Simple Plan – Taking One For The Team
Album Details
- Album Title: Taking One For The Team
- Release Date: February 19, 2016
- Recording Dates: 2014-2015
- Status: Finished recording
- First Promo Single: “Boom” (Aug. 27, 2015)
- Second Promo Single: “I Don’t Wanna Be Sad” (Sept. 17, 2015)
- Official Lead Single: “I Don’t Wanna Go To Bed” (Oct. 16, 2015)
Recording Overview Album Tracklist Known Collaborators Expected Sound Making The Album: 2013-2014 Making The Album: 2014-2015 Making The Album: 2015-2016
Taking One For The Team – Tracklisting
The full track listing for Taking One For The Team was announced on December 18th. It is as follows:
- “Opinion Overload”
- “Boom“
- “Kiss Me“
- “Farewell”
- “Singin’ In The Rain”
- “Everything Sucks“
- “I Refuse“
- “I Don’t Wanna Go To Bed” (featuring Nelly)
- “Nostalgic”
- “Perfectly Perfect”
- “I Don’t Wanna Be Sad“
- “P.S. I Hate You”
- “Problem Child”
- “I Dream About You”
Additional Song Information:
| SONG TITLE | INITIAL SOURCE | SECOND SOURCE |
| Boom | Performed live on November 23, 2014 at annual Simple Plan Foundation benefit concert. | Released as second promo single, August 27, 2015. Will be on the album. |
| Everything Sucks | Mentioned by Jeff in studio tweet 3/15/15, and in multiple social media posts since. | |
| I Don’t Wanna Be Sad | Mentioned in Absolute Punk interview with Chuck, 7/6/15 (known simply as “Sad” at the time) | Released as third promo single, September 17, 2015. Will be on the album. |
| I Don’t Wanna Go To Bed | Released as first official single, October 16, 2015. Will be on the album. | |
| I Refuse | Pierre mentioned the song during Facebook chat, October 16, 2015; Anti-bullying theme | |
| Kiss Me Like Nobody’s Watching | Pierre mentioned the song during Facebook chat, October 16, 2015; His personal favorite new song | |
| Saturday | Released as a promo single, 6/21/15 | Will NOT be on the album. |