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All Killer, No Filler

All Killer No Filler
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Studio album by Sum 41
Released May 8, 2001
Recorded September 2000 – March 2001
Studio Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length 32:14
Label Aquarius (Canada)
Island (US)
Producer Jerry Finn
Sum 41 chronology
Half Hour of Power
(2000)Half Hour of Power2000
All Killer No Filler
(2001)
Does This Look Infected?
(2002)Does This Look Infected?2002
Singles from All Killer No Filler
  1. "Fat Lip"
    Released: April 22, 2001
  2. "In Too Deep"
    Released: September 2001
  3. "Motivation"
    Released: January 2002
  4. "Handle This"
    Released: June 17, 2002 (Germany and Japan only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk 81%
Allmusic 4/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly C+
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Robert Christgau (1-star Honorable Mention)

All Killer No Filler is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on May 7, 2001. It was certified platinum in the United States, Canada and in the UK.

Despite mixed reviews, the album was a commercial success, peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard 200. The single, "Fat Lip" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Tracks. In recent years, the album has received highly positive reviews, and has been praised as the album that gained the band success. The album has been considered by critics and fans as a pop punk classic.

All Killer No Filler, which was Sum 41's first full-length album, was released on May 8, 2001. The album was very successful; it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in August 2001 and in 2002, it was reported that the album sold at least 1,690,000 copies in the United States. "Fat Lip" was the most successful song on All Killer No Filler, going to number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 8, 2001 and number 1 on the Alternative Songs chart on August 18, 2001. "In Too Deep" went to number 10 on the Alternative Songs chart on December 1, 2001.All Killer No Filler went to number 13 on the Billboard 200 on August 4, 2001 and was on the Billboard 200 for 49 weeks. During 2001, "Fat Lip" went to number 1 on MTV's Total Request Live many times. On April 6, 2011, a special edition of the album was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of All Killer No Filler, exclusive to Japan.

The album's style has been described as pop punk and skate punk.NOFX's album Punk in Drublic was a considerable influence on the album. Sum 41 vocalist Deryck Whibley cites Rancid, Elvis Costello, The Beatles and Pennywise as influences on All Killer No Filler. The band has mentioned Green Day as their main influence for the album. "I was about 14 when ‘Dookie’ came out," Sum 41 vocalist Deryck Whibley says. "I remember seeing the video for 'Basket Case' for the first time... It had so much energy and it was so different. I'd never seen anything like it before. From then I was instant fan."


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