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{{Short description|Canadian rock band}}
{{For|their self-titled album|Simple Plan (album)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Simple Plan
| background       = group_or_band
| image            = Simple Plan - Rock'n'Heim 2015 - 2015235144151 2015-08-23 Rock'n'Heim - Sven - 5DS R - 0096 - 5DSR1862 mod.jpg
| landscape        = yes
| caption          = ({{abbr|L|Left}}–{{abbr|R|Right}}) David Desrosiers, [[Chuck Comeau]], [[Pierre Bouvier]], and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]] performing in 2015
| origin           = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada
| genre            = <!-- All of these genres are sourced in the musical style section. Please cite a source for or discuss any additions -->
{{flatlist|
* [[Pop-punk]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[power pop]]
* [[emo]]
}}
| discography       = [[Simple Plan discography]]
| years_active     = 1999–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[Lava Records|Lava]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
}}
| spinoff_of  = [[Reset (Canadian band)|Reset]]
| website          = {{URL|officialsimpleplan.com}}
| current_members  = 
* [[Pierre Bouvier]]
* [[Chuck Comeau]]
* Jeff Stinco
* [[Sébastien Lefebvre]]
| past_members     = 
* David Desrosiers
}}

'''Simple Plan''' is a Canadian<!-- DO NOT CHANGE NATIONALITY TO FRENCH-CANADIAN, it's not the same thing as Canadian and French--> [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of [[Pierre Bouvier]] (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), [[Chuck Comeau]] (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]] (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). David Desrosiers (bass guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in early 2000 and left in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-10 |title=Simple Plan Bassist Leaves Band Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/david-desrosiers-simple-plan-sexual-misconduct_ca_5f08b8acc5b63a72c3418937 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>

The band has released six studio albums: ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'' (2002), ''[[Still Not Getting Any...]]'' (2004),  ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'' (2008), ''[[Get Your Heart On!]]'' (2011), ''[[Taking One for the Team]]'' (2016), and ''[[Harder Than It Looks]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite magazine 
|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announce_new_album_taking_one_for_the_team
|title=Simple Plan announce new album Taking One for the Team
|magazine=Alternative Press
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203024112/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announce_new_album_taking_one_for_the_team
|archive-date=December 3, 2015
}}
</ref> The band has also released an EP titled ''[[Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!]]'' (2013), in addition to two live albums: ''Live in Japan 2002'' (2003) and ''[[MTV Hard Rock Live]]'' (2005).

The band performed at the Vans [[Warped Tour]] every year from 1999 to 2005, and in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Arnold-Garvey|first=James|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/simple-plan-set-for-vans-warped-tour-australia-2013-lineup/|title=Simple Plan Set For Vans Warped Tour Australia 2013 Lineup – Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture – Music Feeds|magazine=Music Feeds|date=9 July 2013|access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Yago|first=Gideon |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459529/warped-tour-03-lineup.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209165131/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459529/warped-tour-03-lineup.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2012|title=Used, Simple Plan, Rancid, Distillers on Warped Tour '03 |publisher=MTV|date=14 January 2003|access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="Simple Plan Warped Tour 2015">{{cite web|title=Simple Plan – Vans Warped Tour|url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands/simple-plan|website=VansWarpedTour.com|publisher=Vans Warped Tour|access-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615173025/http://vanswarpedtour.com/bands/simple-plan|archive-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> The band also performed at the [[2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony]] in [[Vancouver]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Québecor Média|author-link=Québecor Média|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/News/2010/03/01/13067771-qmi.html|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120523011650/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/News/2010/03/01/13067771%2Dqmi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2012|title=Canadians tweet up a storm during closing ceremonies|publisher=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=10 March 2012|access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref> along with ''[[The X Factor (Australia)|The X Factor Australia]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplan.com/news/watch-australias-x-factor-live-performance|title=Watch: Australia's X-Factor Live Performance|publisher=Simple Plan|date=4 October 2011|access-date=28 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324161602/http://www.simpleplan.com/news/watch-australias-x-factor-live-performance|archive-date=24 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2012, the band performed at [[Mood Indigo (festival)|Mood Indigo]], the college festival of [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]] in [[Mumbai|Mumbai, India]].<ref>{{cite news|url = http://archive.asianage.com/mumbai/very-simple-plan-iit-s-mood-indigo-868| title= A very Simple Plan for IIT's Mood Indigo| author=K.A. Dodhiya| date=12 October 2012|newspaper=The Asian Age|access-date = 17 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eightoctaves.com/news/simple-plan-attacks-mood-indigo/ |title= Simple plan attacks mood indigo|magazine= Rolling Stone India}}</ref> In 2004, the band appeared as themselves in the film ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'', starring the [[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen|Olsen twins]], [[Mary-Kate Olsen|Mary-Kate]] and [[Ashley Olsen|Ashley]]. Simple Plan also performed "[[O Canada]]" at the [[2016 NHL Winter Classic]]. Additionally, they performed the theme music for, and were featured on an episode of, ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''.

==History==

===1999–2001: early years===
[[File:Shawsp.jpg|right|thumb|({{abbr|L|Left}}–{{abbr|R|Right}}) Bassist David Desrosiers, rhythm guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre, and lead vocalist Pierre Bouvier performing in Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec, June 2009]]

In 1993, lead vocalist [[Pierre Bouvier]] and drummer [[Chuck Comeau]] were in a band named [[Reset (Canadian band)|Reset]]. In 1998, Comeau left the group to go to college.<ref name="Reset Biography">{{cite web|author=SimplePlan.cz|url=http://www.simpleplan.cz/en/index.php/band/reset|title=Reset Biography|publisher=Simpleplan.cz|access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> In mid 1999, he met with high school friends and guitarists Jeff Stinco and [[Sébastien Lefebvre]] who were in separate bands of their own. Comeau, Stinco, and Lefebvre formed a new band together, called Simple Plan.<ref name="Reset Biography"/> In late 1999, Bouvier and Comeau reacquainted at a [[Sugar Ray]] concert<ref name="Simple Plan Biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Simple_Plan/Biography|title=Simple Plan Biography|publisher=Starpulse.com|access-date=21 February 2011|archive-date=30 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530075437/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Simple_Plan/Biography/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Bouvier left Reset soon after to join Comeau in the band. Bassist and backing vocalist David Desrosiers replaced Bouvier in Reset, but he too left the band six months later to join Simple Plan.<ref name="Reset Biography"/><ref name="Simple Plan Biography"/> This allowed Bouvier, who had doubled as the band's lead vocalist and bassist, to concentrate on  singing, and Stinco, who had doubled as the band's lead guitarist and backing vocalist, to concentrate on guitar. In 2001 the band performed at Edgefest II in Toronto.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011122025430/http://chartattack.com/damn/2001/08/2711.cfm "LIVE: Edgefest II in Toronto"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', 27 August 2001. Review By Keith Carman</ref>

Originally, the band did not have the name. At first, they considered naming the band '''Touchdown 999'''; later Bouvier's friends chose the name '''Simple Plan''', derived from the [[A Simple Plan (film)|1998 film]] of the same name.<ref name="Rock Louder Interview with Simple Plan">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/news/article/Interview-Simple-Plan.html|title=Rock Louder Interview with Simple Plan|publisher=Rocklouder.co.uk|access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref>

=== 2002–2005: ''No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls'' and ''Still Not Getting Any...'' ===
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In 2002, Simple Plan released their debut studio album, ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'', which featured the singles "[[I'm Just a Kid]]", "[[I'd Do Anything (Simple Plan song)|I'd Do Anything]]", "[[Addicted (Simple Plan song)|Addicted]]", and "[[Perfect (Simple Plan song)|Perfect]]". The band was aiming for a pure pop-punk record.<ref name="Archived Simple Plan Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplan.com/band.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029101135/http://www.simpleplan.com/band.php |archive-date=29 October 2005 |title=Archived Simple Plan Bio |date=29 October 2005 |access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> The record was originally released in the United States with 12 tracks, ending with "Perfect". Enhanced and foreign editions came in several different versions with up to two additional tracks in addition to the original 12. Two pop punk singers contributed on vocals: [[Mark Hoppus]] from [[Blink-182]] on "I'd Do Anything" and included vocals by [[Joel Madden]] from [[Good Charlotte]] on "You Don't Mean Anything." The years of 2002 and 2003 were formative for the band. MTV Networks featured "Addicted" on one of their top performing shows during the spring of 2003 in the United States and internationally; on MTV and MTVu, and was filmed at the University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) in Western New York. ''[[Addicted (Simple Plan song)|Addicted]]'' was the theme song for ''[[Fraternity Life]]''. While the show was taken off the air the following season the band continued to rise on the billboard charts in the United States and performances continued to be booked and reruns of the show played around the world.

In 2002, the band also performed and recorded the theme song for a rebooted installment of the [[Scooby-Doo]] franchise, ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''. This show used the band's intro throughout its entire run until its conclusion in 2006. It also featured many of the band's songs within episodes of the show, including [[I'd Do Anything (Simple Plan song)|"I'd Do Anything"]].

In 2003, the band played as a headliner on the [[Vans Warped Tour]]&nbsp;— an appearance memorialized in the comedy slasher film, ''Punk Rock Holocaust'', in which four of the five band members are killed. The band also played short stints on the Warped Tour in 2004 and 2005. That same year (2003) the band opened for [[Avril Lavigne]] on her ''[[Try To Shut Me Up Tour]]''.<ref name="Delafont Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/simple-plan.htm|title=Delafont bio|publisher=Delafont.com |access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> In addition to several headlining tours, the band has also opened for [[Green Day]] and [[Good Charlotte]].<ref name="Delafont Bio"/> The album had sold one million copies in early 2003 then went on to sell over four million copies worldwide, making it the band's best selling album to date.

In 2004, Simple Plan released its second album, ''[[Still Not Getting Any...]]'' which was produced by [[Bob Rock]] and led to the subsequent singles, "[[Welcome to My Life]]", "[[Shut Up! (Simple Plan song)|Shut Up]]", "[[Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)]]", "[[Crazy (Simple Plan song)|Crazy]]", and (in some markets) "Perfect World".

According to the album's bonus DVD, the band originally considered other names for it like ''Get Rich or Die Trying'', ''Enema of the State'', and ''In The Zone'' before deciding on ''Still Not Getting Any...''. The name stemmed from the band's belief that they were not getting any good reviews, with Bouvier once noting that the band only had one recent good review in ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''. ''Still Not Getting Any...'' was a musical departure from the group's previous album: the band retained its style of downbeat lyrics matched to upbeat music, but managed to transcend from the standard pop punk genre. Although many of the tracks on this CD still carried the feeling of teen angst that is probably most noticeable in "I'm Just a Kid" from ''No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls'', the general slant of this album tends toward slightly deeper and more mature lyrical themes, as well as a more mainstream sound that edges away from the pure pop punk style of the group's last album. Some critics have pointed towards the inclusion of "classic" or "mainstream" rock elements, claiming the album "de-emphasizes punk-pop hyperactivity in favor of straightforward, well-crafted modern rock".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/still-not-getting-any-mw0000469791 | title= Simple Plan : Still Not Getting Any... | first=Johnny | last=Loftus | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=11 January 2017}}</ref>

In 2005, their cover version of [[Cheap Trick]]'s "[[Surrender (Cheap Trick song)|Surrender]]" was featured in [[Fantastic Four (2005 film)#Soundtrack|the soundtrack album]] for the [[superhero film]], ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]''.

===2006–2009: ''Simple Plan''===
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[[File:Simpleplantrenton.jpg|right|thumb|The band in concert in [[Trenton, NJ]], December 2007]]
[[File:Sposaka.JPG|right|thumb|Simple Plan in [[Osaka, Japan|Osaka]] in 2009. From left to right: [[Chuck Comeau]], Jeff Stinco, [[Pierre Bouvier]], [[Sébastien Lefebvre]], and David Desrosiers ]]
After nearly a year and a half in support of ''Still Not Getting Any...'', the band ended most touring in February 2006. They were playing only a few shows, taking some time off, and beginning work on the third studio album. Bouvier headed to [[Miami]] as on about 21 March 2007 to work with [[Dave Fortman]]. The band entered the studio for pre-production in [[Los Angeles]] on 29 June. On 15 July the band returned to [[Montréal]] to record at Studio Piccolo, the same studio in which the band had recorded ''Still Not Getting Any...''. The band finished recording and headed back to Miami and Los Angeles to mix the album. The final part of making the record was done in [[New York City]], and it was officially completed on 21 October.

''[[When I'm Gone (Simple Plan song)|When I'm Gone]]'', the first single from ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'', was released on 29 October. This album was produced by both Dave Fortman and [[Max Martin]]. On 17 February 2008, the band achieved its highest-charting single in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] After the first two albums just missed the UK top 40, "When I'm Gone" gave the band its best chart position in the UK, coming in at number 26.

Simple Plan held an extensive tour schedule in support of the album. After completing an around-the-world promotional tour, they played several holiday shows during December 2007. After they continued promotional tours in January, Simple Plan played a triple bill in [[Camden Town]], London on 27 January 2008, with the first show featuring songs from the band's first CD, the second from the second, and the third from the new release. The band played four U.S. shows in late February, and completed a European tour running until late April. The band played four Japan dates, followed by several European festivals and headlining dates. On 1 July 2008, the band gave a free concert on [[Québec City]]'s [[Plains of Abraham]], attracting a crowd of 150,000 people to the [[Canada Day]] show.<ref name=smallcrowd>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyberpresse.ca%2Farticle%2F20080702%2FCPSOLEIL%2F80701157%2F6585%2FCPSOLEIL02&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=fr&tl=en|title=Simple Plan relève le défi|work=Le Soleil}}</ref> After a return to the Far East in late July and early August, the band played a Cross Canada Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplan.com/tour.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040721213834/http://www.simpleplan.com/tour.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2004|title=Simple Plan tour|publisher=Simpleplan.com|access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> with [[Faber Drive]], [[Cute is What We Aim For]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Scotiabank-Place-875662.html |title=Support Acts Added to Simple Plan's August&nbsp;28 Performance at Scotiabank Place |publisher=Marketwire.com |access-date=27 November 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and [[Metro Station (band)|Metro Station]].  After dates in Germany, Mexico, and Australia, the band played its second full European tour of the year from 28 October to 29 November, playing in Estonia and Poland for the first time. The band also played in [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Dubai]] in early December—shows at which the band played as a four-piece, with Desrosiers absent due to a family emergency and Lefebvre on bass.

===2010–2013: ''Get Your Heart On!''===
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[[File:Simple Plan at Rock en Seine, 2011.jpg|thumb|left|Simple Plan performing in [[Paris]] in 2011]]
The band's fourth album ''[[Get Your Heart On!]]'' was released on 21 June 2011. The album marks Simple Plan's second time since ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'' to feature collaborations with other artists, including [[Weezer]]'s [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Marie-Mai]], [[Natasha Bedingfield]], [[K'naan]] and [[Alex Gaskarth]] of [[All Time Low]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplAan.com/news/0b139e-you-suck-at-love|title=You Suck at Love – Blog Detail|publisher=simpleplan.com|date=11 February 2011|access-date=4 July 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In April, "[[Jet Lag (song)|Jet Lag]]" was released in English and French versions featuring singers Natasha Bedingfield and Marie-Mai respectively.<ref>[http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/124304809.html?thx=y Simple Plan's newest features collaborations with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, K'naan]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Nick Patch, The Canadian Press / Brandon Sun) 21 June 2011</ref> The band was on the roster of [[Warped Tour 2011]] for selected dates in June and July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/band/simple-plan|title=Simple Plan|publisher=Warped Tour|access-date=1 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726045448/http://vanswarpedtour.com/band/simple-plan|archive-date=26 July 2011}}</ref>

In September and October 2011, Simple Plan performed four shows in Australia, on the "Get Your Heart On" tour, with supporting bands [[Tonight Alive]] and [[New Empire (band)|New Empire]]. During the Australian tour, Jenna McDougall from Tonight Alive featured in "Jet Lag". [[We the Kings]] supported Simple Plan in Europe on a tour in spring 2012. The song "Last One Standing" was featured on the ''[[NASCAR The Game: Inside Line]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web |title=NASCAR The Game: Inside Line soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com |url=https://racingsoundtracks.com/game/nascar-the-game-inside-line |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=racingsoundtracks.com}}</ref> Simple Plan also performed live with the [[Montreal Symphony Orchestra]] at [[Montreal Symphony House]] in Montréal, Quebec, Canada on 20 September 2011, raising over $500,000 for sick children and young people in need.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYUn-fpF-HI| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608041538/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYUn-fpF-HI&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2020-06-08 | url-status=dead|title=Youtube video of benefit concert|publisher=Simple Plan official Youtube channel|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref>

An EP titled ''[[Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!]]'' was released on 3 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t%3D3538111 |title=Simple Plan Announce New EP - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net |access-date=15 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131202182107/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3538111 |archive-date=2 December 2013 }}</ref> Consequently, Simple Plan uploaded the DVD, directed by Peter John from Epik Films and shot by Peter John for the official Simple Plan YouTube channel, in high quality for free as a gift to the fans.

===2014–2016: ''Taking One for the Team''===
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In March 2014, when the band members started recording the first demos for the album, it was announced through [[My Chemical Romance]] rhythm guitarist [[Frank Iero]]'s Instagram that Iero is working with Simple Plan on the next album. This information was later confirmed by Comeau; the band estimated to release the album in the second half of 2015, plus the band discussed the band's future projects. On 30 July 2014, the band formally stated that the music writing for the next album had begun.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Simple Plan|title=Simple Plan Summer Announcement! Frank Iero (previously of MCR) is working with US for our next album!!!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP_Z3UXH1Xo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/NP_Z3UXH1Xo| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|website=YouTube.com/SimplePlan|publisher=Simple Plan|access-date=15 June 2015|date=30 July 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Simple Plan|title=Simple Plan on Facebook – "We have something special to share with you! FRANK IERO of MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE is working with us!"|url=https://www.facebook.com/simpleplan/posts/10152207020881516 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/6085906515/10152207020881516 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|website=Facebook.com/SimplePlan|publisher=Simple Plan|date=30 July 2014|access-date=15 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2020}} In December 2014, Simple Plan started to choose which songs would be included on the album.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=jeffstinco|last=Stinco|first=Jeff|number=549970614111711232|date=30 December 2014|title=You guys have been asking about album 5: we are in the process of picking the songs that we will record in a few weeks. #sp5album}}</ref> "Saturday", was released on 21 June 2015, although the band stated this song would not be in the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Robinson|first1=Will|title=Simple Plan return with new single, 'Saturday'|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/22/simple-plan-new-single-saturday|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622235157/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/22/simple-plan-new-single-saturday|archive-date=22 June 2015|date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Biddulph|first1=Andy|title=Simple Plan Have Posted Their First Song in Three Years|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/simple-plan-have-posted-their-first-song-in-three-years|website=RockSound.tv|publisher=Rock Sound|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623015903/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/simple-plan-have-posted-their-first-song-in-three-years|archive-date=23 June 2015 |date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharp|first1=Tyler|title=Simple Plan return with explosive "Saturday" single|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_return_with_explosive_saturday_single|work=Alternative Press|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623022238/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_return_with_explosive_saturday_single|archive-date=23 June 2015 |date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Simple Plan on Twitter – "The first taste of #SPAlbum5 is here with #Saturday!"|url=https://twitter.com/simpleplan/status/612828565617250304|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317095326/https://twitter.com/simpleplan/status/612828565617250304|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2023|via=Twitter|publisher=Simple Plan|access-date=22 June 2015|date=21 June 2015}}</ref>

In April 2015, Simple Plan performed with up-and-coming Canadian singer [[Andee]] at the [[FIFA]] Women's World Cup Trophy Tour in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy Tour stops in Toronto|date=29 April 2015|url=https://www.tsn.ca/fifa-women-s-world-cup-trophy-tour-stops-in-toronto-1.270237|publisher=The Sports Network|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> The band also toured on the 2015 [[Vans Warped Tour]], performing a total of five shows.<ref name="Simple Plan Warped Tour 2015" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announced_for_select_warped_tour_dates |title=Simple Plan announced for select Warped Tour dates – News – Alternative Press |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=29 April 2015 |access-date=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503041503/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announced_for_select_warped_tour_dates |archive-date=3 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Simple Plan Playing Select Warped Stops|url=http://vanswarpedtour.com/post/simple-plan-playing-select-warped-stops|access-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615173944/http://vanswarpedtour.com/post/simple-plan-playing-select-warped-stops|archive-date=15 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Simple Plan Tour Upcoming Dates|url=http://www.simpleplan.com/tour|website=SimplePlan.com|publisher=Simple Plan|access-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326173745/http://www.simpleplan.com/tour|archive-date=26 March 2015}}</ref>[[File:Simple Plan live 2017 3.jpg|thumb|Simple Plan playing live in 2017.]]
On 28 August 2015, the band released "Boom", a song from the upcoming fifth album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crane|first1=Matt|title=Here's a Sneak Peek at Simple Plan's Awesome New Single, "Boom" (exclusive)|url=http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/heres_a_sneak_peek_at_simple_plans_awesome_new_single_boom_exclusive|work=Alternative Press|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828153320/http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/heres_a_sneak_peek_at_simple_plans_awesome_new_single_boom_exclusive|archive-date=28 August 2015|date=28 August 2015}}</ref> On the same day, a music video was released for the song, which contains footage from the [[Warped Tour|2015 Vans Warped Tour]], [[Alternative Press Music Awards|The Alternative Press Music Awards]], and a performance in [[Montreal]] at New City Gas; the video contains cameos from members of the bands [[MxPx]], [[All Time Low]], [[New Found Glory]], [[PVRIS]], [[Pierce the Veil]], [[The Summer Set]], [[Silverstein (band)|Silverstein]], [[Black Veil Brides]], [[Parkway Drive]] and [[Issues (band)|Issues]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=Simple Plan Unveil Star-Studded New Video, Boom|url=http://www.kerrang.com/35098/simple-plan-unveil-star-studded-new-video-boom/|work=Kerrang|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828152958/http://www.kerrang.com/35098/simple-plan-unveil-star-studded-new-video-boom/|archive-date=28 August 2015|date=28 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Simple Plan|title=Simple Plan on Instagram – Head to @altpress for an exclusive sneak peek of our video for Boom! dropping tonight at Midnight EST! #SPboom features cameos from @alltimelow @newfoundglory @thisispvris @mxpxpx @piercetheveil @the_summer_set @silverstein @blackveilbrides @parkwaydriveofficial & #ISSUES! Filmed at the #APMAs, in Montreal at New City Gas, and on @vanswarpedtour! Can't wait for you to see it!|url=https://instagram.com/p/65TtugF3TZ/|website=Instagram.com|publisher=Simple Plan|access-date=28 August 2015|date=27 August 2015}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=October 2020}}

On 18 September 2015, the band released a second song from the fifth studio album, "I Don't Wanna Be Sad," and a third called "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed," featuring rapper Nelly on 16 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sayce|first1=Rob|title=Simple Plan Do Not Want To Be Sad|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/simple-plans-new-song-is-the-brightest-thing-youll-hear-all-day|website=Rocksound.tv|publisher=Rocksound|access-date=18 September 2015|date=18 September 2015|archive-date=18 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918160651/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/simple-plans-new-song-is-the-brightest-thing-youll-hear-all-day|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 30 November 2015, the band revealed the title of the album would be ''[[Taking One for the Team]]''. The group set the release date for 19 February 2016, along with the album cover and the first tour dates of the Taking One for the Team Tour, with shows scheduled in European countries.

In 2016, the band performed at the [[2016 NHL Winter Classic|NHL Winter Classic]] at [[Gillette Stadium]] against the [[Montreal Canadiens]] and [[Boston Bruins]]. They performed "[[O Canada]]" during the pregame and also performed during the second intermission.

"Opinion Overload", the second single from ''Taking One for the Team'' was released on 5 February 2016. Simple Plan released their third single "Singing in the Rain" internationally on 12 April.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSO6ikrxSqk | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/bSO6ikrxSqk| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=Simple Plan – Singing in the Rain (Official Video) |via=YouTube |date=12 April 2016 |access-date=13 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album was released on 19 February 2016. It was described as a "pure, no-frills, feel-good fun, a start-to-finish crowd-pleaser for fans of that classic pop-punk sound."<ref>{{cite web|first=Neil Z.|last=Yeung |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-one-for-the-team-mw0002907721 |title=Taking One for the Team – Simple Plan  |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=19 February 2016 |access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref> On 5 December, Simple Plan released "Christmas Everyday", 15 years after their last Christmas song and first single, "My Christmas List".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iheartradio.ca/news/listen-simple-plan-gets-cheery-for-christmas-time-1.2247226|title=LISTEN: Simple Plan Gets Cheery For Christmas Time|publisher=[[iHeartRadio]]|date=2 December 2016|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref>

===2017–present: David Desrosiers' departure and ''Harder Than It Looks''===
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[[File:Simple Plan live at Good Things Festival Melbourne '19.jpg|Simple Plan live at [[Good Things (Australian music festival)#2019|Good Things Festival Melbourne]] (2019)|thumb|right]]
In 2017, the band embarked on a tour called No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (15th Anniversary Tour Edition) in support of the album in question's anniversary, during which they played the entire album front to back during each show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/simple_plan_announce_15_year_anniversary_no_pads_no_helmets...just_balls_to|title=Simple Plan announce 15-year anniversary 'No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls' tour – News – Alternative Press|website=Alternative Press|date=10 January 2017}}</ref> From May 2017 until June 2019, David Desrosiers had been on hiatus from touring with Simple Plan, while he was at home recovering from depression. During that time, a touring musician named Chady Awad had been performing bass with the band as a touring substitute for more than two years, while Bouvier and Lefebvre had divided Desrosiers' vocal parts. This marks the second time Desrosiers has been absent from the band; the first time was in December 2008, when Lefebvre temporarily switched to bass for 2 weeks during live performances.

In September 2017, while interviewed by [[Purdue University]], Jeff Stinco revealed that the band would start working on their new album in early 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpleplan.cz/en/index.php/simple-plan-start-working-new-album-early-2018/ |title=Simple Plan to start working on new album early 2018! &#124; EN |website=SimplePlan.cz |date=30 September 2017 |access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref>

On 5 September 2018, Music in Minnesota reported that members of Simple Plan spent a day in [[Owatonna, Minnesota]], to appear in scenes of a punk rock musical titled ''Summertime Dropouts''. The feature film was released in the fall of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicinminnesota.com/simple-plan-was-in-minnesota-yes-but-not-for-what-you-would-think/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822210456/https://www.musicinminnesota.com/simple-plan-was-in-minnesota-yes-but-not-for-what-you-would-think/|archive-date=22 August 2019|title=Simple Plan was in Minnesota? Yes, but not for a reason you would expect|date=7 September 2018}}</ref> Simple Plan recorded a song called "Bigger", which was released on the soundtrack of the film {{lang|fr-ca|La course des Tuques}} on 16 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/la-course-des-tuques-la-trame-sonore/1440335705|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117023628/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/la-course-des-tuques-la-trame-sonore/1440335705|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2018|title=La course des Tuques (La trame sonore) by Various Artists on Apple Music|date=16 November 2018|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>

On 8 June 2019, the band reunited with Desrosiers in Cleveland, Ohio, marking his official return to the band. On 2 September 2019, Pierre Bouvier revealed that the band had fulfilled their contract to Atlantic and were now free agents and hinted at releasing new music later in the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pierre on Simple Plan leaving their record label Atlantic Records: "The deal is done. We're free agents now." |url=http://www.simpleplan.cz/en/index.php/pierre-simple-plan-leaving-record-label-deal-done-free-agents-now/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=EN: SimplePlan.cz |date=2 September 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2019, Simple Plan released a collaboration track with [[State Champs]] and [[We the Kings]] called "Where I Belong"; the three also conducted a tour together.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Darus|first=Alex|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/simple-plan-state-champs-we-the-kings-where-i-belong-new-song/|title=Simple Plan, State Champs, WTK Drop Epic Collab "Where I Belong"|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=11 October 2019|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>

On 10 July 2020, it was announced that Desrosiers had parted ways with the band a third time after being accused of sexual misconduct on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simple Plan's David Desrosiers leaves band following sexual misconduct allegations |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7162617/simple-plans-david-desrosiers-leaves-band-sexual-misconduct/ |access-date=10 July 2020 |website=Global News |language=en}}</ref> Their touring bassist Chady Awad left the band over sexual allegations five days later.<ref>{{cite news|last=Krishnan|first=Manisha|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gzna/simple-plan-cuts-ties-with-tour-bassist-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715202559/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gzna/simple-plan-cuts-ties-with-tour-bassist-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2020|title=Simple Plan Cuts Ties With Tour Bassist Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations|date=15 July 2020|access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref>

On July 22, 2021, the band re-recorded the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' theme song and made it available for streaming.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Tamara|last=May|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/07/23/you-can-now-stream-simple-plans-whats-new-scooby-doo-everywhere/|title=You Can Now Stream Simple Plan's 'What's New, Scooby-Doo?' Everywhere!|website=Wall of Sound|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=April 19, 2022|language=en}}</ref>

On November 5, 2021, the band released "The Antidote", the first single from their sixth album. It was their first self-released album, distributed by The Orchard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Battoclette |first=Augusta |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Simple Plan share first music in two years with new single "The Antidote" |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/simple-plan-the-antidote-single/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=AltPress |language=en}}</ref> On February 18, 2022, the band released the single "Ruin My Life", featuring vocals from [[Deryck Whibley]] of [[Sum 41]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Jake |date=February 18, 2022 |title=Simple Plan and Sum 41 talk Ruin My Life, and the "exciting and bizarre" renaissance of pop-punk |url=https://www.kerrang.com/simple-plan-and-sum-41-talk-ruin-my-life-and-the-exciting-and-bizarre-renaissance-of-pop-punk/ |access-date=February 18, 2022 |website=Kerrang |language=en}}</ref> On February 22, 2022, the band announced a U.S. tour with Sum 41 called the ''Blame Canada'' tour set to run from April to August 2022.<ref name="Blame Canada">{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2022 |title=Sum 41 And Simple Plan Announce 'Blame Canada' Spring/Summer 2022 U.S. Tour |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sum-41-and-simple-plan-announce-blame-canada-u-s-tour/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Blame Canada 2">{{Cite web |last=Linzinmeir |first=Taylor |date=February 22, 2022 |title=Simple Plan and Sum 41 announce U.S. co-headlining Blame Canada tour |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/simple-plan-sum-41-blame-canada-tour-dates/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Alternative Press}}</ref> On March 15, 2022, the band announced the release of their sixth studio album ''[[Harder Than It Looks]]'' with a release of the third promotional single "Congratulations".<ref name="Congratulations">{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Simple Plan have announced their new album ''Harder Than it Looks'' |url=https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/simple-plan-new-album-harder-than-it-looks |access-date=March 16, 2022 |website=Upset |language=en |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316192456/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/simple-plan-new-album-harder-than-it-looks |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 8, 2022, the band released the album's fourth single, "Wake Me Up (When This Nightmare's Over)".<ref>{{Cite web |last=May |first=Tamara |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Simple Plan Unveil LP Opening Track, 'Wake Me Up (When This Nightmare's Over)' |url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/04/08/simple-plan-unveil-lp-opening-track-wake-me-up-when-this-nightmares-over/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Wall of Sound |language=en}}</ref> The album was released on May 6, 2022, to positive reception,<ref name="Congratulations" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Album review: Simple Plan – Harder Than It Looks |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-simple-plan-harder-than-it-looks/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Kerrang! |date=3 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=May |first=Tamara |date=2022-05-02 |title=Simple Plan – Harder Than It Looks (Album Review) |url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/05/03/simple-plan-harder-than-it-looks-album-review/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Wall Of Sound |language=en-US}}</ref> reaching No. 84 Canadian Albums, #55 Top Current Album Sales (US), and #90 Top Album Sales (US) on the [[Billboard Charts]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Simple Plan |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/simple-plan/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

Simple Plan started the "Blame Canada" tour on April 29, 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Sum 41 and Simple Plan announce 'Blame Canada' 2022 US tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sum-41-and-simple-plan-announce-blame-canada-2022-us-tour-3168137 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> and on May 16, 2022, Simple Plan announced they would be continuing their tour with Sum 41 with a European tour beginning September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simple Plan and Sum 41 announce European tour for this fall! |url=http://www.simpleplan.cz/en/index.php/simple-plan-and-sum-41-announce-european-tour-for-this-fall/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=EN: SimplePlan.cz |date=16 May 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In November 2022, Simple Plan released an updated version of "[[I'm Just a Kid]]", featuring [[LØLØ]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Simple Plan release new version of 'I'm Just A Kid' feat. LØLØ|url=https://www.simpleplan.cz/en/index.php/simple-plan-release-new-version-of-im-just-a-kid-feat-lolo/|access-date=2023-04-05|website=EN: SimplePlan.cz|date=6 November 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2023, Simple Plan embarked on the “Let the Bad Times Roll” 2023 Summer tour, with [[Sum 41]] and [[The Offspring]]. It was 24 dates and spanned across the US. Around this time, they also announced a Mexico tour, 4 dates across Mexico in the Fall of 2023, and a European 21 date tour for Winter 2024, starting in Paris and ending in England.

In October 2023, Simple Plan released a new version of "Iconic", featuring [[Jax (singer)|Jax]].

Simple Plan performed many times in 2024, including the [[When We Were Young (festival)|When We Were Young Fest]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=When We Were Young – October 19, 2024 – Las Vegas Festival Grounds |url=https://www.whenwewereyoungfestival.com/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.whenwewereyoungfestival.com |language=en}}</ref> in Las Vegas and their Hard As Rock Tour,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upcoming Tour Dates |url=https://officialsimpleplan.com/tour/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Simple Plan |date=23 October 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> throughout the UK and Europe. In March 2024, the band headlined the I Wanna Be Tour in Brasil with support from [[NX Zero]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Wanna Be Tour {{!}} Ingressos |url=https://www.iwannabetour.com.br/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=I Wanna Be Tour |language=pt}}</ref> In April, they toured Australia with [[Boys Like Girls]], We the Kings, and special guest, Jax.<ref>{{Cite web |last=everblack |date=2023-10-31 |title=Simple Plan Announce Additional Shows In Perth, Brisbane & Sydney Plus A Venue Upgrade In Melbourne & Add Special Guest Jax |url=https://www.everblack.com.au/2023/10/31/simple-plan-announce-additional-shows-in-perth-brisbane-sydney-plus-a-venue-upgrade-in-melbourne-add-special-guest-jax/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Everblack Media |language=en-AU}}</ref> Starting in August 2024, the band went on tour with Avril Lavigne supporting her 'Greatest Hits' Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Valeska |date=2024-01-22 |title=Avril Lavigne Announces 'The Greatest Hits' Tour |url=https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2024/01/avril-lavigne-announces-the-greatest-hits-tour/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Live Nation Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>

On July 12, 2024, the band released a pop-punk cover of "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]" by [[Elton John]], from the 1994 film ''[[The Lion King]]''. It was also announced that it would be part of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s pop-punk covers album, titled ''A Whole New Sound''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |title=Disney announce official pop-punk covers album, A Whole New Sound |url=https://www.kerrang.com/disney-announce-official-pop-punk-covers-album-a-whole-new-sound |website=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=12 July 2024 |date=12 July 2024}}</ref>

On July 25, 2024, the Simple Plan special edition box set became available for pre order. The set contains the band's six studio albums and marks the band's 25th anniversary. The sets are a limited run with 1500 sets produced and each set is signed by the band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simple Plan Detail Career-Spanning Limited Edition Box Set Of 1500 Signed Copies |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/simple-plan-detail-career-spanning-limited-edition-box-set-of-1500-signed-copies#:~:text=The%20Simple%20Plan%20Collection%20Box,,%20exclusively%20at%20officialsimpleplan.com. |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Rhino |language=en}}</ref>

On July 13, 2024, following a show with Avril Lavigne at Scotiabank Arena on July 12, Simple Plan played a surprise pop up show at Toronto's Union station.

On October 19, 2024, during their WWWY set, Simple Plan announced they will be the subject of a forthcoming documentary on [[Prime Video]], which is slated to debut sometime in 2025. Didier Charette is directing, and the film is currently in production with Sphere Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/simple-plan-documentary-amazon-1.7358142|title=Simple Plan documentary set for release on Prime Video in 2025|website=[[CBC News]]|date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>

On February 25, 2025, Simple Plan announced the Bigger Than You Think! U.S. headline tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Between August to September, the band will be touring across 19 cities with special guests [[3OH!3]], [[Bowling for Soup]], and [[LØLØ]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Simple Plan reveal 25th anniversary U.S. tour with 3OH!3, Bowling For… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/simple-plan-reveal-25th-anniversary-u-s-tour-with-3oh-3-bowling-for-soup-and-lolo |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref>

On May 9, 2025, Simple Plan were featured on [[Avril Lavigne]]'s newest single "[[Young & Dumb (song)|Young & Dumb]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=van den Bosch |first=Eva |title=Avril Lavigne Announces New Song With Simple Plan |url=https://www.strifemag.com/artists/avril-lavigne/avril-lavigne-announces-new-song-with-simple-plan/ |website=Strife Mag |date=May 6, 2025 |access-date=May 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |title=Avril Lavigne Gets Nostalgic With Simple Plan for Anthemic Collab 'Young & Dumb' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/avril-lavigne-simple-plan-young-and-dumb-song-video-1235966749/ |magazine=Billboard |date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref>Simple Plan and Lavigne had first toured together on Lavigne's first tour, the [[Try To Shut Me Up Tour]], from 2002 until it's conclusion in 2003, which served as the inspiration for the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/avril-lavigne-simple-plan-young-and-dumb-song-video-1235966749/ |title=Avril Lavigne Gets Nostalgic With Simple Plan for Anthemic Collab 'Young & Dumb' |date=May 9, 2025 |last=Rowley|first=Glenn |work=Billiboard |access-date=May 11, 2025 }}</ref>

==Musical style==
Simple Plan's musical style has been described as [[pop-punk]],<ref>{{cite web|first=JP|last=Ervin|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/good-charlotte-simple-plan-new-found-glory-interview/|title=Joel Madden, Pierre Bouvier and Jordan Pundik discuss rescheduled tour|website=AltPress|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Frankie|last=Torok|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-simple-plan-return-with-emotional-new-single-the-antidote/|title=News: Simple Plan Return with Emotional New Single 'The Antidote'|website=New Noise Magazine|date=November 8, 2021|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Bobkin|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/simple_plan_announce_new_album_harder_than_it_looks|title=Simple Plan Announce New Album 'Harder Than It Looks'|publisher=Exclaim!|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref><ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|first=MacKenzie|last=Wilson|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/simple-plan-mn0000049062/biography|title=Simple Plan/Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=8 November 2010}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name=allmusic/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/kultur/2465842/saisonabschluss-wiesen-two-days-a-week.story|title=Saisonabschluss in Wiesen mit 'Two Days A Week'|work=Kleine Zeitung|date=February 9, 2022|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513064030/http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/kultur/2465842/saisonabschluss-wiesen-two-days-a-week.story|archive-date=May 13, 2012}}</ref> [[pop rock]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Karen|last=Bliss|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/genre/rock-and-pop/simple-plan-to-receive-humanitarian-honor-1006291752.story|title=Simple Plan to Receive Humanitarian Honor at 2012 Juno Awards|magazine=Billboard|date=February 27, 2012|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229043346/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/genre/rock-and-pop/simple-plan-to-receive-humanitarian-honor-1006291752.story|archive-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Nicholas|last=Hamilton|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/love-letter-to-a-record-nicholas-hamilton-on-simple-plans/|title=Love Letter To A Record: Nicholas Hamilton On Simple Plan's 'Still Not Getting Any…'|website=Music Feeds|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> [[power pop]],<ref name=allmusic/><ref name="Epiphone">{{cite web|url=http://www.epiphone.com/news-features/news/2005/simple-plan-on-mtv-s-hard-rock-live.aspx|title=Simple Plan on MTV's Hard Rock Live|publisher=[[Epiphone]]|date=June 15, 2005|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413224615/http://www.epiphone.com/news-features/news/2005/simple-plan-on-mtv-s-hard-rock-live.aspx|archive-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> [[emo]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Alexa|last=Tietjen|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/e3fa6s/forgotten-emo-bands|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520171551/https://www.vh1.com/news/e3fa6s/forgotten-emo-bands|url-status=live|archive-date=20 May 2022|title=26 Emo Bands That Got Us Through Our Teenage Years|publisher=[[VH1]]|date=May 27, 2015|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref><!---DO NOT REMOVE THIS! Simple Plan has been described as emo and that IS a fact! It has citations! ---><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Abby|last=Schreiber|url=http://www.papermag.com/what-your-favorite-emo-bands-look-like-in-2014-1427283098.html|title=What Your Favorite Emo Bands Look Like In 2014 |magazine=[[Paper (magazine)|PAPER]]|date=April 25, 2014|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> and [[punk rock]].<ref name="New York">{{cite news|first=Jon|last=Pareles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/08/arts/music/08choi.html?_r=1&oref=login|title=New CD's. Still Not Getting Any....|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 8, 2004|access-date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> Atlantic Records marketing material has described the band's style as having "classic punk energy and modern [[Pop music|pop]] sonics".<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS231914+26-Feb-2008+MW20080226|title=Simple Plan Is a Global Sensation; New Album From Montreal's Top Pop Combo Explodes Onto the Charts Worldwide|publisher=Atlantic Records|date=February 26, 2008|access-date=November 8, 2010|agency=Reuters/Market Wire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109161140/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS231914+26-Feb-2008+MW20080226|archive-date=January 9, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Simple Plan Foundation==
The members of Simple Plan created the Simple Plan Foundation, which focuses on teen problems ranging from suicide to poverty to drug addiction. As of 9 December 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation had raised more than $100,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simpleplanfoundation.org/app/about.html|title=Simple plan foundation|access-date=30 December 2016|archive-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407185513/http://simpleplanfoundation.org/app/about.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A fundraising event was held in September 2009 in Montréal. In October 2008, the band announced a special release on iTunes of the single "[[Save You (Simple Plan song)|Save You]]", to benefit the Foundation, with a special composite video featuring cancer survivors. The song was inspired by the struggle with cancer of Bouvier's brother Jay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/simple-plan-reveals-worldwide-charity/story.aspx?guid={4B389977-916A-438E-92AF-C2FBD6D53B6D}&dist=hppr |title=Simple Plan Reveals Worldwide Charity Single; "Save You" to Benefit International Cancer Charities; Star-Studded Companion Video Now in Production; "Save You" Goes on Sale via... |publisher=Marketwatch.com |access-date=27 November 2008 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=Elisfkc |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On 15 March 2011, the Foundation stated it would donate $10,000 in aid after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 earthquake]] that hit Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topmusic.jp/product_info.php?products_id=932 |title=Special Report: HELP JAPAN – Simple Plan – Top Music Japan |publisher=Topmusic.jp |date=24 March 2011 |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, to mark the band's 10th anniversary, the book ''Simple Plan: The Official Story'' was released, which was used as a fundraiser for the Simple Plan Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/simple-plan-looks-back-on-tornado-of-last-10-years-1.1170016?cmp=rss|title=Simple Plan looks back on 'tornado' of last 10 years|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=7 December 2012|access-date=14 December 2012}}</ref>

In March 2024, the foundation donated US$10,000 to help support residents of Rio Grande do Sul after a flood. They also sold a Brazil specific merch T-shirt, from which the proceeds will go towards the flood victims.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barbosa |first=Maria Eloisa |date=2024-05-28 |title=Simple Plan doa US$ 10 mil e inicia ação para ajudar o Rio Grande do Sul |url=https://igormiranda.com.br/2024/05/simple-plan-doa-10-mil-dolares-rio-grande-do-sul-acao/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Igor Miranda |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

==Band members==

'''Current members'''
* [[Pierre Bouvier]] – lead vocals <small>(1999–present);</small> bass <small>(1999–2000; touring 2008; studio 2020–present);</small> additional guitar and percussion <small>(2000–present)</small>
* [[Chuck Comeau]] – drums, percussion <small>(1999–present)</small>
* Jeff Stinco – lead guitar <small>(1999–present);</small> backing vocals <small>(1999–2000)</small>
* [[Sébastien Lefebvre]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(1999–present);</small> bass <small>(touring 2008, 2016)</small>

'''Former members'''
* David Desrosiers – bass, backing and occasional lead vocals, additional percussion <small>(2000–2020; hiatus 2008, 2016, 2017–2019)</small>

'''Touring members'''
* Chady Awad – bass <small>(2016, 2017–2019, 2020)</small>
* Nicholas Kennedy – bass <small>(2021–present)</small>

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==Discography==
{{Main|Simple Plan discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
<!--For studio albums only!-->
* ''[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Still Not Getting Any...]]'' (2004)
*  ''[[Simple Plan (album)|Simple Plan]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Get Your Heart On!]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Taking One for the Team]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Harder Than It Looks]]'' (2022)

==Awards and nominations==
[[File:Pierre Bouvier.JPG|thumb|230px|Pierre Bouvier performing with Simple Plan in 2007]]

;Radio Canada/La Presse Awards

* 2013 Nominated for Arts and Entertainment Award

;[[2013 Dahsyatnya Awards|Dahsyatnya Awards]]

* 2013 Nominated for Outstanding Guest Star

;[[CASBY Awards]]<ref>CBS and ABC news together</ref>

* '''2002 Won CASBY Award'''

;[[Juno Awards]]

* '''2012 Won Allan Waters Humanitarian Award'''
* 2009 Nominated for Juno Award
* 2009 Nominated for Juno Award (for the group itself)
* '''2006 Won Juno Fan Choice Award'''
* 2005 Nominated for Juno Award
* 2005 Nominated for Juno Award
* 2005 Nominated for Juno Award

;[[Kerrang! Awards]]

* 2008 Nominated for Kerrang! Award

;[[MTV Asia Awards]]

* 2006 Nominated for Favourite Pop Act

;[[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
* 2014 Nominated for MTV Europe Music Award (Best World Stage- WS Monterrey)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140916102336/http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 September 2014 |title=2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get The Full List |publisher=MTV |date=16 September 2014 |access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref>

;[[MTV Video Music Awards]]

* 2004 Nominated for MTV Video Music Award
* 2003 Nominated for MTV Video Music Award

;[[MuchMusic Video Awards]]

* 2012 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award (Best International Video by a Canadian)
* 2012 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award (UR FAVE VIDEO)
* 2011 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
* '''2009 Won MuchMusic Video Award'''
* '''2008 Won MuchMusic Video Award'''
* 2008 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
* 2008 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
* '''2006 Won MuchMusic Video Award'''
* 2006 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
* 2006 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
* '''2005''' '''Won MuchMusic Video Award'''
* 2005 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
* 2005 Nominated for MuchMusic Video Award
* '''2004 Won MuchMusic Video Award'''
* '''2003 Won MuchMusic Video Award'''

;[[NRJ Music Awards]]

* '''2012 Won NRJ Music Award'''
* 2007 Nominated for NRJ Music Award

;[[Teen Choice Awards]]

* 2008 Nominated for Teen Choice Award
* '''2005 Won Teen Choice Award'''
;[[ADISQ]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ADISQ|url=http://www.adisq.com/even-gala/archives/gala2006.html|access-date=18 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110170707/http://www.adisq.com/even-gala/archives/gala2006.html|archive-date=10 January 2014}}</ref>

* '''2006 Won ''Artiste québécois s'étant le plus illustré hors Québec'''''
* '''2006 Won ''Album de l'année – Anglophone'''''

==References==
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==External links==
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