you don't make sense from all the gas you be huffin'
'Cause if the egg don't stain, you'll be ringin' off the hook
You're on the hit list, wanted in the telephone book
I like songs with distortion
To drink in proportion
The doctor said my mom should've had an abortion
I don't wanna waste my time
Become another casualty of society
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity and back down
(Waste my time with them)
Casualty of society
(Waste my time with them)
Victim of your conformity and back down
"Fat Lip" by Sum 41 is a song that reflects on the rebellious and carefree life of teenage years. The song begins with the party scene, where the singer, referred to as El Niño, enters and creates a chaotic environment. The next lines describe how the singer never used to be popular and often went unnoticed, but now, he has everything he wants, but he still feels caged. The singer expresses frustration about society's expectations of him and his peers and how he doesn't want to follow their conventions. The chorus reflects the singer's determination to not be a part of society's conformities and not waste his time becoming another casualty.
The second verse talks about how the singer and his friends are often misunderstood and judged by society. They like to have fun at other people's expense and don't care about "act[ing] their age." The third verse is more confrontational, where the singer raps about his dislike for hypocritical people who put down others who are different from them. The last line of the verse reflects on the singer’s recklessness and how others *count on him* never to be "listenin'."
Line by Line Meaning
Stormin' through the party like my name was El Niño
I am making a grand entrance into the party like a storm named El Niño.
When I'm hangin' out drinkin' in the back of an El Camino
I'm drinking and hanging out in the back of a Chevrolet El Camino.
As a kid, I was a skid, and no one knew me by name
When I was young, I was a troublemaker, and nobody bothered to remember my name.
Trashed my own house party 'cause nobody came
I destroyed my own party at home because no one showed up and I was disappointed.
Well, I know I'm not the one you thought you knew back in high school
I am not the person you remember from high school, and I am aware of that.
Never goin', never showin' up when we had to
I hate going to places where I have to show up, and I often don't.
Attention that we crave, don't tell us to behave
We crave attention and don't like being told to behave.
I'm sick of always hearin', "Act your age"
I am tired of always being told to act my age.
Because you don't know us at all, we laugh when old people fall
You don't really know us, so we laugh about anything, such as old people who fall down.
But what would you expect with a conscience so small?
We have such small consciences, so what else would you expect from us?
Heavy metal and mullets, it's how we were raised
We were raised with heavy metal music and mullet hairstyles.
Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised
Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were the bands we admired and worshipped.
'Cause we like havin' fun at other people's expense, and
We enjoy having fun by making fun of other people.
Cuttin' people down is just a minor offense, then
We don't think that cutting other people down is a significant wrongdoing.
It's none of your concern, I guess I'll never learn
It's none of your business, and I don't think I'll ever understand what I'm doing wrong.
I'm sick of being told to wait my turn
I am weary of being told to wait for my turn.
Don't count on me to let you know when
Please don't rely on me to inform you.
I'll do it again
I will repeat what I did before.
It's the point you're missin'
You are missing the point.
'Cause I'm not listenin'
I'm not listening.
Well, I'm a no-goodnick lower middle class brat
I'm a lower middle class troublemaker.
Backpack and I don't give a shit about nothin'
I carry a backpack and don't care about anything.
You be standin' on the corner talkin' all that kufuffin
You are hanging out on the street corner and talking nonsense.
But you don't make sense from all the gas you be huffin'
You don't make sense because you're high on gasoline fumes.
'Cause if the egg don't stain, you'll be ringin' off the hook
If a prank call doesn't shock you, you'll be bothered about it all day.
You're on the hit list, wanted in the telephone book
You are on the hit list and wanted by the authorities as per the telephone book.
I like songs with distortion, to drink in proportion
I enjoy listening to loud music and drinking in moderation.
The doctor said my mom should've had an abortion
The doctor told my mom that she should have aborted me.
Casualty of society
I don't want to become a victim of society's expectations.
Victim of your conformity and back down
I don't want to become a victim of your pressure to conform.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Deryck Whibley, Greig Nori, Steve Jocz, Dave Baksh
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