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Sum 41 formed in Ajax, Ontario, in 1996, when high school friends Deryck Whibley and Steve Jocz decided to start a punk rock band. Initially a NOFX cover group, they developed their own identity quickly, blending skate punk, heavy metal, and pop-punk into a unique sound that would soon break through internationally. They signed with Island Records in 1999 after their homemade videos and relentless live performances generated serious buzz. The band released their debut EP Half Hour of Power in 2000, setting the stage for a meteoric rise that would begin with their first full-length album just a year later.
Their debut studio album All Killer No Filler arrived in 2001 and included the smash hit “Fat Lip,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and became their signature song. Other tracks like “In Too Deep” and “Motivation” further cemented their reputation for high-energy anthems, clever hooks, and irreverent lyrics. The album went platinum in multiple countries and pushed Sum 41 into mainstream territory. Their next release, Does This Look Infected? (2002), took on a more aggressive and politically charged tone while still maintaining their core punk sensibility. Songs like “Still Waiting” and “The Hell Song” reflected a maturing sound and lyrical direction.
Over the course of their career, Sum 41 has released eight 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), and their final release, Heaven :x: Hell (2024). Each record showcased an evolution in both musical style and lyrical themes. Chuck, inspired by the band’s harrowing experience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, brought in heavier riffs and darker themes. That album won a Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year in 2005 and marked a shift toward more serious subject matter.
Despite lineup changes—most notably the departures of drummer Steve Jocz and guitarist Dave Baksh (who later returned)—Whibley remained the driving force behind the band’s sound and vision. Albums like 13 Voices and Order in Decline displayed a more personal, emotionally raw approach, largely informed by Whibley’s own struggles with addiction and recovery. The band’s blend of punk, metal, and alternative rock has kept their fan base loyal, while their energetic live shows continued to draw crowds around the world. Throughout their career, Sum 41 toured relentlessly, sharing stages with Blink-182, The Offspring, Linkin Park, and many more.
Sum 41 has received several major accolades, including two Juno Awards, a Kerrang! Award, and a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for “Blood in My Eyes” in 2012. Their music videos won multiple MuchMusic Video Awards, further underscoring their dominance during the early 2000s pop-punk boom. They consistently maintained international chart presence across North America, Europe, and Asia, becoming one of Canada’s most successful rock exports of the 21st century.
Outside of music, Sum 41 has been involved in humanitarian work, most notably their 2004 visit to the Congo for War Child Canada, which led to the aforementioned Chuck album being named in honor of a UN peacekeeper who helped them evacuate. Whibley has also become an advocate for addiction recovery, speaking candidly about his health battles and encouraging others to seek help. The band’s story has become not only one of commercial success but also of perseverance and reinvention.
In 2023, Sum 41 announced they would disband following the release of Heaven :x: Hell and a final world tour. The double album, with one disc focusing on their pop-punk roots and the other on their heavier, metal-influenced side, served as both a tribute to their history and a farewell to fans. Their impact on the genre remains undeniable—Sum 41 not only defined a moment in early 2000s rock, but they evolved with their audience and left behind a legacy marked by integrity, resilience, and anthems that defined a generation.
Complete List Of Sum 41 Songs From A to Z
- 13 Voices – 13 Voices – 2016
- 45 (A Matter of Time) – Order in Decline – 2019
- 88 – Chuck – 2004
- A Death in the Family – Order in Decline – 2019
- A Murder of Crows – 13 Voices – 2016
- A.N.I.C. – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- All Messed Up – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- All She’s Got – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- All She’s Got (live) – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- Angels with Dirty Faces – Chuck – 2004
- Attitude (Misfits cover) – Released on Myspace – 2006
- Baby You Don’t Wanna Know – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Back Where I Belong – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Bad Mistake – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- Best of Me – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Better Days – 13 Voices (Deluxe/Japanese edition) – 2016
- Billy Spleen – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- Black Eyes – 13 Voices (Deluxe/Japanese edition) – 2016
- Blood in My Eyes – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Breaking the Chain – 13 Voices – 2016
- Breaking the Chain (Acoustic) – 13 Voices (Deluxe/Japanese edition) – 2016
- Catching Fire – Order in Decline – 2019
- Catching Fire (acoustic) – Order in Decline (Target/Japanese bonus track) – 2019
- Confusion and Frustration in Modern Times – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Count Your Last Blessings – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Crash – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Crazy Amanda Bunkface – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Crazy Amanda Bunkface (live) – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- Dear Father – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Dopamine – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- Eat You Alive – Order in Decline – 2019
- Exit Song – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Fake My Own Death – 13 Voices – 2016
- Fat Lip – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Fat Lip (live) – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- Future Primitive – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- Get Back (Sum 41 rock remix) – with Ludacris – iTunes versions of Chuck and The Red Light District – 2004
- Get Back (Rock Remix) (with Ludacris) – Chuck (European iTunes edition) – 2004
- God Save Us All (Death to POP) – 13 Voices – 2016
- Goddamn I’m Dead Again – 13 Voices – 2016
- Handle This – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Happiness Machine (A Dark Road Out of Hell: Part III) – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Heads Will Roll – Order in Decline – 2019
- Heads Will Roll (acoustic) – Order in Decline (Target/Japanese bonus track) – 2019
- Heart Attack – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Holy Image of Lies (A Dark Road Out of Hell: Part I) – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Hooch – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- House of Liars – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- How the End Begins – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- Hyper-Insomnia-Para-Condrioid – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- I Can’t Wait – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- I Don’t Need Anyone – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- I’m Not the One – Chuck – 2004
- In Too Deep – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Intro (Instrumental) – Chuck – 2004
- Introduction to Destruction – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- It’s All Me – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- Jessica Kill – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Johnny Libertine – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- Killer Queen (Queen cover) – Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen – 2005
- King of Contradiction – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Landmines – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- Little Know It All – guest performance with Iggy Pop – Skull Ring – 2003
- Look at Me (hidden track) – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Loser – DJ Yodah and Tommy Lee featuring Lil Wayne, Sparkdawg, Big Sean, Joell Ortiz, J-Son, & Sum 41 – Geffen Records
- Ma Poubelle – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Machine Gun – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- Machine Gun (live) – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- Makes No Difference – All Killer No Filler (UK bonus track) – 2001
- Makes No Difference (live) – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- March of the Dogs – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Moron – Rock Against Bush Vol 1 / Chuck (Japanese edition) – 2004
- Motivation – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Motivation (live) – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- Mr. Amsterdam – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- Mr. Amsterdam (live in Brussels) – Does This Look Infected Too? (Japanese tour edition) – 2002
- My Direction – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- Never There – Order in Decline – 2019
- Never Wake Up – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- No Apologies – Underclass Hero (International bonus track) – 2007
- No Brains – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- No Brains (Acoustic) – Chuck: Acoustic – 2005
- No Brains (live in Brussels) – Does This Look Infected Too? (Japanese tour edition) – 2002
- No Reason – Chuck – 2004
- Not Quite Myself – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- Noots – Chuck (International/SRC Vinyl/Japanese editions) – 2004
- Nothing on My Back – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Open Your Eyes – Chuck – 2004
- Out for Blood – Order in Decline – 2019
- Over My Head (Better Off Dead) – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- Over My Head (Better Off Dead) (Acoustic) – Chuck: Acoustic – 2005
- Over My Head (Better Off Dead) (live in Brussels) – Does This Look Infected Too? (Japanese tour edition) – 2002
- Over the Edge – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- Pain for Pleasure – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones cover) – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- Pieces – Chuck – 2004
- Pieces (Acoustic) – Chuck: Acoustic – 2005
- Preparasi a Salire – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- Pull the Curtain – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Radio Radio (Elvis Costello cover) – 13 Voices (Japanese edition) – 2016
- Radio Silence – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- Reason to Believe – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Reason to Believe (Acoustic) – Screaming Bloody Murder (iTunes bonus track) – 2011
- Reign in Pain (Heavy Metal Jamboree) – Does This Look Infected? (UK bonus track) – 2002
- Rhythms – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- Rise Up – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- Rock You (Helix cover) – FUBAR: The Album soundtrack
- Screaming Bloody Murder – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Sick of Everyone (A Dark Road Out of Hell: Part II) – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Skumfuk – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Slipping Away – Chuck – 2004
- So Long Goodbye – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Some Say – Chuck – 2004
- Some Say (Acoustic) – Chuck: Acoustic – 2005
- Speak of the Devil – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Still Waiting – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- Still Waiting (live in Brussels) – Does This Look Infected Too? (Japanese tour edition) – 2002
- Stranger in These Times – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
- Subject to Change – Chuck (Japanese edition) – 2004
- Summer – All Killer No Filler – 2001
- T.H.T. – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- Take a Look at Yourself – Underclass Hero (iTunes bonus track) – 2007
- Thanks for Nothing – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- The Bitter End – Chuck – 2004
- The Fall and the Rise – 13 Voices – 2016
- The Hell Song – Does This Look Infected? – 2002
- The Hell Song (live in Brussels) – Does This Look Infected Too? (Japanese tour edition) – 2002
- The Jester – Underclass Hero – 2007
- The New Sensation – Order in Decline – 2019
- The People Vs… – Order in Decline – 2019
- There Will Be Blood – 13 Voices – 2016
- There’s No Solution – Chuck – 2004
- There’s No Solution (Acoustic) – Chuck: Acoustic – 2005
- Things I Want – with Tenacious D – Swallow My Eggnog (KROQ compilation)
- This Is Goodbye – Underclass Hero (Japanese bonus track) – 2007
- Time for You to Go – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- Time Won’t Wait – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- Turning Away – Order in Decline – 2019
- Twisted by Design – 13 Voices – 2016
- Underclass Hero – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Unwritten Christmas – with Unwritten Law – Swallow My Eggnog (KROQ compilation)
- Walking Disaster – Underclass Hero – 2007
- Waiting on a Twist of Fate – Heaven :x: Hell (Heaven) – 2024
- War – 13 Voices – 2016
- War (Acoustic) – 13 Voices (Deluxe/Japanese edition) – 2016
- War (feat. Taka of One Ok Rock) – 13 Voices (Japanese edition) – 2016
- We’re All to Blame – Chuck – 2004
- We’re the Same – Screaming Bloody Murder (Japanese bonus track) – 2011
- Welcome to Hell – Chuck – 2004
- What Am I to Say – Screaming Bloody Murder – 2011
- What I Believe – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- What We’re All About – Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man – 2002
- What We’re All About – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- What We’re All About (featuring Kerry King of Slayer) – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- What We’re All About (featuring Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe) (live) – All Killer No Filler (Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition) – 2001
- With Me – Underclass Hero – 2007
- WWVII Parts 1 & 2 – Does This Look Infected? (UK bonus track) – 2002
- You Wanted War – Heaven :x: Hell (Hell) – 2024
Album Song Count (Final Total):
All Killer No Filler (2001) + bonus tracks + Japanese 10th Anniversary Edition: 27 songs
Does This Look Infected? (2002) + UK bonus tracks + Japanese tour edition: 18 songs
Chuck (2004) + all bonus tracks from all editions: 17 songs
Chuck: Acoustic (2005): 5 songs
Underclass Hero (2007) + all bonus tracks from all editions: 18 songs
Screaming Bloody Murder (2011) + all bonus tracks from all editions: 16 songs
13 Voices (2016) + all bonus tracks from all editions: 16 songs
Order in Decline (2019) + Target/Japanese bonus tracks: 12 songs
Heaven :x: Hell (2024) – Heaven & Hell discs: 20 songs
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