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The Hell Song
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Wikipedia article
"'The Hell Song'" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41. The song was released in February 2003 as the second single of the band's album 'Does This Look Infected?'. "The Hell Song" was released to radio on February 18, 2003. The song was featured in the films 'American Wedding' and 'Punk's Not Dead' and in the video game 'Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home'.
"The Hell Song" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 29, 2015.
Background
Deryck Whibley, the lead vocalist of Sum 41, wrote "The Hell Song" after learning that one of his friends had contracted HIV. He said, "That song just came out in, like, half an hour when I just found out," Whibley said. "I wasn't even meaning to write about it, but for some reason that just came out right away".
Music video
The music video was of a concert with dolls and action figures, with Sum 41's faces on those "performing" in front of a Lite-Brite screen. They were joined with other action figures such as those of Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ozzy Osbourne with his family, Marilyn Manson, Korn, Metallica, Eddie the Head, Gene Simmons, Spice Girls, Angus Young, Jesus Christ, Alice Cooper, Destiny's Child, George W. Bush and Ludacris. The dolls' obscene finger gestures and nudity are comically censored, which parodies real life. The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld.
The music video was nominated for Best Breakthrough Video & Best Direction at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, losing both awards to Coldplay's "The Scientist".
Track listing
UK release
# The Hell Song (album version)# The Hell Song (radio edit)
US release
# The Hell Song (No-spit Intro)# The Hell Song (Spit Intro)
Part 1
# "The Hell Song"# "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" (demo)
# "My Direction" (demo)
# "The Hell Song" (video)
Part 2
# "The Hell Song" (live)# "Still Waiting" (live)
# "Rhythms" (live)
# "The Hell Song" (live) (video)
All live tracks (on this CD) from Sound, London.
7"
A :# "The Hell Song"
B :
# "Still Waiting" (Live from Sound, London)
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