"War" is a song by Canadian

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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 as the lead single from the album ''

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'' on August 25, 2016.

Background

The song was released as a single, along with accompanying music video, on August 25, 2016, through the official channel of

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. It is the first single from the band since the return of guitarist

Dave Baksh Dave Baksh (born 26 July 1980) also known by his stage name Dave Brownsound, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter best known as one of the guitarists of rock band Sum 41. Baksh quit Sum 41 in 2006 (not counting a guest appearance on ...

in 2015 and the departure of former drummer

Steve Jocz Steve Jocz (born 23 July 1981) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the former drummer for the Canadian rock band Sum 41. Early life Jocz formed Sum 41 in 1996 alongside Deryck Whibley. Jocz graduated from Exeter High Sc ...

, who left the group in 2013.

Frank Zummo Frank C. Zummo is an American musician, best known as the drummer for rock bands Sum 41 and Street Drum Corps. Career Zummo is one of the founding members of Street Drum Corps. Zummo has performed as the drummer for several other bands, both a ...

, who replaces Jocz, makes his debut with this single.

Music video

The song's music video was released through the

official

channel, on August 24, 2016. It was directed by

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Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2016 singles 2016 songs Sum 41 songs Rock ballads Songs written by Deryck Whibley