| "What We're All About" | ||||
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| Single bySum 41 | ||||
| from the albumMusic from and Inspired by Spider-Man | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2002 (UK) | |||
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| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Aquarius (Canada) Island (US) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Deryck Whibley | |||
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"What We're All About" (titled "It's What We're All About" on the single cover) is a song by Canadian rock bandSum 41. It was released in April 2002 as a single for the soundtrack to the filmSpider-Man.
"What We're All About" is a reworked version of "Dave's Possessed Hair/ What We're all About" from the band's firstEP,Half Hour of Power. Part of the first verse is rapped in an acappella version in the beginning of the "Fat Lip" music video. Similar to "Fat Lip", vocal duties in "What We're All About" are split evenly between lead singer and rhythm guitaristDeryck Whibley, drummerSteve Jocz, and lead guitaristDave "Brownsound" Baksh. The song segues into the 55-second instrumental track, "Ride the Chariot to the Devil", on the EP version of the song.[citation needed]
In September 2001, Whibley mentioned that the band wanted to feature rappersRedman andMethod Man in the reworked version of the song,[3] but this did not end up happening.
The music video for "What We're All About" was directed byMarc Klasfeld and premiered in mid-2002. It features the Sum 41 band members playing upside-down with their instruments chained to the roof as they perform on the rooftop to the audience below. Throughout the video, various clips of theSpider-Man movie play, and in the middle of the performance,Slayer guitaristKerry King makes acameo appearance, performing his guitar solo in the song. Near the end of the video, the band members leap into the audience below as the party segues into the scene from the movie where Spider-Man returns from his battle with Green Goblin with a cut on his arm. As the blood drips and hits the floor, the entire audience looks up, only to see nothing, leaving everyone confused.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 63 |
| Germany (GfK)[5] | 91 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 23 |
| Italy (FIMI)[7] | 30 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 71 |
| Scotland (OCC)[9] | 30 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 43 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 32 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[12] | 4 |
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