David Desrosiers (bass guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in early 2000 and left in July 2020.

[7] In December 2012, the band performed at Mood Indigo, the college festival of IIT Bombay in Mumbai, India.

[10] In mid 1999, he met with high school friends and guitarists Jeff Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre who were in separate bands of their own.

Bassist and backing vocalist David Desrosiers replaced Bouvier in Reset, but he too left the band six months later to join Simple Plan.

[13] In 2002, Simple Plan released their debut studio album, No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls, which featured the singles "I'm Just a Kid", "I'd Do Anything", "Addicted", and "Perfect".

In 2004, Simple Plan released its second album, Still Not Getting Any... which was produced by Bob Rock and led to the subsequent singles, "Welcome to My Life", "Shut Up", "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?

According to the album's bonus DVD, the band originally considered other names for it like Get Rich or Die Trying, Enema of the State, and In The Zone before deciding on Still Not Getting Any....

Although many of the tracks on this CD still carried the feeling of teen angst that is probably most noticeable in "I'm Just a Kid" from No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls, the general slant of this album tends toward slightly deeper and more mature lyrical themes, as well as a more mainstream sound that edges away from the pure pop punk style of the group's last album.

[16] In 2005, their cover version of Cheap Trick's "Surrender" was featured in the soundtrack album for the superhero film, Fantastic Four.

On 1 July 2008, the band gave a free concert on Québec City's Plains of Abraham, attracting a crowd of 150,000 people to the Canada Day show.

[17] After a return to the Far East in late July and early August, the band played a Cross Canada Tour[18] with Faber Drive, Cute is What We Aim For[19] and Metro Station.

[20] In April, "Jet Lag" was released in English and French versions featuring singers Natasha Bedingfield and Marie-Mai respectively.

[22] In September and October 2011, Simple Plan performed four shows in Australia, on the "Get Your Heart On" tour, with supporting bands Tonight Alive and New Empire.

[26][27][non-primary source needed] In December 2014, Simple Plan started to choose which songs would be included on the album.

[33][34][non-primary source needed] In December 2014, Simple Plan started to choose which songs would be included on the album.

In April 2015, Simple Plan performed with up-and-coming Canadian singer Andee at the FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy Tour in Toronto.

[44] On the same day, a music video was released for the song, which contains footage from the 2015 Vans Warped Tour, The Alternative Press Music Awards, and a performance in Montreal at New City Gas; the video contains cameos from members of the bands MxPx, All Time Low, New Found Glory, PVRIS, Pierce the Veil, The Summer Set, Silverstein, Black Veil Brides, Parkway Drive and Issues.

In 2016, the band performed at the NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium against the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.

[51] From May 2017 until June 2019, David Desrosiers had been on hiatus from touring with Simple Plan, while he was at home recovering from depression.

In September 2017, while interviewed by Purdue University, Jeff Stinco revealed that the band would start working on their new album in early 2018.

[53] Simple Plan recorded a song called "Bigger", which was released on the soundtrack of the film La course des Tuques on 16 November 2018.

On 2 September 2019, Pierre Bouvier revealed that the band had fulfilled their contract to Atlantic and were now free agents and hinted at releasing new music later in the year.

[55] In October 2019, Simple Plan released a collaboration track with State Champs and We the Kings called "Where I Belong"; the three also conducted a tour together.

[56] On 10 July 2020, it was announced that Desrosiers had parted ways with the band a third time after being accused of sexual misconduct on social media.

[60] On February 18, 2022, the band released the single "Ruin My Life", featuring vocals from Deryck Whibley of Sum 41.

[71] In August 2023, Simple Plan embarked on the “Let the Bad Times Roll” 2023 Summer tour, with Sum 41 and The Offspring.

2024 will see many performances by Simple Plan, including the When We Were Young Fest[72] in Las Vegas and their Hard As Rock Tour,[73] heading to the UK and Europe.

[76] On July 12, 2024, the band released a pop-punk cover of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" by Elton John, from the 1994 film The Lion King.

On October 19, 2024, Simple Plan announced they will be the subject of a forthcoming documentary on Prime Video, which is slated to debut sometime in 2025.

[89] Atlantic Records marketing material has described the band's style as having "classic punk energy and modern pop sonics".