Shut Up! (Simple Plan song)

"Shut Up!"
Single by Simple Plan
from the album Still Not Getting Any...
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Length3:01 (album version)
3:31 (video version)
LabelLava
Songwriters
ProducerBob Rock
Simple Plan singles chronology
"Welcome to My Life"
(2004) 		"Shut Up!"
(2005) 		"Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)"
(2005)
Music video
"Shut Up!" on YouTube

"Shut Up!" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan for their second studio album, Still Not Getting Any... (2004). The song was written primarily as a defiant response to music critics who frequently dismissed the band's music as "commercialized" or "mainstream". The lyrics serve as a message that the band won't let negativity or criticism bring them down. Some fans also interpret the lyrics as a more personal message about standing up to a controlling partner or authority figure.[1]

Released in January 2005, "Shut Up!" stalled at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100 but was more successful internationally, charting at number three in Sweden and reaching the top 20 in Australia and New Zealand. Simple Plan performed this song on the 2005 Kids' Choice Awards.

Music video

The video starts out with the band members walking down the street, into the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Once inside, they walk into the ballroom, where there is a fancy party going on. Grabbing their instruments, they start playing, creating a huge disturbance. The party goers begin to get very upset, as the members of Simple Plan begin jumping on tables and destroying everything. This is where Pierre Bouvier first does his knee dance. As some of the younger members of the party begin to start getting into it, the band's manager leans towards Bouvier and says "Dude, there's been a major mix up." Pierre asks "Are we in the wrong place?" and, upon confirmation, exclaims "I thought something was up!" The video then goes through a fast motion rewind, and ends up in a club, where the remainder of the song is played.

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single[2]

  1. "Shut Up!" (album version)
  2. "Welcome to My Life" (acoustic)
  3. "I'd Do Anything" (live from Burning Van)

European CD single[3]

  1. "Shut Up!" (album version)
  2. "Welcome to My Life" (acoustic)

European DVD single[4]

  1. "Shut Up!" (album version)
  2. "Shut Up!" (Dolby 5.1 Surround mix)
  3. "Shut Up!" (video)
  4. "Simple Plan EPK" (video)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 25, 2005 Contemporary hit radio Lava [21]
United Kingdom February 21, 2005 CD [22]
Australia February 28, 2005 [23]

References

  1. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (November 11, 2004). "Simple Plan 'Shut Up' Naysayers, Work To Keep Longtime Fans". MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Shut Up! (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Lava Records. 2004. 7567-93630-2.
  3. ^ Shut Up! (European CD single liner notes). Lava Records. 2004. 7567-93631-5.
  4. ^ Shut Up! (European DVD single liner notes). Lava Records. 2004. AT0195DVD.
  5. ^ "Simple Plan – Shut Up!". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "Simple Plan – Shut Up!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  7. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1596. March 4, 2005. p. 32. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Simple Plan – Shut Up!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Simple Plan – Shut Up!". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 5/3/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Simple Plan – Shut Up!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  14. ^ "Simple Plan Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  15. ^ "Simple Plan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  16. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005". ARIA. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2005". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. April 3, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  19. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Simple Plan – Shut Up!". Music Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  20. ^ "American single certifications – Simple Plan – Shut Up!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  21. ^ "FMQB: CHR". FMQB. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  22. ^ "Shut Up! [2 Track CD]". Amazon. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  23. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th February 2005" (PDF). ARIA. February 28, 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2005. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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