Fake My Own Death

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"Fake My Own Death"
Punk metal[2]
Length3:14
LabelHopeless
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Deryck Whibley
Sum 41 singles chronology
"Baby You Don't Wanna Know"
(2011) 		"Fake My Own Death"
(2016) 		"War"
(2016)

"Fake My Own Death" is the lead single from Sum 41's sixth studio album 13 Voices, which was released on October 7, 2016. The song was the third track on the album.[3] The song was released on June 28, 2016, along with an accompanying music video, through Hopeless Records' official YouTube channel.

Music video

The song's music video was released through the Hopeless Records official YouTube channel, on June 28, 2016.[4] It was directed by longtime collaborator Marc Klasfeld, who also directed the band's music videos for "Fat Lip", "In Too Deep", "We're All to Blame" and more.

The video begins at 7th and

internet memes, as well as internet public figures, that are attacking them, and then ultimately fighting them. Among the memes and public figures in the videos are the Nyan Cat, Kim Kardashian posing nude (from her 'Break the Internet' photo shoot for Paper magazine), Miley Cyrus on a Wrecking Ball, Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, Angry Birds, Doge, Bill Cosby, Brad Pitt, Charlie Sheen, Sean Bean, Ben Affleck, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Michael Jordan, Shia LaBeouf from his motivational video, a few Guitar Hero references (like Deryck Whibley playing a Guitar Hero game controller instead of his actual guitar for a few seconds), Trevor Philips from Grand Theft Auto V, Kermit the Frog, SpongeBob, Spider-Man and more. It is the first video by the band to feature the return of guitarist Dave Baksh and the first video not to feature former drummer Steve Jocz, who was replaced by Frank Zummo
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Live performances

The song "Fake My Own Death" was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on October 3, 2016.

Charts

Chart performance for "Fake My Own Death"
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada
Rock (Billboard)[5]
 45
US
Billboard)[6]
 44

References

  1. ^ Rock Sound (7 October 2016). "A Track-By-Track Guide To The New Sum 41 Album". Retrieved 25 January 2018 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ SENDEJAS, JESSE. "Sum 41 and Their Houston Fans Have Their Cake and Eat It Too". Houston Press. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ Sum 41 [@Sum41] (August 22, 2016). "Hey everyone. I wanted to let you know that we have picked the official 1st single for our new record #13Voices..." (Tweet). Retrieved 25 January 2018 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Hopeless Records (28 June 2016). "Sum 41 - Fake My Own Death (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 25 January 2018 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

External links

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