PRIME VIDEO GREENLIGHTS GLOBAL DOCUMENTARY ON MULTI-PLATINUM-SELLING POP-PUNK BAND SIMPLE PLAN
SIMPLE PLAN RELEASE DELUXE EDITION OF CLASSIC LP STILL NOT GETTING ANY… (20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS FRIDAY
(October 25, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA) Simple Plan has announced an upcoming documentary chronicling their multi-platinum-selling career as they tour the world in anticipation of their 25th anniversary. The untitled documentary, currently in production with Sphere Media, was revealed by lead singer Pierre Bouvier during a live performance at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas this past weekend. The film will premiere globally on Prime Video in 2025.
The documentary will explore the formation of Simple Plan in Montreal in the late 1990s, their rise to global fame with hits like “Welcome to My Life,” “Perfect,” and “Jet Lag,” and their ongoing success as one of the most prominent punk rock bands in the world. It will feature never-before-seen archival footage and new interviews with the band members, alongside renowned punk rock icons, including Mark Hoppus (Blink 182), Avril Lavigne, Dexter Holland & Noodles (The Offspring), and Fat Mike (NoFX).
Produced by Sphere Media, the documentary’s executive producers include Bruno Dubé, Renaud Chassé, and Marie-Hélène Tremblay, with Samuel Sauvageau serving as producer and Didier Charette as director.
“This movie is the centerpiece of our 25th-anniversary celebrations and probably one of the most ambitious and special projects we’ve ever been a part of,” said Simple Plan. “Reaching this milestone felt like the perfect moment to reflect and give our fans an inside look into our lives, both on tour and at home. We gave Didier Charette unprecedented access to the band and our archives, and he traveled with us on tour for an entire year. We’re incredibly proud of this movie and can’t wait for our fans to see it and get to know us like never before!”
In other exciting news, this week marks an incredible milestone for the band. Simple Plan is celebrating two decades of their seminal sophomore LP with the release of Still Not Getting Any... (20th Anniversary Edition), available now on all streaming platforms.
The deluxe edition features two previously unavailable tracks, “Crash And Burn” and “Welcome To My Life (Acoustic Single Version),” alongside upgraded versions of four classic music videos, including “Welcome to My Life,” “Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?),” “Crazy,” and “Shut Up!” on the band’s official YouTube channel.
Still Not Getting Any... originally debuted on October 26, 2004, and quickly soared to #3 on the Billboard 200. The hit single “Welcome to My Life” reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and Top 10 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, amassing over 280 million streams on Spotify to date. The album has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
“Even with all the anniversaries and career milestones we've been celebrating lately, 20 years of Still Not Getting Any...truly stands out. This album has been incredibly important to both us and our fans, and it holds a very special place in the band’s history.
Making this album was one of the best experiences we’ve had as a band. Creatively, we knew exactly what we wanted to accomplish and felt so confident and excited about the songs we were writing. We spent a magical summer in our hometown of Montreal recording the album with legendary producer Bob Rock, who became a friend and mentor. He helped us craft the album we had always dreamed of making.
Back in 2004, these songs traveled the world and became part of so many people’s lives. 20 years later, they are still staples of our live shows, and we are so proud and grateful they have stood the test of time. We look forward to playing them for our fans for many years to come.
We hope you enjoy listening to the album again, and want to thank everyone for the love and support you've shown SNGA over all these years!”
Working out of Studio Piccolo, the guys recorded Still Not Getting Any… with legendary producer Bob Rock [Metallica, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith] behind the board. Channeling the uncontainable energy of their live show coupled with towering stadium-size hooks, they delivered a hyper-catchy yet hard-hitting body of work without compromise. It only fueled their rapid rise as they co-headlined a tour with Good Charlotte in its wake, supported Green Day, and even threw down with a performance at the Teen Choice Awards.
Speaking to the record’s lasting impact, the group recently earned a 2x-Platinum certification for “Welcome To My Life” and Gold certifications for “Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?)” and “Shut Up!”
Stay tuned for more from Simple Plan soon!
TRACKLISTING:
1. Shut Up!
2. Welcome To My life
3. Perfect World
4. Thank You
5. Me Against the World
6. Crazy
7. Jump
8. Everytime
9. Promise
10. One
11. Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?)
12. Crash And Burn*
13. Welcome To My Life (Acoustic Single Version)*
*Previously unreleased on DSPs
About Simple Plan
From their new millennium rise to MTV superstardom through pop-punk’s modern resurgence, Simple Plan has been an indelible part of pop culture since forming in Montreal in 1999. They’ve sold 10 million albums worldwide, won multiple Juno Awards, performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics – and, most recently, launched the omnipresent #ImJustAKid TikTok challenge that’s spawned more than 3.4 million videos, including clips from Hilary Duff, Ed Sheeran, Usher and Venus and Serena Williams.
But most importantly, they’ve never lost connection with what really matters: their audience. “We feel so lucky to have fans who love our old and new material,” says drummer Chuck Comeau. “We’re very proud of our past, but we’re even more excited about the future. We truly always feel we’re 3 minutes away from the best or biggest song of our career.”
“It’s amazingly complex to be in a band for 20-plus years, to keep going, stay relevant and manage all the challenges that come your way,” Bouvier says. “It’s the furthest thing from a ‘simple plan’ – it’s truly a lot harder than it looks.