Makes No Difference
{{Short description|2000 single by Sum 41}}
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| type = single
| artist = Sum 41
| album = Half Hour of Power
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| released = {{Start date|2000|07|11}}
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| genre = *Pop punk
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=10}}
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| writer = Sum 41
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| chronology = Sum 41
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| next_title = Fat Lip
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|MTCufwwHi2k|"Makes No Difference"}}}}
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"Makes No Difference" is the debut single by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released in June 2000 as the lead single from the band's extended play Half Hour of Power. The song is featured on the soundtracks for Bring It On, Out Cold and Van Wilder. A 2002 re-recording of the song was featured on Sum 41's greatest hits compilation, All the Good Shit.
Critical reception
Larry Flick, of Billboard 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."Billboard, July 8, 2000 - Vol. 112, No. 28, Page 23.
Music videos
There are two different music videos of this song, both of which were filmed in Toronto.
The first music video contains miscellaneous clips of the band performing, goofing around in shops and spraying people with water guns.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCufwwHi2k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/MTCufwwHi2k |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Sum 41 - Makes No Difference|date=16 June 2009 |via=YouTube.com}}{{cbignore}} This footage was used by the band in order to attract record labels.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41_survive_teen_stardom_substance_abuse_and_changing_tastes_to_rise_again_on_out_for_blood|title=Sum 41 Survive Teen Stardom, Substance Abuse and Changing Tastes to Rise Again on 'Out for Blood'|last=Gormely|first=Ian|date=July 12, 2019|work=Exclaim!|access-date=December 20, 2022}}
The second video, which features Deryck Whibley with black hair, is a very large teenage house party that Sum 41 is playing at. A lot of destruction is done to the house as the night goes on, including a car being driven into the house.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX0t2BLDqv8|title=Sum 41 - makes no difference (music video)|date=24 April 2006 |via=YouTube.com}} At one point, rapper DMX makes a cameo appearance on a quad bike.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/s/sum41_01_7q/index.jhtml |title=7 Questions with Sum41 |website=MTV |accessdate=February 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224020529/http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/s/sum41_01_7q/index.jhtml |archive-date=December 24, 2010}}{{cite tweet|user=sum41|author=Sum 41|number=1380666025272745987|title=Remembering this perfect cameo from our "Makes No Difference" music video today.
Rest In Power DMX.|access-date=December 20, 2022}} DMX agreed to be in the video as he had been in Toronto at the time filming Exit Wounds.{{cite web |url=https://loudwire.com/dmx-sum-41-music-video-makes-no-difference/ |title=That Time DMX Crashed a House Party in Sum 41's First Music Video |last=DiVita |first=Joe |date=April 10, 2021 |website=Loudwire |access-date=December 20, 2022 |language=en}}
Appearances in other media
- A cover version of the song by Vinn Lombardo is featured in the 2006 Nintendo DS video game Elite Beat Agents.
- The song plays during the credits of the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku.
- The song is featured in EA Sports' NHL 2002 and Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2.
- The song is featured on MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes 5 compilation album.
- The song also appears in the films Summer Catch, Out Cold and Van Wilder.
- The song is also featured in the 2000 film Bring It On.
- The song plays during the closing credits of Season 5 Episode 2 ("Sappy Anniversary") of the MTV animated series Daria.
Personnel
- Deryck "Bizzy D" Whibley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, producer
- Dave "Hot Chocolate" Baksh – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jason "Cone" McCaslin – bass
- Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz – drums
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2000)
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| scope="row"| Canada Rock (RPM){{cite magazine |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9939&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 |title=Rock/Alternative - Rock/Alternative - Volume 71, No. 19, September 11, 2000 |magazine=RPM |access-date=2011-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807152949/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9939&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
| 26 |
| {{Single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|32|artist=Sum 41|rowheader=true|access-date=May 14, 2019}} |
Release history
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| United States
|{{start date|2000|07|11}} |align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=Alternative: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1358|page=111|date=July 7, 2000}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX0t2BLDqv8 "Makes No Difference" music video (original version)] at YouTube
{{Sum 41 songs}}
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Category:Island Records singles
Category:Songs written by Deryck Whibley
Category:Songs written by Greig Nori
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