Half Hour of Power is the debut extended play by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released on June 27, 2000, on Aquarius Records (Canada), and Big Rig Records, a subsidiary of Island Records (United States).

Background

Though officially an EP, Half Hour of Power may also be considered the band's debut studio album. Most of the songs featured on the EP were included as bonus tracks on Sum 41's actual debut studio album All Killer No Filler (2001), which featured a re-recorded version of Half Hour of Powers sixth track "Summer". This is the second of three times that this song was featured on a Sum 41 album. It first appeared on their 1998 demo tape.

Music

Critics have categorized Half Hour of Power as pop punk and skate punk. The songs "Grab the Devil by the Horns and Fuck Him Up the Ass" and "Ride the Chariot to the Devil", are heavy metal songs, similar to Iron Maiden.

Track listing

Writing credits taken from ASCAP.

Personnel

Adapted from the EP's liner notes.

;Sum 41

  • Deryck "Bizzy D" Whibley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, rapping on "It's What We're All About"
  • Dave "Hot Chocolate" Baksh - lead guitar, backing vocals, rapping on It's What We're All About"
  • Jason "Cone" McCaslin – bass
  • Steve "Stevo 32" Jocz – drums, rapping on "It's What We're All About"

;Additional musicians

  • Sarah McElcheran, Steven Donald - horns on "Second Chance for Max Headroom"
  • MC Shan - rap vocals on "It's What We're All About"

Charts

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! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2001)

! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position

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! scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)

| 62

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! scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)

| 143

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! scope="row"| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)

| 18

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Certifications

Notes

References

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  • Half Hour of Power at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)