Ocean Avenue (song)
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| "Ocean Avenue" | ||
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| Single by Yellowcard | ||
| from the album Ocean Avenue | ||
| Released | 2003 | |
| Format | Audio CD / Digital Download | |
| Genre | Punk Rock | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Chart positions | ||
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37 - Billboard Hot 100 |
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| Yellowcard singles chronology | ||
| "Way away" 2003 |
"Ocean Avenue" 2003 |
"Only One" 2004 |
"Ocean Avenue" was Yellowcard's breakthrough single. This song is the second single from Ocean Avenue and the third track. It is known for bringing them into the mainstream, as it received numerous spins on MTV and increasing radio airplay.
Ocean Avenue is a street in Jacksonville, the band's formative stomping grounds, which they left behind when they moved to LA.
According to former guitarist Ben Harper, Ocean Avenue is written about Jax. "Instead of talking about a girl, it’s talking about a scene and a feeling that we want to get back to: hanging out and writing, before we moved to California."[1]
The music video portrays Ryan facing fate in different ways and starting over again, enough of a storyline to become a TRL favorite, reaching #1 on the countdown. Ocean Avenue is considerably more Pop-influenced than Way Away.
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