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This redirect is about the song. For the album, see The Young and the Hopeless.
"The Young & the Hopeless"
Song

"The Young & the Hopeless" is the fourth single taken from Good Charlotte's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. The Young & the Hopeless is also the title track for the album the song featured in.

Track listing

  1. "The Young & the Hopeless"
  2. "Girls & Boys" (Abbey Road session)
  3. "Hold On" (video)
  4. "The Young & the Hopeless" (video)

Trivia

  • This song was used as the theme song to the Lonely Island's hit The 'Bu, a comedy TV show poking fun at The O.C.
  • This is the first music video that Benji & Joel Madden had a hand in directing. It features the band in a trophy room. As they perform the song, they wreck the room and the awards in it.
  • Benji Madden sings the second verse in the song. As of 2007, this is the only single the band has released where Benji sings lead instead of back-up.

Certifications

Country Sales Certification
Canada 50,000 Platinum[1]
United Kingdom 100,000 Platinum[2]
Ireland 5,000 Platinum[3]
USA 500,000 Platinum[4]

Charts

On July 8, the single became the band's most successful song in Australia, debuting at number two in the ARIA Charts. It is the second highest peaking song of their career on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it has reached #25. The song has made it onto more Billboard charts than any other Good Charlotte single landing on 11 different charts. The song made it onto the 2007 Billboard "Year End Pop 100 Airplay" chart at #99.

Chart (2007) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart[5] 2
Canadian Hot 100[6] 3
Costa Rican Top 40[7] 2
Finnish Singles Chart[8] 7
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 18
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Single Recurrents 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 11

References

  1. ^ ARIA Australia
  2. ^ ARIA Australia
  3. ^ ARIA Australia
  4. ^ RIAA U.S.A.
  5. ^ ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. ARIA Charts. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  6. ^ Canadian Hot 100 Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
  7. ^ Costa Rican Top 40. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=799&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Finland&ci=3091908&cdi=9680148&cid=03%2F01%2F2008 Finnish Singles Chart
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