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"What We're All About" (titled "It's What We're All About" on the single cover) is a song by Canadian rock band
Sum 41 Sum 41 was a Canadian rock band formed in Ajax, Ontario, in 1996. The band's final lineup consisted of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason McCaslin (bass, backing vocals), Tom T ...
. It was released in April 2002 as a single for the soundtrack to the film ''
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''.


Composition

"What We're All About" is a reworked version of "Dave's Possessed Hair/ What We're all About" from the band's first EP, ''
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''. Part of the first verse is rapped in an acappella version in the beginning of the "
Fat Lip "Fat Lip" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It is the fourth track on their debut album, '' All Killer No Filler'' (2001), and was released as the lead single in April 2001. It is the band's most successful single to date, topping the ''B ...
" music video. Similar to "Fat Lip", vocal duties in "What We're All About" are split evenly between lead singer and rhythm guitarist
Deryck Whibley Deryck Jason Whibley (born 21 March 1980), also known by the stage name 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, produc ...
, drummer
Steve Jocz Stephen Jocz (born July 23, 1981), also known as Stevo32 (or simply Stevo), is a Canadian drummer and YouTuber, best known as the founding drummer for the rock band Sum 41. Biography Jocz joined Sum 41 in 1996. He graduated from Exeter High ...
, and lead guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh. The song segues into the 55-second instrumental track, "Ride the Chariot to the Devil", on the EP version of the song. In September 2001, Whibley mentioned that the band wanted to feature rappers Redman and
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in the reworked version of the song, but this did not end up happening.


Music video

The music video for "What We're All About" was 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 ...
and premiered in mid-2002. It features the Sum 41 band members playing upside-down with their instruments chained to the roof as they perform on the rooftop to the audience below. Throughout the video, various clips of the ''Spider-Man'' movie play, and in the middle of the performance,
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guitarist
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makes a
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, performing his guitar solo in the song. Near the end of the video, the band members leap into the audience below as the party segues into the scene from the movie where Spider-Man returns from his battle with Green Goblin with a cut on his arm. As the blood drips and hits the floor, the entire audience looks up, only to see nothing, leaving everyone confused.


Track listing

# "It's What We're All About" # "Handle This" (live version)


Personnel

;Sum 41 * Deryck "Bizzy D" Whibley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Dave "Brownsound" Baksh – lead vocals, lead guitar * Jason "Cone" McCaslin – bass guitar, backing vocals * Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz – lead vocals, drums ;Additional musician *
Kerry King Kerry Ray King (born June 3, 1964) is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and is one of two members to stay with the band ...
– guitar solo


Charts


References


External links

* {{authority control 2002 singles Sum 41 songs Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Rapcore songs Rap rock songs 2002 songs Island Records singles Songs written by Steve Jocz Songs written by Deryck Whibley Songs written by Dave Baksh Songs from Spider-Man films Spider-Man (2002 film series)