Motivation

Album: All Killer No Filler (2001)
Charted: 21
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song is about having a lack of motivation. Lead singer Deryck Whibley said in an interview that this song is like your Sunday, when you can't be bothered doing anything. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Wayne - Leeds, England
  • "Motivation" was the third single from Sum 41's debut album, All Killer No Filler. The song didn't chart in America but went to #21 in the UK, where the band was surprisingly popular. When they toured there for the first time in 2003, they played to their biggest crowds.
  • The video was directed by Ronan Keating and Samantha Mumba and shot in a replica of drummer Stevo 32's attic bedroom, where the band wrote songs.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

David Bowie Lyrics Quiz

David Bowie Lyrics QuizMusic Quiz

How well do you know your David Bowie lyrics? Take this quiz to find out.

Elton John

Elton JohnFact or Fiction

Does he have beef with Gaga? Is he Sean Lennon's godfather? See if you can tell fact from fiction in the Elton John edition.

Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes

Chris Robinson of The Black CrowesSongwriter Interviews

"Great songwriters don't necessarily have hit songs," says Chris. He's written a bunch, but his fans are more interested in the intricate jams.

Country Song Titles

Country Song TitlesFact or Fiction

Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?

Facebook, Bromance and Email - The First Songs To Use New Words

Facebook, Bromance and Email - The First Songs To Use New WordsSong Writing

Where words like "email," "thirsty," "Twitter" and "gangsta" first showed up in songs, and which songs popularized them.

Chris Frantz of Talking Heads

Chris Frantz of Talking HeadsSongwriter Interviews

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz on where the term "new wave" originated, the story of "Naive Melody," and why they never recorded another cover song after "Take Me To The River."