We're All to Blame

"We're All to Blame"
Single by Sum 41
from the album Chuck
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded2004
Genre
Length3:38
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greig Nori
Sum 41 singles chronology
"Over My Head (Better Off Dead)"
(2003) 		"We're All to Blame"
(2004) 		"Pieces"
(2004)
Music video
We're All to Blame on YouTube

"We're All to Blame" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released to radio on August 31, 2004,[3] as the first single from Chuck.

Lyrical themes

Frontman Deryck Whibley said the song is about war, death, fear, corporate power and other concerns, and was written after the band's trip to the Congo, making it the last song written for Chuck.[citation needed]

Music video

The video, directed by Marc Klasfeld, is a spoof of Solid Gold and features the Solid Gold dancers. At the end of the video, the announcer says that the next guest is Pain For Pleasure, Sum 41's heavy metal alter ego band.

Reception

Fox83 of Sputnikmusic called the song an "impressive approach lyrically" and said "If System of a Down's 'Chop Suey!' had never been released then this could be leaning on originality. Aside from these irritations, 'We're All to Blame' is a great effort, and deserves its place on Chuck."[4]

An Entertainment Weekly reviewer wrote, "It may sound heinous on paper, but trust us, the first single, 'We're All To Blame', is far better than it has a right to be."[5]

IGN published a recommendation saying, "'We're All To Blame' is, bar none, the single best song Sum 41 has ever written and performed. A hard-hitting metal ballad that comments on global greed and its horrible consequences, the song not only stands out on Chuck but it stands out as the high point of Sum 41's entire catalogue."[6]

"We're All to Blame" was used in Toho's Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) during a brief scene where Godzilla destroys Zilla in Sydney.[7]

Track listing

  1. We're All to Blame
  2. Noots

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8] 12
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 10
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 36

References

  1. ^ JR (May 20, 2012). "Sum 41 - Chuck Review". IGN. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Trevor (July 12, 2018). "5(ish) Sum 41 Songs Every Guitar Player Should Know". Forgotten Underground. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Fox83 (May 3, 2005). "Sum 41 – Chuck". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Endelman, Michael (October 4, 2004). "Chuck". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  6. ^ JR (October 20, 2004). "Sum 41 - Chuck Review". IGN. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  7. ^ Barr 2016, p. 104.
  8. ^ "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 19, 2004. p. 58. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

Bibliography

  • Barr, Jason (2016). The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema's Biggest Monsters. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476623955.