Girls & Boys (Good Charlotte song)

"Girls & Boys"
Single by Good Charlotte
from the album The Young and the Hopeless
Released	April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)
Genre	Pop punk[1][2]
Length	3:01
Label	Epic, Daylight
Songwriter(s)	Benji Madden, Joel Madden
Producer(s)	Eric Valentine
Good Charlotte singles chronology
"The Anthem" (2003) "Girls & Boys" (2003) "The Young & the Hopeless" (2003)
Music video
"Girls & Boys" on YouTube

"Girls & Boys" is the third single taken from American rock band Good Charlotte's second studio album, The Young and the Hopeless (2002). The song was released in Europe on April 28, 2003, and was issued in the United States and Australia later in the year. "Girls & Boys" peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number six in the United Kingdom, receiving a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 2018 for sales and streams exceeding 200,000 units. Elsewhere, the single reached the top 40 in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.

Music video

Principal photography for the video took place in the suburb of Ellerslie in Auckland, New Zealand predominantly featuring geriatric people dressed and acting like stereotypical hardcore punk youths for comedic effect. The various members of the band are shown interacting with the older characters (for example Billy and Paul playing video games, Benji giving massages and Joel doing a dance number with woman in tracksuits. At the end of the video, Benji wakes up to find an old woman wearing one of his shirts and offering him a bowl of cereal, but the official YouTube edit omits this scene, with another omitted mid-video scene of dialogue with a senior woman walks up to the band sitting on the curb asking what they would like to do and then proposing they "trash the mall", a parodying reference to Avril Lavigne's 2002 video "Complicated".

Track listings

UK CD1[3] "Girls & Boys" – 3:01 "Riot Girl" (acoustic) – 2:22 "Girls & Boys" (video) – 3:01 UK CD2[4] "Girls & Boys" "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" (live acoustic) "The Young and the Hopeless" (acoustic)

European CD single[5] "Girls & Boys" "Riot Girl" (acoustic version) Australian CD single[6] "Girls & Boys" "If You Leave" "The Motivation Proclamation" (recorded live at Channel V) "Complicated"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 33 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 45 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 20 Germany (GfK)[10] 47 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 36 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 25 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[13] 68 Scotland (OCC)[14] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 44 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 84 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 6 UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[18] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 48 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[20] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position UK Singles (OCC)[21] 122 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 61

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Europe	April 28, 2003	CD	Epic Daylight	[24]
United Kingdom	May 5, 2003	CD cassette		[25]
Denmark	May 26, 2003	CD		[26]
Australia	July 7, 2003			[27]

References

1. Pauker, Lance (January 22, 2014). "49 Phenomenally Angsty Pop-Punk Songs from the 2000s You Forgot Existed". Thought Catalog. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
2. Sendra, Tim. Now That's What I Call Music 14 (2003): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
3. Girls & Boys (UK CD1 liner notes). Good Charlotte. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2003. 673877 2.
4. Girls & Boys (UK CD2 liner notes). Good Charlotte. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2003. 673877 5.
5. Girls & Boys (European CD single liner notes). Good Charlotte. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2003. EPC 673882 1.
6. Girls & Boys (Australian CD single liner notes). Good Charlotte. Epic Records, Daylight Records. 2003. 674066-2.
7. "Good Charlotte – Girls & Boys". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
8. "Good Charlotte – Girls & Boys" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 22. May 24, 2003. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
10. "Good Charlotte – Girls & Boys" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
11. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Good Charlotte". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
12. "Good Charlotte – Girls & Boys". Top 40 Singles.
13. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 30, saptamina 4.08–10.08, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
15. "Good Charlotte – Girls & Boys". Singles Top 100.
16. "Good Charlotte – Girls & Boys". Swiss Singles Chart.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
18. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
19. "Good Charlotte Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
20. "Good Charlotte Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
21. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
22. "Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs" (PDF). Airplay Monitor. Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 14. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
23. "British single certifications – Good Charlotte – Girls and Boys". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
24. Thomas, Gareth (April 26, 2003). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 18. p. 16. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
25. "New Releases – For Week Starting 5 May 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 3, 2003. p. 23. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
26. "Nye Udgivelser" [New Releases] (in Danish). Sony Music Denmark. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
27. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 7th July 2003" (PDF). ARIA. July 7, 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2003. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

External links

• Good Charlotte video star still rocking at 90 by TVNZ