All Killer, No Filler

For the Jerry Lee Lewis album of similar name, see All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology.

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, 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
"Fat Lip" Released: April 2001 "In Too Deep" Released: September 2001 "Motivation" Released: January 2002 "Handle This (Japan & Europe only)" Released: June 17, 2002 "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]

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

• Deryck Whibley - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums on "Pain for Pleasure"
• Dave Baksh - Lead guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Fat Lip"
• Cone McCaslin - Bass, backing vocals
• Steve Jocz - Drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Pain for Pleasure", co-lead vocals on "Fat Lip"
• Greig Nori - Management, backing vocals on "Motivation", guitar on "Handle This" and "Pain for Pleasure"

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 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

1. ^ All Killer, No Filler at Allmusic
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4. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Sum_41/2002/05/02/750147.html
5. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Top 10 Punk Pop Albums". About.com. http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/punkpop.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 
6. ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2215