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Valentine, who acted as producer, said he was interested in the band because of their writing, which he felt was "a little deeper" than that of their contemporaries. While promoting the self-titled album, the group met Eric Valentine at a show, and decided to work with him on their next record. Dusty Bill was then engaged to play drums he remained with the group for a year. He was replaced by Nate Foutz of Vroom, who stayed with the group for six weeks.
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Sometime afterwards, drummer Aaron Escolopio left the group to join his brother's band Wakefield. The minor success of "Little Things", coupled with appearing at Warped Tour and touring alongside Blink-182 in 2001 helped increase their popularity. It did not sell as well as the label hoped, and the group were nearly dropped. The album appeared on best-of lists by Rock Sound and Rolling Stone, and earned the Classic Album Award at the Alternative Press Music Awards.Īfter leaving their home state of Maryland, Good Charlotte were signed to Epic imprint Daylight Records and released their debut album, Good Charlotte (2000). The album and "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" were nominated for several awards, with the latter winning the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as well as two times platinum by Music Canada (MC). Outside the US, the album charted within the top 20 in New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, the UK, and Austria, and reached lower positions in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands. Three of the album's singles-" Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous", " The Anthem", and " Girls & Boys"-crossed over from modern rock radio to pop radio. The album was a major commercial success, being certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Young and the Hopeless received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who made comments about the songs' clichéd lyrics. From September to November, the band embarked on a headlining US arena tour, during which they made music videos for "Hold On" and "The Young & the Hopeless", the former was first released to alternative rock radio, and later as a joint single, with "The Young & the Hopeless", in January 2004. " Girls & Boys" was released as a single in July. " The Anthem" was released as a single in February 2003 prior to the band co-headlining the Honda Civic Tour with New Found Glory between April and June. It was promoted with a support slot for No Doubt before the group embarked on their own headlining US tour, with subsequent shows of Japan, Europe, Australia and New Zealand in the following months. On October 1, 2002, The Young and the Hopeless was released by Epic and Daylight Records. Drummer Chris Wilson joined the band, prior to the release of " Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" in September. Almost all of the songs on the album were written by Benji and Joel Madden but two tracks were co-written with Valentine and Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann. Sessions lasted from February to May 2002 Josh Freese of the Vandals served as a session drummer. Following the release of their self-titled debut album (2000), the band met producer Eric Valentine and engaged him for their next album. The Young and the Hopeless is the second studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte.