Song · Sum 41
“Motivation” by Sum 41
From the album All Killer No Filler (2001)
“Motivation” by Sum 41 appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2002. It was first released in 2001 on the album All Killer No Filler. Its best result is #64 on the WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #465 alternative song of 2002.
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Sum 41 turned slacking into a rallying cry on "Motivation", which the Canadian band released in January 2002 as the third single from All Killer No Filler. It's a shrug set to pop-punk: nihilism, apathy and a total lack of drive, right down to being too lazy to go looking for a reason to do anything at all.
Deryck Whibley wrote and arranged it with Greig Nori, who also turns up on backing vocals. Jerry Finn produced, Joe McGrath engineered and Tom Lord-Alge handled the mix. The video fits the mood perfectly: the band plays in Steve Jocz's attic in Ajax, Ontario, in a room heaped with garbage and assorted junk.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 102 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 64 | Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT | WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 | 104 |
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