Addicted (Simple Plan song) explained

Addicted
Cover:	Simple Plan Addicted.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Simple Plan
Album:	No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls
Genre:	Pop punk^[1] ^[2]
Length:	3:52
Label:	Lava
Producer:	Arnold Lanni
Prev Title:	I'd Do Anything
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Perfect
Next Year:	2003

"Addicted" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan from the group's debut album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls. "Addicted" was released to radio on February 24, 2003. "Addicted" became Simple Plan's first top-50 hit in the United States, peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2004, it was re-released in Australia following the success of "Perfect" and reached number 10.

Track listings

UK CD single^[3]

1. "Addicted" – 3:57
2. "Surrender" – 2:58
3. "Addicted" (video)

Australian CD single^[4]

1. "Addicted"
2. "Perfect" (acoustic version)
3. "Grow Up" (live in Japan)
4. "American Jesus" (live in Japan)
5. "Simple Plan Loves to Go Down... Under" (live and backstage footage)
6. Pat's scrapbook (exclusive Australian tour pictures)
7. "Addicted" (video)
8. "I'd Do Anything" (video)

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	February 24, 2003	Alternative radio	Lava	^[6]
United Kingdom	June 23, 2003			^[7]
Australia (re-release)	August 16, 2004	CD		^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pauker. Lance. 49 Phenomenally Angsty Pop-Punk Songs From The 2000s You Forgot Existed. Thought Catalog. The Thought & Expression Co.. March 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20141010131437/http://thoughtcatalog.com/lance-pauker/2014/01/49-phenomenally-angsty-pop-punk-songs-from-the-2000s-you-forgot-existed. October 10, 2014. January 22, 2014.
2. 20 Essential Pop Punk Tracks Everyone Should Know . . June 2, 2011 . December 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161127180120/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-essential-pop-punk-playlist-1188256 . November 27, 2016 . live .
3. Addicted. Simple Plan. 2003. UK CD single disc notes. Lava Records. AT0158CD1, 7567-88137-2.
4. Addicted. Simple Plan. 2003. Australian CD single liner notes. Lava Records. 7567933182.
5. The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs. Airplay Monitor. 11. 51. 14. December 19, 2003.
6. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1492. 30. February 21, 2003. May 19, 2021.
7. New Releases – For Week Starting 23 June 2003: Singles. Music Week. 23. June 21, 2003. September 6, 2021.
8. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 16th August 2004. ARIA. 28. August 16, 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/ISSUE755.pdf. October 19, 2004. May 19, 2021.