Landmines (song)

"Landmines"
"Landmines"
Single by Sum 41
from the album Heaven :x: Hell
Released	September 27, 2023
Genre	Pop-punk
Length	2:56
Label	Rise
Songwriter(s)	Deryck Whibley; Mike Green;
Producer(s)	Deryck Whibley; Mike Green;
Sum 41 singles chronology
Music video
	"Landmines" on YouTube

"Landmines" is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41, written by Deryck Whibley and Mike Green. It was released as the lead single from the band's upcoming eighth studio album Heaven :x: Hell on September 27, 2023.

It debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart, their first single to reach the chart since 2011's "Screaming Bloody Murder".

Background[edit]

The band announced their eighth studio album, Heaven :x: Hell on March 23, 2022. The album is set to be a double album.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Heaven will return to the pop punk sound of the band's early career while Hell leans more towards a heavier metal sound.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] In May 2023, the band announced that Heaven :x: Hell will be their final album with the band disbanding after they complete a final headlining tour.^[5]^[6] One week before the song was released, Whibley was hospitalized for heart failure and pneumonia.^[7]^[8] He was discharged from the hospital the next day.^[9] The song was released on September 27, 2023, along with a music video.^[10]^[11]^[12] It is the band's first release with Rise Records.^[12]^[10]

Composition[edit]

Andrew Sacher of Alternative Press called the song a "nostalgia-inducing pop-punk single...[that] sounds straight out of the band’s classic early 2000s...era, with a few modern twists."^[10] Whibley stated, "When I wrote 'Landmines' I had no intention of writing an old school 'pop punk' song...It just came out really quickly and I knew right away that this song felt special to me."^[10]^[11]^[12]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2023)	Peak position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[13]	22
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[14]	4

Personnel[edit]

Sum 41

Deryck Whibley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter, producer
Dave "Brownsound" Baksh – lead guitar, backing vocals
Tom Thacker – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Jason "Cone" McCaslin – bass
Frank Zummo – drums, percussion

Production

Mike Green – songwriting, producer
Deryck Whibley – mixing

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Sum 41 Announces 'Heaven And Hell' Double Album". Blabbermouth.net. March 23, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Roche, Sam (March 24, 2022). "Sum 41 announce half-punk, half-metal double album, Heaven and Hell". Guitar World. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Hobson, Rich (March 25, 2022). "Sum 41 are releasing a metal/pop-punk double album". Louder Sound. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Kennelty, Greg (April 6, 2022). "Sum 41's New Album Is "Somewhat Of A Nod To Black Sabbath"". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ Deville, Chris (May 8, 2023). "Sum 41 Are Calling It Quits". Stereogum. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
^ Trapp, Philip (May 8, 2023). "Sum 41 Announce That They Are Breaking Up". Loudwire. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
^ Travis, Emlyn (September 16, 2023). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley hospitalized for pneumonia and at risk of heart failure, wife says". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ Harrison, Scoop (September 15, 2023). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Hospitalized with Pneumonia". Consequence. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ Childers, Chad (September 18, 2023). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Discharged From Hospital After Treatment for Pneumonia". Loudwire. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sacher, Andrew (September 27, 2023). "Sum 41 return with nostalgia-inducing pop-punk single "Landmines"". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b LaPierre, Megan (September 25, 2023). "Sum 41 Announce New Single "Landmines" Coming This Week". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sum 41 Announces New Single "Landmines"". Blabbermouth.net. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ "Sum 41 Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

External links[edit]

Official music video on YouTube

[Heaven_and_Hell-1] "Sum 41 Announces 'Heaven And Hell' Double Album". Blabbermouth.net. March 23, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[Heaven_and_Hell_2-2] Roche, Sam (March 24, 2022). "Sum 41 announce half-punk, half-metal double album, Heaven and Hell". Guitar World. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[Heaven_and_Hell_3-3] Hobson, Rich (March 25, 2022). "Sum 41 are releasing a metal/pop-punk double album". Louder Sound. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[Heaven_and_Hell_4-4] Kennelty, Greg (April 6, 2022). "Sum 41's New Album Is "Somewhat Of A Nod To Black Sabbath"". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[Break_Up1-5] Deville, Chris (May 8, 2023). "Sum 41 Are Calling It Quits". Stereogum. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[Break_Up2-6] Trapp, Philip (May 8, 2023). "Sum 41 Announce That They Are Breaking Up". Loudwire. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[7] Travis, Emlyn (September 16, 2023). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley hospitalized for pneumonia and at risk of heart failure, wife says". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[8] Harrison, Scoop (September 15, 2023). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Hospitalized with Pneumonia". Consequence. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[9] Childers, Chad (September 18, 2023). "Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Discharged From Hospital After Treatment for Pneumonia". Loudwire. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[altpress-10] Sacher, Andrew (September 27, 2023). "Sum 41 return with nostalgia-inducing pop-punk single "Landmines"". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[exclaim-11] LaPierre, Megan (September 25, 2023). "Sum 41 Announce New Single "Landmines" Coming This Week". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[blabbermouth-12] "Sum 41 Announces New Single "Landmines"". Blabbermouth.net. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

[sc_Billboardalternativesongs_Sum_41-13] "Sum 41 Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[sc_Billboardcanadarock_Sum_41-14] "Sum 41 Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

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