"Fat Lip
" is the first single off the pop punk band Sum 41's second album All Killer No Filler
. It is the band's most successful single, topping the Billboard
Modern Rock chart, as well as MTV's Total Request Live
and MuchMusic's MuchMusic Countdown
in the summer of 2001. The music video combines with "Pain for Pleasure", a very short Iron Maiden-esque song that is the only metal song found on the album.
The high-tempo song includes elements of rapcore, hip hop (particularly Beastie Boys), and pop punk, with Deryck Whibley, Dave Baksh and Steve Jocz getting some lines in (Deryck providing some hip-hop while mainly doing the singing). "The verses are really about what we do: growing up in the suburbs, going to parties and hanging out with our friends, and causing trouble. A lot of people say they relate to it," said Whibley. [1] The song gets its name from the slang term for a swollen lip as result from being punched in the face. Rolling Stone
magazine described the sound of the song as if Sum 41 went from blink-182 to Beastie Boys to Black Sabbath, all in one song.
With the departure of Dave Baksh, Steve has said Cone will be singing Dave's parts. The video was ranked at #75 on "MuchMusic's 100 Best Videos". The song is featured in several movies and video games, such as EA Sports' NHL 2002, American Pie 2
, Guitar Hero
, GuitarFreaks V4
, and DrumMania V4
. It also appeared on Now That's What I Call Music!: Volume 8
, and can be heard playing in the distance at the beginning of the music video for "In Too Deep".
The songs lyrics make reference to "Maiden and Priest" despite the song deviating widely from heavy metal.
The song is also played in the background during the season one Smallville
episode titled "Leech".
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