Joydrop - Sometimes Wanna Die

What this video is

Released in summer 2001 on Tommy Boy Records, 'Sometimes Wanna Die' arrived at a pivotal and ultimately truncated moment for Joydrop. The single reached #11 on Canada's Airplay chart and ranked #65 among the top 100 most-played songs on Canadian radio that year. Its MTV2 placement represented a genuine US breakthrough for a Toronto alt-rock act. However, the song's title became a liability following the September…

Why it matters

Represents the Canadian post-grunge female-fronted alternative rock wave that briefly penetrated US MTV2 and radio markets in 2000–2001, alongside acts like Default and Theory of a Deadman. The song's chart performance and MTV2 rotation demonstrate the viability of Canadian alt-rock exports under…