Taking One for the Team

Taking One for the Team
Studio album by Simple Plan
Released February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
Recorded March – November 2015[1]
Genre Pop punk,[2] punk rock,[3] power pop,[3] pop rock[4]
Length 47:12
Label Atlantic
Producer Howard Benson[5]
Simple Plan chronology
Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!
(2013)		 Taking One for the Team
(2016)
Singles from Taking One for the Team
  1. "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed"
    Released: October 16, 2015
  2. "Opinion Overload"
    Released: February 5, 2016
  3. "Singing in the Rain"
    Released: March 25, 2016

Taking One for the Team is the fifth studio album by French-Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan. It was released on February 19, 2016 through Atlantic Records and represents the band's first full-length record in nearly five years.[6] Following the release of three buzz singles in mid-2015, the band released "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed" featuring American rapper Nelly as the official lead single for the album on October 16, 2015.[7]

Singles

"I Don't Wanna Go to Bed" was released October 16, 2015 as the album's official lead single.[8] The song features pop and funk influences in a stylistic departure from the pop punk and pop rock of the group's earlier work. A Baywatch-inspired music video premiered October 15, 2015 – a day before the song's digital release.[7] It has since peaked outside the top 50 on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 54.[9]

"Opinion Overload" is the second single from the album Taking One for the Team. It was released on February 5, 2016. The single was released two weeks before the album's release date. [10]

"Singing in the Rain" was released as third single from the album on March 25, 2016.[11][12] However, the single version of the song doesn't figure the R. City featuring.[13] The music video for "Singing in the Rain was released on April 12, 2016; set in the 1960s, it was a tribute to the movie That Thing You Do.

Other songs

The first song released from the era was "Saturday" on June 22, 2015.[14] In September 2015, drummer Chuck Comeau revealed the song would not be featured on the album.[15]

"Boom" was released August 28, 2015 as the second promotional single after its music video premiered a day earlier.[16][17]

A third buzz track, "I Don't Wanna Be Sad", was released September 18, 2015.[18] Initially presumed to be the album's first official single, it was later announced to be a promotional track only.[19]

The band released the album tracks steadily leading up to the release date. "Farewell" was released on February 14, followed by[20] "I Refuse" on February 15,[21] "Nostalgic",[22] "P.S. I Hate You"[23] and "Perfectly Perfect".[24]

On the release day of their new album the band took to Twitter for a fan Q&A, which was then featured by Twitter as a "Twitter Moment".[25]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[26]

Track listing

All songs written by Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau and performed by Simple Plan; co-songwriters listed below as according to AllMusic:[27]

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Opinion Overload"  
  • Nathaniel Company
 3:19
2. "Boom!"  
  • Nick Bailey
  • Ryan Ogren
 3:10
3. "Kiss Me Like Nobody's Watching"    3:22
4. "Farewell" (featuring Jordan Pundik)
  • Bailey
  • Ogren
 3:21
5. "Singing in the Rain" (featuring R. City)
  • Theron Thomas
  • Timothy Thomas
 3:42
6. "Everything Sucks"    3:31
7. "I Refuse"    3:18
8. "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed" (featuring Nelly)
  • Christopher J. Baran
  • Comell Haynes
 3:08
9. "Nostalgic"    3:06
10. "Perfectly Perfect"  
 3:07
11. "I Don't Wanna Be Sad"    3:13
12. "P.S. I Hate You"    3:03
13. "Problem Child"  
  • Justin Tranter
 3:41
14. "I Dream About You" (featuring Juliet Simms)  4:11
Bonus tracks

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[28] 12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[29] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 105
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[32] 4
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[33] 59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[34] 30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[35] 21
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[36] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 44
US Billboard 200[39] 94

References

  1. ↑ "Simple Plan - Timeline Photos" (It's officially happening! We're really excited to...). Simple Plan's Official Facebook. February 13, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Brennan, Collin (February 16, 2016). "Simple Plan – Taking One For the Team Album Review". Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 19, 2016. |archive-url= is malformed: save command (help)
  3. 1 2 Farrar, Justin. "Taking One For The Team by Simple Plan Album". Rhapsody. Rhapsody. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Glitto, Tom, ed. (February 29, 2016). "People Picks". People: 51.
  5. ↑ Sherman, Maria (July 22, 2015). "Simple Plan Reveal New Album Plans, Talk 5SOS & Warped Tour". Fuse (Fuse Networks, LLC). Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Taking One for the Team by Simple Plan". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Gonshor, Adam (October 15, 2015). "SIMPLE PLAN + NELLY + DAVID HASSELHOFF???!!!". Warner Music Canada. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "I Don’t Wanna Go to Bed (feat. Nelly) - Single by Simple Plan". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Simple Plan - Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.kerrang.com/40258/simple-plan-premiere-new-songvideo-opinion-overload/
  11. ↑ http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/simple-plan/album/singing-in-the-rain
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/simpleplan/status/715208372157546496
  13. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/singing-in-the-rain-single/id1094906537
  14. ↑ "Saturday - Single by Simple Plan". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  15. ↑ Chuck Comeau [chuckcomeau] (September 17, 2015). "no. Saturday will not be on the new album." (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Boom - Single by Simple Plan". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  17. ↑ Sherman, Maria (August 28, 2015). "Simple Plan Returns! Check Out The Star-Studded "Boom" Now". Fuse (Fuse Networks, LLC). Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  18. ↑ "I Don't Wanna Be Sad - Single by Simple Plan". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Simple Plan "I Don't Wanna Be Sad" (Single Premiere)". Ultimate Music. josepvinaixa. September 18, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  20. ↑ http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/simple_plan_has_returned_with_premiere_of_new_track_farewell_from_upcoming
  21. ↑ http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/02/album-review-simple-plan-taking-one-for-the-team/
  22. ↑ http://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/simple-plan-have-unveiled-a-nostalgic-new-song
  23. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy5yV5OLv_A
  24. ↑ http://music.cbc.ca/
  25. ↑ "Simple Plan dishes on new album and their love of bad puns". Twitter. February 20, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  26. ↑ Neil Z. Yeung (2016-02-19). "Taking One for the Team - Simple Plan | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  27. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-one-for-the-team-mw0002907721
  28. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Simple Plan – Taking One for the Team". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Simple Plan – Taking One for the Team" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Simple Plan – Taking One for the Team" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Simple Plan – Taking One for the Team" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Simple Plan – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Simple Plan. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Simple Plan – Taking One for the Team" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  35. ↑ 29, 2016/ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: February 29, 2016" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Simple Plan – Taking One for the Team". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Simple Plan – Taking One for the Team". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  38. ↑ 3, 2016 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Simple Plan – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Simple Plan. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
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