The Chronicles of Life and Death

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The Chronicles of Life and Death
Studio album by Good Charlotte
Released	October 5, 2004
Recorded	Early 2004
Genre	Pop punk, rock
Length	60:04
Label	Epic, Daylight
Producer	Eric Valentine; Jay Orpin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Amazon link IGN (2.0/10) link Robert Christgau C+ link Rolling Stone link Troublee.com (56%) link
Good Charlotte chronology
Bootlegs (2004) The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004) Good Morning Revival (2007)
Singles from The Chronicles of Life and Death
"Predictable" Released: September 2004 "I Just Wanna Live" Released: January 2005 "The Chronicles of Life and Death" Released: June 2005 "We Believe" Released: October 2005

The Chronicles of Life and Death is the third studio album by Good Charlotte. The album was released on October 5, 2004. The album was released with two different versions: a "Life" version and a "Death" version which both came with different cover art and a special bonus track. There is also an import Japanese version that also has a different cover art as well as the special bonus tracks from both the "Life" and "Death" Versions, including the hidden track "Wounded" in the end of the album.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Life Version 1.2 Death Version 1.3 Japanese Version 2 Charts 2.1 Album 2.2 Singles 3 Certifications 4 Trivia 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Life Version

1. Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death – 2:24
2. The Chronicles of Life and Death – 3:03
3. Walk Away (Maybe) – 3:20
4. S.O.S. – 3:42
5. I Just Wanna Live – 2:46
6. Ghost of You – 4:50
7. Predictable – 3:11
8. Secrets – 3:53
9. The Truth – 3:56
10. The World Is Black – 3:06
11. Mountain – 4:33
12. We Believe – 3:51
13. It Wasn't Enough – 3:24
14. In This World (Murder) – 5:27
15. Falling Away – 3:05
    • Wounded - 3:10 (Hidden Track)

[edit] Death Version

1. Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death – 2:24
2. The Chronicles of Life and Death – 3:03
3. Walk Away (Maybe) – 3:20
4. S.O.S. – 3:42
5. I Just Wanna Live – 2:46
6. Ghost of You – 4:50
7. Predictable – 3:11
8. Secrets – 3:53
9. The Truth – 3:56
10. The World Is Black – 3:06
11. Mountain – 4:33
12. We Believe – 3:51
13. It Wasn't Enough – 3:24
14. In This World (Murder) – 5:27
15. Meet My Maker – 3:41
    • Wounded - 3:10 (Hidden Track)

[edit] Japanese Version

1. Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death - 2:25
2. The Chronicles of Life and Death – 3:03
3. Walk Away (Maybe)– 3:21
4. S.O.S.– 3:42
5. I Just Wanna Live – 2:44
6. Ghost of You – 4:51
7. Predictable– 3:11
8. Secrets – 3:53
9. The Truth – 3:56
10. The World Is Black – 3:06
11. Mountain – 4:34
12. We Believe – 3:52
13. It Wasn't Enough – 3:24
14. In This World (Murder) – 5:27
15. Falling Away - 3:05
16. Meet My Maker - 3:38
17. Predictable (Japanese Version) – 3:06
    • Wounded - 3:10 (Hidden Track)

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
2004	Austrian Album Chart[1]	11
2004	Billboard 200	3
2004	Billboard 200 Year-end Chart[2]	171
2005	Billboard 200 Year-end Chart[3]	117
2004	Billboard Comprehensive Albums	3
2005	Billboard European Top 100 Albums	55
2004	Top Canadian Albums	2
2004	Alternative Canadian Albums Chart[4]	13
2004	Finnish Album Chart[5]	34
2004	French Album Chart[6]	32
2004	Italian Album Chart[7]	20
2004	New Zealand Album Chart[8]	11
2004	Swedish Album Chart[9]	13
2004	Swiss Album Chart[10]	20
2004	Top Internet Albums	1
2004	UK Album Chart	8

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"I Just Wanna Live"	Top 40 Mainstream	36
2004	"Predictable"	Modern Rock Tracks	28
2004	"Predictable"	Top 40 Mainstream	20

[edit] Certifications

Country	Sales	Certification
Australia	70,000	Platinum[11]
Austria	15,000	Gold[12]
Germany	100,000	Gold[13]
U.K.	100,000	Gold[14]
U.S.	1,000,000	Platinum[15]

[edit] Trivia

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• This is the only (as of 2007) Good Charlotte album to feature Chris Wilson on drums.
• Guitarist Billy Martin designed the album artwork.
• The Chronicles of Life and Death is the only Good Charlotte album that does not have an "anthem" song. While Good Charlotte, The Young and the Hopeless, and Good Morning Revival all have "anthems."

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Good Charlotte at MySpace
• The Chronicles of Life and Death on Sony Musicbox
• "We Believe" on Sony Musicbox
• "Predictable" on Sony Musicbox
• "I Just Wanna Live" on Sony Musicbox

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