EP
Half Hour of Power
Half Hour of Power is the debut EP from Sum 41, the Canadian pop-punk and skate punk band. It came out on 13 June 2000 on Big Rig, a subsidiary of Island Records, in the United States, with Aquarius Records handling the release in Canada.
It arrived before the band's first full-length record, All Killer No Filler, which followed in 2001. That makes it a useful early snapshot of Sum 41 at the start of a career that would stretch through to Heaven :x: Hell in 2024. If you want to hear the fast, cheeky pop-punk sound where it all began, this is the place to start.
Half Hour of Power: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 29:57Tracklist
- 1Grab the Devil by the Horns and Fuck Him Up the AssBaksh, Jocz, McCaslin, Whibley1:07
- 2Machine GunBaksh, Jocz, McCaslin, Whibley2:29
- 3What I BelieveGreig Nori and Deryck Whibley2:49
- 4T.H.T.0:44
- 5Makes No DifferenceGreig Nori and Deryck Whibley3:10
- 6SummerGreig Nori and Deryck Whibley2:40
- 732 Ways to DieSteve Jocz1:31
- 8Second Chance for Max HeadroomDeryck Whibley3:51
- 9Dave's Possessed Hair / It's What We're All AboutBaksh, Whibley, 413:48
- 10Ride the Chariot to the DevilDave Baksh and Deryck Whibley0:55
- 11Another Time AroundGreig Nori and Deryck Whibley6:52
- Produced by
- Greig Nori, Deryck Whibley
- Recorded at
- Metalworks, Mississauga, Ontario
- Recorded
- 2000
- Mixed by
- Blair Calibaba, Matt Hyde, L. Stu Young, Jerry Finn
- Engineered by
- Blair Calibaba, Ed Krautner
- Mastered by
- Roger Lian, Howie Weinberg
- Artwork
- Kyledidthis
- Labels
- Big Rig, Island, Aquarius
- Length
- 29:57
Line-up
- Dave Baksh · guitar, vocals
- Steve Jocz · drums (drum set)
- Jason McCaslin · bass guitar
- Deryck Whibley · guitar, vocals
- Steven Donald · horn · guest
- Sarah McElcheran · horn · guest
- MC Shan · guest
Singles
- “Makes No Difference” · 11 July 2000
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2000–2001 | 143 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2000–2001 | 176 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2000–2001 | 18 |
| US Heatseekers · 2000–2001 | 36 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2000–2001 | 62 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 2003 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Silver |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
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Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
1.1k
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22k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
7.2k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2000-06-13; musicbrainz + wikidata 2000-06-27 (14 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 June 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 13 June 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 27 June 2000 | |
| US release | 27 June 2000 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 27 June 2000 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2000 | US | Big Rig | 731454241922 | original |
| 27 June 2000 | CA | Aquarius Records | 060270058927 | original |
| 27 June 2000 | XE | Island | 731454241922 | original |
| 12 November 2001 | GB | Big Rig | 731454241922 | other |
| 22 May 2002 | JP | Big Rig | 4988005302076 | other |
| 8 December 2017 | XW | Island | 602567281221 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1500x1488, upscaled to 1500 (x1.01)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1488 | upscaled: minor: best source 1500x1488, upscaled to 1500 (x1.01) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |