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Good Charlotte
From left to right: Paul Thomas, Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Dean Butterworth, and Billy Martin.
From left to right: Paul Thomas, Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Dean Butterworth, and Billy Martin.
Background information
Also known as GC
Origin Waldorf, Maryland, USA
Genre(s) Power pop[1]
Alternative rock[2]
Pop punk
Years active 1996 - Present
Label(s) Sony BMG/Epic/Daylight
Associated acts The Used, Wakefield, The Summer Obsession
Website Official GC Site
Members
Joel Madden
Benji Madden
Billy Martin
Paul Thomas
Dean Butterworth
Former members
Aaron Escolopio
Chris Wilson

Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Waldorf is an Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Charles County Maryland. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Daylight Records is an American Record label, and Subsidiary of Sony BMG. The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock Wakefield lies at the heart of the City of Wakefield, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The Summer Obsession was a punk band from Jacksonville Florida & Salt Lake City Utah, United States. Joel Reuben Madden (born Joel Ryan Reuben Combs on March 11, 1979) is an American singer and the Lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte Benjamin Levi Madden (born Benjamin Levi Combs on March 11, 1979) is the Guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good William Dean Martin (aka Billy Martin) born June 15, 1981) is an American author and the guitarist and keyboardist for Good Charlotte. Paul Thomas (born Paul Anthony Thomas, 5 October 1980 Waldorf, Maryland, United States) is the bassist of the band Dean "Deano" Butterworth (born September 26, 1976) is a professional Drummer. Aaron Escolopio is the current Drummer of the band Wakefield. Christopher Ryan Wilson (born May 5, 1981 in Provo Utah) is the drummer for the band Allegiance To The Fire. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Waldorf is an Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Charles County Maryland. They took their name from the children's book called "Good Charlotte: The Girls Of Good Day Orphanage," written by Carol Beach York. Carol Beach York (* 21 January 1928) is an Author of juvenile novels The band has released four albums in total, most notably 2002's multi-platinum seller The Young and the Hopeless, which spawned the singles, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", "The Anthem", and "Girls & Boys". The Young and the Hopeless is the second studio Album by Good Charlotte, released on October 1, 2002. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous is a Television series that ran from 1984 to 1995. " The Anthem " is the second single taken from Good Charlotte 's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. " Girls & Boys " is the third single taken from Good Charlotte 's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. Their newest album, Good Morning Revival, was released on March 19, 2007 in Europe and on March 27, 2007 in North America and the rest of the world. Good Morning Revival is the fourth Studio album by Good Charlotte and the follow up to the 2004 release The Chronicles of Life and Death Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The members of the band are the identical twin brothers Joel (lead vocals) and Benji Madden (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Billy Martin (lead guitar and keyboards), Paul Thomas (bass guitar) and Dean Butterworth (drums and percussion). Twins are Offspring resulting from the same Pregnancy, either of the same or opposite Sex. Joel Reuben Madden (born Joel Ryan Reuben Combs on March 11, 1979) is an American singer and the Lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte Benjamin Levi Madden (born Benjamin Levi Combs on March 11, 1979) is the Guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US William Dean Martin (aka Billy Martin) born June 15, 1981) is an American author and the guitarist and keyboardist for Good Charlotte. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. Paul Thomas (born Paul Anthony Thomas, 5 October 1980 Waldorf, Maryland, United States) is the bassist of the band The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Dean "Deano" Butterworth (born September 26, 1976) is a professional Drummer. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells

Contents

History

Good Charlotte (1996-2001)

Good Charlotte started out by playing at small venues. They soon caught the attention of post-grunge band, Lit, whose song "My Own Worst Enemy" was a chart topper at the time. Lit is a Pop punk band based in Fullerton, California. They had several hits singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s including " My Own Worst Enemy " is a song by Lit, released as the lead single from their second album A Place in the Sun, released the same year Good Charlotte lost the opening slot on Lit's East Coast tour in 1999. Soon after, Good Charlotte played some dates with the band Blink-182, who had just experienced mainstream success with their album, "Enema of the State". Blink-182 was an American Pop Enema of the State, Blink-182 's third and most successful studio album was released June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features All of this caught the attention of major music labels, and Good Charlotte eventually signed with Epic Records in 1999. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment.

In 2000, they released their self-titled debut album "Good Charlotte". Good Charlotte is the name of the self-titled Debut album by Good Charlotte. Y100, a now-defunct radio station in Philadelphia spun Good Charlotte's song "Little Things" before it was released as a single. Y-Rock On XPN is an Alternative rock radio show on WXPN that has carried the Philadelphia Y100 brand that originally aired on 100 For the Bush song see Little Things and for the Lily Allen 's song see Littlest Things. It ended up being a big success on the station, so big that on Y100's nightly "Cage Match" competition (where new songs were pitted against each other and listeners could vote on which was better), "Little Things" won fifteen nights in a row, beating out bigger names.

"Little Things" was later released as a single in 2001, and peaked at #23 on the U. S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September In the second half of the year, three more singles were released from the album, "The Motivation Proclamation", "The Click" and "Festival Song". " The Motivation Proclamation " is the second single taken from Good Charlotte 's self-titled debut album Good Charlotte. The Click is a hip hop group consisting of 4 members who all are closely related and were raised in a single household in Vallejo California. " Festival Song " is the third single taken from Good Charlotte 's self-titled debut album Good Charlotte. "The Motivation Proclamation" was the most successful single released from the album, peaking at #65 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100.

The Young and the Hopeless (2002-2003)

2002's "The Young and the Hopeless" marked the band's emergence into mainstream popularity. The Young and the Hopeless is the second studio Album by Good Charlotte, released on October 1, 2002. Their breakthrough single, titled "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous", topped both pop and rock charts around the globe. " Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous " is the first single taken from Good Charlotte 's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. Singles that followed from that album include "The Anthem", "Girls & Boys", "The Young and the Hopeless" and "Hold On". " The Anthem " is the second single taken from Good Charlotte 's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. " The Young & the Hopeless " is the fourth single taken from Good Charlotte 's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. " Hold On " is the fifth and final single taken from Good Charlotte 's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. They thanked many other pop punk bands for their influences for this album, including Sum 41, NOFX and Green Day. Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco Green Day is an American rock trio

The album eventually went on to receive triple platinum certification (3 million copies sold) from the RIAA. During the course of the album's success, Good Charlotte landed appearances on Saturday Night Live, CNN, and The Today Show, the covers of Rolling Stone and Alternative Press magazines, and were also featured in The New York Times. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published They also became popular on MTV, where their music videos were played in heavy rotation on both MTV and MTV2. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" received the "Viewers Choice Award" at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 28, 2003, honoring the best Music videos from July 1, 2002 to

The band hired multiple temporary drummers during the recording, release and touring of "The Young and the Hopeless" due to former drummer, Aaron Escolopio, leaving the band before the release of "The Young and the Hopeless" to join his brothers band, Wakefield. Aaron Escolopio is the current Drummer of the band Wakefield. Wakefield is a 4 piece rock band from Mechanicsville Maryland. In 2003, the band added Chris Wilson as a permanent drummer, who was introduced to the band from mutual friends in the band The Used. Christopher Ryan Wilson (born May 5, 1981 in Provo Utah) is the drummer for the band Allegiance To The Fire. The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock Also in 2003, the band made a cameo appearance in the King Gordy video for "Nightmares". Waverly W Alford III (born August 18 1977) better known by his Stage name King Gordy, is an American Rapper.

The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004-2006)

Good Charlotte's third album, The Chronicles of Life and Death, was released in 2004. The Chronicles of Life and Death is the third Studio album by Good Charlotte The album received mixed reactions from both the music press and Good Charlotte's fanbase. The album has been widely considered a departure from their previous two albums, mixing new elements such as strings, synths, and more mature lyrical topics into Good Charlotte's youthful power pop sound. Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. Singles released from the album include the two hits "Predictable" and "I Just Wanna Live", as well as "The Chronicles of Life and Death" and "We Believe". " Predictable " is the first single taken from Good Charlotte 's third studio album The Chronicles of Life and Death. " I Just Wanna Live " is the second single from Good Charlotte 's third studio album The Chronicles of Life and Death. " The Chronicles of Life and Death " is the third single from Good Charlotte 's third studio album The Chronicles of Life and Death. " We Believe " is the fourth single from Good Charlotte 's third studio album The Chronicles of Life and Death. The only single from The Chronicles of Life and Death which managed to chart upon the U. S. Hot 100 was the hit "I Just Wanna Live". All of the singles released from the album went top 30 in the UK, except for "We Believe".

In May 2005, after much speculation from fans, it was officially confirmed that Chris Wilson had left the band citing personal health reasons. Benji also told Kerrang! magazine that, for him, "Chris leaving the band was the worst part of 2005". Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. Chris now plays drums in the pop rock band The Summer Obsession. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs The Summer Obsession was a punk band from Jacksonville Florida & Salt Lake City Utah, United States.

On Good Charlotte's tour, "Noise to the World Tour", performing with Simple Plan and Relient K, the band recruited Dean Butterworth, who had previously played for Morrissey, as the band's temporary drummer. Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. Relient K is an American rock band formed in Canton Ohio Dean "Deano" Butterworth (born September 26, 1976) is a professional Drummer. Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist Later, in March 2007, Butterworth was confirmed as the band's permanent drummer.

Benji Madden has claimed in interviews that he feels this record was not as successful as the previous record due to it being "too selfish. Benjamin Levi Madden (born Benjamin Levi Combs on March 11, 1979) is the Guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good "

Good Morning Revival (2007-Present)

Good Morning Revival is the fourth album by Good Charlotte and the follow up to 2004's The Chronicles of Life and Death. Good Morning Revival is the fourth Studio album by Good Charlotte and the follow up to the 2004 release The Chronicles of Life and Death It was officially released in March 2007, with the precise date varying by country.
Good Morning Revival debuted in the top 10 of thirteen countries worldwide including the U. S. , giving the band some of their highest international chart positions thus far. At midnight, on January 23 2007, the forthcoming record was made available for pre-order on iTunes. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc When pre-ordered, the single, "The River" was downloaded immediately, while the rest of the album was queued to be downloaded on the released date. " The River " is a song by the Pop-punk band Good Charlotte featuring M Pre-ordering on iTunes also provided the exclusive bonus acoustic version of the aforementioned single.

The first single from the album, "The River", featuring Avenged Sevenfold's lead singer, M. Shadows and guitarist Synyster Gates, appeared online on January 4, 2007 and was released as the first single from the album in North America. Avenged Sevenfold is an American Hard rock band formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach California. Matthew Charles Sanders, better known by his stage name M Shadows (born July 31, 1981) in Huntington Beach California) is the Vocalist Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner Jr on July 7, 1981) in Huntington Beach, California) also known as Syn, Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The music video for "The River" was added to UK music channels Kerrang! and Scuzz on the April 13, 2007, making the second single released from the album in the UK. Kerrang! TV is a Digital television station owned by Box Television, which is loosely connected to the magazine Kerrang!. Scuzz is a British Music television channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group (formerly Chart Show Channels) Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The song charted at #108. "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" was released as the first single in the UK and Australia. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" charted on the UK Singles Chart at #36 the first week of release through download sales and then climbed to #23 when released in stores. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The second single released in North America was "Dance Floor Anthem", with which the band had scored a surprise hit, making it onto eleven different Billboard charts and peaking at #2 in Australia. " Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love " known as " Dance Floor Anthem " on the album is a song by Good Charlotte on their fourth The "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" video was recently certified gold by MTV International. MTV International aka ( Music Television International) and MTVI was the International Version Of MTV It was played 3,000 times on over 4 continents during the first half of 2007. On January 1, 2008, Good Charlotte was featured on Tila Tequila's New Years Eve Masquerade on MTV, as they were the second performance of the new year and performed their hit "Dance Floor Anthem".

The band made multiple U. S. and international TV appearances in support of the album. First, Good Charlotte appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 9 2007, the Outdoor Stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live on April 11, and on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on April 27. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night Talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety show currently hosted by Craig Ferguson on CBS. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Joel and Benji Madden, Good Charlotte's lead singer and guitarist respectively, co-hosted the Australian MTV Video Music Awards with Fergie on April 29 2007 where the band also won the "Viewers Choice Australia" award for "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl". The MTV Australia Awards (previously known as the MTV Australia Video Music Awards or AVMA's started in 2005 and is Australia's first awards show to celebrate both local and international Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27 1975 better known by her Stage name Fergie, is an American pop / R&B Singer-songwriter Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. In August 2007, the band embarked on Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveShow tour, as Timberlake's opening act. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed FutureSex/LoveShow was Justin Timberlake 's 2007 world tour in support of the album FutureSex/LoveSounds. Good Charlotte supported Timberlake throughout his second leg North American dates. They were present for the August 16, 2007 show in Madison Square Garden, which was taped for a HBO broadcast. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City.

Activism

Good Charlotte has been actively supporting PETA's animal rights campaigns. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Members of the group recorded a track, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", on PETA's Liberation CD and appeared at PETA's 25th Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian Awards Show. [3] Group members have also demonstrated against KFC’s treatment of chickens. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky.

The twins have also posed for the YouthAIDS Aldo "Aldo Fights AIDS" dog tag campaign. They stand side by side, eyes shut, on the "See No Evil?" dog-tag packaging. Joel holds his hands in prayer, whereas Benji's face is contorted and angry and his hand is in a fist.

Good Charlotte also supports the fight against AIDS, as shown in the design of a t-shirt designed by the band's guitarist, Billy Martin, for the H&M Fashion Against AIDS campaign[4]. William Dean Martin (aka Billy Martin) born June 15, 1981) is an American author and the guitarist and keyboardist for Good Charlotte. Hennes & Mauritz AB (operating as H&M) is a Swedish clothing company known for its inexpensive and fashionable clothing offerings for women men teenagers and children The t-shirt displays a couple under an umbrella, protecting both of themselves, as a metaphor for using protection.

Discography

Main article: Good Charlotte discography

Awards

Main article: List of Good Charlotte awards

Band members

Former members

Temporary members

Notes

  1. ^ Official GC Site
  2. ^ Good Charlotte Biography - AOL Music
  3. ^ PETA's 25th Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian Awards Show
  4. ^ H&M Fashion Against AIDS

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