What We're All About

"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. It was released in April 2002 as a single for the soundtrack to the film Spider-Man.

"What We're All About"
Single by Sum 41
from the album Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man
Released	April 17, 2002 (UK)
Genre	Rap rock[1] pop-punk[2]
Length	3:49
Label	Aquarius (Canada) Island (US)
Songwriter(s)	Deryck Whibley Dave Brownsound Stevo Jocz
Producer(s)	Deryck Whibley
Sum 41 singles chronology
"Motivation" (2002) "What We're All About" (2002) "Still Waiting" (2002)

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, Half Hour of Power. Part of the first verse is rapped in an acappella version in the beginning of the "Fat Lip" 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, drummer Steve Jocz, 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.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2001, Whibley mentioned that the band wanted to feature rappers Redman and Method Man in the reworked version of the song,^[3] but this did not end up happening.

Music video

The music video for "What We're All About" was directed by Marc Klasfeld 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, Slayer guitarist Kerry King makes a cameo appearance, 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

1. "It's What We're All About"
2. "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 – guitar solo

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	63
Germany (GfK)[5]	91
Ireland (IRMA)[6]	23
Italy (FIMI)[7]	30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	71
Scotland (OCC)[9]	30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	43
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	32
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[12]	4

References

1. Parks, Andrew (April 7, 2002). "Sum 41 concert full of cliches, caters to the younger crowd". The Daily Orange. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
2. "SLAYER's Kerry King on SUM 41 collab: "I turned it down 10 times"". February 3, 2023.
3. "Sum 41 eyes hip-hop collaboration". September 24, 2001.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 271.
5. "Sum 41 – What We're All About" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
6. "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
7. "Sum 41 – What We're All About". Top Digital Download. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
8. "Sum 41 – It's What We're All About" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
10. "Sum 41 – It's What We're All About". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
12. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

External links

• "It's What We're All About" Official music video on YouTube