"Makes No Difference" is the debut single by Canadian

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band Sum 41. It was released in June 2000 as the lead single from the band's extended play ''

Half Hour of Power ''Half Hour of Power'' is the debut extended play 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 th ...

''. The song is featured on the soundtracks for ''

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'', '' Out Cold'' and ''

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''. A new version 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."

Music videos

There are two different music videos of this song, both of which were filmed in

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. The first music video contains miscellaneous clips of the band performing, goofing around in shops and spraying people with water guns. This footage was used by the band in order to attract record labels. The second video, which features

Deryck Whibley Deryck Jason Whibley (born 21 March 1980), nicknamed Bizzy D, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, main songwriter, producer, founder and only ...

with black hair, is a very large teenage 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. At one point, rapper DMX makes a cameo appearance on a quad bike. DMX agreed to be in the video as he had been in Toronto at the time filming ''

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''.

Appearances in other media

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of the song by Vinn Lombardo is featured in the 2006 Nintendo DS

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''. *The song plays during the credits of the

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dub of '' Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku''. *The song is featured in

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' ''

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'' and ''

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''. *The song is featured on MuchMusic's ''

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'' compilation album. *The song also appears in the films ''

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'', '' Out Cold'' and ''

''. *The song is also featured in the 2000 film ''

''. *The song plays during the closing credits of Season 5 Episode 2 ("Sappy Anniversary") of the MTV animated series ''

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''.

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are adapted from the ''Half Hour of Power'' album liner notes. * Deryck "Bizzy D" Whibley – writer, producer, guitar, vocals * Dave "Hot Chocolate" Baksh – writer, guitar, vocals * Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz – writer, drums * Jason "Cone" McCaslin – writer, bass * Greg Nori – producer * Blair Calibaba – engineering *

Jerry Finn Jermone Gregory Finn (March 31, 1969 – August 21, 2008), sometimes credited as "Huckle" Jerry Finn, was an American record producer and mix engineer. He worked with numerous punk rock and pop-punk artists such as Blink-182, AFI, Sum 41, ...

– mixing *

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– mastering * Roger Lian – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

External links

"Makes No Difference" music video (original version)
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