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===2001β2003: ''All Killer No Filler'' and ''Does This Look Infected?''=== {{Main|All Killer No Filler|Does This Look Infected?}} Sum 41's first full-length album, ''[[All Killer No Filler]]'', was released on May 8, 2001.<ref name="AM All Killer No Filler">{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Birchmeier|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-killer-no-filler-mw0000003255|title=All Killer, No Filler β Sum 41|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404160627/https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-killer-no-filler-mw0000003255|archive-date=April 4, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Philip|last=Trapp|url=https://loudwire.com/sum-41-deryck-whibley-all-killer-wasnt-that-great/|title=Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Doesn't Think 'All Killer No Filler' Was 'Very Good'|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608064953/https://loudwire.com/sum-41-deryck-whibley-all-killer-wasnt-that-great/|archive-date=June 8, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was very successful; it was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] in August 2001.{{Certification Cite Ref|artist=Sum 41|type=album|region=United States|title=All Killer No Filler}} "[[Fat Lip]]", the album's first single,<ref name="Allmusic overview">{{cite web|first=Johnny|last=Loftus|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sum-41-mn0000585574/biography|title=Sum 41 Biography & History|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405102155/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sum-41-mn0000585574/biography|archive-date=April 5, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Tyler|last=Sharp|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/sum_41s_fat_lip_turns_15|title=Sum 41's "Fat Lip" turns 15|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422191152/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/sum_41s_fat_lip_turns_15|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Tyler|last=Sharp|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/sum_41s_fat_lip_turns_15|title=Sum 41's "Fat Lip" turns 15|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422191152/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/sum_41s_fat_lip_turns_15|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> achieved significant chart and commercial success; it topped the US [[Alternative Songs|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] chart as well as many other charts around the world.<ref name="Artists Chart History">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sum-41/chart-history/|title=Fat Lip β Sum 41|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406231821/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sum-41/chart-history/|archive-date=April 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The song remains the band's most successful to date. After "Fat Lip", two more singles were released from the album: "[[In Too Deep (Sum 41)|In Too Deep]]" and "[[Motivation (Sum 41 song)|Motivation]]".<ref name="Allmusic overview"/><ref name="AM All Killer No Filler"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Sara|last=Murphy|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41s_in_too_deep_was_originally_a_reggae_collab_between_treble_charger_and_snow|title=Sum 41's "In Too Deep" Was Nearly a Reggae Song with Treble Charger and Snow|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=March 8, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712155419/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41s_in_too_deep_was_originally_a_reggae_collab_between_treble_charger_and_snow|archive-date=July 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> "In Too Deep" peaked at number 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, while "Motivation" peaked at number 24 on the same chart.<ref name="Sum 41 Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sum-41/chart-history/mrt/|title=Sum 41 Chart history|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428164102/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sum-41/chart-history/mrt/|archive-date=April 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at number 13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and at number nine on the [[Top Canadian Albums]] chart.<ref name="All Killer No Filler Billboard 200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sum-41/chart-history/cna/|title=Sum 41 All Killer No Filler|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124133939/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sum-41/chart-history/cna/|archive-date=November 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was a commercial success, and was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] in the United States, UK, and triple platinum in Canada<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gavin|last=Edwards|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sum41/articles/story/5918959/people_of_the_year_2001_sum_41|title=People of the Year 2001: Sum 69|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 17, 2001|access-date=August 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211183220/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sum41/articles/story/5918959/people_of_the_year_2001_sum_41|archive-date=February 11, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Adria|last=Young|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/retrospective-reviews-sum-41s-all-killer-no-filler/|title=SRetrospective Reviews: Sum 41's "All Killer No Filler"|work=[[Vice Media|Vice]]|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029144327/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rzejg3/retrospective-reviews-sum-41s-all-killer-no-filler|archive-date=October 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's name was taken from the initial reaction from Joe Mcgrath, an engineer working in the studio.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA0lcNY6wt8|title=Sum 41 - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?|work=Loudwire|date=November 2, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/BA0lcNY6wt8|archive-date=November 3, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The band spent much of 2001 touring; the group played over 300 concerts that year before returning to the studio to record another album.<ref name="Sum Like it Loud Tour">{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452491/20020221/sum_41.jhtml|title=Sum 41 Plan DVD, Live B-Sides, Monthlong Tour|work=[[MTV]]|date=February 21, 2002|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040510164839/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452491/20020221/sum_41.jhtml|archive-date=May 10, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band took part in the 2001 Vans Warped Tour<ref name="Vans Warped Tour 2001">{{cite web|first=Lydia|last=Pudzianowski|url=https://www.popmatters.com/sum-41-all-killer-no-filler|title=20 Years On, Sum 41's 'All Killer No Filler' Is a Classic Pop-Punk Party|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=May 7, 2021|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507133533/https://www.popmatters.com/sum-41-all-killer-no-filler|archive-date=May 7, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Campus Invasion Tour.<ref name="Campus Invasion Tour 2001">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mtv-tour-sends-american-hi-fi-back-to-campus-80216/|title=MTV Tour Sends American Hi-Fi Back To Campus|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 30, 2001|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404023442/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mtv-tour-sends-american-hi-fi-back-to-campus-80216/|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2002, the band went on a month long tour called the ''Sum Like it Loud Tour''.<ref name="Sum Like it Loud Tour"/> On May 3, 2002, [[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]] was released in theaters which featured an extended version of the song from Sum 41's first album "Half Hour of Power" called "[[What We're All About]]",<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Tom|last=Sinclair|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/03/28/see-wholl-be-spider-man-soundtrack/|title=See who'll be on the ''Spider-Man'' soundtrack|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 28, 2002|access-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810053052/https://ew.com/article/2002/03/28/see-wholl-be-spider-man-soundtrack/|archive-date=August 10, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> which in the album was combined with another short song called "Dave's Possessed Hair". The song was listed on the album as "Dave's Possessed Hair/It's What We're All About".<ref name=Half>{{cite web|first=Curtis|last=Zimmermann|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/half-hour-of-power-mw0000066795|title=Half Hour of Power β Sum 41|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622144915/https://www.allmusic.com/album/half-hour-of-power-mw0000066795|archive-date=June 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2002, the band went on a month long tour called the ''Sum on Your Face Tour''.<ref name="Sum on Your Face Tour">{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1458210/sum-41-ready-for-intimate-sum-on-your-face-tour/|title=Sum 41 Ready For Intimate Sum On Your Face Tour|work=[[MTV]]|date=October 18, 2002|access-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105005617/https://www.mtv.com/news/1458210/sum-41-ready-for-intimate-sum-on-your-face-tour/|archive-date=November 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 26, 2002, the group released its second album, ''[[Does This Look Infected?]]''<ref name="Metal">{{cite web|first=Joe|last=D'Angelo|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/cslsh8/sum-41-ask-does-this-look-infected|title=Sum 41 Ask, Does This Look Infected?|work=[[MTV]]|date=September 13, 2002|access-date=October 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130055508/https://www.mtv.com/news/cslsh8/sum-41-ask-does-this-look-infected|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Karen|last=Bliss|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sum-41-get-infected-244560/|title=Sum 41 Get Infected|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 3, 2002|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711091425/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sum-41-get-infected-244560/|archive-date=July 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The special edition came with a DVD, ''Cross The T's and Gouge Your I's''. Whibley said of the album: "We don't want to make another record that sounds like the last record, I hate when bands repeat albums."<ref>{{cite book|last=Edwards|first=Gavin|title=Canadian Teenage Rock and Roll Machine.|editor=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=Wenner Media|date=October 11, 2001|page=50}}</ref> The album featured a harder and edgier sound, and the lyrics featured a more serious outlook.<ref>{{cite web|first=Stuart|last=Green|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41-does_this_look_infected|title=Sum 41 Does This Look Infected?|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=February 1, 2003|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153618/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41-does_this_look_infected|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at number 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and at number eight on the Top Canadian Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Childers|url=https://loudwire.com/sum-41-does-this-look-infected-15th-anniversary-tour/|title=Sum 41 to Revisit 'Does This Look Infected?' for 15th Anniversary Tour|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=February 13, 2018|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216034637/https://loudwire.com/sum-41-does-this-look-infected-15th-anniversary-tour/|archive-date=February 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It was certified Platinum in Canada and gold in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Does+This+Look+Infected%3F%20Sum+41|title=Canadian album certifications β Sum 41 β Does This Look Infected?|work=[[Music Canada]]|date=December 18, 2002|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829121800/https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Does+This+Look+Infected%3F%20Sum+41|archive-date=August 29, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Sum+41&ti=Does+This+Look+Infected%3F&format=Album&type=|title=American album certifications β Sum 41 β Does This Look Infected?|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730112629/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Sum+41&ti=Does+This+Look+Infected%3F&format=Album&type=|archive-date=July 30, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first single released from the album was "[[Still Waiting (Sum 41 song)|Still Waiting]]",<ref name="Still Waiting single">{{cite web|first=Gareth|last=Dobson|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/5665/reviews/5440-|title=Single Review: Sum 41 - Still Waiting |work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|date=November 20, 2002|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507181751/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/5665/reviews/5440-|archive-date=May 7, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> which peaked at number seven on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.<ref name="Sum 41 Billboard"/><ref name="Still Waiting single"/><ref>{{cite journal|title=Does This Look Infected|journal=[[People (magazine)|People]]|volume=59}}</ref> The second single, "[[The Hell Song]]" peaked at number 13 on the chart.<ref name="Sum 41 Billboard"/> "The Hell Song"'s music video depicted the band members using dolls with their pictures on them and others, such as [[Korn]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[AC/DC]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Destiny's Child]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Sharon Osbourne]], and [[Pamela Anderson]].<ref name="Jon Wiederhorn MTV">{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1470504/sum-41-get-all-dolled-up-for-hell-song-video/|title=Sum 41 Get All Dolled Up For 'Hell Song' Video|work=[[MTV]]|date=March 12, 2003|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227011506/http://www.mtv.com/news/1470504/sum-41-get-all-dolled-up-for-hell-song-video/|archive-date=December 27, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The third single, "[[Over My Head (Better Off Dead)]]", had a video released exclusively in Canada and on the band's website, featuring live shots of the band.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jack|last=Rogers|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/sum-41-music-video-history|title=Sum 41: Music Video History|magazine=[[Rock Sound]]|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627235439/https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/sum-41-music-video-history|archive-date=June 27, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The video also appeared on the group's live DVD, ''[[Sake Bombs and Happy Endings]]'' (2003), as a bonus feature.<ref name="Jon Wiederhorn MTV"/> The band again began a long tour to promote the album before recording the group's third studio album.<ref name="Allmusic overview"/>
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