The Anthem
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| "The Anthem" | ||
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| Single by Good Charlotte | ||
| from the album The Young And The Hopeless | ||
| Released | 22 March 2003 | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Genre | Pop-punk | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | John Feldmann | |
| Good Charlotte singles chronology | ||
| Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (2003) |
The Anthem (2003) |
Girls And Boys (2003) |
"The Anthem" is a single by rock band Good Charlotte released in 2003 from their The Young And The Hopeless album. The song is generally seen as to be about the torment faced by fans of alternative music in high school from other "popular" kids. It also has a message against conforming to be what people want you to be, and instead doing what you want to do in life.
[edit] Trivia
- A cover version of the song is also featured in the Nintendo DS video game, Elite Beat Agents The level it's on features a washed up baseball player saving a young boy from a fire golem at an amusement park. Another cover version is included in the North American release of Donkey Konga 2.
- According to Benji Madden, the band was asked to write a new song for a movie soundtrack, and the studio wanted it to be a loser anthem. The song was not used on the film's soundtrack, but somewhat ironically, would go on to feature in more films & television shows than any of Good Charlotte's other songs.
- The video features cameos from members of Mest & Home Grown. Members of New Found Glory were also present at the video shoot, however, they did not appear in the final video.
- This was the band's third U.K. single, as the release was delayed to 6 months after the American release, and Girls And Boys was released in its place.
- The song peaked at #8 on April 4th, 2003, on the MuchMusic Countdown.
- In 2003 alone, this song appeared in Madden '03, the movies American Wedding, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (although the film takes place in 1986), commercials for the film Just Married and promotional advertisements on Nickelodeon for their summer all-day-long television show marathons. And since that year, it has also been featured in The Pacifier and American Pie Presents Band Camp.
| Good Charlotte |
| Joel Madden | Benji Madden | Billy Martin | Paul Thomas | Dean Butterworth |
| Aaron Escolopio | Chris Wilson |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Good Charlotte | The Young and the Hopeless | The Chronicles of Life and Death | Good Morning Revival |
| Singles: Little Things | Motivation Proclamation | Festival Song | Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous | The Anthem | Girls and Boys | The Young and The Hopeless | Hold On | Predictable | I Just Wanna Live | The Chronicles of Life and Death | We Believe | The River | Keep Your Hands Off My Girl | Dance Floor Anthem |
| Songs: Riot Girl | S.O.S. |
| Videography |
| Good Charlotte Video Collection | Good Charlotte Live at Brixton Academy | Fast Future Generation |
| Labels |
| Epic Records | Daylight Records |
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