Still Waiting (Sum 41 song)

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"Still Waiting"
Single by Sum 41
from the album Does This Look Infected?
ReleasedNovember 18, 2002
Recorded2002
Genre
Length2:38
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Deryck Whibley
Producer(s)Greig Nori
Sum 41 singles chronology
"What We're All About"
(2002) 		"Still Waiting"
(2002) 		"The Hell Song"
(2003)

"Still Waiting" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released in November 2002 as the lead single from the album Does This Look Infected?.

Song meaning[edit]

The song is an anti-George W. Bush and anti-Iraq War song.[5]

Music video[edit]

Vocalist Deryck Whibley conceived the idea of the video after a conversation with The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas about the trend of bands with numbers and "the" in their names.[6] At Casablancas's encouragement, the video is a parody of the Strokes video for their song Last Nite while the band is wearing matching outfits similar to The Hives.[6]

The video, directed by Marc Klasfeld, starts with the band members entering the office of a record executive (played by Will Sasso). He says the "number band thing" is "out" and changes the band's name to "The Sums" and the members' individual names (Deryck is "Sven", Cone is "Thurston", Dave is "Holmes", and Stevo is "Sergio"). The band then plays the song on a set spoofing The Hives, The Strokes, and The Vines and includes various images of arcade games. At the start of the last chorus, Deryck breaks the choreography and starts trashing his equipment and Dave, Cone, and Stevo do the same thing. The video ends with the four band members pushing down The Sums' name behind them.

Apart from the introduction, the performance was recorded at 30 frames per second (on video) as if it was a live performance.

Critical reception[edit]

Gareth Dobson of Drowned in Sound criticized the song, writing "Worst of all, the band choose to articulate their sense of misplaced rage in the form of a sub-Offspring SoCal punk dirge. I'd like to say I preferred it when they sang about girls n'that, but I didn't. I just want them to go away."[3]

Track listing[edit]

CD single
  1. Still Waiting
  2. All Messed Up (Demo)
  3. Motivation (Live at the Astoria)
  4. Still Waiting (Demo) (Absent on some versions)
  5. Still Waiting (CD ROM Video)
CD Single 2
  1. Still Waiting
  2. In Too Deep (live from Astoria)
  3. Fat Lip (live from Astoria)
CD Single 3
  1. Still Waiting
  2. All Messed Up (Demo)

Charts[edit]

Chart (2002–2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 49
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 40
France (SNEP)[10] 44
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 90
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 20
Italy (FIMI)[13] 21
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 16
Scotland (OCC)[15] 14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 97
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 16
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[19] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[20] 6
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[21] 7

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[22] Gold 250,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[23] Gold 25,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[24] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stewart, Ethan (17 May 2023). "RANKING THE SUM 41 ALBUMS: FROM POP-PUNK TO THRASH METAL". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ Ritland, Erik (11 January 2023). "The 25 Best Punk Songs to Help You Stick it to the Man". Music in Minnesota. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b Dobson, Gareth (November 20, 2002). "Single Review: Sum 41 - Still Waiting". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Does This Look Infected". People. 59.
  5. ^ "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley looks back on 'Does This Look Infected?' in advance of anniversary tour". azcentral. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Sum 41 React to Their Classic Music Videos
  7. ^ "Sum 41 – Still Waiting". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "Sum 41 – Still Waiting" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Top 50 Singles". Jam!. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sum 41 – Still Waiting" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ^ "Sum 41 – Still Waiting" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Still Waiting". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Sum 41 – Still Waiting". Top Digital Download. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Sum 41 – Still Waiting". VG-lista.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Sum 41 – Still Waiting". Singles Top 100.
  17. ^ "Sum 41 – Still Waiting". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  19. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  20. ^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  21. ^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  22. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sum 41; 'Still Waiting')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  23. ^ "Italian single certifications – Sum 41 – Still Waiting" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  24. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – Sum 41 – Still Waiting" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 14, 2021. Select 2019年5月 on the drop-down menu
  25. ^ "British single certifications – Sum 41 – Still Waiting". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

External links[edit]

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