is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan, released on 21 June 2011.
[2] By September, the band begun working on a new album, writing material in Los Angeles, California.
[7] Musically, its sound has been described as pop rock, and drew comparison to Infinity on High-era Fall Out Boy,[8] as well as the work of Blink-182 and Good Charlotte.
[9] The album features collaborations with other artists, including Weezer's Rivers Cuomo (on "Can't Keep My Hands Off You"), singer Natasha Bedingfield (on "Jet Leg"), Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low (on "Freaking Me Out") and rapper K'naan (on "Summer Paradise").
[10] The dance-rock "Freaking Me Out"[10] utilizes drum machines,[11] and is followed by the reggae-influenced "Summer Paradise",[7] which was compared to Gym Class Heroes.
[23] A music video was released for "Summer Paradise" on 12 December, directed by Staubach;[24] it featured footage from the group's Australian tour.
[25] Two days after, an Indonesian version was made featuring collaborations from Kotak lead vocalist Tantri.
[29] A music video was released for "This Song Saved My Life" on 25 March 2013, directed by David F. Mewa,[30] was intended to highlight the consequences of human trafficking.
[35] The band performed as part of the 2011 Warped Tour; they were initially scheduled to play until 24 July,[36] however, five further dates were added, lasting until the end of the month.
[37] While touring Asia in August, Bouvier was diagnosed with swollen vocal cords, and ordered to rest.
Simple Plan went on a headlining US tour with support from Forever the Sickest Kids, the Cab and Marianas Trench[41] in October and November.
[45] In March, the group went on a European tour,[46] and performed "Jet Leg" on Fideles Au Poste.
[50] Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 66/100 from Metacritic.
manages to sound young at heart without making most of the mistakes that plague albums by younger groups.
also gave to the album a favorable review, writing that "Simple Plan were never going to turn heads with a brave new style or a complete musical makeover to shatter any pre-conceptions you had of them.
[57] It fell off the week after with a complete lack of record sales in contrast to the band's previous efforts.