Makes No Difference
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"Makes No Difference" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian pop punk
band
Sum 41
. It was released in June 2000 as the lead single from the album Half Hour of Power
. The song is featured on the soundtracks for Bring it On
, Out Cold
and Van Wilder. A new version of the song was featured on Sum 41's greatest hits compilation, All the Good Shit
.
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it "neatly walks a line between polished modern rock and a clever turn at accessible adult top 40, charged up with grimacing guitars and a pace frantic enough to shake the perm loose from the intended audience's girlfriends."
makes a cameo appearance on an ATV. The other video contains miscellaneous clips of them performing
CD:
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band
Band (music)
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Sum 41
Sum 41
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...
. It was released in June 2000 as the lead single from the album Half Hour of Power
Half Hour of Power
Half Hour of Power is Sum 41's debut EP. It was released June 27, 2000, on Big Rig Records, a subsidiary of Island Records , and Aquarius Records...
. The song is featured on the soundtracks for Bring it On
Bring It On (film)
Bring It On is a 2000 teen comedy film about two competing high school cheerleading squads, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union...
, Out Cold
Out Cold (2001 film)
Out Cold is a 2001 American comedy film about a group of snowboarders in Alaska. It is the first feature film by the music video directing team The Malloys. The movie presents itself as something of a parody of 1980's "ski school" movies and makes a number of references to the film Casablanca...
and Van Wilder. A new version of the song was featured on Sum 41's greatest hits compilation, All the Good Shit
All the Good Shit
- Personnel :* Deryck Whibley - lead guitar , lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano , drums * Cone McCaslin - bass guitar, backing vocals...
.
Critical reception
Larry Flick, of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it "neatly walks a line between polished modern rock and a clever turn at accessible adult top 40, charged up with grimacing guitars and a pace frantic enough to shake the perm loose from the intended audience's girlfriends."
Music video
The music video is a very large teenage party that Sum 41 is hosting, where a lot of destruction is done to the house as the night goes on, including a car being driven into the house. At one point rapper DMXDMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
makes a cameo appearance on an ATV. The other video contains miscellaneous clips of them performing
Appearances in other media
- A cover versionCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the song by Vinn Lombardo is featured in the 2006 Nintendo DSNintendo DSThe is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
video game Elite Beat AgentsElite Beat AgentsElite Beat Agents is a music video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It was first released in North America, and has since been released in Europe and South Korea . It is the spiritual sequel to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, a Japanese rhythm game...
. - The song plays during the credits of Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku.
- The song is featured in EA SportsEA SportsEA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
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and Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 is the successor to Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX and one of the last videogames created by Acclaim Entertainment before going out of business. It was first released for the PlayStation 2 in August 2001, and in the following months it was ported to the GameCube, Game Boy...
. - The song is featured on MuchMusicMuchMusicMuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
's Big Shiny Tunes 5Big Shiny Tunes 5"Big Shiny Tunes 5" is the fifth edition of the MuchMusic compilation series, Big Shiny Tunes. The album reached #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and was certified 6x Platinum by the CRIA...
compilation album. - The song also appears in the film Summer CatchSummer CatchSummer Catch is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, and Matthew Lillard. The story takes place on Cape Cod, but the majority of the film was shot in Southport, North Carolina.-Plot:...
. - The song is also featured in the 2000 film Bring It OnBring It On (film)Bring It On is a 2000 teen comedy film about two competing high school cheerleading squads, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, and Gabrielle Union...
.
Track listing
Cassette:- "Makes No Difference"
- "Grab the Devil By the Horns and F*** Him Up the A**"
CD:
- "Makes No Difference"
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 32 |
| Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative Chart Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie... |
29 |
External links
- "Makes No Difference" music video (original version) at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....