No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls

No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls
Studio album by Simple Plan
Released	March 19, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop punk
Length	46:42
Label	Lava / Atlantic
Producer	Arnold Lanni
Simple Plan chronology
No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls (2002) Live in Japan 2002 (2003)
Singles from No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls
"I'm Just a Kid" Released: February 19, 2002 "I'd Do Anything" Released: October 8, 2002 "Addicted" Released: June 3, 2003 "Perfect" Released: August 26, 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
IGN	[2]

No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls is the debut album by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan. It was released on March 19, 2002^[3] on Atlantic Records. The band released four singles from the album. In the band's native, Canada, the album peaked at No. 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart and was certified Double Platinum. The album peaked at No. 35 on the United States Billboard 200, and at No. 2 on the US catalog albums chart.^[4] In Australia it reached No. 29, with a certification of platinum in that region. It reached No. 1 in Japan and was certified Double Platinum. Despite not charting well in the UK, it still received a Gold status. The album features two collaborations, with Joel Madden of Good Charlotte and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. The record was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of two million copies.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'd Do Anything" (feat. Mark Hoppus)	3:17
2.	"The Worst Day Ever"	3:27
3.	"You Don't Mean Anything" (feat. Joel Madden)	2:28
4.	"I'm Just a Kid"	3:18
5.	"When I'm With You"	2:37
6.	"Meet You There"	4:14
7.	"Addicted"	3:52
8.	"My Alien"	3:08
9.	"God Must Hate Me"	2:44
10.	"I Won't Be There"	3:09
11.	"One Day"	3:15
12.	"Perfect"	4:37

Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"One By One" (Australia, UK and Japan Bonus Track.)	3:25
14.	"Grow Up" (Included on all releases/iTunes Bonus Track.)	2:32
15.	"My Christmas List" (Hidden track after Grow Up in the US/Europe.)	3:57
16.	"American Jesus (Live Cover Version)" (Hidden track in Europe/UK. Enhanced CD track.)	4:00

Japan DVD Edition

In Japan, a limited edition CD + DVD combination was released first. Videos for "I'm Just a Kid", "I'd Do Anything", and "Addicted" were included on the DVD.

References

1. ^ No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls at Allmusic
2. ^ http://music.ign.com/objects/705/705648.html link
3. ^ Abbey Goodman (2002-03-19). "Simple Plan Album & Song Chart History". MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452960/20020318/jay_z.jhtml. 
4. ^ "Simple Plan Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/simple-plan/478111#/artist/simple-plan/chart-history/478111?f=305&g=Albums. 
5. ^ "RIAA Database Search for Simple Plan" Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on August 17, 2008.