The album garnered a positive reception, but critics were unsure of the band's musicianship and lyricism in their given genre.

It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over one million copies.

Simple Plan released their debut album, No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls, in March 2002 through major labels Lava and Atlantic Records.

[1] It was promoted with support slots for Sugar Ray, Blink-182, Green Day and Avril Lavigne, and went on two stints of the Warped Tour, leading up at August 2003.

[2] Due to the frequent touring schedule, the band had around three months to write ten new songs for their next album.

Drummer Chuck Comeau and vocalist Pierre Bouvier argued frequently as a result of the short time they had.

[3] The band briefly took a break to play two shows in July and August, before finishing the album in September.

[7] The recordings were mixed by Randy Staub with assistance from Zach Blackstone at Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, Canada.

[13] Bouvier said "Crazy" could've been much longer had they written about more topics, instead talking about the money gap between rich and poor people, the objectification of women in the media, and the stereotypes they're expected to live up to.

[9] Its title is taken from the Metallica track of the same name.The band initially disliked the first version of the song, before rewriting it with a dancehall-like rhythm influenced by Sean Paul.

[24] The artwork sees the band sitting in the back of a bus; some versions used alternative covers with the members in their 40s or in a retirement home.

[18] Some copies were released with a bonus DVD or a DualDisc, which included the whole album in 5.1 surround sound, a discography listing, lyrics and photos.

[34] On October 4, 2005, the band release the live/video album MTV Hard Rock Live, which featured acoustic versions of "Welcome to My Life" and "Crazy" as bonus tracks.

[37] The music video for the song was filmed earlier in September in Los Angeles, California with Klasfeld directing again.

The clip, filmed in black-and-white shows instances of real-life suffering: a man dying from AIDS, a girl with anorexia, a soldier missing some of his limbs, among others.

[45][46] During a hometown show in September, Bouvier was injured by the crowd throwing bottles, and as a result, the band were forced to cancel an appearance at a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

[48] Prior to the start of the trek, the group were in Mexico when Hurricane Wilma hit, resulting in them being evacuated, but leaving their equipment behind.

[49] The band closed the year with their first ever cross-country Canadian tour in November and December 2005 with support from the Planet Smashers.

[51] Johnny Loftus of AllMusic commended the band for shifting their teenage ennui material from pop-punk to a more modern rock sound that shows maturity in their lyrics, concluding that "As Still Not Getting Any...'s title and rowdier moments prove, they can still bring the spunky crowd-pleasers.

"[9] Sean Richardson of Entertainment Weekly praised the band for maintaining their sense of humor and energy on the album, concluding that "Life may be complicated for Avril Lavigne's favorite opening act, but they're smart enough to understand that sometimes music shouldn't be.

"[53] While mixed on the teenage-aimed lyrics, Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone found the production and instrumentation of the tracks catchy and worthy of being released as singles, saying that "[D]espite the overwrought angst, Still Not Getting Any .

"[56] Nick Catucci of Blender commended the band for adding their own musical choices to the pop-punk formula that evoke emotional introspection and empowerment but found it lacking in substance and stand out musicianship, concluding that "Simple Plan are gluttons for the pleasure of release, a quality they picked up from an earlier generation of wound-up punk.

"[12] Robert Christgau graded the album as a "dud",[55] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought.