All Killer, No Filler

All Killer, No Filler
Studio album by Sum 41
Released	May 8, 2001
Recorded	2000 – 2001
Studio	Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Canada and Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Pop punk, skate punk
Length	32:14
Label	Aquarius (Canada) Island (US)
Producer	Jerry Finn
Sum 41 chronology
Half Hour of Power (2000) All Killer No Filler (2001) Does This Look Infected? (2002)
Singles from All Killer, No Filler
"Fat Lip" Released: April 22, 2001 "In Too Deep" Released: September 2001 "Motivation" Released: January 2002 "Handle This" Released: June 17, 2002 (Germany and Japan only) "Pain For Pleasure" Released: August 4, 2002

All Killer, No Filler is the debut studio album by the Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on May 8, 2001. It was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK.^[1]

Despite mixed reviews, the album was a commercial success, peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard 200. The single, "Fat Lip" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Tracks. In recent years, the album has received highly positive reviews, and has been praised as the album that gained the band success. The album has been considered by critics and fans as a pop punk classic.

As of September 2011, the album has sold over 1.9 million copies in the U.S.^[2]

Release

All Killer No Filler, which was Sum 41's first full-length album, was released on May 7, 2001.^[3] The album's name is taken from a Jerry Lee Lewis compilation.^[3]

"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. The song remains the band's most successful song to date. After "Fat Lip", two more singles, entitled "In Too Deep" and "Motivation", were released from the album. "In Too Deep" peaked at #10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, while "Motivation" peaked at #24 on the same chart. Though not singles, music videos were made for the tracks "Pain For Pleasure" and "Nothing on My Back". The album peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200 chart and at #9 on the Top Canadian Albums chart.

Two of the album's songs, namely "Fat Lip" and "In Too Deep", were featured in the film American Pie 2. The song "Summer" was originally released on Half Hour of Power, but was re-recorded for All Killer No Filler.

On April 6, 2011 a special edition of the album was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of All Killer No Filler, exclusive to Japan.^[4]

Composition, music and influences

	"Fat Lip" Sample of the album's song "Fat Lip". This song features elements of hip hop,[5] pop punk[5][6] and skate punk.[7] "In Too Deep" Sample of the album's song "In Too Deep".
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The album's style has been described as pop punk^[8][9][10] and skate punk.^[7] NOFX' album Punk in Drublic was a big influence on the album.^[11] Sum 41 vocalist Deryck Whibley cites Rancid, Elvis Costello, The Beatles and Pennywise as influences on All Killer, No Filler.^[12] The band has mentioned Green Day as their main influence for the album. "I was about 14 when ‘Dookie’ came out," Sum 41 vocalist Deryck Whibley says. "I remember seeing the video for 'Basket Case' for the first time... It had so much energy and it was so different. I'd never seen anything like it before. From then I was instant fan."^[13]

Absolutepunk described the album as "the album that your parents don't want you to discover at age 11 when you're just starting to think that school is bullshit and the only thing that really matters is that ridiculously cute girl who honestly treats you like shit", as well as adding "The lyrics are broad enough that everyone can relate to them, but specific enough that each song makes you think of a certain person or situation in your life. The perfect balance".^[14]

Steve Jocz wrote "Pain for Pleasure" in 10 minutes while he was on the toilet.^[15]

Reception and legacy

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	81%[14]
Allmusic	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	(C+)[16]
Rolling Stone	(3/5)[17]

Despite initially receiving mixed reviews in 2001, the album has received retrospective acclaim. The album's change in critical response has been believed to be because of the band's success following the album's release. Allmusic said "It would be a mistake to view Sum 41 as just another second-rate band cashing in on the early-'00s punk-pop boom, even if it did recruit Jerry Finn to produce All Killer No Filler." Top40.com ranked the album as the 9th greatest pop punk album of all time. The album was included in Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics list at number 46.^[18] The album was included at number 11 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.^[19] BuzzFeed included the album at number 4 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.^[20]

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/Baksh/Jocz)	2:58
5.	"Rhythms"	2:58
6.	"Motivation"	2:50
7.	"In Too Deep"	3:26
8.	"Summer" (re-recorded version) (originally appears on Half Hour of Power)	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
Total length:		32:21

UK bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Makes No Difference" (originally appears on Half Hour of Power)	3:11
Total length:		35:32

Japanese 10th Anniversary edition bonus tracks[4]
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Makes No Difference" (originally appears on Half Hour of Power)	3:11
15.	"What I Believe" (originally appears on Half Hour of Power)	2:49
16.	"Machine Gun" (originally appears on Half Hour of Power)	2:29
17.	"T.H.T." (originally appears on Half Hour of Power)	0:43
18.	"It's What We're All About" (featuring Kerry King of Slayer)	3:34
19.	"Fat Lip" (live)	2:57
20.	"Motivation" (live)	3:08
21.	"Crazy Amanda Bunkface" (live)	2:03
22.	"All She's Got" (live)	3:06
23.	"Makes No Difference" (live)	4:57
24.	"Machine Gun" (live)	2:53
25.	"It's What We're All About" (featuring Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe) (live)	2:26
Total length:		61:08

Japanese 10th Anniversary edition bonus DVD[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Homemade film EPK"	7:30
2.	"Going Going Gonorrhea EPK"	5:59
3.	"Japan EPK" (Part 1)	11:41
4.	"Japan EPK" (Part 2)	11:53

Personnel

Sum 41

• Deryck Whibley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums on "Pain for Pleasure"
• Dave Baksh – lead guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Fat Lip"
• Cone – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Jocz – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Pain for Pleasure", co-lead vocals on "Fat Lip"

Additional musicians

• Greig Nori – backing vocals on "Motivation", guitar on "Handle This" and "Pain for Pleasure"
• Kerry King – guitar solo on "It's What We're All About"
• Tommy Lee – drums on "It's What We're All About" (live)

Artwork

• Chris Wahl – inner inlay photo
• Jonathan Mannion – outer inlay & interior group photo design
• Kiim Kinakin – album design

Production

• Jerry Finn – producer
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Joe McGrath – engineer
• Sean O'Dwyer – engineer
• Ari Martin, & Nettwerk Management – management
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Gizelle Galang – business affairs
• Rob Mitchell – A&R coordination
• Robert Steveson & Lewis Largent – A&R
• Joel Kazmi – assistant
• Robert Read – assistant
• Alan Sanderson – assistant
• Katie Teasdale – assistant

Chart history

Chart positions Album Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums Chart 33 Austrian Albums Chart 19 Belgian Ultratop 50 (Flanders) 11 French Albums Chart 25 Canadian Albums Chart 9 Netherlands Albums Chart 69 New Zealand Albums Chart 16 Swiss Albums Chart 39 UK Albums Chart 7 US Billboard 200 13 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2001 "Fat Lip" US Modern Rock Tracks 1 US Billboard Hot 100 66 "In Too Deep" US Modern Rock Tracks 10 2002 "Motivation" US Modern Rock Tracks 24

Certifications Country Certification Sales Canada 3x Platinum 300,000 Units+ Japan Gold 100,000 Units+[21] United Kingdom Platinum 300,000 Units+ United States Platinum 1,000,000 Units+

References

Citations

1. "CANOE - JAM! Music - Artists - Sum 41 : Killer album sums up band's talent". Jam.canoe.ca. 2002-05-02. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
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3. Bird, ed. 2015, p. 26
4. "日本語タイトル: オール・キラー・ノー・フィラー ＜10周年記念コレクション＞ (SHM-CD) (DVD付初回限定盤)/ SUM 41". CD Japan.
5. "3 Doors Down, Sum41, Green Day On ‘Pie 2′ Soundtrack". MTV. June 6, 2001.
6. "Sum 41 brought pop punk back in style". Axs. January 30, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
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8. Andrew Blackie (August 21, 2007). "Sum 41: Underclass Hero". PopMatters.
9. All Killer, No Filler at AllMusic
10. D'Angelo, Joe. "Sum 41: Testing Their Metal". MTV.com (Viacom). Retrieved 2008-10-20.
11. Sayce 2014, p. 38
12. Pesselnick, Jill (May 19, 2001). "THE MODERN AGE". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 113 (20): 80. ISSN 0006-2510.
13. Al Horner (January 31, 2014). "10 Albums That Wouldn't Exist Without Green Day's 'Dookie'". NME.
14. "Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net". Retrieved 2013-04-11.
15. McMahon, ed. 2015, p. 20
16. Sinclair, Tom (2001-06-15). "All Killer No Filler Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
17. "Sum 41: All Killer No Filler Music Reviews". Arion Berger. 2001-06-05. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
18. "Rock Sound’s 101 Modern Classics: 49 - 25". Rock Sound Magazine. July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
19. Bird, ed. 2014, p. 73
20. Sherman, Maria; Broderick, Ryan (July 2, 2013). "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
21. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年9月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 516: 14. November 10, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

Sources

• Bird, Ryan, ed. (September 2014). "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (191). ISSN 1465-0185.
• Bird, Ryan, ed. (June 2015). "The 200 Moments that Defined Our Lifetime". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (200). ISSN 1465-0185.
• Sayce, Rob (September 2014). Bird, Ryan, ed. "Hall of Fame: Punk in Drublic". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (191). ISSN 1465-0185.
• McMahon, James, ed. (8 August 2015). "Rock's Biggest Secrets Revealed!". Kerrang! (London: Bauer Media Group) (1580). ISSN 0262-6624.

External links

• All Killer, No Filler at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)