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Simple Plan progressing on Czech charts

by Dominika | Apr 28th, 2016 | no comments

Even though almost two months have passed since the Prague show, Simple Plan have not lost their popularity in Czech media since then. For instance, the song ‘Opinion Overload’, although not an official single from the Taking One For The Team album, the song has been going strong in the TOP 20 MODERN ROCK chart of the Czech branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). This particular chart documents the 20 most played rock songs on Czech radios every week.

As you can see from the table below, ‘Opinion Overload’ can currently pride itself with the highest position (#14) of this song on this chart ever since it reached the TOP 20:

Song Chart This week Last week Two weeks ago
Opinion Overload
IFPI: TOP 20 Modern Rock
#14
#18
#20

However it is their second single off their new record – Singing In The Rain, for which the band recently released a music video, that Simple Plan are counting on the most. And it is precisely the video and single for ‘Singing In The Rain’ that the Czech music website MusicServer reviewed very positively today – giving it 8/10. While the article admits that the song is definitely a very pop material, it describes it as a “well-written [song] that definitely stays in your head after first listen and makes one wanna tap their feet and immediately start singing along.” Along with that, MusicServer also marked the song as the next big summer hit, which is definitely a very good news!

And while radios over here in the Czech Republic are still only very slowly putting ‘Singing In The Rain’ on, as you already know from one of my previous articles, the Czech music television TV ÓČKO has been airing the music video for a couple days now. This week, the clip has also finally been added as a new addition (N1) to the Óčko chart, where starting today, you can start voting for it! In the past, the fans of Simple Plan have been known on this station to have extremely good voting skills, so let’s not disappoint this time and let’s move SP to the top of the chart! You can vote until Tuesday – just go on the chart’s website, scroll down to N1 and click on the link next to the title of the song.

Medium Type of media Song Current position Voting link
Óčko TV
Czech music TV station
Singing In The Rain
new addition N1
[week zero]
Óčko chart

World premiere of the official video for “Opinion Overload”

by Dominika | Feb 5th, 2016 | no comments

It’s here! “Opinion Overload”, a pop-punk throwback that kicks off the new album “Taking One For The Team”, has just been released as a music video and is also available on iTunes everywhere. Below, you can read a little message from the band:

We are so excited to share with all of you the video for “Opinion Overload”, the opening song of our new album “Taking One For The Team”.

“Opinion Overload” is a song about following your heart and not letting anyone tell you that you can’t. For us, writing it was about getting back to our roots and reminding ourselves and everyone else what this band is all about. We wanted to make a video that strips everything bare and lays it all on the table; go back to the basics and focus on what we love the most: playing shows for you.

The video is a walk down memory lane for the five of us, right back to when we started this band and played small, sweaty clubs every night.

Of course, a lot has changed since those days, but in some crazy way, it’s almost as if nothing’s changed at all. It’s still about the power of a song, the magic of stepping on stage and playing your heart out for anyone that cares to listen.

This video is our thank you to everyone who ever supported our band – you’re the reason we’re still here doing this. Enjoy the music and we’ll see you at the shows!

Pierre, Chuck, Sebastien, Jeff and David.

Check out the video and make sure to leave a comment below with your OPINION (see what I did there?)!

And of course, here’s already the lyrics for your singing pleasure:

Opinion Overload

So you think you got me figured out
Won’t you go ahead and tell me what I’m all about
You know I’m dying to hear it
I’m getting sick of all the sticks and stones you throw
Now it feels like it’s opinion overload
I can take it but I’d rather leave it

Get out of my face
Quit bringing me down
I don’t care what you say

So what part of that don’t you understand?

Hey!

I’m doing things exactly like I want to
What part of that don’t understand?

Hey!

And I don’t give a damn if you don’t approve
What part of that don’t you understand?

Hey!

You’re so tough, throwing punches with your words
You think you’re clever
Let me tell you you’re not the first
Say something I haven’t heard yet

You’re disrespectful
Always quick to judge
I kinda wonder if you’re doing it just because
It must be nice being perfect

Get out of my face
Quit bringing me down
I don’t care what you say

So what part of that don’t you understand?

Hey!

I’m doing things exactly like I want to
What part of that don’t understand?

Hey!

And I don’t give a damn if you don’t approve
What part of that don’t you understand?

Hey!

I won’t apologize
For what I feel inside
I won’t be pushed around
I won’t be backing down
Not doing what you say
I’ll never change my ways
Get out of my face

Hey!
I’m doing things exactly like I want to
What part of that don’t you understand?

Hey!

And I don’t give a damn if you don’t approve

What part of that don’t you understand?
Hey!

(I won’t apologize for what I feel inside)

What part of that don’t you understand?
Hey!

(Not doing what you say, I’ll never change my ways)

What part of that don’t you understand?

Track By Track video: Opinion Overload

by Dominika | Feb 4th, 2016 | no comments

With just about 12 hours left till the release of Simple Plan’s new single “Opinion Overload” (tonight at midnight EST) the band just released a promised “Track By Track” video, in which the band members talk about how the song came along. Check it out below:

PHOTO: First look at “Opinion Overload” music video

by Dominika | Feb 4th, 2016 | no comments

At midnight EST tonight, Simple Plan will finally release their music video for “Opinion Overload” [you can already listen to 90 seconds of the song here]. The video, which has been created by Chady Awad and Mark Staubach is currently in he final process of post-production as you can see from the image below. The photo was shared on Instagram by Chady, who put some final color shading touches on the video last night.

Check out our first look at the video via a picture of Chady’s screen right here:

Simple Plan published the first official sneak peek of “Opinion Overload”

by Dominika | Feb 4th, 2016 | 1 comment

In the last couple of days we already had the chance to listen to a few sneak peeks of Simple Plan’s new single because of its videoshoot , but only from afar and not officially. And while we still have to wait one more day to hear it in its full version – “Opinion Overload” will be released exactly at midnight EST tomorrow on Friday, February 5th – Simple Plan decided to tease us with the first official sneak peek of the studio recording.

Check it out!

Update:

Thanks to our read Lewis I found out that the website DJshop.de, where you’ll be able to purchase the song, already offers a much longer (over 1:30 min) version of the sneak peek of “Opinion Overload”! Check it out here.