Sum 41 is a Canadian punk rock band from Ajax, Ontario, Canada, active sinc… Read Full Bio ↴Sum 41 is a Canadian punk rock band from Ajax, Ontario, Canada, active since 1996. The current members, as of 2023, are Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Jason McCaslin (bass guitar, backing vocals), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Tom Thacker (rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) and Frank Zummo (drums). They've released six studio albums as of February 2017.
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
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
Mr. Amsterdam
Sum 41 Lyrics
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I've said this before no matter how hard I try.
I can't stop being bored while this world passes by.
So!
These people, they just have no meaning.
We've lost it all in hopeless dreaming.
Well I've just lost my grip!
Paint it black and just forget me.
This world just makes me sick!
Turn the pleading into envy.
I'm just stunned believing that nothing's to be said.
What are we achieving with the bull shit that was fed.
I don't want to hear what's said or live to see the dead.
Cause what comes to me is a resignation for me.
A resignation for me.
A resignation for me.
I've said this before no matter how hard I try.
I can't stop being bored while this world passes by.
Don't tell me what's wrong with something that we don't even understand.
My brain's just too hollow!
Some might say we're all to blame.
The outside's so unknown!
I don't want you to complain.
I can't find the answers to see through parity.
I can't find my anger.
It's a resignation for me.
A resignation for me. [Repeat: x4]
I can't stop being bored while this world passes by.
So!
These people, they just have no meaning.
We've lost it all in hopeless dreaming.
Well I've just lost my grip!
This world just makes me sick!
Turn the pleading into envy.
I'm just stunned believing that nothing's to be said.
What are we achieving with the bull shit that was fed.
I don't want to hear what's said or live to see the dead.
Cause what comes to me is a resignation for me.
A resignation for me.
A resignation for me.
I've said this before no matter how hard I try.
I can't stop being bored while this world passes by.
Don't tell me what's wrong with something that we don't even understand.
My brain's just too hollow!
Some might say we're all to blame.
The outside's so unknown!
I don't want you to complain.
I can't find the answers to see through parity.
I can't find my anger.
It's a resignation for me.
A resignation for me. [Repeat: x4]
The lyrics to "Mr. Amsterdam" by Sum 41 capture a feeling of disillusionment and frustration with the world. The song opens with the singer expressing their inability to find excitement in life, feeling as though they are simply passing time. They claim that the people around them are also lacking purpose and that everyone has lost hope in their dreams.
As the song progresses, the singer becomes more and more disillusioned, feeling as though they have lost their grip on reality. They want to escape the world that makes them sick and angry, but they can't find a way out. They are overwhelmed by the endless cycle of meaningless chatter and the inability to find meaning or solutions to the world's problems.
The closing lines suggest a final surrender to this resignation, a sense that there is no escape and that there is no point in trying to change things. The song portrays a powerful sense of anger and frustration with the state of the world, with the lyric "turn the pleading into envy" suggesting a desire to see others suffer as a result of their collective resignation.
Overall, "Mr. Amsterdam" is a song about feeling lost and powerless in a world that seems to have lost all sense of meaning and direction.
Line by Line Meaning
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Deryck Jason Whibley, Greig Andrew Nori
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@haversidne3658
I've said this before no matter how hard I try
I can't help be bored while this world passes by
SO! This revelation's got no meaning
We've lost it all in hopeless dreaming
AM I JUST LOSING GRIP?
Paint it black and just forget me
THIS WORLD'S A SINKING SHIP!
'Cause our baggage is too heavy
I can't stop believing there's something to be said
What are we achieving with the bullshit that we're fed?
I know I'm not gonna stay, or live to see the day
This world comes to be, here's a resignation from me
A resignation from me
A resignation from me
I've said this before no matter how hard I try
I can't help be bored while this world passes by
Don't tell me we're close to something
That we don't even understand
WE'RE PRISONERS TO OUR HOMES!
Some might say we're all to blame
THE OUTSIDE'S SO UNKNOWN!
I don't want you to complain
I can't find the answers to save humanity
I can't fight the anger, here's a resignation from me
A resignation from me
A resignation from me
A resignation from me
A resignation from me
@morradi10000
This album blew me away when it came out. I still listen to it regularly even though my taste in music has evolved and I’ve joined the married-with-kids-and-dog-in-suburbia brigade
@THERANDOMMAN91
One album I never needed to press the skip button on the walkman
@peaceandwealthseeker4504
morradi10000 same
@tracy1210
Is this a cool brigade?
@s0l0s0rr0
Same bro
@elftower907
What U listen to now ?
@Sk8rocka
Haven't heard this for years, forgot how cool it is. The production, the writing, his vocals back in the day. Fucking brown sound and their original drummer, what a band.
@natemarchesi3472
AudioBootlegs brownsound is back in the band tho
@MAYA110587
respetc.
@timcleaver1851
this song is when I realized how talented they are. lyrics and music are awesome!