Shut Up! (Simple Plan song)
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"Shut Up!" is the second single taken from Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...

's second studio album Still Not Getting Any...
Still Not Getting Any...
Still Not Getting Any... is the second studio album by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan. It was released on October 26, 2004. It debuted and peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200 with over 130,000 copies sold in its first week. The record was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry...

. It is more of an "in your face" track, as the band are telling music critics, who generally deride the band as commercialized drivel, to just 'shut up!'. It could also be seen as a track where the speaker is telling his girlfriend to "shut up". Simple Plan performed this song on the 2005 Kids' Choice Awards
2005 Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2005 was the 18th annual Kids' Choice Awards. The event was hosted by Ben Stiller on April 2, 2005 at 8-9:30 p.m. ET...

, as a way to promote the album.

Music video

The video starts out with the boys walking down the street, into a hotel. Once inside, they walk into the ballroom, where there is a fancy party going on. Grabbing their instruments, they start playing, creating a huge disturbance. The party goers begin to get very upset, as the members of Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...

 begin jumping on tables and destroying everything. This is where Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Charles Bouvier is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.At the age of 13, he founded the punk rock band Reset with his best friend Chuck Comeau in which he was the bassist and lead vocalist. He eventually wasn't enjoying his role...

 first does his knee dance. As some of the younger members of the party begin to start getting into it, a man leans towards Bouvier and says "Dude, there's been a major mix up." Bouvier asks "Are we in the wrong place?" and, upon confirmation, exclaims "I thought something was up!" The video then goes through a fast motion rewind, and ends up in a club, where the remainder of the song is played. also, this song was the second song edited by AQW moderators just after Welcome To My Life, the previous song.

Track listing

  1. "Shut Up!"
  2. "Welcome to My Life
    Welcome to My Life
    "Welcome to My Life" is the first single taken from Simple Plan's second studio album, Still Not Getting Any....The song's intention is to express teenage angst about life becoming so frustrating that no one can understand how awful it is for them...

    " (Acoustic)
  3. "I'd Do Anything
    I'd Do Anything (Simple Plan song)
    "I'd Do Anything" is the second single to be taken from Simple Plan's debut album No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls. It was released on October 8, 2002. It features vocals from Mark Hoppus . I'd Do Anything is featured in "Buzz Cuts," a list of songs of the 30 best alternative rock songs...

    " (Live)

DVD Single

DVD:
  1. Shut Up - Album Version
  2. Shut Up - Dolby 5.1 Surround Mix
  3. Shut Up - Video
  4. Simple Plan EPK

Chart positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 14
Austrian Singles Chart 59
New Zealand Singles Chart 11
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