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
Count Your Last Blessings
Sum 41 Lyrics
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To finish the bottle full of empty dreams
Punch drunk head is straight out of line
Another excuse with no alibi
Hitchin' on the road of decline
With no-name streets and no vital signs
I pissed away the best of me, and
No one can help me!
Misery's best friend can't be a dead-end
A bag full of regrets, and I'm coming clean
Some feel it, especially the rejects
A bad habit; don't forget it: you better
Count your last blessings and fill up the wagon
Chases its feet
And now I'm running out of time
My hands are tied and nailed to the cross
I'm looking for all the composure I lost
I'm petulant with a bad attitude
A poster-child vision of wasted youth
I dodged the book and found the key
I can't say the same for dignity
I pissed away the best of me, and
No one can help me!
Misery's best friend can't be a dead-end
A bag full of regrets, and I'm coming clean
Some feel it, especially the rejects
A bad habit; don't forget it: you better
Count your last blessings and fill up the wagon
Chases its feet
And now I'm running out of time
My own enemy
I don't hear you now
Perfect tragedy
God bless us denial
My own enemy
I don't hear you now
Perfect tragedy
God bless us denial
Misery's best friend can't be a dead-end
A bag full of regrets, and I'm coming clean
Some feel it, especially the rejects
A bad habit; don't forget it: you better
Count your last blessings and fill up the wagon
Chases its feet
And now I'm running out of time
Misery's best friend can't be a dead-end
A bag full of regrets, and I'm coming clean
Some feel it, especially the rejects
A bad habit; don't forget it: you better
Count your last blessings and fill up the wagon
Chases its feet
And now I'm running out of time
The song "Count Your Last Blessings" by Sum 41 talks about regret and the feeling of being lost in life. The lyrics talk about the singer feeling as if they have hit rock bottom and are unable to turn their life around. They talk about the mistakes they have made and the missed opportunities they're unable to go back and change. The line "Last call for regret and defeat" summarizes that feeling.
The main theme of the song seems to be accepting the past and moving forward, with lines like "Count your last blessings and fill up the wagon." The singer is acknowledging their mistakes and trying to find a way to pick themselves up and move on. The lyrics also talk about the feeling of being trapped, with lines like "My hands are tied and nailed to the cross" and "I'm running out of time."
Overall, the song is about the struggle to come to terms with one's own mistakes and regrets, and the push to find a way to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Last call for regret and defeat
It's the final opportunity to regret and fail
To finish the bottle full of empty dreams
To drink up all the hopes that never came true
Punch drunk head is straight out of line
The drunken mind is not thinking straight
Another excuse with no alibi
Another reason without a defense
Hitchin' on the road of decline
Going down the path of failure
With no-name streets and no vital signs
Being in a place with no hope and no life
I pissed away the best of me, and
No one can help me!
I wasted my potential, and there is no help for me now
Misery's best friend can't be a dead-end
Being miserable cannot be an ultimate end
A bag full of regrets, and I'm coming clean
I acknowledge all my regrets and confessing them now
Some feel it, especially the rejects
Some people feel it more than others, especially those who have been rejected
A bad habit; don't forget it: you better
Count your last blessings and fill up the wagon
Acknowledge your bad habits and cherish the last good things you have left
Chases its feet
And now I'm running out of time
Everything is in vain, and there is no time left
My hands are tied and nailed to the cross
I am powerless and trapped
I'm looking for all the composure I lost
I am searching for all the stability I have lost
I'm petulant with a bad attitude
I am immature and have a poor disposition
A poster-child vision of wasted youth
A typical depiction of youth wasted
I dodged the book and found the key
I can't say the same for dignity
I avoided the wrong path and found the right one, but I lost my dignity in the process
My own enemy
I don't hear you now
Perfect tragedy
God bless us denial
I am my own enemy, and I deny my problems
Misery's best friend can't be a dead-end
Being miserable cannot be an ultimate end
A bag full of regrets, and I'm coming clean
I acknowledge all my regrets and confessing them now
Some feel it, especially the rejects
Some people feel it more than others, especially those who have been rejected
A bad habit; don't forget it: you better
Count your last blessings and fill up the wagon
Acknowledge your bad habits and cherish the last good things you have left
Chases its feet
And now I'm running out of time
Everything is in vain, and there is no time left
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DERYCK WHIBLEY, DERYCK JASON WHIBLEY
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on In Too Deep
"I LIKE POOP!!!"