Chuck (album)

Chuck
Studio album by Sum 41
Released	October 12, 2004
Recorded	Spring – Summer 2004 at Sound City, Vans Nuys, CA; Ocean Studios, Burbank, CA; Reaction Studios, Toronto, ON; Umbrella Sound Studios, Toronto, ON; Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY; Sidecar Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Genre	Melodic hardcore, alternative metal, alternative rock,
Length	37:59
Label	Aquarius (Canada) Island/Mercury (US)
Producer	Greig Nori
Sum 41 chronology
Does This Look Infected? (2002) Chuck (2004) Underclass Hero (2007)
Singles from Chuck
"We're All to Blame" Released: August 31, 2004 "Pieces" Released: September 24, 2004 "Some Say" Released: February 2005 "No Reason" Released: February 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)
IGN	(6.8/10)
Punknews.org
Rolling Stone

Chuck is the third studio album from Canadian rock band Sum 41. The album was released on October 12, 2004. It is the band's last album to feature lead guitarist Dave Baksh. He left the band on May 11, 2006 to pursue his own career with his new band Brown Brigade.

Background

The album is named after a UN peacekeeper Chuck Pelletier, who was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the band was filming a documentary for War Child Canada. Fighting broke out during the filming and Chuck helped the band evacuate from their hotel during the fighting (Chuck was staying in the same hotel during that time). The album received positive reviews from critics, and it won a Juno Award in 2005 for Best Rock Album of the Year. The album was certified gold in Japan, platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. In an online poll, "Pieces" was voted the favorite song, with "We're All to Blame" coming in second.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sum 41. 

Original CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:46
2.	"No Reason"	3:04
3.	"We're All to Blame"	3:38
4.	"Angels with Dirty Faces"	2:23
5.	"Some Say"	3:26
6.	"The Bitter End"	2:51
7.	"Open Your Eyes"	2:44
8.	"Slipping Away"	2:29
9.	"I'm Not the One"	3:34
10.	"Welcome to Hell"	1:56
11.	"Pieces"	3:02
12.	"There's No Solution"	3:18
13.	"88"	4:39
Total length:		37:59

International Edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Noots"	3:51

Japanese and Korean Tour Edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Noots"	3:51
15.	"Moron"	2:00
16.	"Subject to Change"	3:17

iTunes Edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Get Back (Rock Remix)" (with Ludacris)	4:13

Personnel

Sum 41

• Deryck Whibley - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards, mellotron
• Dave Baksh - Lead guitar, backing vocals
• Cone McCaslin - Bass guitar, vocals
• Steve Jocz - Drums, percussion

Artwork

• Louis Marino - Album design

Production

• Greig Nori - Producer, management
• Matt Hyde - Engineer
• Ed Krautner - Engineer, digital editing
• Cameron Webb - Engineer, digital editing
• Miles Wilson - Assistant
• Jason Cupp, Matthew Davies, Femio Hernández, Pete Martinez, Robert Poteraj, Steve Sisco, & Chris Stringer - Assistant engineers
• John O'Mahoney - Digital Editing
• Andrew Huggins - Recording Director, administration
• Dan Druff - Guitar technician
• Joe Nicholson - Drum technician
• Eric Wong (Marketing)
• Jorge Vivo (Editing)

Charts

Album

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	2
U.S. Billboard 200	10
Australian Albums Chart	13
Swiss Albums Chart	14
French Albums Chart	9
UK Album Charts	59

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"We're All to Blame"	Canadian Hot 100	8
		U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks	10
		U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	36
	"Pieces"	Canadian Hot 100	2
		German Singles Chart	84
		U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks	14
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	107
2005	Some Say	Canadian Hot 100	10

Certifications

Country	Certification	Recording Industry Association	Sales
Canada	2x Platinum	CRIA	200,000 Units+
Japan	Gold	RIAJ	100,000 Units+
United States	Gold	RIAA	500,000 Units+

Chuck Acoustic EP (Tour Edition Promo)

Chuck Acoustic EP (Tour Edition Promo)
EP by Sum 41
Released	February 22, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	Acoustic rock, alternative rock
Label	Universal Records
Producer	Greig Nori, Deryck Whibley
Sum 41 chronology
Chuck (2004) Chuck Acoustic EP (Tour Edition Promo) (2005) Go Chuck Yourself (2005)

Chuck Acoustic EP (Tour Edition Promo) is an acoustic EP released by Sum 41 in 2005 in Japan only. It was released after the release of the album Chuck with the Japanese tour edition of the album.

The EP features only 5 songs, all of which are all-new acoustic versions to previously released songs. "Pieces", "Some Say" and "There's No Solution" are featured on the album Chuck while, "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" and "No Brains" are from the previous album Does This Look Infected?.

Track listing

1. "Pieces" (Acoustic) – 3:16
2. "No Brains" (Acoustic) – 3:03
3. "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)" (Acoustic) – 2:56
4. "Some Say" (Acoustic) – 3:42
5. "There's No Solution" (Acoustic) – 3:26

Trivia

• The song "The Bitter End" has the same, but faster, beat as "Battery" by Metallica from the album Master of Puppets
• On the music humor website amiright.com, a parody of the cover has been made with a picture of Chuck Norris.

External links

• Chuck at Metacritic