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{{Short description|Canadian rock band}}
{{For|their self-titled album|Simple Plan (album)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Simple Plan
| background       = group_or_band
| image            = Simple Plan - Rock'n'Heim 2015 - 2015235144151 2015-08-23 Rock'n'Heim - Sven - 5DS R - 0096 - 5DSR1862 mod.jpg
| landscape        = yes
| caption          = ({{abbr|L|Left}}–{{abbr|R|Right}}) David Desrosiers, [[Chuck Comeau]], [[Pierre Bouvier]], and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]] performing in 2015
| origin           = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada
| genre            = <!-- All of these genres are sourced in the musical style section. Please cite a source for or discuss any additions -->
{{flatlist|
* [[Pop-punk]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[power pop]]
* [[emo]]
}}
| discography       = [[Simple Plan discography]]
| years_active     = 1999–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[Lava Records|Lava]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
}}
| spinoff_of  = [[Reset (Canadian band)|Reset]]
| website          = {{URL|officialsimpleplan.com}}
| current_members  = 
* [[Pierre Bouvier]]
* [[Chuck Comeau]]
* Jeff Stinco
* [[Sébastien Lefebvre]]
| past_members     = 
* David Desrosiers
}}

'''Simple Plan''' is a Canadian<!-- DO NOT CHANGE NATIONALITY TO FRENCH-CANADIAN, it's not the same thing as Canadian and French--> [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of [[Pierre Bouvier]] (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), [[Chuck Comeau]] (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]] (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). David Desrosiers (bass guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in early 2000 and left in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-10 |title=Simple Plan Bassist Leaves Band Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/david-desrosiers-simple-plan-sexual-misconduct_ca_5f08b8acc5b63a72c3418937 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>

The band has released six studio albums: ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'' (2002), ''[[Still Not Getting Any...]]'' (2004),  ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'' (2008), ''[[Get Your Heart On!]]'' (2011), ''[[Taking One for the Team]]'' (2016), and ''[[Harder Than It Looks]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite magazine 
|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announce_new_album_taking_one_for_the_team
|title=Simple Plan announce new album Taking One for the Team
|magazine=Alternative Press
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203024112/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announce_new_album_taking_one_for_the_team
|archive-date=December 3, 2015
}}
</ref> The band has also released an EP titled ''[[Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!]]'' (2013), in addition to two live albums: ''Live in Japan 2002'' (2003) and ''[[MTV Hard Rock Live]]'' (2005).

The band performed at the Vans [[Warped Tour]] every year from 1999 to 2005, and in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Arnold-Garvey|first=James|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/simple-plan-set-for-vans-warped-tour-australia-2013-lineup/|title=Simple Plan Set For Vans Warped Tour Australia 2013 Lineup – Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture – Music Feeds|magazine=Music Feeds|date=9 July 2013|access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Yago|first=Gideon |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459529/warped-tour-03-lineup.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209165131/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459529/warped-tour-03-lineup.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2012|title=Used, Simple Plan, Rancid, Distillers on Warped Tour '03 |publisher=MTV|date=14 January 2003|access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="Simple Plan Warped Tour 2015">{{cite web|title=Simple Plan – Vans Warped Tour|url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands/simple-plan|website=VansWarpedTour.com|publisher=Vans Warped Tour|access-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615173025/http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands/simple-plan|archive-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> The band also performed at the [[2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony]] in [[Vancouver]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Québecor Média|author-link=Québecor Média|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/News/2010/03/01/13067771-qmi.html|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120523011650/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/News/2010/03/01/13067771%2Dqmi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2012|title=Canadians tweet up a storm during closing ceremonies|publisher=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=10 March 2012|access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref> along with ''[[The X Factor (Australia)|The X Factor Australia]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplan.com/news/watch-australias-x-factor-live-performance|title=Watch: Australia's X-Factor Live Performance|publisher=Simple Plan|date=4 October 2011|access-date=28 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324161602/http://www.simpleplan.com/news/watch-australias-x-factor-live-performance|archive-date=24 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2012, the band performed at [[Mood Indigo (festival)|Mood Indigo]], the college festival of [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]] in [[Mumbai|Mumbai, India]].<ref>{{cite news|url = http://archive.asianage.com/mumbai/very-simple-plan-iit-s-mood-indigo-868| title= A very Simple Plan for IIT's Mood Indigo| author=K.A. Dodhiya| date=12 October 2012|newspaper=The Asian Age|access-date = 17 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eightoctaves.com/news/simple-plan-attacks-mood-indigo/ |title= Simple plan attacks mood indigo|magazine= Rolling Stone India}}</ref> In 2004, the band appeared as themselves in the film ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'', starring the [[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen|Olsen twins]], [[Mary-Kate Olsen|Mary-Kate]] and [[Ashley Olsen|Ashley]]. Simple Plan also performed "[[O Canada]]" at the [[2016 NHL Winter Classic]]. Additionally, they performed the theme music for, and were featured on an episode of, ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''.