

In 2003, the band played as a headliner on the Vans Warped Tour - an appearance memorialized in the comedy slasher film, Punk Rock Holocaust, in which four of the five band members are killed. It also featured many of the band's songs within episodes of the show, including "I'd Do Anything".

This show used the band's intro throughout its entire run until its conclusion in 2006. In 2002, the band also performed and recorded the theme song for a rebooted installment of the Scooby-Doo franchise, What's New, Scooby-Doo?. While the show was taken off the air the following season the band continued to rise on the billboard charts in the United States and performances continued to be booked and reruns of the show played around the world. Addicted was the theme song for Fraternity Life. MTV Networks featured "Addicted" on one of their top performing shows during the spring of 2003 in the United States and internationally on MTV and MTVu, and was filmed at the University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) in Western New York. The years of 20 were very formative for the band. "I'd Do Anything" included vocals by Mark Hoppus from Blink-182, and "You Don't Mean Anything" included vocals by Joel Madden from Good Charlotte. Two pop punk singers contributed on vocals:

Enhanced and foreign editions came in several different versions with up to two additional tracks in addition to the original 12. The record was originally released in the United States with 12 tracks, ending with "Perfect". The band was aiming for a pure pop punk record. In 2002, Simple Plan released their debut studio album, No Pads, No Helmets.Just Balls, which featured the singles " I'm Just a Kid", " I'd Do Anything", " Addicted", and " Perfect". 2002–2003: No Pads, No Helmets.Just Balls However, the name may be derived from the 1998 film and novel of the same name. Band members have given various responses, including that the band was their "simple plan to avoid working at McDonald's" or other fast food restaurant chains. The origin of the band's name is obscure. In 2001 the band performed at Edgefest II in Toronto. This allowed Bouvier, who had doubled as the band's lead vocalist and bassist, to concentrate on the singing, and Stinco, who had doubled as the band's lead guitarist and backing vocalist, to concentrate on the guitar. Bassist and backing vocalist David Desrosiers replaced Bouvier in Reset, but he too left the band six months later to join Simple Plan. In late 1999, Bouvier and Comeau reacquainted at a Sugar Ray concert and Bouvier left Reset soon after to join Comeau in the band. In mid 1999, he met with high school friends and guitarists Jeff Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre who were in separate bands of their own. In 1998, Comeau left soon after to go to college. In 1993, lead vocalist Pierre Bouvier and drummer Chuck Comeau were in a band named Reset. ( L– R) Bassist David Desrosiers, rhythm guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre, and lead vocalist Pierre Bouvier performing in Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec, June 2009. They also performed the theme music for and were featured on an episode of What's New, Scooby-Doo?. Simple Plan also performed O Canada at the 2016 NHL Winter Classic.

In 2004, the band appeared as themselves in the film New York Minute, starring the Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley. In December 2012, the band performed at Mood Indigo, the college festival of IIT Bombay in Mumbai, India. The band also performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, along with The X Factor Australia. The band performed at the Vans Warped Tour every year from 1999 to 2005, and in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018. The band has also released an EP titled Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming! (2013), in addition to two live albums: Live in Japan 2002 (2003) and MTV Hard Rock Live (2005). (2004), Simple Plan (2008), Get Your Heart On! (2011), Taking One for the Team (2016), and Harder Than It Looks (2022). The band has released six studio albums: No Pads, No Helmets.Just Balls (2002), Still Not Getting Any. David Desrosiers (bass guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in early 2000 and departed in July 2020 due to sexual misconduct accusations. The band's lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), with all four performing with the group since its inception. Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1999.
