Order in Decline

On April 23, 2019, the band announced via social media that they were working on their seventh studio album. According to lead singer Deryck Whibley, the album will feature lyrics regarding social and political turmoil over the US and Canada. Whibley stated “The last thing I wanted to do was write a social or political protest record, and Order in Decline is not that. It's also very hard not to have feelings about everything that's going on in the world.”{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/04/sum-41-new-album-order-in-decline-out-for-blood-single/|title=Sum 41 announce new album, Order in Decline, release 'Out for Blood': Stream|date=24 April 2019|website=Consequence of Sound}} The band released a press statement calling the album their "heaviest and most aggressive" to date.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-returns-with-heaviest-and-most-aggressive-album-to-date-order-in-decline/|title=SUM 41 Returns With 'Heaviest And Most Aggressive' Album To Date, 'Order In Decline'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=24 April 2019}}

Whibley produced, engineered, and mixed the album himself.

During the three years touring for 13 Voices (2016), the band came up with several song ideas. After finishing the tour; the music was finished within three weeks, with lyrics finished shortly afterwards.

On April 24, 2019, they released the single "Out for Blood", written by Deryck Whibley and Mike Green{{Cite web|url=http://www.bkentertainmentgroup.com/mike-green|title=Mike Green, Co-Writer|date=May 19, 2019|website=The BK Entertainment Group, A Division Of Patriot Management Group}} through Hopeless Records, along with an accompanying music video.{{cite web |last1=Clapés |first1=Marc |title=The return of Sum 41 with 'Out for Blood' |date=23 April 2019 |url=https://www.primerafila.cat/featured/2019/04/el-retorn-de-sum-41-amb-out-for-blood/ |access-date=23 April 2019}} The same day, the band also announced their seventh studio album, Order In Decline, which was released on July 19, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/04/25/sum-41-drop-new-song-out-for-blood-from-forthcoming-album-order-in-decline/|title=Sum 41 drop new song 'Out For Blood' from forthcoming album Order in Decline|last=brownypaul|date=2019-04-24|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-24}} On June 11, the second single "A Death in the Family" was released along with a music video.{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41_share_new_song_a_death_in_the_family|title=Sum 41 Share New Song "A Death in the Family"|last=Slingerland|first=Calum|date=June 11, 2019|access-date=June 11, 2019}} On June 18, "Never There" was released as the third single, along with a video.{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/sum-41-new-song-never-there/|title=Sum 41 unplug for touching acoustic single "Never There"|last=Goeman|first=Collin|website=Alternative Press|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019}} On July 8, a fourth single, “45 (A Matter of Time),” was released, along with a music video.{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-drops-protest-filled-music-video-for-45-a-matter-of-time/|title=Sum 41 Drops Protest-Filled Music Video for '45 (A Matter Of Time)'|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=July 8, 2019|access-date=July 8, 2019}} The acoustic versions of “Heads Will Roll” and “Catching Fire,” which were released as bonus tracks, were released as a digital single under the title “Order In Decline B-Sides.”

On May 28, 2021, almost two years after the album’s initial release, the band released a version of "Catching Fire" featuring Nothing,Nowhere, accompanied by a music video.{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/05/28/sum-41-unveil-catching-fire-with-nothing-nowhere/|title=Sum 41 Unveil 'Catching Fire' with Nothing, Nowhere|last=May|first=Tamara|date=May 28, 2021|access-date=May 28, 2021}}

Musically, Order in Decline has been described as continuing the band's departure from pop punk, instead showing styles such as heavy metal,{{cite web|title=Review: Sum 41 – Order In Decline|date=18 July 2019|url=https://www.alreadyheard.com/review-sum-41-order-in-decline/|access-date=19 July 2019}} punk rock,{{cite web |last1=DeWald |first1=Mike |title=Album Review: Sum 41 doesn't mince words on ferocious, politically charged 'Order In Decline' |date=15 July 2019 |url=http://www.riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/sum-41-order-in-decline/ |access-date=19 July 2019}} melodic hardcore, and alternative metal.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 6.2/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9987/Sum-41-Order-In-Decline.aspx|title=Order in Decline by Sum 41 reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=September 8, 2019}}

| MC = 75/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/order-in-decline/sum-41|title=Order in Decline by Sum 41|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 19, 2019}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Yeung|first=Neil|title=Sum 41 – Order in Decline|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/order-in-decline-mw0003275123|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 18, 2019}}

| rev2 = The Arts Desk

| rev2score = {{rating|1|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-sum-41-order-decline|title=CD: Sum 41 - Order In Decline|website=The Arts Desk|last=Oddy|first=Guy|date=16 July 2019|access-date=21 April 2025}}

| rev3 = Evening Standard

| rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/sum-41-order-in-decline-review-album-a4193986.html|title=Sum 41 - Order in Decline review: A stale, sanitised slog|website=Evening Standard|last=Embley|first=Jochan|date=19 July 2019|access-date=21 April 2025}}

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4score = 4/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sum_41-order_in_decline|title=Sum 41 - Order in Decline|website=Exclaim!|last=Gormely|first=Ian|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=April 21, 2025}}

| rev5 = The Independent

| rev5Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite news|last=White|first=Adam|title=Album reviews: Sum 41 – Order in Decline, Mike Love – 12 Sides of Summer and The Flaming Lips – King's Mouth|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/sum-41-album-review-order-in-decline-flaming-lips-king-s-mouth-mike-love-12-sides-of-summer-tour-a9008311.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/sum-41-album-review-order-in-decline-flaming-lips-king-s-mouth-mike-love-12-sides-of-summer-tour-a9008311.html |archive-date=2022-05-24 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=July 19, 2019}}

| rev6 = Kerrang!

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Kerrang! Album Review: Sum 41 – Order In Decline|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-sum-41-order-in-decline/|magazine=Kerrang!|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2019}}

| rev7 = The Music

| rev7Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Rose|first=Anna|title=SumSum 41 / Order In Decline|url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/sum-41-order-in-decline-anna-rose/OBggKi0sLy4|magazine=The Music|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=September 8, 2019}}

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Kervin|first=Graham|title=Review: Sum 41's Order in Decline Presents a Band in Total Control|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-sum-41-order-in-decline-presents-a-band-in-total-control/|magazine=Slant Magazine|date=July 17, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019}}

| rev9 = Sputnikmusic

| rev9Score = 3.8/5{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/79851/Sum-41-Order-In-Decline/|title=Sum 41 – Order in Decline|website=Sputnikmusic|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=July 19, 2019}}

| rev10 = The Times

| rev10score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/canada-world/article/sum-41-order-in-decline-review-the-pop-punks-grow-up-a-little-phm97w3q7|title=Sum 41: Order in Decline review — the pop punks grow up, a little|website=The Times|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|date=19 July 2019|access-date=21 April 2025}}

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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 75 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". AllMusic called the album "one of the most accomplished albums in their catalog." Wall of Sound gave the album a positive review, stating: "While it’s doubtful we’ll be seeing any pop/punk revival from these guys, Order in Decline is the best version of Sum 41 we've heard in years."{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/07/14/sum-41-order-in-decline-album-review/|title=Sum 41 – Order in Decline (Album Review)|website=Wall of Sound|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=July 15, 2019}}

Kerrang! was positive toward the album, calling it "a darkly personal view of the world [and] their heaviest album to date." Slant Magazine was positive towards the album's production, calling it "pitch-perfect."

Distorted Sound Magazine was positive towards the album, stating: "Although ... some of the songs do not quite hit the mark, Order In Decline is a fine new effort from Sum 41 ... nostalgia can be a double-edged sword, but here, Sum 41 show no signs of relying on their successes of years gone by."{{cite web|last=Weaver|first=James|title=Album Review: Order In Decline – Sum 41|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-order-in-decline-sum-41/|publisher=Distorted Sound Magazine|date=July 17, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019}}

All tracks written by Deryck Whibley, except where noted.

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| title1 = Turning Away

| length1 = 3:50

| title2 = Out for Blood

| length2 = 3:36

| note2 = Whibley, Mike Green

| title3 = The New Sensation

| length3 = 3:50

| title4 = A Death in the Family

| length4 = 3:18

| title5 = Heads Will Roll

| length5 = 3:50

| title6 = 45 (A Matter of Time)

| length6 = 3:12

| title7 = Never There

| length7 = 4:20

| title8 = Eat You Alive

| length8 = 2:44

| title9 = The People Vs...

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| length9 = 3:19

| title10 = Catching Fire

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| headline = Target and Japanese bonus tracks{{Cite web|url=https://www.target.com/p/sum-41-order-in-decline-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-76554300|title=Sum 41 - Order in Decline ( Target Exclusive , CD )}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/EKRM-1396|title=オーダー・イン・ディクライン / SUM 41|date=16 July 2019|website=CD Japan}}

| title11 = Heads Will Roll

| note11 = acoustic

| length11 = 3:30

| title12 = Catching Fire

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| total_length = 43:30

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Sum 41

• Deryck Whibley – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, production, engineering, mixing
• Dave "Brownsound" Baksh – guitars
• Tom Thacker – guitars
• Jason "Cone" McCaslin – bass
• Frank Zummo – drums

Additional musicians

• Mike Green – keyboards, guitar

Additional personnel

• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Doug McKean – drum engineering
• Chaz Sexton – engineering assistance

Artwork

• Brian Manley – artwork, layout
• Josh Budich – cover art
• Ashley Osborn – band photo
• Fredric Johansson – photography
• Kirsten Otto – photography
• Ryan Watanabe – photography
• Tyler Ross – photography

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