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World premiere of the official video for “Opinion Overload”

AUTHOR: Dominika | 5. February 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?

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

AUTHOR: Dominika | 4. February 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.

Music video for “Opinion Overload” to premiere on Friday + single cover

AUTHOR: Dominika | 3. February 2016 | no comments

Simple Plan finally announced the official release date of their long-awaited new music video for “Opinion Overload” which will be surrounded by a very throwback feel – the video will be coming out this Friday, February 5th! And that’s really super soon!

The band announced it via a release of the cover of the single. Check it out below:

Length of “Opinion Overload” revealed & more info

AUTHOR: Dominika | 1. February 2016 | no comments

iTunes has recently updated their store’s page regarding Simple Plan’s new album “Taking One For The Team” and gave us another tiny little clue about the upcoming new single. The length of Simple Plan’s first track on the album, “Opinion Overload”, for which the band shot a music video last Monday (and which is expected to come out either this or next week) will be 3 minutes and 19 seconds. So far that makes it the longest track on the album (that we know of).

But that’s not all we know about “Opinion Overload”! Pierre and Chuck wrote this song along with the song “Nostalgic” with the song-writer Nate Campany, who is one of the very few song-writers from the long list of those Simple Plan have worked with on this album, who’s efforts actually made it to the album.

WHO IS NATE CAMPANY?

Nathaniel Campany, is an American pop song-writer and indie musician, who currently resides in Los Angeles. Besides his interest in Scandinavian pop music (he’s written for the finalists of both the Norwegian and Swedish Idol), he has also worked with a large number of international artists such as Christina Aguilera, The Backstreet Boys, Carly Rae Jepsen, Adam Lambert, Owl City and The Summer Set.

Are you excited to hear “Opinion Overload” soon?

New Periscopes reveal the beginning of “Opinion Overload” and more!

AUTHOR: Dominika | 30. January 2016 | no comments

Back on Monday, when Simple Plan filmed their upcoming music video for the song “Opinion Overload”, the band’s sound engineer Frank Joly used the app Periscope to livestream a part of the videoshoot [thanks SP.BR and Emmsy for pointing it out]. And lo and behold – it also featured the most consecutive recording of the actual song so far!

You can now check out the video below:

Besides that, today Frank periscoped the beginning of Simple Plan’s rehearsal, which you can still check out on his Periscope channel.