Simple Plan is a pop/rock band that came about in stages that began with the formation of the Canadian band Reset, in 1995, by high-school friends Pierre Bouvier, Charles-André (Chuck) Comeau and Adrien White. Reset toured around Canada with bands such as MxPx, Ten Foot Pole, and Face to Face, but only managed to gain modest popularity. The debut album was released in 1997. Comeau soon left to go to college, but two years later he hooked up with Jean-François (Jeff) Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre, and again started making music. It was coincidence that brought Comeau and Bouvier back together at a Sugar Ray concert in late 1999, and Bouvier soon left Reset and joined his old friends. David Desrosiers replaced Bouvier in Reset, but when asked to join the foursome, he left the band too and joined the four friends.

The origin of the band’s name is obscure. Band members have given various responses on this point, including a liking for the movie A Simple Plan; that the band was their simple plan to avoid getting a “real” job; and that the name was only intended to be temporary, but they never thought of anything better, and with shows coming up for the new band, they needed a name.

All five members were born in and grew up in Quebec, Canada. The band have released three studio albums: No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls (2002), and Still Not Getting Any (2004) and Simple Plan (2008) as well as two live CDs: Live in Japan (2002) and MTV Hard Rock Live (2005).

The band tours extensively, and in the period March 2005 - March 2006, they covered all six continents, plus Japan and New Zealand.

Their third anticipated self-titled album, featuring “When I’m Gone”, was released everywhere on February 12, 2008.