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: BbmC# Some say we're never meant to grow up EbmF# I'm sure they never knew enough BbmC# I know the pressures won't go EbmF# Away It's too late BbmC# Find out the difference somehow EbmF# It's too late to even have faith BbmC# Don't think things will ever change EbmF#(hold) You must be dreaming
Chorus 1: BbmF#C# Think before you make up your mind G#Ebm You don't seem to realize F# I can do this on my own C#G#Ebm And if I fall I'll take it all F# It's so easy after all
Interlude: Bbm-C#-Ebm-F#
Verse 2: BbmC# Believe me cause now's the time to try EbmF# Don't wait the chance will pass you by BbmC# Time's up to figure it out EbmF# You can't say it's too late BbmC# Seems like everything we knew EbmF# Turned out were never even true BbmC# Don't trust things will ever change EbmF# You must be dreaming (Dreaming)
Verse 3: BbmC# Some say we're better off without EbmF# Knowing what life is all about BbmC# I'm sure they'll never realize EbmF# the way it's too late BbmC# Somehow it's different everyday EbmF# In some ways it never fades away BbmC# Seems like it's never gonna change EbmF#(hold) I must be dreaming (Dreaming Dreaming)
Chorus 2: BbmF#C# Think before you make up your mind G#Ebm You don't seem to realize F# I can do this on my own BbmF#C# Think before you make up your mind G#Ebm You don't seem to realize F# I can do this on my own C#G#Ebm And if I fall I'll take it all F# It's so easy after all
Outro: BbmF#C# Believe me it's alright G# It's so easy after all BbmF#C# Believe me it's alright EbmF#(hold) It's so easy after all