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Summer Paradise single certified triple platinum in Canada

Simple Plan’s biggest single in the last couple of years – “Summer Paradise” – has been certified triple platinum (for its digital downloads) in Canada on November 12th 2014 by Music Canada. The platinum certification in Canada is being awarded to digital singles, who’s sales reach 80 000 copies sold – for triple platinum that means 240 000 digital copies sold.

This single has previously been certified double platinum in Canada in July 2012 and in Australia in March 2012. It also has a platinum status in Denmark and Italy and gold status in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

With this certification, “Summer Paradise” has become the 15th digital single in history from a Canadian artist to reach this or higher status. According to Music Canada, the chart of the most sold digital singles from Canadian artists is currently led by Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (9x platinum), followed by Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” (8x platinum). Other triple platinum singles from Canada include for instance Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” and “Baby”, K’Naan’s “Waving Flag”, Young Artists For Haiti’s “Waving Flag” (also featuring Pierre Bouvier) and Hedley’s “Kiss You Inside Out”.

MKTO on Simple Plan: “They’re awesome dudes!”

During their recent visit of Montreal, Confront Magazine had the opportunity to interview Malcolm and Tony from the band MKTO. And since Montreal is the home of Simple Plan, who have collaborated with MKTO on “Summer Paradise” last year, Confront couldn’t forget to ask them about how this collaboration came about.

Check out an excerpt from this interview, in which MKTO discuss Simple Plan:

CONFRONT: Now, I’m going to bring up your collaboration with Simple Plan because they are from here so you may have gained some fans here through that.

TONY: Absolutely, we appreciate any support! I grew up listening to Simple Plan and we got to hang out with them and they were dope. Pierre was awesome; such a nice guy.

MALCOLM: We rode scooters on the beach!

CONFRONT: Sounds awesome! And how did that come along?

BOTH: Our producers!

TONY: They had written “Summer Paradise” for Simple Plan and I think they had so many remixes of it already but when they asked us, we said we’d love to do it; they’re awesome dudes.

MALCOLM: It was fun.

CONFRONT: That’s their way of releasing something for fans.

TONY: Absolutely and that’s what it’s all about!

Simple Plan honoured with MTV Platinum Video Play Award for Summer Paradise

As announced earlier this year, Simple Plan’s music video for “Summer Paradise” – as one of the 50 top-played music videos of 2012 on MTV channels all over the world – has been honoured with the MTV Platinum Video Play Award, for being played over 10 000 times!

The award itself has finally made it to Simple Plan and you can check out a picture of it below. Once again, congratulations, boys!

MKTO mention Simple Plan in Clevver Music interview

Tony Oller and Malcolm Kelly, who together form the group MKTO, have recently been featured on the newest version of Simple Plan’s single Summer Paradise. In a recent interview for Clevver Music the members of MKTO mentioned working on this song with Simple Plan and also on the music video that came out not too long ago.

Check out the interview below (the part about SP starts at 2:48)