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"Underclass Hero"
Song

"Underclass Hero" is the first single from Sum 41's fourth studio album of the same name. It was officially released on May 15, 2007. The song in its entirety was leaked on April 23 from a 91X podcast interview with Deryck Whibley. It was confirmed on Sum 41's official site that this would be the opening track for the album. It is currently available to listen to on the band's MySpace page.[3] The song is also available on iTunes and other digital music suppliers as a digital single, both in Canada and The United States. Additionally, the song is featured in the EA Sports game Madden 08 and Sony's NBA 08.[4]

Overview

"Underclass Hero" was written by Deryck Whibley as a theme of "us against them," similar to their previous lyrics. Although "Underclass Hero" is written from a different angle, the song refers prominently to society and the struggle of "high-class versus the underclass" instead of "youth against adults" as in All Killer No Filler. The song also features the more classic punk-rock themes of anti-establishment. This is the theme song for MTV's Crash My School. The song´s intro is often compared to be similar to the band´s previous single Handle This, but with certain modifications in the notes and tuning.

Music video

Sum 41's video for “Underclass Hero” was premiered May 29, 2007 on their official website. It features the band playing behind a large group of teenagers, fireworks, a marching-band and bonfire, supposedly a pre-high school pep rally for a football game with a mascot, which represented the anarchy symbol. The video was released on May 31, 2007 on Total Request Live at MTV for its worldwide launch. The video was co-directed by Marc Klasfeld and Sum 41 drummer, Steve Jocz. This is the band's first video without former guitarist Dave Baksh, who left the band the year prior.

Subject to Change

It also should be noted that the chorus of "Underclass Hero" is a remake of the chorus from the unfinished version of No Reason that originated from Chuck and was released as a bonus track, titled "Subject to Change".

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Pop 100[5] 86
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks[6] 34
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 86
Canadian Hot 100 1
UK Singles Chart 188

Track listing

Radio Promo

  1. "Underclass Hero" (clean edit)

CD Single

  1. "Underclass Hero" - 3:16
  2. "This Is Goodbye" - 2:27
  3. "March of the Dogs" - 3:10
  4. Road to Ruin #4 - webisode
  5. Underclass Hero - video

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1074163
  2. ^ Billboard Charts - Singles - Canadian Hot 100
  3. ^ MySpace.com - Sum 41 - Toronto, CA - Rock / Punk / Alternative - www.myspace.com/sum41
  4. ^ Magrino, Tom (2007-06-29). "Madden 08 drafts song list". GameSpot. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
  5. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Sum 41
  6. ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
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