Girls & Boys (Good Charlotte song)

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“Girls & Boys”
“Girls & Boys” cover
Single by Good Charlotte
from the album The Young and the Hopeless
Released July 4, 2003
Format CD single
Recorded 2001 - 2002
Genre Power Pop
Length 3:01
Label Sony International
Producer Eric Valentine
Good Charlotte singles chronology
"The Anthem"
(2003)		 "Girls & Boys"
(2003)		 "The Young & the Hopeless"
(2003)

"Girls & Boys" is the third single taken from Good Charlotte's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. The theme of the song is that girls do not like boys and only use them to acquire money and material goods. The music video for the song predominantly shows older people dressed and acting like young people. The various members of the band are shown interacting with the older characters (for example playing video games and giving massages). At the end of the video Benji Madden wakes up to find an old woman wearing one of his shirts and eating breakfast. The music video was shot in New Zealand.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. Girls & Boys (Album Version)
  2. Riot Girl (Acoustic Version)
  3. Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous (Acoustic Version)
  4. The Young & the Hopeless (Acoustic Version)
  5. Girls & Boys (Enhanced Video Version)

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2003) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart[1] 33
Austrian Top 75[2] 45
Billboard Hot 100[3] 48
German Top 100[4] 47
Irish Top 50[5] 36
New Zealand Top 40[6] 25
Swedish Top 60[7] 44
Swiss Top 100[8] 84
UK Top 75[9] 6

[edit] Trivia

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  • Originally, a short segment parodying the beginning of Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" video occurred after the first line of the second verse. It was removed from some edits, although some music stations sometimes play the version including the parody. The version of the video included on the Video Collection DVD is the version without the parody.
  • Benji has stated that the scene at the end of the video with him waking to find the old lady in his Made t-shirt is a reference to Happy Gilmore.
  • The song is heard in the 1st episode of the 3rd series of Smallville
  • The song reached #1 on the MuchMusic Countdown series on October 10th, 2003.
  • The video was shot in New Zealand.
  • The song was used on Nickelodeon as a promotion for Slime Time Live.


[edit] References

  1. ^ ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Austrian Top 75 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  3. ^ Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  4. ^ German Top 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  5. ^ Irish Top 50 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  6. ^ New Zealand Top 40 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  7. ^ Swedish Top 60 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  8. ^ Swiss Top 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  9. ^ UK Top 75 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
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