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{{Short description|Canadian rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use Canadian English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Sum 41 | background = group_or_band | image = Sum 41 - Southside Festival 2024 - DSC2886.jpg | image_size = | landscape = Yes | caption = Sum 41 at [[Southside Festival]] in 2024 | alias = Pain for Pleasure | origin = [[Ajax, Ontario]], Canada | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Pop-punk]] * [[skate punk]] * [[punk rock]] * [[alternative metal]] * [[melodic hardcore]] * [[alternative rock]] }} | discography = [[Sum 41 discography]] | years_active = 1996β2025 | label = {{flatlist| * [[Island Records|Island]] * [[Aquarius Records (Canada)|Aquarius]] * [[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]] * [[Rise Records|Rise]] }} | spinoffs = {{flatlist| * [[The Operation M.D.]] * [[Brown Brigade]] * [[Organ Thieves]] * Gravas }} | spinoff_of = Kaspir | website = {{URL|sum41.com}} | past_members = * [[Deryck Whibley]] * [[Steve Jocz]] * Jon Marshall * Grant McVittie * Richard Roy * [[Dave Baksh]] * [[Mark Spicoluk]] * [[Jason McCaslin]] * [[Tom Thacker (musician)|Tom Thacker]] * [[Frank Zummo]] }} '''Sum 41''' <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE FROM "WAS" TO "IS". The band is no longer active as of March 30, 2025. -->was<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE FROM "WAS" TO "IS". The band is no longer active as of March 30, 2025. --> a Canadian [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Ajax, Ontario]], in 1996. The band's final lineup consisted of [[Deryck Whibley]] (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), [[Dave Baksh]] (lead guitar, backing vocals), [[Jason McCaslin]] (bass, backing vocals), [[Tom Thacker (musician)|Tom Thacker]] (guitars, keyboards, backing vocals), and [[Frank Zummo]] (drums, occasional backing vocals). In 1999, Sum 41 signed an international record deal with [[Island Records]] and released its first EP, ''[[Half Hour of Power]]'', in 2000. The band released its debut album, ''[[All Killer No Filler]]'', in 2001. The album achieved mainstream success with its first single, "[[Fat Lip]]", which reached number one on the [[Alternative Songs|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and remains the band's most successful single to date. The album's next singles "[[In Too Deep (Sum 41 song)|In Too Deep]]" and "[[Motivation (Sum 41 song)|Motivation]]" also achieved commercial success. ''All Killer No Filler'' was certified platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom and triple platinum in Canada. In 2002, the band released ''[[Does This Look Infected?]]'', which was also a commercial and critical success. The singles "[[The Hell Song]]" and "[[Still Waiting (Sum 41 song)|Still Waiting]]" both charted highly on the modern rock charts. The band released its next album, ''[[Chuck (Sum 41 album)|Chuck]]'', in 2004, led by singles "[[We're All to Blame]]" and "[[Pieces (Sum 41 song)|Pieces]]". The album proved successful, peaking at number 10 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. In 2007, the band released ''[[Underclass Hero]]'', which was met with a mixed reception, but became the band's highest-charting album to date. It was also the band's last album on [[Aquarius Records (Canada)|Aquarius Records]]. The band released the album ''[[Screaming Bloody Murder]]'', on [[Island Records]] in 2011 to a generally positive reception, though it fell short of its predecessors' commercial success. The band's sixth studio album, ''[[13 Voices]]'' was released in 2016, through [[Hopeless Records]]. [[Independent Music Companies Association|IMPALA]] awarded the album with a double gold award for 150,000 sold copies across Europe. The band's seventh studio album ''[[Order in Decline]]'' was released on July 19, 2019. It was the band's last album on Hopeless Records. The band's eighth and final studio album, ''[[Heaven :x: Hell]]'', was released on March 29, 2024, through [[Rise Records]]. The band disbanded in March 2025, following a [[Tour of the Setting Sum|final worldwide headlining tour]] and their induction into the [[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]]. The band often performed more than 100 times each year and held long global [[Concert tour|tours]], most of which lasted more than a year. The group was nominated for seven [[Juno Awards]] and won twice β [[Juno Award for Group of the Year|Group of the Year]] in 2003, and [[Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year|Rock Album of the Year]] for ''Chuck'' in 2005. Sum 41 was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance]] for the song "[[Blood in My Eyes]]". From their formation to 2016, Sum 41 were the 31st best-selling Canadian artist in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bdsradio.com/pd/docs/Nielsen_Canadian150_2017_vs2.pdf|title=Nielsen Music & Billboard Presen Canada 150 Charts|website=bdsradio.com|page=28|access-date=March 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102202137/https://bdsradio.com/pd/docs/Nielsen_Canadian150_2017_vs2.pdf|archive-date=January 2, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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