On Friday, October 13th 2023, Simple Plan released a brand new music video for their new single ‘Iconic’ featuring a new collaboration with singer/songwriter Jax. The music video consists of clips from the band’s recent world tour and was filmed by Anna Lee, Skyler Barberio, Josh Kim and Braverijah Gregg.
The new version of ‘Iconic’ features a brand new verse by Jax, which includes a number of name drops including Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett. The verse goes as follows:
If I had a dime for every time Someone in a suit said I should try To look a little more like Britney Sing a little more like Whitney I’d be Richer than Besos and Buffet combined But I’d rather eat Cup O Noodles and cry Speaking the words that are mine ‘Cause Whit is the shit And Brit is the shit ‘Cause they don’t give a shit about trying to fit
Check out the full video below and make sure to let us know what you think!
Simple Plan recently revealed they will be releasing a brand new version of their song ‘Iconic’, this time with a very cool featuring – the American singer/songwriter Jax! You can already pre-save the song on streaming platforms and patiently wait till Friday, October 13th, when the new collaboration drops.
But now… Who is Jax? Jax, born Jaclyn Cole Miskanic (27), grew to fame in 2015 when she placed 3rd in the 14th season of American Idol. Since then, the singer has been releasing her own music while being also very active on social media – especially TikTok. Jax’s biggest hits to date, which made her enter the music charts, include her viral hit songs ‘Like My Father’ and ‘Victoria’s Secret’.
Simple Plan’s collaboration with Jax has been in works for months now. We even asked Chuck and Jeff from Simple Plan about this possible collaboration during our latest SimplePlan.cz interview at Rock For People and the boys indirectly confirmed both a collaboration with Jax as well her connection to the song ‘Iconic’. You can listen to this interview here.
Jax has already performed her version of the song ‘Iconic’ with Simple Plan at Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, NY, USA on September 2nd (during their tour with The Offspring and Sum 41), where the fans got to hear her new verse for the first time. Check it out on the video below:
Pierre and Jax have also recorded a new TikTok, promoting their new collaboration hitting the waves next Friday. Check it out below:
Last week, SimplePlan.cz caught up with Simple Plan before their performance at Rock For People in the Czech Republic and got to interview Chuck Comeau and Jeff Stinco, who gave us the most time out of any of the other media (for which we’re extremely grateful!).
In the interview, we decided to focus on some of the more important current topics and questions that have been in the minds of many fans recently and in this post we’d like to put down a summary of them in case you don’t have the time to listen to the full interview (which we wholeheartedly recommend, though!). Let’s get to the important stuff then, shall we?
ON CONTINUING WITHOUT DAVID For the past few years, many fans have still been quite unsure about the current situation in Simple Plan after the rather vague announcement of David’s departure from the band, following the sexual misconduct allegations. In this interview, we decided not to ask but rather give the guys space to tell the fans how they feel about the situation without putting them on the spot with any specifics. And while it is still a very sensitive subject, which the guys can’t talk about in details, we think they made it clear that at least for now, the only way to go is to continue as a four piece. No plans on adding a new member to the band are on the horizon.
THE FUTURE OF SP CREW For many hardcore Simple Plan fans, it has been a sad few years after their official fanclub SP Crew, which used to offer some amazing perks such as soundchecks with the band, has stopped functioning. The band knows this is an important feature in the fandom and they told us it is on their to-do list to bring it back in some new form. The fans however need to be aware that when it is back, they must not expect it to be the same as it used to be, but the band is trying to come up with a concept that would work out both for the band and for the fans and offer them something worthwhile.
SNGA AND GYHO ON VINYL We also raised the question about the possible release of the not-yet-released Simple Plan albums on vinyl – Still Not Getting Any and Get Your Heart On. The guys said that that is another thing that is in works and they are thinking about either releasing them either separately or perhaps even as a boxset.
MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘ICONIC’ FEAT. JAX? By asking the guys two seemingly unrelated questions, we might have actually made them spill the beans about a secret project. Judging by Chuck’s “secretive hints”, it looks like Simple Plan might be releasing a music video for the song ‘Iconic‘ (which has been a hit on many radio stations at least in the Czech Republic for a while now) and that release might actually feature a collaboration with Jax, an American singer/songwriter, mostly popular for her viral song ‘Victoria’s Secret’. We can’t wait to find out more!
TOURING PLANS FOR 2024 A question we could not have not asked was about Simple Plan’s touring plans for the foreseeable future. According to Chuck and Jeff, the band still aims to visit places they haven’t been to after the pandemic – and that is Australia and South America. Besides that they also revealed to us that their plans include a European tour very early in the new year (2024).
NEW MUSIC ON THE HORIZON It is not just touring that the guys have their minds set on, though. They still have some new songs left over from the recording session of Harder Than It Looks and they are trying to come up with ways how to release them – possibly similarly to their EP from 2013 that came out after Get Your Heart On with a few unreleased tracks.
25th ANNIVERSARY PLANS During the interview, the boys have also mentioned that Simple Plan’s 25th anniversary is coming up in 2024, which deserves to be celebrated, so it is possible that some of the previously mentioned things – such as the vinyls or the EP might be tied to this special anniversary next year. And of course knowing Simple Plan, we can always expect a lot more exciting stuff!
You can check out the full video interview below (the audio quality isn’t the best, so make sure to turn on the English subtitles we’ve already provided!):
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first album ‘No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls’ (2002), Simple Plan decided to release a special new version of their first ever single ‘I’m Just A Kid’ with the Canadian singer/song-writer LØLØ.
Despite being a 20-year old hit, Simple Plan’s ‘I’m Just A Kid’ reached a brand new audience during the pandemic, when it has become a viral TikTok challenge of people all over the world retaking their childhood photos with their adult selves. The trend now has over 3.5 million videos including clips from celebrities such as Ed Sheeran, Usher, Drew Barrymore or Venus and Serena Williams.
The brand new version of ‘I’m Just A Kid’ features LØLØ singing on the second verse as well as the chorus and is available exclusively on Amazon Music.
Check out the full version below:
LØLØ, born Lauren Mandel (24 years old) has stated that Simple Plan have in fact been one of her idols growing up:
“It’s not every day that one of your favorite bands of all time asks you to feature on arguably one of the most iconic songs of your generation. If you would have told 7-year-old me that one day I would be singing this song WITH SIMPLE PLAN, instead of in my basement alone, I would have probably dropped dead on the spot. Working with the guys on this version of “I’m Just a Kid” and getting to sing it with them on stage at So What Fest has definitely been one of the coolest experiences of my life. P.S. I’m still convinced this isn’t actually real and I’m being punked.””
– LØLØ –
And what has Simple Plan said about this new collaboration?
“Now more than ever, we appreciate the gift of having songs that resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds and become an important part of their lives. I’m Just A Kid has been one of these special songs for us and we’re so grateful for everyone who has listened to it and enjoyed it over the years. It has become a signature song for our band, especially after the craziness of the TikTok challenge and the billions of plays that came with it. As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the song release, we thought it would be fun to give our fans a new updated version of the song with our friend LØLØ. We always loved collaborating with young artists that keep pop-punk fresh and exciting and it’s rad to be able to use our platform to showcase their talent. This is what our scene is all about. We hope you enjoy this new version and can’t wait to see you on tour all over the world!”
– Simple Plan –
Simple Plan are hoping that LØLØ (who was originally supposed to support them on their American tour with New Found Glory, which unfortunately got canceled due to COVID) will eventually get to our with them in the future.
Let us know what you think of the new version of I’m Just A Kid feat. LØLØ!
One of Simple Plan’s biggest hits to date – their summer bop ‘Summer Paradise’ has recently reached another important honor. The song’s version featuring Sean Paul has been certified silver in the United Kingdom.
According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the song was issued the Brit Certified Silver Award on August 12th after it sold over 200 000 units in the UK, as measured by The Official Charts Company.
Besides this certification, Summer Paradise is also certified 3x platinum in Canada (240 000 units), 2x platinum in Australia (140 000 units), and 1x platinum in Italy and Switzerland, after selling 30 000 units each.
Originally the song was first released on the album Get Your Heart On in 2011 featuring K’Naan, however once the time has come for the band to release the song as a single, it unfortunately collided with K’Naan’s own releases and because of that his version could not be the one to become a single. Simple Plan however trusted the song had big potential and asked rapper Sean Paul to be featured on the song instead and even appear in its music video. The single was released on February 27th 2012 and the music video came out on March 30th 2012, soon to become SP’s biggest music video to date – as of writing this article, the video has over 137 million views on YouTube.
Remind yourselves of the music video here:
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