The Young and the Hopeless

Infobox Album
Artist = Good Charlotte
Name = The Young and the Hopeless


Type = studio
Released = October 1, 2002
Genre = Pop punk
Length = 46:19
2004 Re-Release: 45:52
Label = Epic, Daylight
Producer = Eric Valentine
John Feldmann
Reviews =
*Amazon.com Rating|4|5 [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00007KKY8/ link]
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3tkxu3eaanxk~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau|hm3 [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=good+charlotte link]
Last album = "Good Charlotte"
(2000)
This album = "The Young and the Hopeless"
(2002)
Next album = "Bootlegs"
(2004)
Misc = Singles
Name = The Young and the Hopeless
Type = studio
single 1 = Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous
single 1 date = September 2002
single 2 = The Anthem
single 2 date = February 2003
single 3 = Girls & Boys
single 3 date = July 2003
single 4 = The Young & the Hopeless
single 4 date = 2003
single 5 = Hold On
single 5 date = December 2003

"The Young and the Hopeless" is the second studio album by Good Charlotte, released on October 1, 2002.

The album has a clear 1980s influence. The cover of the album pictures a family sitting around a television, watching what appears to be The Day After, a made for television movie in the early 80s about the apocalypse feared during The Cold War. The album title itself is likely a parody of the soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The first single of the album, "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous", is an obvious reference to the 1980s show of the same name. The seventh track's title, "My Bloody Valentine", could be a reference to the 1981 film, or the band that originated in 1984, both of the same name.Or|date=February 2008 Further, "My Bloody Valentine" contains numerous parallels to Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell Tale Heart."

Track listing

#"A New Beginning" – 1:48
#"The Anthem" – 2:55
#"Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" - 3:10
#"Wondering" – 3:31
#"The Story of My Old Man" – 2:42
#"Girls & Boys" – 3:01
#"My Bloody Valentine" – 3:54
#"Hold On" – 4:06
#"Riot Girl" – 2:17
#"Say Anything" – 4:21
#"The Day That I Die" – 2:58
#"The Young & the Hopeless" – 3:32
#"Emotionless" – 4:02
#"Movin' On" - 3:26

Personnel

* Brad Aarons - A&R
* Ken Allardyce - Engineer
* Eric Campbell - String Arrangements
* Dave Cooley - Computer Editing
* Sam Erickson - Photography
* Sean Evans - Art Direction
* Josh Freese - Drums
* Brian Gardner - Mastering
* Good Charlotte - Arranger
* Stephen Jarvis - Equipment Technician
* Nathaniel Kunkel - String Engineer
* Billy Martin - Guitar/keyboard
* Benji Madden - Guitar/backup vocals
* Joel Madden - Vocals
* Paul Thomas - Bass
* David Massey - A&R
* Wes Seidman - Computer Editing
* Jason Slater - Computer Editing
* Eric Valentine - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, String Arrangements, Mixing
* Trevor Whatever - Studio Assistant

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* [http://www.goodcharlotte.com Official site]
*MySpace|goodcharlotte|Good Charlotte
* [http://musicbox.sonybmg.com/good_charlotte/the_young_the_hopeless "The Young and The Hopeless" on Sony Musicbox]
* [http://musicbox.sonybmg.com/good_charlotte/lifestyles_of_the_rich_famous "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" on Sony Musicbox]
* [http://musicbox.sonybmg.com/good_charlotte/the_anthem "The Anthem" on Sony Musicbox]
* [http://musicbox.sonybmg.com/good_charlotte/girls_boys "Girls and Boys" on Sony Musicbox]
* [http://musicbox.sonybmg.com/good_charlotte/hold_on "Hold On" on Sony Musicbox]