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Sum 41
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Background information
OriginOntario, Canada
Years active1996 - present
MembersDeryck Whibley
Dave Baksh
Jason McCaslin
Steve Jocz

Sum 41 is a Canadian pop-punk/rock band, from Ajax, Ontario, formed from members of local rival bands, 41 days into the summer of 1996. The band consists of Deryck Whibley (a.k.a. Bizzy D performing lead vocals, guitar, keyboard/piano), Dave Baksh (a.k.a. Dave Brownsound with lead guitar and backing vocals), Jason McCaslin (a.k.a. Cone with bass and backing vocals), Steve Jocz (a.k.a. Stevo32 with drums and backing vocals). Since signing a record deal with Island Records in 1999 the band has released 4 full length albums, 1 EP, and over 10 singles. Their most recent album was released on October 12, 2004 and is titled Chuck.

Misc

Early days (1996-1999)

The guys of Sum 41 started out in rival bands in high school. While attending a Hole concert 41 days into the summer (which is how they got the name Sum 41) of 1996 and decided to instead join up together. (This story is kind of sketchy as on Sum 41's "original site", which was made using Angelfire, it said that Cone would be filling in at bass with the date being in 1999. The story is accepted anyways).

The guys carried a video camera with them and filmed crazy Jackass-esque antics including, robbing a pizza place using water guns and performing a dance to Makes No Difference in front of an arena (both of which can be seen on both Introduction to Destruction and the bonus DVD from Does This Look Infected? They also do the dance during the Fat Lip video).

The footage of them along with their demo tapes got them noticed by record labels who wished to have a new punk rock-like band. Sum 41 signed with Island Records and soon went to work on their first CD.

Half Hour of Power (2000)

Sum 41's first CD was released on June 27, 2000 and titled Half Hour of Power as it was just under 30 minutes of music. The band introduced their creative style of pop-punk and open the door for their fame. The first single from the album was "Makes No Difference" and was featured in the movies Bring It On, Van Wilder, and the film Out Cold during the snowboard race down the mountain. Also the song "What I Believe" is featured in the movie Dude, Where's my Car?.

All Killer No Filler (2001)

Sum 41's second CD and first full length album was released on May 8, 2001. The first single released was "Fat Lip" which became a huge hit during the summer. Sum 41 was on Warped Tour during the year and realized that they had become popular as more people gathered and knew their songs.

Two other hit singles were released, "In Too Deep" (which had a video of them in a diving competition) and "Motivation" (a simplistic video of the band playing in classic garage band theme). The band toured for much of the year before returning to the studio to record another CD. Both Fat Lip and In Too Deep were used in the movie American Pie 2. In Too Deep has also been featured on Malcolm in the Middle, commercials for the 2005 remake of Guess Who? and the 2003 remake of Cheaper by the Dozen.

Does This Look Infected? (2002-2003)

On November 26, 2002, Sum 41 sent out their follow up to the platinum disc "All Killer No Filler". Instead of using the same style Sum 41 altered it some and brought a heavier style, while keeping the smooth harmonies they were known for. The first single released was "Still Waiting" which had them mocking bands of conformity and with 'The' in the name and renamed themselves The Sums.

The band followed up with the release of "Still Waiting", with "The Hell Song" which had the band using dolls with their pictures on them. The next single, "Over My Head (Better off Dead)", had a video exclusive on their website.

In early 2003, the band contributed to the first "Rock Against Bush" album by recording the song "Moron" which was also a bonus track in the Japanese import of Chuck.

Lead vocalist Deryck Whibley is now engaged to marry Avril Lavigne, while drummer Steve Jocz was said to have had a relationship with Paris' The Simple Life co-star Nicole Richie. They also did a song called "Little Know it All" with Iggy Pop on Iggy's new album Skull Ring.

Chuck (2004-2005)

In June of 2004, Sum 41 was in Congo filming the half-hour MTV documentary called ROCKED: Sum 41 in Congo, which was aired on September 21 on MTV. The documentary, about the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, describes the band’s ten-day trip to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo with War Child, a Canadian charity that provides humanitarian assistance to children affected by war. The special also tracks the band’s much-publicized evacuation from Congo, assisted by Canadian peacekeeper Chuck Pelletier, a United Nations peacekeeper who saved the lives of the band and 40 other civilians while the band was recording a the documentary, whom Sum 41 named their latest album after. War Child released the video on November 29, 2005 in the US.

Sum 41's album Chuck was released on October 12, 2004 and the first single from the album was "We're All To Blame". "We're All To Blame" appears in the movie Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), played during a battle between the Japanese Godzilla and his Hollywood counterpart in Sydney, Australia. "Noots" (from Chuck) appears in the movie (and the album soundtrack) Fantastic Four (2005).

Also, Sum 41 was featured in a commercial for Motorola's iTunes-enabled phone.

Sum 41 recently announced that they were releasing a new live CD, called "Happy Live Surprise". The CD contains 22 songs, all recorded live from various concerts around the world. There is also a bonus DVD with live footage, although not much is known about it. "Happy Live Surprise" was released on December 21, 2005 in Japan, and is set for a North American release sometime in Spring 2006.

Next album (2006-2007)

Template:Future album There has been a rumoured follow-up to Chuck, due to be released sometime in 2006. As stated by Cone on their official forum, they have no plans for the release of any more singles or tour dates. They will be taking a break until any new announcements.

Also, Sum 41 will contribute with a John Lennon cover song on a recently announced album made with charity purposes.

Line-Up

Discography

Albums

Singles

From Half Hour of Power:

From All Killer No Filler:

From Spider-Man soundtrack:

From Does This Look Infected?:

From Chuck:

Guest Appearances

B-Sides

  • "Astronaut"* Can be found on original Website, recorded before "Half Hour of Power", never made an album
  • "Noots"* Appeared in movie *"Fantastic Four"*, 2005
  • "Subject to Change"* Appeared as secret track on "Chuck" on Japanese and European versions

VHS & DVDs

Others

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