Motivation (Sum 41 song)

"Motivation"
"Motivation"
Single by Sum 41
from the album All Killer No Filler
Released	January 5, 2002
Genre	Pop punk
Length	2:52
Label	Aquarius (Canada); Island (US);
Songwriter(s)	Deryck Whibley; Greig Nori;
Producer(s)	Jerry Finn
Sum 41 singles chronology

"Motivation" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released on January 5, 2002, as the third single from the album All Killer No Filler. Greig Nori appears on backing vocals.

Content[edit]

The song is about being nihilistic, apathetic, demotivated, and being too lazy to look for motivation to do anything.

Music video[edit]

The music video is of the band playing in Steve Jocz' attic located in Ajax Ontario. The room is piled with garbage and other various items.

Track listing[edit]

Single version

"Motivation"
"Crazy Amanda Bunkface"
"Pain for Pleasure"
"Machine Gun" (Live)
"All She's Got" (Live)
"Crazy Amanda Bunkface" (Live)
"What We're All About" (Live)
"Fat Lip" (Video)
"In Too Deep" (Video)

EP version

Motivation
All She's Got (Live)
Crazy Amanda Bunkface (Live)
What We're All About (Live with Tommy Lee)

Charts[edit]

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[2]	40
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	21
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[4]	3
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	24

References[edit]

^ "Sum 41: Teenage Rock & Roll Machine". Rolling Stone. September 24, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
^ "Discography Sum 41". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

External links[edit]

Motivation (Official Video) on YouTube

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[RS-1] "Sum 41: Teenage Rock & Roll Machine". Rolling Stone. September 24, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2019.

[2] "Discography Sum 41". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

[sc_UK_-3] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

[sc_UKrock_-4] "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

[sc_Billboardalternativesongs_Sum_41-5] "Sum 41 Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

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v t e Sum 41
Deryck Whibley Dave Baksh Jason McCaslin Tom Thacker Frank Zummo Steve Jocz Jon Marshall Grant McVittie Richard Roy Mark Spicoluk
Studio albums	All Killer No Filler Does This Look Infected? Chuck Underclass Hero Screaming Bloody Murder 13 Voices Order in Decline Heaven :x: Hell
Live albums	Go Chuck Yourself
EPs	Half Hour of Power
Compilation albums	All the Good Shit
Video albums	Introduction to Destruction Cross the T's and Gouge Your I's Sake Bombs and Happy Endings Rocked: Sum 41 in Congo
Singles	"Makes No Difference" "Fat Lip" "In Too Deep" "Motivation" "Handle This" "What We're All About" "Still Waiting" "The Hell Song" "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" "We're All to Blame" "Some Say" "Pieces" "No Reason" "Underclass Hero" "Walking Disaster" "With Me" "Screaming Bloody Murder" "Baby You Don't Wanna Know" "Fake My Own Death" "War" "Out for Blood" "A Death in the Family" "Never There" "45 (A Matter of Time)" "Catching Fire" "Landmines"
Other songs	"Rock You" "Get Back (Sum 41 rock remix)" "March of the Dogs" "Blood in My Eyes" "God Save Us All (Death to Pop)"
Tours	Screaming Bloody Murder Tour Don't Call It a Sum-Back Tour
Related	Discography The Operation M.D. Brown Brigade Gob Treble Charger Organ Thieves Street Drum Corps
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