Sum 41

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band that currently consists of Deryck Whibley, Tom Thacker, Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz. They have been nominated for seven Juno Awards and have won twice. Sum 41 was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for the song Blood In My Eyes.

Sum 41 released the EP, Half Hour of Power on June 27, 2000. The first single released by the band was "Makes No Difference", which had two different music videos. The first video was put together using the video clips sent to the record label and the second showed the band performing at a house party. The EP was certified gold in Canada. Following the success of the EP, the band began working on their first full-length album.

Sum 41 released the EP, Half Hour of Power on June 27, 2000. The first single released by the band was "Makes No Difference", which had two different music videos. The first video was put together using the video clips sent to the record label and the second showed the band performing at a house party. The EP was certified gold in Canada. Following the success of the EP, the band began working on their first full-length album.

Sum 41 released the EP, Half Hour of Power in June 2000. The first single released by the band was "Makes No Difference", which had two different music videos. The first video was put together using the video clips sent to the record label and the second showed the band performing at a house party. The EP was certified gold in Canada.

The band released their debut album, All Killer, No Filler in 2001. Their first single from the album, "Fat Lip", reached number-one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains the band's most successful single to date. All Killer No Filler' was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK. Two other singles were released. "In Too Deep" peaked at No. 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, while "Motivation" peaked at No. 24 on the same chart. The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart and at No. 9 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.

In November 2002, Sum 41 released their second album, Does This Look Infected?. The special edition came with a DVD, Cross The T's and Gouge Your I's. The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 chart and at No. 8 on the Top Canadian Albums chart. The album was certified platinum in Canada and gold in the United States.

The first single released from the album was "Still Waiting", which peaked at No. 7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The second single, "The Hell Song" peaked at No. 13 on the chart. "The Hell Song"'s music video depicted the band using dolls with their pictures on them and others, such as Ozzy Osbourne and Pamela Anderson. The third single, "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)", had a video released exclusively in Canada and on their website, featuring live shots of the band. The video also appeared on their live DVD, Sake Bombs And Happy Endings, as a bonus feature.

Sum 41 named their next album Chuck after U.N. peacekeeper, Charles "Chuck" Pelletier, who helped the band and other civilians escape fighting near their hotel in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The album was released in October 2004 and charted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart and on the Top Internet Albums chart. It also peaked at No. 2 on the Canadian Albums chart. It was certified platinum in Canada and gold in the United States

The first single from the album was "We're All To Blame", which peaked at No. 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was followed by "Pieces", "Some Say", and "No Reason".

A documentary of their experience in Congo was made into a film called Rocked: Sum 41 in Congo and later aired on MTV. War Child released it on DVD in November 2005, in the United States and Canada.

In December 2005, Sum 41 released a live album, Happy Live Surprise, in Japan. The CD contained a full concert recorded live from London, Ontario. The same CD was released March 2006, in Canada under the name Go Chuck Yourself.

The band's fourth studio album, Underclass Hero, backed by the first single and title track, "Underclass Hero", was released in July 2007. It debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart, the band's highest U.S. chart position to date. It also peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums chart and on the Alternative Albums chart. The band released a song on iTunes, "March of the Dogs" as well as two other singles, "Walking Disaster" and "With Me". Underclass Hero was certified platinum in Canada.

In November 2008, Sum 41 released 8 Years of Blood, Sake and Tears, a greatest hits album, in Japan. The album included a previously unreleased song, "Always", and a DVD, which contains each of the band's music videos.

The new studio album, Screaming Bloody Murder, was expected for a late 2010 release, until it was delayed again until early 2011. The first single, "Screaming Bloody Murder", premiered in January 2011. Other songs include "Baby, You Don't Wanna Know", "Reason to Believe", "Blood in My Eyes", "Sick of Everyone" and "Back Where I Belong".

In August 2011, Sum 41 released the live album Live at the House of Blues, Cleveland 9.15.07 - a live recording of a show that took place on September 15, 2007, in Cleveland, Ohio, while the band was touring their previous album Underclass Hero.

Sum 41 was nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for the song Blood In My Eyes.