Ocean Avenue (album)

Ocean Avenue
Studio album by Yellowcard
Released	July 22, 2003 August 13, 2013 (Acoustic)
Recorded	February – March 2003, at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genre	Pop punk, alternative rock
Length	47:16
Label	Capitol CDP 7243 5 39844 0 3
Producer	Neal Avron
Yellowcard chronology
The Underdog EP (2002) Ocean Avenue (2003) Lights and Sounds (2006)
Singles from Ocean Avenue
"Way Away" Released: October 2003 "Ocean Avenue" Released: February 24, 2004 "Only One" Released: January 25, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C[2]
IGN	[3]
Punknews.org	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]

Ocean Avenue is the fourth studio album by the American pop punk band Yellowcard. It was produced by Neal Avron, and was released on July 22, 2003 through Capitol Records. The album is the major-label debut for the band. Shortly after releasing The Underdog EP, Yellowcard signed with Capitol Records, which was looking to sign pop punk groups at the time.^[6]

The album was a commercial success in the United States, led by hit single "Ocean Avenue". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and has been certified platinum in sales by the RIAA and gold by the CRIA.

Commercial performance and promotion

Ocean Avenue sold 11,000 copies in its first week in the U.S., debuting at #61. It is Yellowcard's most successful album and has been certified Platinum for sales in excess of 1,000,000. It was released as an enhanced CD in some countries. The enhanced CD includes a video entitled "The Making of Ocean Avenue" and a previously unreleased video of the song "Powder" (from The Underdog EP). In 2005, the album was released as a Special Edition in Malaysia, with live videos and music videos. The album was re-released on limited edition vinyl in 2011.

On August 13, 2013, an acoustic version of Ocean Avenue was released in honor of the albums's tenth anniversary. The band mentioned that they had spent months "re-imagining" the original 13 tracks. Yellowcard also announced an Ocean Avenue Acoustic tour in the U.S., Europe, and Australia with special guest Geoff Rickly of Thursday.^[7]

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Trivia

• "Breathing" is featured in the video games FlatOut 2 and Burnout 3: Takedown.
• "Way Away" is featured in the video games SSX 3 and Madden NFL 2004 and is featured on the episode "The Outsider" of the tv series The O.C. and the episode "Extinction" of the tv series Smallville.
• "Miles Apart" is featured in the video game Madden NFL 07 and MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno.
• The song "Empty Apartment" was also featured on an episode of the TV Show One Tree Hill.
• The verses of "Twentythree" are sung by Sean, singing from a third person perspective, and Ryan singing the choruses from the first person.
• The title "Life of a Salesman" references the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman.
• "Believe" is a tribute to September 11, especially to the rescue members who saved many, but did not come out alive.
• On March 23, 2004 Ocean Avenue was certified Gold by the RIAA.
• On July 14, 2004 Ocean Avenue was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
• "Ocean Avenue" is named after Beach Boulevard in Florida but they felt that Ocean Avenue sounded better.^{[citation needed]}

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