Album · Sum 41
Underclass Hero by Sum 41
Underclass Hero is an album by Sum 41, released in 2007. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Underclass Hero”, on 4 lists with a best position of #15.
Underclass Hero, Sum 41's fourth studio album, landed in July 2007 on Island, distributed by Aquarius, and it was the Ajax, Ontario band's first record as a trio after guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh left the year before. Deryck Whibley, singing, playing guitar and producing, led Jason McCaslin on bass and Steve Jocz on drums away from the metal-leaning crunch of Chuck and back to the pop-punk they came up on.
The title track is a fist-pumping, sneering anthem, and "Walking Disaster" was the other song radio picked up. Critics split: some praised the songwriting and production, others found it long-winded, overwrought and borrowed. It still went to number one in Canada and number 7 on the Billboard 200, the highest chart finish of the band's career, and it was their last album on Aquarius.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Underclass Hero on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underclass Hero | 4 | #15 | – | 2007 | |
| 2 | Walking Disaster | 2 | #73 | – | 2007 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.