Good Charlotte (album)

Good Charlotte
Studio album by Good Charlotte
Released	September 26, 2000 (United States)
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Pop punk, skate punk, ska punk
Length	46:44
Label	Daylight Epic Records
Producer	Don Gilmore (1-9; 11-14) John Feldmann (10)
Good Charlotte chronology
GC EP (2000) Good Charlotte (2000) The Young and the Hopeless (2002)
Singles from Good Charlotte
"Little Things" Released: March 27, 2001 "The Motivation Proclamation" Released: August 7, 2001 "The Click" Released: 2001 (video only) "Festival Song" Released: 2001

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Good Charlotte is the name of the self-titled first album by Good Charlotte released in 2000. It contains the song "Little Things". The album was positively received. Good Charlotte is the first and last album to feature Aaron Escolopio on drums.

2000 track listing

All songs written by Benji and Joel Madden, except "Let Me Go" and "Seasons" by Joel Madden, Benji Madden and Josh Ian.

1. "Little Things" – 3:23
2. "Waldorf Worldwide" – 3:21
3. "The Motivation Proclamation" – 3:36
4. "East Coast Anthem" – 2:27
5. "Festival Song" – 3:00
6. "Complicated" – 2:49
7. "Seasons" – 3:15
8. "I Don't Wanna Stop" – 2:41
9. "I Heard You" – 2:43
10. "Walk By" – 2:42
11. "Let Me Go" – 3:01
12. "Screamer" – 3:36
13. "Change" – 4:42

• "Thank You Mom" (Hidden track) – 3:56

("Thank You Mom" can be found after a 1 minute 2 second pause after "Change" ends, bringing the total time for track 13 to 8:36)

Japanese track listing

1. "Little Things" – 3:23
2. "Waldorfworldwide" – 3:21
3. "Motivation Proclamation" – 3:36
4. "East Coast Anthem" – 2:27
5. "Festival Song" – 3:00
6. "Complicated" – 2:49
7. "Seasons" – 3:15
8. "I Don't Wanna Stop" – 2:41
9. "I Heard You" – 2:43
10. "The Click" – 3:33
11. "Walk By" – 2:42
12. "Let Me Go" – 3:01
13. "Screamer" – 3:36
14. "Change" – 4:42

• "Thank You Mom" (Hidden track) – 3:56

("Thank You Mom" can be found after a 1 minute 2 second pause after "Change" ends, bringing the total time for track 14 to 8:36)

15. "If You Leave"* – 2:45
16. "The Motivation Proclamation" (Live acoustic version)*

*bonus tracks

Re-release/Japan cover

2003 re-release with The Young and the Hopeless

All songs written by Benji and Joel Madden, except "Let Me Go" and "Seasons" by Joel Madden, Benji Madden and Josh Ian.

1. "Little Things" – 3:22
2. "Waldorfworldwide" – 3:16
3. "The Motivation Proclamation" – 3:40
4. "East Coast Anthem" – 2:27
5. "Festival Song" – 3:00
6. "Complicated" – 2:49
7. "Seasons" – 3:15
8. "I Don't Wanna Stop" – 2:40
9. "I Heard You" – 2:42
10. "The Click" – 3:33
11. "Walk By" – 2:42
12. "Let Me Go" – 3:01
13. "Screamer" – 3:36
14. "Change" – 4:42

• "Thank You Mom" (Hidden track) – 3:56

("Thank You Mom" can be found after a 1 minute 2 second pause after "Change" ends, bringing the total time for track 14 to 8:36, the lyrics are in the booklet)
("The Australian "x2" release bundled with "The Young and the Hopeless" does not include "The Click", despite it being included on the track listing on the box. The track listing on the CD insert is correct.)

Charts

Date	Chart	Position
October 19, 2002	U.S. Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums	1
September 2001	U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	13
October 2001	New Zealand Album Chart	12
April 2003	Japanese Album Chart	23

Personnel

Good Charlotte

• Joel Madden - Lead vocals
• Benji Madden - Lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Billy Martin - Rhythm and lead guitar, additional backing vocals on "Little Things"
• Paul Thomas - Bass guitar, additional backing vocals on "Little Things"
• Aaron Escolopio - Drums, additional backing vocals on "Little Things"

Additional Musicians

• Jimmy HaHa - Additional vocals on "Motivation Proclamation"