"The Young & the Hopeless" | ||||
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Single by Good Charlotte | ||||
from the album The Young and the Hopeless | ||||
Released | July 4, 2003 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | 2001 - 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop punk | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Writer(s) | Benji Madden, Joel Madden | |||
Producer(s) | Eric Valentine | |||
Good Charlotte singles chronology | ||||
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"The Young & the Hopeless" is the fourth single 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.
Benji Madden sings the second verse in the song. As of 2007, this is one of 2 songs the band has released where Benji sings lead instead of back-up, the other being 'The Day That I Die'.
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. The video premiered in April 2003 on MTV.