Simple Plan The Kids In The Crowd: Music From The Documentary Soundtrack
- Alternative |
- Pop Punk |
- Punk |
- Rock |
- Soundtrack
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Label: Atlantic
Simple Plan rewind the chaos with The Kids In The Crowd, turning the lens inward to celebrate the camaraderie and catharsis that made them heroes of the early-2000s pop-punk explosion.
Simple Plan get the documentary treatment, and they deliver the soundtrack to match. The Kids In The Crowd: Music From The Documentary Soundtrack is both a time capsule and a victory lap, chronicling more than two decades of pop-punk mayhem, teenage angst, and arena-sized anthems from the Montreal band that made emo vulnerability cool long before it was a trend. The album, the band’s first-ever career-spanning compilation, pairs a mix of their biggest anthems like “I’d Do Anything,” “Welcome To My Life,” and “Perfect” with fan favorites, unreleased demos, and the brand-new track, “Nothing Changes.” It’s a punch of the past with just enough new energy to remind fans why Simple Plan never really left the party they helped start.
The companion documentary, The Kids In The Crowd, directed by Didier Charrette, dives deep into the band’s journey from sweaty basement gigs in Quebec to the big stages of the Vans Warped Tour and beyond. Featuring archival footage and candid interviews, it captures the unfiltered evolution of a band that managed to bridge the early-2000s emo explosion and the TikTok revival of pop-punk. Along the way, peers like Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, Avril Lavigne, the Offspring’s Dexter Holland and Noodles, and NOFX’s Fat Mike weigh in on Simple Plan’s lasting cultural footprint.
From their 2002 breakout No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls, a multi-platinum rite of passage for disaffected youth, to the unlikely crossover hits “Summer Paradise” and “Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?),” Simple Plan have lived a rock ’n’ roll paradox — eternally teenage yet always growing up. Along the way they’ve sold over 10 million albums, rocked the Olympics, collaborated with orchestras, and raised millions for charity through their Simple Plan Foundation. Even as musical tastes shifted, Simple Plan’s DNA built on melodic urgency, open-hearted lyrics, and shout-along choruses has never gone out of style.