Half Hour of Power
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{{Infobox album
| name = Half Hour of Power
| type = EP
| artist = Sum 41
| cover = Sum41_halfhourofpower.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2000|6|27}}
| recorded = 2000
| venue =
| studio = Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
| genre =
| length = 30:00
| label = {{flatlist|
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| producer = {{flatlist|
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| prev_title = 1998 Demo Tape
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = All Killer No Filler
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Half Hour of Power
| type = EP
| single1 = Makes No Difference
| single1date = July 11, 2000
}}
}}
Half Hour of Power is the debut extended play{{refn|group=upper-alpha|Some sources consider Half Hour of Power a studio album and other sources consider it an extended play.{{cite web |title=Sum 41 unleash their power (ready to release 2 albums). |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27353938_ITM |publisher=Canadian Musician |date=July 1, 2000 |access-date=January 12, 2021}}{{cite web |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |title=Sum 41 Plan DVD, Live B-Sides, Monthlong Tour |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452491/20020221/sum_41.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040510164839/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452491/20020221/sum_41.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 10, 2004 |publisher=MTV |date=February 21, 2002 |access-date=January 12, 2021}}}} by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released on June 27, 2000, on Big Rig Records, a subsidiary of Island Records (United States), and Aquarius Records (Canada). The cover features the band's then-drummer Steve Jocz aiming a Nerf gun up in the air and standing in front of an explosion in the background. Though officially an EP, Half Hour of Power may also be considered the band's debut studio album. Most of the songs featured on the EP were included as bonus tracks on Sum 41's actual debut studio album All Killer No Filler (2001), which featured a re-recorded version of Half Hour of Power's sixth track "Summer". This is the second of three times that this song was featured on a Sum 41 album. It first appeared on their 1998 demo tape. The group originally planned to include different versions of the song on each of their albums as a joke, but scrapped the idea after All Killer No Filler, as they felt that it would annoy their fanbase.
Music
Critics have categorized Half Hour of Power as pop punk{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/half-hour-of-power-mw0000066795|title=Half Hour of Power Review |website=AllMusic|access-date=March 30, 2025|first=Curtis|last=Zimmermann}} and skate punk.{{cite web |url=http://www.aux.tv/2016/02/the-13-best-albums-from-the-emopop-punk-boom/ |title=The 13 best albums from the emo/pop-punk boom |publisher=Aux |last=Rousseau |first=Rob |date=February 23, 2016}}{{cite journal |title=SUM 41 Half Hour of Power |journal=CMJ New Music Monthly |last=Behrman |first=Lorne |number=85 |year=2000 |issn=1074-6978 |page=61}}{{cite web |url=http://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/sum-41-half-hour-of-power/ |title=SUM 41 – HALF HOUR OF POWER |publisher=Punktastic |date=July 30, 2004}} The songs "Grab the Devil by the Horns and Fuck Him Up the Ass" and "Ride the Chariot to the Devil", are heavy metal songs,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/half-hour-of-power-japan-bonus-tracks-mr0001355372|title=Half Hour of Power [Japan Bonus Tracks] - Sum 41 - Release Info - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=18 January 2018}} similar to Iron Maiden. Although "Another Time Around" was described as punk rock, the song's intro was described as "dirge-metal". The song "Second Chance for Max Headroom" sounds like the band NOFX and has a ska section.{{cite web |url=http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/1200/sum41.shtml |title=SUM 41 - HALF HOUR OF POWER |publisher=Hybridmagazine.com |author=Ewan Wadharmi |access-date=2015-12-10 |archive-date=2001-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010510052831/http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/1200/sum41.shtml |url-status=dead }} The song "Dave's Possessed Hair/It's What We're All About" is known for having a part with elements of hip hop music. Elements of hardcore punk are also featured on the EP. The track "T.H.T." is oi!.
Critical reception
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Curtis Zimmermann of AllMusic stated that "The first track, "Grab the Devil by the Horns and Fuck Him up the Ass," is a time warp. For a minute and a half the group relives the new wave of British metal and cranks out an Iron Maiden style tune. After a brief trip down memory lane the album quickly morphs into pop punk. The songs are well crafted and the hooks are catchy on "Make No Difference" and "Summer." But in some respects that is problematic, there was a time in the pre-Green Day/Blink-182 years where punk defined itself by not being radio friendly. A good album, but essentially proof that turn of the millennium punk is just as much a corporate rock entity as adult contemporary."{{Citation|title=Half Hour of Power - Sum 41 {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/half-hour-of-power-mw0000066795|language=en-us|access-date=2020-12-13}}
Track listing
Writing credits taken from ASCAP.{{cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/performer/SUM%2041 |title=Sum 41 |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}
{{Track listing
| total_length = 29:57
| title1 = Grab the Devil by the Horns and Fuck Him Up the Ass
| note1 = Instrumental
| writer1 = Deryck Whibley, Steve Jocz, Dave Baksh, Jason McCaslin
| length1 = 1:07
| title2 = Machine Gun
| writer2 = Whibley
| length2 = 2:29
| title3 = What I Believe
| writer3 = Whibley, Greig Nori
| length3 = 2:50
| title4 = T.H.T.
| writer4 = Whibley
| length4 = 0:44
| title5 = Makes No Difference
| writer5 = Whibley, Nori
| length5 = 3:10
| title6 = Summer
| writer6 = Whibley, Nori
| length6 = 2:40
| title7 = 32 Ways to Die
| note7 = Instrumental
| writer7 = Jocz
| length7 = 1:31
| title8 = Second Chance for Max Headroom
| writer8 = Whibley
| length8 = 3:51
| title9 = Dave's Possessed Hair" / "What We're All About
| writer9 = Whibley, Baksh / Whibley, Jocz, Baksh, Shawn Moltke
| length9 = 3:48
| title10 = Ride the Chariot to the Devil
| note10 = Instrumental
| writer10 = Whibley, Baksh
| length10 = 0:55
| title11 = Another Time Around
| note11 = Actual song ends at 3:22 with added silence afterwards bringing the EP's length to 30 minutes
| writer11 = Whibley, Nori
| length11 = 6:52
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Personnel
Adapted from the EP's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Half Hour of Power|type=CD liner notes|others=Sum 41|year=2000|publisher=The Island Def Jam Music Group}}
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- Deryck "Bizzy D" Whibley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, rapping on "What We're All About"
- Dave "Hot Chocolate" Baksh - lead guitar, backing vocals, rapping on "What We're All About"
- Jason "Cone" McCaslin – bass, backing vocals
- Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz – drums, rapping on "What We're All About"
;Additional musicians
Charts
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Sum 41|title=Half Hour of Power|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2000|certyear=2003|access-date=May 8, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Sum 41|title=Half Hour of Power|award=Silver|type=album|relyear=2000|certyear=2013|id=12547-1183-2|access-date=May 8, 2024}}
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjK2W6TkofG_g-LmZ0dYMAg9V7FA1OVET Half Hour of Power] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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