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==Side projects and collaborations== Before the release of ''[[Half Hour of Power]],'' and up until the departures of [[Dave Baksh]] and [[Steve Jocz]], Sum 41 occasionally played as an [[alter ego]] 1980s [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band called Pain for Pleasure during shows.<ref name="patchchordnews">{{cite web|first=Iain|last=Scott|url=https://www.patchchordnews.com/sum-41-barrowlands-glasgow-28022017-dont-call-it-a-sum-back-tour/|title=Sum 41, Barrowlands, Glasgow, 28/02/2017 β Don't Call It A Sum-Back Tour|date=March 4, 2017|access-date=March 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305062934/https://www.patchchordnews.com/sum-41-barrowlands-glasgow-28022017-dont-call-it-a-sum-back-tour/|archive-date=March 5, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band appeared in Sum 41's music videos for "[[Fat Lip]]" and "[[We're All to Blame]]" and had at least one song on each of the band's first three releases.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Karen|last=Bliss|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5936134/sum_cross_ts_with_dvd/print|title=Sum Cross T's With DVD|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 19, 2002|access-date=August 3, 2009}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The group's best known song under the Pain for Pleasure moniker is the song of the same name from ''[[All Killer No Filler]]'', a track that remains the band's staple during live shows and features drummer Steve Jocz on lead vocals. During the ''[[Don't Call It a Sum-Back Tour]]'' in 2017, Pain for Pleasure appeared performing the song at the end of their show with guitarist Tom Thacker replacing Jocz as the vocalist.<ref name="patchchordnews"/> Sum 41 has collaborated with many other artists, both live and in the studio, including: [[MC Shan]], [[Tenacious D]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Aubin|last=Paul|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/27063/media-sum-41tenacious-d-things-i-want|title=Sum 41/Tenacious D: "Things I Want"|work=Punknews.org|date=December 24, 2007|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022032033/http://www.punknews.org/article/27063/media-sum-41tenacious-d-things-i-want|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ludacris]],<ref name="Ludacris">{{cite web|first=Rashaun|last=Hall|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496104/20050120/ludacris.jhtml|title=Luda, Sum 41 Get Down On 'Get Back' During 'SNL' Rehearsal|work=[[MTV]]|date=January 20, 2005|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325224422/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496104/20050120/ludacris.jhtml|archive-date=March 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Iggy Pop]],<ref name="Iggy"/> [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]],<ref name="Kill Your Stereo collaborations">{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/pennywisesum-41the-vandalsbowling-for-soup-australian-tour/utSmrK-u0dA/18-01-08|title=Pennywise/Sum 41/The Vandals/Bowling For Soup Australian tour|work=Kill Your Stereo|date=January 17, 2008|access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref> [[Bowling for Soup]],<ref name="Kill Your Stereo collaborations"/> [[Unwritten Law]],<ref name="Law">{{cite web|first=Gene|last=Stout|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/55728_sum25.shtml|title=Hot punk band Sum 41 is planning cool antics|work=Seattlepi|date=January 25, 2002|access-date=October 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202032138/http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Hot-punk-band-Sum-41-is-planning-cool-antics-1078323.php|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Mike Shinoda]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kaitlyn|last=Ulrich|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/mike-shinoda-sum-41-linkin-parks-faint/|title=Mike Shinoda joins Sum 41 onstage for Linkin Park's "Faint"|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=August 26, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826221524/https://www.altpress.com/news/mike-shinoda-sum-41-linkin-parks-faint/|archive-date=August 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Treble Charger]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469818/20030206/treble_charger.jhtml|title=Avril, Sum 41 Part of Rear-End Mystery in Treble Charger Video|work=[[MTV]]|date=February 7, 2003|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040928032423/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1469818/20030206/treble_charger.jhtml|archive-date=September 28, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Gob (band)|Gob]],<ref name="Law"/> [[Tommy Lee]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Lamb|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/tommyland.htm|title=Tommy Lee β Tommyland, the Ride|work=[[Dotdash Meredith|Top40]]|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604231940/http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/tommyland.htm|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Rob Halford">{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/rob-halford-tommy-lee-broke-sum-41/|title=The Night Rob Halford + Tommy Lee Broke Sum 41|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=March 10, 2021|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204154627/https://loudwire.com/rob-halford-tommy-lee-broke-sum-41/|archive-date=February 4, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rob Halford]],<ref name="Rob Halford"/> [[Kerry King]],<ref name="Exclaim Gormely"/> [[Metallica]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skateboard.about.com/od/events/a/GravityGsMusic.htm|title=Sum 41 and The Donnas to Perform Friday Night at the Gravity Games|access-date=October 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075529/http://skateboard.about.com/od/events/a/GravityGsMusic.htm|archive-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ja Rule]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76261/papa-roach-ja-rule-shakira-to-salute-aerosmith|title=Papa Roach, Ja Rule, Shakira To Salute Aerosmith|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 2, 2002|access-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704090641/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76261/papa-roach-ja-rule-shakira-to-salute-aerosmith|archive-date=July 4, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Darryl McDaniels|DMC]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/sum_41_perform_with_dmc_and_original_guitarist_dave_brown_sound_baksh/|title=Sum 41 perform with DMC and original guitarist Dave "Brown Sound" Baksh|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=December 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209122714/https://www.altpress.com/sum_41_perform_with_dmc_and_original_guitarist_dave_brown_sound_baksh/|archive-date=February 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Nothing,Nowhere]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Greta|last=Brereton|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sum-41-team-up-with-nothing-nowhere-for-powerful-catching-fire-rework-2951288|title=Sum 41 team up with nothing, nowhere for powerful 'Catching Fire' rework|work=[[NME]]|date=May 30, 2021|access-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228081745/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sum-41-team-up-with-nothing-nowhere-for-powerful-catching-fire-rework-2951288|archive-date=February 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after touring for ''Does This Look Infected?'', Sum 41 was recruited by [[Iggy Pop]] for his album, ''[[Skull Ring]]''.<ref name="Iggy">{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480052/20031029/iggy_pop.jhtml|title=Iggy Pop, Sum 41 Think They 'Know It All'|work=[[MTV]]|date=October 29, 2003|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031101090152/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480052/20031029/iggy_pop.jhtml|archive-date=November 1, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> Whibley co-wrote the first single from the album, "[[Little Know It All]]", and joined Iggy on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' to promote it.<ref name="Iggy"/> Following the band's show of September 11, 2005, in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]], the band went on a touring hiatus, although on April 17, 2006, Sum 41 played at a tribute to Iggy Pop, joining Iggy on stage for "Little Know It All" and "Lust For Life".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Keith|last=Harris|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-great-iggy-pop-collaborations-79224/skull-ring-feat-green-day-peaches-and-sum-41-2003-29370/|title=20 Great Iggy Pop Collaborations|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419033115/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-great-iggy-pop-collaborations-79224/skull-ring-feat-green-day-peaches-and-sum-41-2003-29370/|archive-date=April 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Thomas|last=Smith|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/iggy-pops-10-best-collaborations-1963561|title=Iggy Pop's 10 best collaborations|work=[[NME]]|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Lily|last=Moayeri|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/iggy-pop-6346231|title=Iggy Pop|work=[[Miami New Times]]|date=November 6, 2003|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130051140/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/iggy-pop-6346231|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> During the band's 2006 touring hiatus, Whibley focused on his producing career: he produced two songs for [[Avril Lavigne]]'s album ''[[The Best Damn Thing]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Caitlin|last=Berens|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lavigne-idUSTRE56Q5US20090727|title=Avril Lavigne ready to "mellow out and sing"|work=[[Reuters]]|date=July 27, 2009|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023065446/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lavigne-idUSTRE56Q5US20090727|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Jocz recorded his first video as director for a Canadian band, [[The Midway State]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=5249|title=The Midway State Release Debut Album|work=Soul Shine|date=February 7, 2008|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327021708/http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=5249|archive-date=March 27, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> and McCaslin started a side project with [[Todd Morse]] of [[H2O (American band)|H<sub>2</sub>O]] and [[Juliette and the Licks]].<ref name="The Operation M.D.">{{cite web|first=Keith|last=Carman|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/operation_md-we_have_emergency|title=The Operation M.D. We Have An Emergency|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=February 28, 2007|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327062604/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/operation_md-we_have_emergency|archive-date=March 27, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> McCaslin's two-person band, named [[The Operation M.D.]], released its debut album, ''[[We Have an Emergency]]'', in early 2007.<ref name="The Operation M.D."/> In 2022, Whibley was featured on the [[Simple Plan]] single, "Ruin My Life".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jake|last=Richardson|url=https://www.kerrang.com/simple-plan-and-sum-41-talk-ruin-my-life-and-the-exciting-and-bizarre-renaissance-of-pop-punk/|title=Simple Plan and Sum 41 talk Ruin My Life, and the "exciting and bizarre" renaissance of pop-punk|work=[[Kerrang!]]|date=February 18, 2022|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421093733/https://www.kerrang.com/simple-plan-and-sum-41-talk-ruin-my-life-and-the-exciting-and-bizarre-renaissance-of-pop-punk/|archive-date=April 21, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Bobkin|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/simple_plan_deryck_whibley_sum_41_single_ruin_my_life_interview|title=Simple Plan and Sum 41 Bury the Hatchet with New Collaborative Single "Ruin My Life"|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=February 18, 2022|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304234702/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/simple_plan_deryck_whibley_sum_41_single_ruin_my_life_interview|archive-date=March 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Taylor|last=Linzinmeir|url=https://www.altpress.com/simple-plan-sum-41-deryck-whibley-ruin-my-life/|title=Simple Plan and Sum 41's Deryck Whibley release "Ruin My Life"βlisten|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 18, 2022|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130051134/https://www.altpress.com/simple-plan-sum-41-deryck-whibley-ruin-my-life/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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