Simple Plan (album)

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Simple Plan
Simple Plan cover
Studio album by Simple Plan
Released February 12, 2008
(see release dates below)
Recorded Summer 2007
Genre Pop punk, alternative rock
Length 43:33
Label Lava / Atlantic
Producer Dave Fortman
Danja[1]
Max Martin[1]
Professional reviews
Simple Plan chronology
MTV Hard Rock Live
(2005)		 Simple Plan
(2008)
Singles from Simple Plan
  1. "When I'm Gone"
    Released: October 29, 2007
  2. "Your Love Is a Lie"
    Released: April 19, 2008
Original cover
Rejected on December 14, 2007.
Rejected on December 14, 2007.

Simple Plan is the third studio album by the Canadian band Simple Plan, released on February 12, 2008.

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[edit] History

Having finished most touring in support of Still Not Getting Any... in March 2006, the band took some time off and then began work on new material. On July 1, 2007, they hit the studio and they began tracking. They started with drum tracking in Los Angeles after pre-production, then went back to Montreal to finish the rest of the recording process. During September 2007, the band had finished recording and went back to L.A. to mix the album with Chris Lord-Alge. After mixing, the band went to New York to master the album, thus finishing the building of the album. This was announced on October 21.

The first single from the CD, "When I'm Gone", was released on October 29, via iTunes and via lala.com. The "world premiere" of the song was part of a webcast with band members, in which the band answered fan questions. On October 24, Simple Plan had put up a 25 second preview of "When I'm Gone" on their website.

The CD was originally set for release on January 29, 2008. However, on November 29, 2007, the band announced a two weeks' delay due to production difficulties, and the need to re-record some lyrics from the song "Generation".

An album cover was released in early December 2007. Soon afterwards, in his MySpace blog, band frontman Pierre Bouvier responded to fan concerns about the cover, defending the artwork. However, on December 12, the band released a second proposed album cover, and invited fan views by email about each, indicating (despite Bouvier's earlier comments) that they were fine with either cover. On December 14, 2007, the alternative cover depicted above was announced as selected over the original one depicted below. In April 2008, the rejected CD was released as a limited-edition CD cover in Australia.

"Your Love Is a Lie" was first publicly performed at a taping for YouTube on December 18, 2007. All the songs on the CD, except "Holding On" were played at a small show in Montreal on January 11, 2008.

The album debuted at #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200, being the highest charting new album that month.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "When I'm Gone" - 3:49
  2. "Take My Hand" - 3:51
  3. "The End" - 3:22
  4. "Your Love Is a Lie" - 3:42
  5. "Save You" - 3:45
  6. "Generation" - 3:02
  7. "Time to Say Goodbye" - 2:56
  8. "I Can Wait Forever" - 4:54
  9. "Holding On" - 5:03
  10. "No Love" - 3:15
  11. "What If" - 5:54

[edit] Limited and Japanese editions bonus tracks[2]

  1. "Running Out of Time" - 3:16
  2. "When I'm Gone" (Acoustic Version) - 3:31

[edit] Limited edition bonus DVD[3]

  1. Simple Plan: The Making of
  2. "When I'm Gone": Beyond the Video
  3. "When I'm Gone" Music Video
  4. Simple Plan: Beyond the Photo Shoot
  5. Simple Plan: Live in NYC
  • Track listings on commercial sites refer to "explicit" and "amended" versions, on the latter of which Bouvier's use of the word "fuck" in the song is amended.
  • Bouvier has stated in interviews that "Save You" is about his brother's battle with cancer.

[edit] Release dates

Flag of Japan: February 6, 2008
Flag of Germany, Flag of Belgium, Flag of the Netherlands: February 8, 2008
Flag of France, Flag of Portugal, Flag of South Africa: February 11, 2008
Flag of Canada, Flag of the United States, Flag of Spain, Flag of Mexico, Flag of Brazil, Southeast Asia: February 12, 2008
Flag of Finland, Flag of Sweden: February 13, 2008
Flag of Malaysia: February 14, 2008
Flag of Italy: February 15, 2008
Flag of Australia: February 16, 2008
Flag of Denmark: February 17, 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom, Flag of Ireland, Flag of New Zealand:February 18, 2008

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position		 Sales
US Billboard 200 14 100,000+
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[4] 6 30,000+
Australian iTunes Pop Albums Chart 4
Brazilian Top 30 Albums 1 18,000
Canadian Albums Chart[5] 2 100,000
Finland Album Chart 19 10,000
Mexico Albums Chart AMPROFON[6] 15 40,000
Spain PROMUSICAE Albums Chart[7] 13 25,000
Sweden Album Chart[8] 7 5,000
UK Album Chart 31 60,000
United World Chart 6 550,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Simple Plan Back In Action With Third Album. Billboard (2007-10-24).
  2. ^ Amazon.com: Simple Plan ( Deluxe Edition ) PA: Simple Plan: Music
  3. ^ SIMPLE PLAN / SIMPLE PLAN: CD/DVD - Sanity.com.au - More Movies - More Music
  4. ^ Australian Record Industry Association
  5. ^ CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts
  6. ^ mexicancharts.com - Mexican Charts - Albums - 12.12.2008
  7. ^ http://Promusicae.es
  8. ^ Simple Plan - Simple Plan - Music Charts
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