Song · Simple Plan
“Perfect” by Simple Plan
From the album No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls (2002)
“Perfect” by Simple Plan appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2004. It was first released in 2002 on the album No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls. Its best result is #62 on the CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #533 alternative song of 2004.
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"Perfect" was the fourth and final single from No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls, Simple Plan's 2002 debut, going to US radio in August 2003, and it's the Canadian band's emo-pop heart with nothing held back. They wrote it with Arnold Lanni, and drummer Chuck Comeau has said the idea was his: a message to parents who never backed his choice of career, owning up that he can't be perfect while making it plain he made it anyway. Bassist David Desrosiers has claimed the song as his story too.
It went top 40 in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the US, and the single carried a cover of the Turtles' "Happy Together" on the flip, a track that had already turned up on the Freaky Friday soundtrack.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004 | 98 |
| 2004 | 70 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 | 107 |
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