All Killer, No Filler

All Killer No Filler
Studio album by Sum 41
Released May 8, 2001
Recorded 2000 & 2001 at the Metalworks in Toronto, Canada and Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop punk, punk rock, skate punk, alternative metal, rapcore
Length 32:13
Label Aquarius (Canada)
Island (US)
Producer Jerry Finn
Sum 41 studio album chronology
All Killer No Filler
(2001)
Does This Look Infected?
(2002)
Singles from All Killer No Filler
  1. "Fat Lip"
    Released: April 2001
  2. "In Too Deep"
    Released: September 2001
  3. "Motivation"
    Released: January 2002
  4. "Handle This (Japan & Europe only)"
    Released: June 17, 2002
  5. "Pain For Pleasure"
    Released: August 4th, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau [2]
RTÉ [3]

All Killer No Filler is the debut studio album by the Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on May 8, 2001. The album was a commercial success and brought the band mainstream popularity, selling over 3 million copies worldwide. It was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK.[4]

The album features lyrics with various subjects such as society, laziness, self-indulgence, and relationships. The album's title is considered to be a reference to the Jerry Lee Lewis album All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology. Top40.com ranked the album as the 9th greatest punk pop album of all time.[5]

Contents

Background

Sum 41's first full-length album, All Killer No Filler, was released on May 8, 2001. "Fat Lip", the album's first single, achieved significant chart and commercial success; it topped the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart as well as many other charts around the world.[8] The song remains the band's most successful song to date. After "Fat Lip", two more singles were released from the album: "In Too Deep" and "Motivation". "In Too Deep" peaked at #10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, while "Motivation" peaked at #24 on the same chart. The album peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200 chart and at #9 on the Top Canadian Albums chart. While critical reception was mixed, the album was a commercial success, and was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK.

The success of the album brought the band touring offers with mainstream punk rock bands like Blink-182 and The Offspring.[9] The band spent much of 2001 touring; they played over 300 concerts that year before returning to the studio to record another album. They took the last week of the tour off due to the September 11 terrorist attacks.[10] They later rescheduled the canceled shows.[11]

The song "Pain for Pleasure" was written by Stevo in five minutes while on the toilet. [6]

Track listing

All songs by Deryck Whibley and Greig Nori, except when noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Introduction to Destruction" (Jocz) 0:37
2. "Nothing on My Back"   3:01
3. "Never Wake Up"   0:49
4. "Fat Lip" (Whibley/Jocz) 2:58
5. "Rhythms"   2:58
6. "Motivation"   2:49
7. "In Too Deep"   3:27
8. "Summer **"   2:49
9. "Handle This"   3:37
10. "Crazy Amanda Bunkface"   2:15
11. "All She's Got"   2:21
12. "Heart Attack"   2:49
13. "Pain for Pleasure" (Jocz) 1:42
14. "Makes No Difference **" (UK bonus track) 3:11

** The songs "Summer" and "Makes No Difference" were originally from Half Hour of Power. Summer is a newly recorded version.

Personnel

Sum 41
Artwork
Production

Chart history

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 13
Canadian Albums Chart 9
Australian Albums Chart 33
Austrian Albums Chart 19
Belgian Ultratop 50 (Flanders) 11
French Albums Chart 25
Netherlands Albums Chart 69
New Zealand Albums Chart 16
Swiss Albums Chart 39
UK Albums Chart 7

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Fat Lip" U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 66
"In Too Deep" Modern Rock Tracks 10
2002 "Motivation" Modern Rock Tracks 24

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Canada 3× Platinum 300,000 Units+
United States Platinum 1,600,000 Units+
United Kingdom Platinum 300,000 Units+

References