"The Hell Song" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 group Sum 41

Sum 41

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...

. It was released in February 2003 as the second single off the Sum 41

Sum 41

Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...

 album Does This Look Infected?

Does This Look Infected?

- Personnel :Sum 41* Deryck Whibley - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums on "Reign In Pain" and "WWVII Parts 1 & 2"* Dave Baksh - Lead guitar, backing vocals* Cone McCaslin - Bass guitar, backing vocals...

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Content

Whibley wrote the song after learning that his best friend, a girl he used to date, had contracted HIV. He told Billboard magazine that the song came out in a half an hour when he found out about his friend. "I wasn't even meaning to write about it, but for some reason that just came out right away." Whibley has depicted the event as the heaviest thing that's happened in his group of friends.

Music video

The music video was of a concert with dolls, with Sum 41's faces on those "performing" in front of a Lite-Brite

Lite-Brite

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 screen. They were joined with other dolls such as those of Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

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, Ozzy Osbourne

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 with his family, Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson

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, Korn

Korn

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, Metallica

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, Eddie the Head

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, Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

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, Spice Girls

Spice Girls

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, Angus Young

Angus Young

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, Jesus

Jesus

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, Tuck Turner Willison, Alice Cooper

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 and Ludacris

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 . Also, the dolls' obscene finger gestures and nudity are comically censored, which are used to make it look like real life. The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld

Marc Klasfeld

Marc Klasfeld is an American music video director. He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Kid Rock, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nelly, Foo Fighters, Jewel, Sum 41, Avril Lavigne and many others with multiple MTV award wins and nominations...

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Part 1

1. "The Hell Song"
2. "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
   Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
   "Over My Head " is the title of a song recorded by Canadian punk rock group Sum 41. It was released in June 2003 as the third and final single from their second album Does This Look Infected?...
   
   " (demo)
3. "My Direction" (demo)
4. "The Hell Song" (video)

Part 2

1. "The Hell Song" (live)
2. "Still Waiting
   Still Waiting
   Still Waiting may refer to:* "Still Waiting" * "Still Waiting" * Still Waiting..., a 2009 sequel to the film Waiting...-See also:* "I'm Still Waiting", a song by Diana Ross* Waiting...
   
   " (live)
3. "Rhthyms" (live)
4. "The Hell Song" (live) (video)

All live tracks (on this CD) from Sound, London.

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	76
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)	59
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	35
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	13