[3] Pennywise spent the first few months of 2005 writing and rehearsing new material for their next album, making over 30 demos in the process, which they planned to shortlist to 16–18.

[4] On June 15, 2005, The Fuse was announced for released in two months' time; alongside this, the artwork and track listing was posted online.

[5] Pennywise toured Europe with Stretch Arm Strong in June and July 2005, and included appearanves at the Greenfield, Feria and Fury festivals.

[9] For the next two months, they went on a North American trek with Bad Religion, and supported Sick of It All for a handful of East Coast shows.

[16][17] Drowned in Sound wrote that the songs are "all fantastically brilliant tunes for sure, they all have the ability to entwine themselves into a teenage summer and they're all hugely sing-along-able.