Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, I tell the story of how Sum 41's 2004 album, "Chuck", got its title.
Chuck is one of my favourite Sum 41 albums, and the story behind its name is insane. It involves a trip to a war-torn country, a battle between militias, gunfire, explosions and an evacuation.
To help tell it, I sat down with the man himself, Mr. Chuck Pelletier.
** We do discuss some sensitive subjects, and we both swear a lot, so this one is not for kids. (None of my videos are, but this one especially!)
Thanks for watching.
Check out these links 👇
War Child Canada warchild.ca
Rocked: Sum 41 In The Congo https://shorturl.at/1irM1
00:00 Intro
03:21 Intro to Chuck
03:59 Chuck's history with the Canadian Military
06:12 Chuck: Volunteers for the UN in Africa
07:58 When we first met Chuck
08:48 The shooting starts
11:07 "If this country falls apart, its gonna happen right here"
12:25 "Click, Whoosh, Boom"
12:55 The next morning
14:23 "We're accustomed to this kind of music"
15:08 The ebb and flow
15:47 The mortars
16:25 "Mother Hen Mode"
17:11 Beers in the bathtub
17:53 "They started sending a lot"
18:19 Chuck calls his wife
19:05 The building starts to shake
20:14 We need to get out of here
20:58 How Did Chuck Organise the evacuation?
22:41 "I'm ex-military, we're all gangsters"
24:39 Box of cigars = A.P.C.
25:37 It's go time
27:00 Into The A.P.C's
27:27 "I'll get the next one!"
28:04 On second thought, I'll take the Toyota
28:41 "I forgot my phone"
29:13 To the UN compound
29:30 Two houses up the road
30:01 Limited medical supplies
31:51 The Bus
32:09 Bus Delays
32:52 UN compound to Airport
33:36 Chuck drives the Bus
34:28 The City Of Bukavu
35:49 "the Ultimate Mother Hen
36:42 Chuck gets in sh*t
37:46 We're gonna name our next album after you
38:37 Medals and Awards
39:56 Thanks to Chuck!
40:00 "F*ck you, we're still soldiers"
41:03 End of interview
41:29 Outro!
In this video, I tell the story of how Sum 41's 2004 album, "Chuck", got its title.
Chuck is one of my favourite Sum 41 albums, and the story behind its name is insane. It involves a trip to a war-torn country, a battle between militias, gunfire, explosions and an evacuation.
To help tell it, I sat down with the man himself, Mr. Chuck Pelletier.
** We do discuss some sensitive subjects, and we both swear a lot, so this one is not for kids. (None of my videos are, but this one especially!)
Thanks for watching.
Check out these links 👇
War Child Canada warchild.ca
Rocked: Sum 41 In The Congo https://shorturl.at/1irM1
00:00 Intro
03:21 Intro to Chuck
03:59 Chuck's history with the Canadian Military
06:12 Chuck: Volunteers for the UN in Africa
07:58 When we first met Chuck
08:48 The shooting starts
11:07 "If this country falls apart, its gonna happen right here"
12:25 "Click, Whoosh, Boom"
12:55 The next morning
14:23 "We're accustomed to this kind of music"
15:08 The ebb and flow
15:47 The mortars
16:25 "Mother Hen Mode"
17:11 Beers in the bathtub
17:53 "They started sending a lot"
18:19 Chuck calls his wife
19:05 The building starts to shake
20:14 We need to get out of here
20:58 How Did Chuck Organise the evacuation?
22:41 "I'm ex-military, we're all gangsters"
24:39 Box of cigars = A.P.C.
25:37 It's go time
27:00 Into The A.P.C's
27:27 "I'll get the next one!"
28:04 On second thought, I'll take the Toyota
28:41 "I forgot my phone"
29:13 To the UN compound
29:30 Two houses up the road
30:01 Limited medical supplies
31:51 The Bus
32:09 Bus Delays
32:52 UN compound to Airport
33:36 Chuck drives the Bus
34:28 The City Of Bukavu
35:49 "the Ultimate Mother Hen
36:42 Chuck gets in sh*t
37:46 We're gonna name our next album after you
38:37 Medals and Awards
39:56 Thanks to Chuck!
40:00 "F*ck you, we're still soldiers"
41:03 End of interview
41:29 Outro!
