Ocean Avenue (song)

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"Ocean Avenue"
Single by Yellowcard
from the album Ocean Avenue
Released February 24, 2004
Format Audio CD/digital download
Genre Pop punk, alternative rock
Length 3:18
Label Capitol
Producer(s) Neal Avron
Certification 2x Platinum (RIAA)
Yellowcard singles chronology

"Way Away"
(2003)		 "Ocean Avenue"
(2004)		 "Only One"
(2005)

"Ocean Avenue" is a song recorded by American pop punk group Yellowcard. It was released in February 2004 as 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; It was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. Ocean Avenue is a street in Jacksonville, Florida, the band's stomping grounds[1] near their high school, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts,[2] and another street mentioned in the song, Cherry Street. The name of Ocean Avenue in Jacksonville is actually Beach Boulevard. They left their original base behind when they moved to Los Angeles. The song was featured on the Much Music compilation album Big Shiny Tunes 9.

Background

According to former guitarist Ben Harper, "Ocean Avenue" is written about Jacksonville. "It’s this place where we used to hang out in Jacksonville. 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."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Ocean Avenue" – 3:18
  2. "Way Away" (Acoustic Version) – 3:47
  3. "Firewater" – 3:27

Music video

The music video portrays Yellowcard frontman Ryan Key facing fate in different ways and starting over again in a time loop situation (similar to that of the film Run Lola Run). It had enough of a storyline to become a TRL favorite, reaching number 1 on the countdown. The video also received the MTV2 Award at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards.[4]

The video contains an homage to Brand New's video for "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades". The suitcase featured in the Ocean Avenue video has the same logo of a lamb on it as is featured in the Brand New video. This is because the videos were directed by Marc Webb, who used the lamb in his videos only to show that he directed them. This song is featured in Thrillville: Off The Rails. The suitcase is also featured in the video "Rough Landing, Holly".

This is the last music video to feature Alex Lewis as the band's bassist.

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] 34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 65
US Billboard Hot 100[ 1] 37
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 27
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[ 1] 21
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 13


Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S.[5] Gold October 22, 2004 500,000 +
U.S.[5] Platinum June 28, 2013 1,000,000 +
U.S.[5] 2x Platinum June 28, 2013 2,000,000 +

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yellowcardrock.com/bio.aspx
  2. ↑ http://punkmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/seanmackin.htm
  3. ↑ Richardson, Sean (April 2004). "Stomping grounds". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  4. ↑ Jones, Tekindra (2004-09-23). "CD Review: Yellowcard – "Ocean Avenue"". The Daily Vidette. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 19, 2010: Yellowcard certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2010. 
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