"Still Waiting" is a song by Canadian
rock
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band
Sum 41
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. Originally called Kaspir, the band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason "Cone" McCas ...
. It was released in November 2002 as the lead single from the album ''
Does This Look Infected?
''Does This Look Infected?'' is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released on November 26, 2002.
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''.
Song meaning
The song is an anti-
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and anti-
Iraq War
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song.
Music video
The video, directed by
Marc Klasfeld
Marc Klasfeld is an American music video director. He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Slipknot, Sum 41, Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Michael Bublé, Nelly, Foo Fighters, Kelly ...
, starts with the band members entering the office of a record executive (played by
Will Sasso
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). He says the "number band thing" is "out" and changes the band's name to "The Sums" and the members' individual names (Deryck is "Sven", Cone is "Thurston", Dave is "Holmes", and Stevo is "Sergio"). The band then plays the song on a set spoofing
The Hives
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,
The Strokes
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, and
The Vines and includes various images of arcade games. At the start of the last chorus, Deryck breaks the choreography and starts trashing his equipment and Dave, Cone, and Stevo do the same thing. The video ends with the four band members pushing down The Sums' name behind them.
Apart from the introduction, the performance was recorded at 30 frames per second (on video) as if it was a live performance.
The video contains an
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at 1:37, spotting a
hangman game
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screen for a few frames, with "SU_ _1" / "SU_ 41" as text and "LAO GHQ KE9" letters of unknown meaning.
Critical reception
Gareth Dobson of
Drowned in Sound
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History
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criticized the song, writing "Worst of all, the band choose to articulate their sense of misplaced rage in the form of a sub-
Offspring
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SoCal punk dirge. I'd like to say I preferred it when they sang about girls n'that, but I didn't. I just want them to go away."
Track listing
;CD single
# Still Waiting
# All Messed Up (Demo)
# Motivation (Live at the Astoria)
# Still Waiting (Demo) (Absent on some versions)
# Still Waiting (CD ROM Video)
;CD Single 2
# Still Waiting
# In Too Deep (live from Astoria)
# Fat Lip (live from Astoria)
;CD Single 3
# Still Waiting
# All Messed Up (Demo)
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
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Music sheet
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2002 singles
2002 songs
Sum 41 songs
Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld
Anti-war songs
Melodic hardcore songs
Island Records singles
Heavy metal songs