O Sum 41 se formou em 1996, em Ajax, Ontario, Canadá, pelos adolescentes Deryck Whibley e Steve Jocz. Cone McCaslin foi recrutado somente em 1999, depois da banda ter tido vários baixistas. O grupo apostava numa mistura bem humorada de pop, punk e hip hop.
O nome da banda, Sum 41, é uma abreviação da expressão: "41 days into the Summer", ou seja, 41 dias de verão, porque a banda foi formada no 41° dia do verão canadense.
Depois de criarem uma fita com algumas travessuras da banda (incluindo um roubo de pizzas com armas d'água)
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
[Verse 1] AmF I tried to be perfect C But nothing was worth it GAm I don’t believe it makes me real F I thought it’d be easy C But no one believes me GF I meant all the things I said
[Chorus] C If you believe it’s in my soul GF I’d say all the words that I know C Just to see if it would show GF... That I’m trying to let you know Am, F, C, G. That I’m better off on my own
[Verse 2] AmF This place is so empty C My thoughts are so tempting GAm I don’t know how it got so bad F Sometimes it’s so crazy C That nothing can save me GF But it’s the only thing that I have
[Chorus] C If you believe it’s in my soul GF I’d say all the words that I know C Just to see if it would show GF... That I’m trying to let you know * That I’m better off on my own
[Verse 3] AmF I tried to be perfect C It just wasn’t worth it GAm Nothing could ever be so wrong F It’s hard to believe me C It never gets easy GF I guess I knew that all along
[Chorus] C If you believe it’s in my soul GF I’d say all the words that I know C Just to see if it would show GF... That I’m trying to let you know C... That I’m better off on my own