Editing Simple Plan (section)

===2006–2009: ''Simple Plan''===
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[[File:Simpleplantrenton.jpg|right|thumb|The band in concert in [[Trenton, NJ]], December 2007]]
[[File:Sposaka.JPG|right|thumb|Simple Plan in [[Osaka, Japan|Osaka]] in 2009. From left to right: [[Chuck Comeau]], Jeff Stinco, [[Pierre Bouvier]], [[Sébastien Lefebvre]], and David Desrosiers ]]
After nearly a year and a half in support of ''Still Not Getting Any...'', the band ended most touring in February 2006. They were playing only a few shows, taking some time off, and beginning work on the third studio album. Bouvier headed to [[Miami]] as on about 21 March 2007 to work with [[Dave Fortman]]. The band entered the studio for pre-production in [[Los Angeles]] on 29 June. On 15 July the band returned to [[Montréal]] to record at Studio Piccolo, the same studio in which the band had recorded ''Still Not Getting Any...''. The band finished recording and headed back to Miami and Los Angeles to mix the album. The final part of making the record was done in [[New York City]], and it was officially completed on 21 October.

''[[When I'm Gone (Simple Plan song)|When I'm Gone]]'', the first single from ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'', was released on 29 October. This album was produced by both Dave Fortman and [[Max Martin]]. On 17 February 2008, the band achieved its highest-charting single in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] After the first two albums just missed the UK top 40, "When I'm Gone" gave the band its best chart position in the UK, coming in at number 26.

Simple Plan held an extensive tour schedule in support of the album. After completing an around-the-world promotional tour, they played several holiday shows during December 2007. After they continued promotional tours in January, Simple Plan played a triple bill in [[Camden Town]], London on 27 January 2008, with the first show featuring songs from the band's first CD, the second from the second, and the third from the new release. The band played four U.S. shows in late February, and completed a European tour running until late April. The band played four Japan dates, followed by several European festivals and headlining dates. On 1 July 2008, the band gave a free concert on [[Québec City]]'s [[Plains of Abraham]], attracting a crowd of 150,000 people to the [[Canada Day]] show.<ref name=smallcrowd>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyberpresse.ca%2Farticle%2F20080702%2FCPSOLEIL%2F80701157%2F6585%2FCPSOLEIL02&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=fr&tl=en|title=Simple Plan relève le défi|work=Le Soleil}}</ref> After a return to the Far East in late July and early August, the band played a Cross Canada Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplan.com/tour.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040721213834/http://www.simpleplan.com/tour.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2004|title=Simple Plan tour|publisher=Simpleplan.com|access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> with [[Faber Drive]], [[Cute is What We Aim For]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Scotiabank-Place-875662.html |title=Support Acts Added to Simple Plan's August&nbsp;28 Performance at Scotiabank Place |publisher=Marketwire.com |access-date=27 November 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and [[Metro Station (band)|Metro Station]].  After dates in Germany, Mexico, and Australia, the band played its second full European tour of the year from 28 October to 29 November, playing in Estonia and Poland for the first time. The band also played in [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Dubai]] in early December—shows at which the band played as a four-piece, with Desrosiers absent due to a family emergency and Lefebvre on bass.