Our Lady Peace releases new version of 'Whatever (Redux)' to conclude yearlong 30th anniversary celebration

Proceeds being donated to mental health and suicide prevention initiatives

√ ‘Summer Unity Tour’ with Collective Soul & +LIVE+ currently underway

Press Release

Throughout the past year to celebrate their 30th anniversary, iconic Canadian rockers Our Lady Peace have been reissuing special EP collections of classic hits with new songs as a gift to their longtime fans. Today, they’re proud to announce that they are finally reclaiming a song well-loved by fans for the past 22 years but not performed for the past 18 years.

“Whatever (Redux)” – formerly released as “Whatever” in 2003 – is out now on all digital outlets, and a video can be seen on the band’s official YouTube page.

Our Lady Peace – Raine Maida (lead vocals), Duncan Coutts (bass), Steve Mazur (guitar) and Jason Pierce (drums) – brought back “Whatever” as part of their “OLP30” tour that kicked off earlier this year and have since rerecorded it with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Evanescence) to what they are now calling “Whatever (Redux).”

“Whatever (Redux)” (Image courtesy of ABC Public Relations)

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“Whatever (Redux)” was originally written for the WWE in 2003 and used by Canadian wrestler Chris Benoit as his entrance theme. In 2007, the tragic circumstances surrounding Benoit led the band to separate themselves from the song. In recent years, “Whatever” has continued to be among the band’s top-streaming songs in their catalog, even amongst their biggest hits. To the delight of fans everywhere, they decided to make it part of their “OLP30” celebration to reclaim the song and its subject matter – isolation and mental health – which is important to talk about now more than ever. With all that in mind, the band will donate proceeds from “Whatever (Redux)” to mental health and suicide prevention initiatives.

“It’s been 23 years since the tragic events surrounding WWE wrestler Chris Benoit and the theme song we wrote for him,” Maida said. “We feel that enough time has passed that it was necessary to rerecord ‘Whatever’ to help shine a light on suicide prevention and mental health awareness.”

To commemorate the band’s anniversary, Our Lady Peace has released three EPs throughout the past year featuring three new songs, along with early and classic tracks. The first new song of the OLP30 era, “Sound The Alarm,” was released Sept. 20, 2024, as part of “OLP30 Vol. 1,” a collection of the band’s biggest hits, including “Clumsy” and “Superman’s Dead.” “OLP30 Vol. 2” was released Nov. 15 and features the new song, “I Wanna Be Your Drug,” alongside some the band’s early hits such as “One Man Army,” “Thief,” “In Repair,” “Is Anybody Home?” and “Right Behind You (Mafia).” The third and final installment, “OLP30 Vol. 3” was released Feb. 14, featuring songs from their breakout albums, “Gravity” and “Healthy In Paranoid Times,” including “Somewhere Out There” and “Innocent,” alongside the third new track of the “OLP30” campaign, “No Angels In This Town.”

On May 29, Our Lady Peace released the short film, “Full Circle (Documentary),” about the making of the new songs for the “OLP30” EPs, which can be seen now on their official YouTube page.

One of Canada’s most influential rock bands, Our Lady Peace has shaped the alternative rock landscape for over three decades. With multi-Platinum-selling albums and global hits like “Superman’s Dead,” “Clumsy” and “Somewhere Out There,” they’ve sold over 5 million albums worldwide and garnered more than 360 million streams. They’re among the elite 13 Music Canada Diamond-certified artists, holding three-times-Triple and five-times-Double-Platinum certifications. With 19 Top 10 radio hits in Canada – including five No. 1 singles – the band has won four JUNO Awards and 10 MuchMusic Video Awards, making OLP one of the most celebrated bands in MMVA history. Their extensive touring history includes sharing stages with The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette. They were inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame on June 14.

In touring news, Our Lady Peace is currently traveling around North America with Collective Soul and +LIVE+, co-headlining “Summer Unity Tour,” which concludes Aug. 30 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The show stops at Darien Lake on Saturday, July 26. Tickets are available at livenation.com.