Fat Lip

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"Fat Lip"

Single by Sum 41
from the album All Killer No Filler
Released	August 28, 2001 USA October 1, 2001 UK
Format	CD, cassette, DVD
Genre	Punk rock
Length	2:58
Label	Island Records
Producer(s)	Jerry Finn
Chart positions
#1 (USA) (US Modern Rock) #66 (USA) (US Hot 100) #8 (UK)
Sum 41 singles chronology
"Makes No Difference" (2000)	"Fat Lip" (2001)	"In Too Deep" (2001)

"Fat Lip" is the first single from the album All Killer No Filler by the Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41. It was their major breakthrough single, topping both the Billboard Modern Rock chart and the MuchMusic Countdown in the summer of 2001.

The high-tempo song includes elements of nu metal, hip hop (particularly The Beastie Boys) , and pop punk, with all 4 members getting some lines in (Deryck providing some hip-hop while mainly doing the singing). Its lyrics depict a person who wants to rebuff every attempt by society to conform, with the chorus beginning with the line, "I don't wanna waste my time/Become another casualty of society". The lyrics are rebellious and juvenile in nature, giving it a target teenage audience.^{[citation needed]} The song gets its name from the slang term for having a swollen lip as a result of being punched in the face. The cover of the CD has a boy with a "fat lip", hence the name of the single. The model in the said cover is Charlie White.

The video contains another track from the album, Pain For Pleasure. The band members dressed in 80's heavy metal style with a different music tone that sounds similar to Megaman. This dual-video project was directed by Marc Klasfeld.

The song is also featured in the Sony Play-Station 2 video game Guitar Hero.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

Sum 41 Album Page with links to lyrics, video and audio streams

Preceded by "It's Been Awhile" by Staind	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single August 18, 2001	Succeeded by "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm