Taking One for the Team

Taking One for the Team
Studio album by
Simple Plan
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
RecordedMarch – November 2015[1]
StudioWest Valley, Woodland Hills, California; Sparky Dark, Calabasas, California
Genre
Length46:10
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Simple Plan chronology
Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!
(2013) 		Taking One for the Team
(2016) 		Harder Than It Looks
(2022)
Singles from Taking One for the Team
  1. "Boom"
    Released: August 28, 2015
  2. "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed"
    Released: October 16, 2015
  3. "Opinion Overload"
    Released: February 5, 2016
  4. "Singing in the Rain"
    Released: March 25, 2016
  5. "Perfectly Perfect"
    Released: September 26, 2016

Taking One for the Team is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on February 19, 2016 through Atlantic Records and represents the band's first full-length record in nearly five years.[4] Following the release of three buzz singles in mid-2015, the band released "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed" featuring American rapper Nelly as the official lead single for the album on October 16, 2015.[5] It debuted at number 4 on the Canadian Albums Chart, earning the band their fourth consecutive top-5 and a perfect streak of top-10s for their first five studio albums. It is the band's final album release as a quintet, as bassist David Desrosiers left Simple Plan in July 2020 due to sexual misconduct allegations.[6] It is also the band's last album released through Atlantic, as the band fulfilled their contract to the label with this album.[7]

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  2. ^ Brennan, Collin (February 16, 2016). "Simple Plan – Taking One For the Team Album Review". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Glitto, Tom (February 29, 2016). "People Picks". People: 51.
  4. ^ "Taking One for the Team by Simple Plan". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Gonshor, Adam (October 15, 2015). "SIMPLE PLAN + NELLY + DAVID HASSELHOFF???!!!". Warner Music Canada. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "Simple Plan's David Desrosiers leaves band following sexual misconduct allegations". Global News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pierre on Simple Plan leaving their record label Atlantic Records: "The deal is done. We're free agents now."". EN: SimplePlan.cz. Retrieved April 19, 2022.