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The Chronicles of Life and Death

January 01, 1970

The Chronicles of Life and Death is the third studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte. Following the release of The Young and the Hopeless (2002), the group spent two years touring. By the second half of 2003, they had begun writing for the next album. With producer Eric Valentine, the band recorded at Barefoot Studios in Hollywood, California, between March and June 2004. Over half of the album's material was written by Benji and Joel Madden, with the remainder being co-written with Valentine, Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann or guitarist Billy Martin. Preceded by the single release of "Predictable", The Chronicles of Life and Death was released through Epic and Daylight Records on October 5, 2004. Two variations were made available: "Life" and "Death" versions which came with different cover artwork (designed by Martin) and a different bonus track.

The Chronicles of Life and Death
"Life" version. The "Death" cover art uses the same book cover art, but shows considerable wear.
Studio album by
Good Charlotte
ReleasedOctober 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)
RecordedMarch – June 2004
StudioBarefoot Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
GenrePop-punk
Length51:26
Label
ProducerEric Valentine
Good Charlotte chronology
The Young and the Hopeless
(2002) 		The Chronicles of Life and Death
(2004) 		Good Morning Revival
(2007)
Singles from The Chronicles of Life and Death
  1. "Predictable"
    Released: September 27, 2004
  2. "I Just Wanna Live"
    Released: January 17, 2005
  3. "The Chronicles of Life and Death"
    Released: June 3, 2005
  4. "We Believe"
    Released: August 15, 2005

Drummer Chris Wilson was in therapy and sat out the initial promotional appearances around the album's release; Alkaline Trio drummer Derek Grant filled in for him temporarily during the group's co-headlining US tour with Sum 41. In early 2005, "I Just Wanna Live" was released as a single and tours of Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Europe followed. The band co-headlined the Noise to the World Tour with Simple Plan in May and June, which coincided with the single release of the album's title-track. Wilson left the group a few shows into the trek, and was replaced by Dean Butterworth. "We Believe" was released as a single in August, which coincided with a series of European festival appearances.

The Chronicles of Life and Death received a generally mixed reception from music critics with some finding the lyrics lacking depth and others praising the instrumentation and darker tone. Nevertheless, the record sold 199,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, the band's highest debut on the chart. It was eventually certified platinum, and as of February 2007, sales stood at 1.1 million copies. The album was also successful outside of the US. It charted at number one in Australia, reached the top 10 in Canada, Japan and the UK, as well as the top 20 in Austria, New Zealand, Sweden, Italy and Switzerland. Within these territories, the album was certified platinum in Australia, and gold in Austria, Germany and the UK. "Predictable" and "I Just Wanna Live" appeared on US radio charts and reached the top 40 in Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the UK.

Background and production edit

Good Charlotte released their second album, The Young and the Hopeless, in October 2002.[1] Three of the album's singles—"Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous", "Girls & Boys", and "The Anthem"—shifted the group from modern rock to mainstream top 40 radio. As a result, The Young and the Hopeless debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, having sold 117,000 copies in its first week of release. It eventually sold over three million copies in the US.[2] Following its release, the band spent the next two years touring,[3] which included two US arena tours.[4][5] In August 2003, the group began assembling songs for their next album. They planned to write while on tour[6] between September and November,[5] and were expected to start recording after it ended.[7]

In January 2004, the group embarked on a tour of Japan.[8] Their label Epic/Daylight Records told the band they would be going into the studio to record shortly after the tour ended. On hearing this, vocalist Joel Madden was unsure what to write about saying, "We were just in this whirlwind bubble." He flew back to the US and travelled from his home in San Francisco to Los Angeles.[3] Recording for their next album took place at Barefoot Studios in Hollywood, California. Eric Valentine was the producer and engineer assisted by Trevor Whatever and Chris Roach.[9]

The group entered the studio with 16–18 songs.[10] Recording sessions began in March[11] and ended in June.[10] Matt Radosevich handled the editing, programming, additional engineering and played piano on "The Truth". The strings conduction and arrangements were done by David Campbell, along with Valentine on the latter composition. Michele Ito and Chikako Horii sang on "Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death". John Feldmann tracked additional guitars for "I Just Wanna Live". Valentine mixed and mastered the recordings, except for "Meet My Maker", which was mixed by Jacquire King with assistance from Andy Hunt.[9]

Composition edit

The group faced "a lot of criticism from all sides" and felt out of place in the current pop scene and the pop punk genre they had come from. The band's members internalised this while they made the album; Joel Madden said they were "ready to move on and make a statement", wanting to do "something grand."[3] Their label wanted a more marketable release, however, the band rebelled by going in a dark and moody direction with some sarcastic moments on "I Just Wanna Live". With a lot of pressure to come up with another hit single, the band opted to go as dark as they could. The resulting album was "a cohesive record" that dealt with the members' thoughts about their "own mortality in the emotional, physical and musical sense."[3] A conscious effort was made to focus on mortality, as well as life and death;[3] hope serves as recurring theme throughout the album.[12] Musically, the album has been classified as pop punk,[13][14] with elements of British punk rock,[2] emo,[15] arena rock,[2] goth rock,[16] hip-hop, new wave and rock opera.[17]

Michael Odell of Blender described The Chronicles of Life and Death as a concept album that "span[s] the outer reaches of [Good Charlotte's] topsy-turvy philosophical world".[18] Half of the album was written by Benji and Joel Madden, while they co-wrote the remaining tracks with Valentine, Feldmann or guitarist Billy Martin.[19] Piano and string instruments appear throughout the album.[20] The opening track "Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death" is an instrumental featuring strings and a Japanese choir.[20] The track, along with the ending of "In This World (Murder)", represents the cycle of life and death.[21] The title track opens with the beeping sound of a heart-rate monitor before Joel Madden's vocal begins over a power pop groove[22] in the style of the Kinks.[23] "Walk Away (Maybe)" fuses hard rock-edged verses with indie rock-esque strumming patterns.[12] The rock track "S.O.S."[24] is a suicide note portraying drama.[25]

The dance-rock track "I Just Wanna Live",[26] the album's biggest musical departure from the band's usual style, combines power chords, string samples and disco beats, with Madden rapping over it in the vein of Nelly.[22] The lyrics talk about celebrity life, refencing "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" in the process.[27] The new wave "Ghost of You"[23] features synthesizers and strings,[28] and is reminiscent of New Order.[24] "Predictable" starts off with strings before shifting into a spoken-word rant by Madden.[12] "Secrets" comes across as sounding like a Morrissey and Jerry Finn collaboration.[29] The piano ballad "The Truth" is followed by the keyboard and acoustic-driven "The World Is Black",[22] which was compared to the Cure's sound.[30] Madden said "We Believe" sounded like a track that could be sung by Elton John or Billy Joel. He wrote it while watching CNN and was singing about things what were happening in the world.[31] Hidden track "Wounded" is an acoustic track.[28]

Release edit

On August 9 and 10, 2004, the group filmed a video for "Predictable" in Toronto, Canada. Martin said it shows two sides of the group: "There's a dark, twisted room where we're playing in, where it's thunderstorming... [and then] Joel [Madden] goes outside and the sky is perfectly clear and it's like a nice neighborhood".[32] "Predictable" was released to radio on August 24.[33] A behind-the-scenes making-of the song video premiered in early September.[32] "Predictable" was released as a CD single in Australia on September 27 with an acoustic version of "The Chronicles of Life and Death", and live versions of "The Anthem" and "Hold On" recorded at Abbey Road Studios as B-sides.[34]

The Chronicles of Life and Death was made available for streaming on October 1 through MTV's The Leak.[35] Initially planned for release in September,[36] the album was released on October 5 through Epic and Daylight Records[37] in two different editions: Life (with "Falling Away" as a bonus track) and Death (with "Meet My Maker" as a bonus track), both with different artwork created by Martin.[38] The Target Life edition included a live session version of "The Anthem" as a bonus track.[39] Some independent stores were annoyed at this gimmick and pulled stock for all Epic releases for the two weeks.[40] The Japanese edition featured both "Falling Away" and "Meet My Maker" and a Japanese version of "Predictable" as bonus tracks.[41] The art for the Life version resembles a new book, while the art for the Death version resembles a 100-year-old book. The album booklet is designed in the style of a storybook with the song lyrics telling a story accompanied by illustrations.[38]

A music video for "I Just Wanna Live" premiered on Total Request Live on November 16, 2004.[42] Directed by Brett Simon, it features the group performing in a dive bar before the band members return to their day jobs. Eventually, someone from the music industry signs the band, known as the Food Group, who are dressed as different food items.[43] They become the center of attention due a sex tape controversy and a lip-synching disaster.[44] A behind-the-scenes video was released on December 18.[45] "I Just Wanna Live" was released as a CD single in Australia on January 17, 2005, with live versions of "S.O.S." and "The World Is Black" as B-sides.[46]

In early April 2005, a music video was filmed for "We Believe" with director Sam Erickson[47] at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The video features the group in an abandoned theatre performing in front of a movie screen showing images of war and people suffering.[48] "The Chronicles of Life and Death" was released as a CD single in Australia on June 3[49] and in the UK on June 7[50] with live versions of "The Chronicles of Life and Death" and "Mountain", and a remix of "I Just Wanna Live" as B-sides.[49] "We Believe" was released as a single on August 15.[51] On November 13, the album was released on the DualDisc format. It included a making-of documentary and live performances.[52] In September 2010, the album was reissued as a two-CD package with Good Morning Revival.[53]

Touring edit

In June 2004, the group was due to perform a few shows on the Warped Tour,[54] but these appearances were cancelled and rescheduled in August.[55] During this time, the band headlined Edgefest.[56] Several TV appearances across Europe followed in late September and early October, leading to a performance at AOL Music Live in New York in the same year.[55] During this show, they debuted material from their forthcoming album with Alkaline Trio drummer Derek Grant temporarily substituting for the band's Chris Wilson who was undergoing therapy. Grant played with the group for a few more promotional events[57] including an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and in-store performances.[58] In October and November, the group went on a co-headlining US tour with Sum 41.[38] They were supported by Lola Ray and Hazen Street.[59]

In February 2005, the band toured Japan, New Zealand and Australia.[55] Later that month, they performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[60] and at MTV's TRL Awards,[61] and appeared at MTV Asia's tsunami relief event.[62] The group embarked on European and the UK tour[63] in March with support from the Explosion[64] and Millencolin.[65] In May and June, the group went on a co-headlining US tour with Simple Plan,[63] dubbed the Noise to the World tour.[57] They were supported by Reliant K.[63] A few dates into the tour, Wilson left the group citing health concerns. He was replaced by Dean Butterworth,[57] who had been introduced to the group by fellow musician John Feldmann.[66] In between dates on this tour, the band headlined a number of shows before going on a tour of Asia in July. The Canadian leg of the Noise to the World tour followed later in July followed by a series of European festivals in August.[55] In October, the band appeared at the Bridge School Benefit[67] and played a few shows in South America in November and December.[55]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic53/100[68]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [22]
E! OnlineB[69]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[23]
IGN2/10[70]
The Guardian     [25]
Rolling Stone     [24]
Stylus MagazineB−[29]
The Village VoiceC+[71]

Critical response edit

The Chronicles of Life and Death has received generally mixed reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[68] AllMusic reviewer Johnny Loftus said Madden's "newly developed husky tenor" aids him on the collection's "more introspective" tracks, while he manages to "still belt out the rousing punk-pop choruses" on a few tracks.[22] Billboard writer Keith Caulfield felt the group "takes its proven peppy rock sound to new heights."[28] Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly called the record a "giant leap forward" in terms of "instrumental prowess, and in emotional and melodic scope."[23] E! Online also gave it a positive review, saying: "Pulling off the tricky balancing act of aiming for mainstream success while keeping one's street cred intact, songs like 'Ghost of You' and 'Predictable' abandon the band's mall-rat roots in exchange for more mature influences like U2 and Muse."[69] Stylus Magazine contributor Anthony Miccio called the lyricism "near-perfect" with "blessedly literal expressions of emotion and identity" conveyed by the "unabashed and outrageously catchy songcraft."[29]

Spin writer Joe Gross said the group stretched the feeling of "Hold On" (from The Young and the Hopeless) and applied it across the entirety of Chronicles, "reducing the band's wide-eyed sadness to overpolished moping."[26] Elizabeth Bromstein of Now viewed the lyrics as "average" and Madden's voice as "still sound[ing] whiny".[14] Jason Heller for Riverfront Times said the band "dressing up its stale pop-punk with strings and reverb is like pouring Magic Shell over a dog turd."[17] IGN's JR bluntly called listening to the album "the most painful thing in the world."[70] The New York Times gave the album a negative review, saying it was "full of ham-fisted ideas."[30] Betty Clarke of The Guardian wrote that the band "delve[s] deeper into their tortured psyche while striving to be taken seriously" as pop punk "rhythms crash into string sections, empathy clashes with loathing."[25] NME also gave a negative review, saying: "Half the time, Good Charlotte sound like Blink-182 after the snip, the other half they sound like the Backstreet Boys without the songs."[68] Q found it "nothing if not ambitious", while lacking "the depth, or the authority, to pull it off."[68] On the other hand, Rolling Stone writer Jenny Eliscu said the group's "usual problem" was their "asinine lyrics."[24] The Village Voice said that "[b]eyond some rich-and-famous irony, not a single suburban detail soils an hour of good intentions. And you know the music overreaches too."[71]

Commercial performance and legacy edit

The Chronicles of Life and Death debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 after selling 199,000 copies in its first week of release.[72] As of February 2007, it had sold 1.1 million copies in the US and has been certified platinum.[73][74] The album reached number 171 and 117 on the Billboard 200 year-end charts in 2004 and 2005, respectively.[75][76] Outside of the US, the album charted at: number one in Australia,[77] number two in Canada,[78] number six in Japan,[79] number eight in the UK,[80] number 11 in Austria[81] and New Zealand,[82] number 13 in Sweden,[83] number 20 in Italy[84] and Switzerland.[85] It was certified gold in Austria,[86] Germany[87] and the UK,[88] and platinum in Australia.[89]

"Predictable" charted in the US at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, number 20 on the Mainstream Top 40, and number 28 on the Alternative Songs.[90][91][92] Outside of the US, it charted at number 12 in the UK,[80] number 15 in Australia,[93] number 27 in New Zealand,[94] and number 39 in the Netherlands.[95] "I Just Wanna Live" charted in the US at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 18 on the Mainstream Top 40.[96][91] Outside of the US, it charted at: number six in New Zealand,[94] number nine in the UK,[80] number 12 in Australia,[93] number 15 in Austria,[97] number 21 in Switzerland,[98] and number 23 in the Netherlands.[95] It was certified gold in the US and Australia.[99][100] "The Chronicles of Life and Death" charted at: number 27 in Sweden,[101] number 30 in the UK,[80] number 31 in Australia,[93] number 47 in Switzerland,[98] and number 50 in Austria.[97] "We Believe" charted at number 39 in Austria, and number 99 in the Netherlands.[97][95]

"I Just Wanna Live" was one of the songs that Sony BMG, Epic's parent company, paid radio stations to play in the 2005 payola scandal.[102] Two tracks were remixed for inclusion on the band's Greatest Remixes (2008) compilation: "I Just Wanna Live" (by Teddy Riley) and "Predictable" (by Stress the Whiteboy featuring Rahzii Hi-Power).[103] "Predictable", "I Just Wanna Live", "The Chronicles of Life and Death" and "We Believe" were included on the band's Greatest Hits (2010) compilation.[104] In 2016, Benji Madden said of the album: "We were showing our depth. We didn't want any rules, we didn't want any boundaries ... We wanted to do the things that we wanted to do."[105] The following year, Joel Madden added: "'Chronicles' was us putting something above the success and it cemented us as the band who will always go left when you want us to go right."[3]

Track listing edit

All songs written by Benji and Joel Madden, except where noted.[19]

No.TitleLength
1."Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death" (B. Madden, Eric Valentine)2:24
2."The Chronicles of Life and Death"3:03
3."Walk Away (Maybe)"3:20
4."S.O.S."3:42
5."I Just Wanna Live" (B. Madden, J. Madden, John Feldmann)2:46
6."Ghost of You" (B. Madden, J. Madden, Billy Martin)4:50
7."Predictable"3:11
8."Secrets"3:53
9."The Truth" (B. Madden, J. Madden, Feldmann)3:56
10."The World Is Black"3:06
11."Mountain" (B. Madden, J. Madden, Martin)4:33
12."We Believe"3:51
13."It Wasn't Enough" (B. Madden, J. Madden, Feldmann)3:24
14."In This World (Murder)" (30 seconds of silence at end of track)5:27
Total length:51:26
Life version bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Falling Away" (with hidden track "Wounded")8:06
Total length:59:31
Target life version bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."The Anthem" (live from the Abbey Road Sessions; with hidden track "Wounded")8:48
Death version bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Meet My Maker" (with hidden track "Wounded")8:39
Total length:60:03
Japanese version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Falling Away"3:05
16."Meet My Maker"3:38
17."Predictable" (Japanese version; with hidden track "Wounded")8:08
Total length:64:28

Personnel edit

Personnel per booklet.[9]

Charts and certifications edit

References edit

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The Chronicles of Life and Death is the third studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte Following the release of The Young and the Hopeless 2002 the group spent two years touring By the second half of 2003 they had begun writing for the next album With producer Eric Valentine the band recorded at Barefoot Studios in Hollywood California between March and June 2004 Over half of the album s material was written by Benji and Joel Madden with the remainder being co written with Valentine Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann or guitarist Billy Martin Preceded by the single release of Predictable The Chronicles of Life and Death was released through Epic and Daylight Records on October 5 2004 Two variations were made available Life and Death versions which came with different cover artwork designed by Martin and a different bonus track The Chronicles of Life and Death Life version The Death cover art uses the same book cover art but shows considerable wear Studio album by Good CharlotteReleasedOctober 5 2004 2004 10 05 RecordedMarch June 2004StudioBarefoot Studios Hollywood Los Angeles California GenrePop punkLength51 26LabelEpicDaylightProducerEric ValentineGood Charlotte chronologyThe Young and the Hopeless 2002 The Chronicles of Life and Death 2004 Good Morning Revival 2007 Singles from The Chronicles of Life and Death Predictable Released September 27 2004 I Just Wanna Live Released January 17 2005 The Chronicles of Life and Death Released June 3 2005 We Believe Released August 15 2005 Drummer Chris Wilson was in therapy and sat out the initial promotional appearances around the album s release Alkaline Trio drummer Derek Grant filled in for him temporarily during the group s co headlining US tour with Sum 41 In early 2005 I Just Wanna Live was released as a single and tours of Japan New Zealand Australia and Europe followed The band co headlined the Noise to the World Tour with Simple Plan in May and June which coincided with the single release of the album s title track Wilson left the group a few shows into the trek and was replaced by Dean Butterworth We Believe was released as a single in August which coincided with a series of European festival appearances The Chronicles of Life and Death received a generally mixed reception from music critics with some finding the lyrics lacking depth and others praising the instrumentation and darker tone Nevertheless the record sold 199 000 copies in its first week and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 the band s highest debut on the chart It was eventually certified platinum and as of February 2007 sales stood at 1 1 million copies The album was also successful outside of the US It charted at number one in Australia reached the top 10 in Canada Japan and the UK as well as the top 20 in Austria New Zealand Sweden Italy and Switzerland Within these territories the album was certified platinum in Australia and gold in Austria Germany and the UK Predictable and I Just Wanna Live appeared on US radio charts and reached the top 40 in Australia New Zealand the Netherlands and the UK Contents 1 Background and production 2 Composition 3 Release 4 Touring 5 Reception 5 1 Critical response 5 2 Commercial performance and legacy 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Charts and certifications 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 8 3 Certifications 9 References 10 External linksBackground and production editGood Charlotte released their second album The Young and the Hopeless in October 2002 1 Three of the album s singles Lifestyles of the Rich amp Famous Girls amp Boys and The Anthem shifted the group from modern rock to mainstream top 40 radio As a result The Young and the Hopeless debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart having sold 117 000 copies in its first week of release It eventually sold over three million copies in the US 2 Following its release the band spent the next two years touring 3 which included two US arena tours 4 5 In August 2003 the group began assembling songs for their next album They planned to write while on tour 6 between September and November 5 and were expected to start recording after it ended 7 In January 2004 the group embarked on a tour of Japan 8 Their label Epic Daylight Records told the band they would be going into the studio to record shortly after the tour ended On hearing this vocalist Joel Madden was unsure what to write about saying We were just in this whirlwind bubble He flew back to the US and travelled from his home in San Francisco to Los Angeles 3 Recording for their next album took place at Barefoot Studios in Hollywood California Eric Valentine was the producer and engineer assisted by Trevor Whatever and Chris Roach 9 The group entered the studio with 16 18 songs 10 Recording sessions began in March 11 and ended in June 10 Matt Radosevich handled the editing programming additional engineering and played piano on The Truth The strings conduction and arrangements were done by David Campbell along with Valentine on the latter composition Michele Ito and Chikako Horii sang on Once Upon a Time The Battle of Life and Death John Feldmann tracked additional guitars for I Just Wanna Live Valentine mixed and mastered the recordings except for Meet My Maker which was mixed by Jacquire King with assistance from Andy Hunt 9 Composition editThe group faced a lot of criticism from all sides and felt out of place in the current pop scene and the pop punk genre they had come from The band s members internalised this while they made the album Joel Madden said they were ready to move on and make a statement wanting to do something grand 3 Their label wanted a more marketable release however the band rebelled by going in a dark and moody direction with some sarcastic moments on I Just Wanna Live With a lot of pressure to come up with another hit single the band opted to go as dark as they could The resulting album was a cohesive record that dealt with the members thoughts about their own mortality in the emotional physical and musical sense 3 A conscious effort was made to focus on mortality as well as life and death 3 hope serves as recurring theme throughout the album 12 Musically the album has been classified as pop punk 13 14 with elements of British punk rock 2 emo 15 arena rock 2 goth rock 16 hip hop new wave and rock opera 17 Michael Odell of Blender described The Chronicles of Life and Death as a concept album that span s the outer reaches of Good Charlotte s topsy turvy philosophical world 18 Half of the album was written by Benji and Joel Madden while they co wrote the remaining tracks with Valentine Feldmann or guitarist Billy Martin 19 Piano and string instruments appear throughout the album 20 The opening track Once Upon a Time The Battle of Life and Death is an instrumental featuring strings and a Japanese choir 20 The track along with the ending of In This World Murder represents the cycle of life and death 21 The title track opens with the beeping sound of a heart rate monitor before Joel Madden s vocal begins over a power pop groove 22 in the style of the Kinks 23 Walk Away Maybe fuses hard rock edged verses with indie rock esque strumming patterns 12 The rock track S O S 24 is a suicide note portraying drama 25 The dance rock track I Just Wanna Live 26 the album s biggest musical departure from the band s usual style combines power chords string samples and disco beats with Madden rapping over it in the vein of Nelly 22 The lyrics talk about celebrity life refencing Lifestyles of the Rich amp Famous in the process 27 The new wave Ghost of You 23 features synthesizers and strings 28 and is reminiscent of New Order 24 Predictable starts off with strings before shifting into a spoken word rant by Madden 12 Secrets comes across as sounding like a Morrissey and Jerry Finn collaboration 29 The piano ballad The Truth is followed by the keyboard and acoustic driven The World Is Black 22 which was compared to the Cure s sound 30 Madden said We Believe sounded like a track that could be sung by Elton John or Billy Joel He wrote it while watching CNN and was singing about things what were happening in the world 31 Hidden track Wounded is an acoustic track 28 Release editOn August 9 and 10 2004 the group filmed a video for Predictable in Toronto Canada Martin said it shows two sides of the group There s a dark twisted room where we re playing in where it s thunderstorming and then Joel Madden goes outside and the sky is perfectly clear and it s like a nice neighborhood 32 Predictable was released to radio on August 24 33 A behind the scenes making of the song video premiered in early September 32 Predictable was released as a CD single in Australia on September 27 with an acoustic version of The Chronicles of Life and Death and live versions of The Anthem and Hold On recorded at Abbey Road Studios as B sides 34 The Chronicles of Life and Death was made available for streaming on October 1 through MTV s The Leak 35 Initially planned for release in September 36 the album was released on October 5 through Epic and Daylight Records 37 in two different editions Life with Falling Away as a bonus track and Death with Meet My Maker as a bonus track both with different artwork created by Martin 38 The Target Life edition included a live session version of The Anthem as a bonus track 39 Some independent stores were annoyed at this gimmick and pulled stock for all Epic releases for the two weeks 40 The Japanese edition featured both Falling Away and Meet My Maker and a Japanese version of Predictable as bonus tracks 41 The art for the Life version resembles a new book while the art for the Death version resembles a 100 year old book The album booklet is designed in the style of a storybook with the song lyrics telling a story accompanied by illustrations 38 A music video for I Just Wanna Live premiered on Total Request Live on November 16 2004 42 Directed by Brett Simon it features the group performing in a dive bar before the band members return to their day jobs Eventually someone from the music industry signs the band known as the Food Group who are dressed as different food items 43 They become the center of attention due a sex tape controversy and a lip synching disaster 44 A behind the scenes video was released on December 18 45 I Just Wanna Live was released as a CD single in Australia on January 17 2005 with live versions of S O S and The World Is Black as B sides 46 In early April 2005 a music video was filmed for We Believe with director Sam Erickson 47 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles California The video features the group in an abandoned theatre performing in front of a movie screen showing images of war and people suffering 48 The Chronicles of Life and Death was released as a CD single in Australia on June 3 49 and in the UK on June 7 50 with live versions of The Chronicles of Life and Death and Mountain and a remix of I Just Wanna Live as B sides 49 We Believe was released as a single on August 15 51 On November 13 the album was released on the DualDisc format It included a making of documentary and live performances 52 In September 2010 the album was reissued as a two CD package with Good Morning Revival 53 Touring editIn June 2004 the group was due to perform a few shows on the Warped Tour 54 but these appearances were cancelled and rescheduled in August 55 During this time the band headlined Edgefest 56 Several TV appearances across Europe followed in late September and early October leading to a performance at AOL Music Live in New York in the same year 55 During this show they debuted material from their forthcoming album with Alkaline Trio drummer Derek Grant temporarily substituting for the band s Chris Wilson who was undergoing therapy Grant played with the group for a few more promotional events 57 including an appearance on Late Night with Conan O Brien and in store performances 58 In October and November the group went on a co headlining US tour with Sum 41 38 They were supported by Lola Ray and Hazen Street 59 In February 2005 the band toured Japan New Zealand and Australia 55 Later that month they performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 60 and at MTV s TRL Awards 61 and appeared at MTV Asia s tsunami relief event 62 The group embarked on European and the UK tour 63 in March with support from the Explosion 64 and Millencolin 65 In May and June the group went on a co headlining US tour with Simple Plan 63 dubbed the Noise to the World tour 57 They were supported by Reliant K 63 A few dates into the tour Wilson left the group citing health concerns He was replaced by Dean Butterworth 57 who had been introduced to the group by fellow musician John Feldmann 66 In between dates on this tour the band headlined a number of shows before going on a tour of Asia in July The Canadian leg of the Noise to the World tour followed later in July followed by a series of European festivals in August 55 In October the band appeared at the Bridge School Benefit 67 and played a few shows in South America in November and December 55 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic53 100 68 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 22 E OnlineB 69 Entertainment WeeklyB 23 IGN2 10 70 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 25 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 24 Stylus MagazineB 29 The Village VoiceC 71 Critical response edit The Chronicles of Life and Death has received generally mixed reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic 68 AllMusic reviewer Johnny Loftus said Madden s newly developed husky tenor aids him on the collection s more introspective tracks while he manages to still belt out the rousing punk pop choruses on a few tracks 22 Billboard writer Keith Caulfield felt the group takes its proven peppy rock sound to new heights 28 Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly called the record a giant leap forward in terms of instrumental prowess and in emotional and melodic scope 23 E Online also gave it a positive review saying Pulling off the tricky balancing act of aiming for mainstream success while keeping one s street cred intact songs like Ghost of You and Predictable abandon the band s mall rat roots in exchange for more mature influences like U2 and Muse 69 Stylus Magazine contributor Anthony Miccio called the lyricism near perfect with blessedly literal expressions of emotion and identity conveyed by the unabashed and outrageously catchy songcraft 29 Spin writer Joe Gross said the group stretched the feeling of Hold On from The Young and the Hopeless and applied it across the entirety of Chronicles reducing the band s wide eyed sadness to overpolished moping 26 Elizabeth Bromstein of Now viewed the lyrics as average and Madden s voice as still sound ing whiny 14 Jason Heller for Riverfront Times said the band dressing up its stale pop punk with strings and reverb is like pouring Magic Shell over a dog turd 17 IGN s JR bluntly called listening to the album the most painful thing in the world 70 The New York Times gave the album a negative review saying it was full of ham fisted ideas 30 Betty Clarke of The Guardian wrote that the band delve s deeper into their tortured psyche while striving to be taken seriously as pop punk rhythms crash into string sections empathy clashes with loathing 25 NME also gave a negative review saying Half the time Good Charlotte sound like Blink 182 after the snip the other half they sound like the Backstreet Boys without the songs 68 Q found it nothing if not ambitious while lacking the depth or the authority to pull it off 68 On the other hand Rolling Stone writer Jenny Eliscu said the group s usual problem was their asinine lyrics 24 The Village Voice said that b eyond some rich and famous irony not a single suburban detail soils an hour of good intentions And you know the music overreaches too 71 Commercial performance and legacy edit The Chronicles of Life and Death debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 after selling 199 000 copies in its first week of release 72 As of February 2007 it had sold 1 1 million copies in the US and has been certified platinum 73 74 The album reached number 171 and 117 on the Billboard 200 year end charts in 2004 and 2005 respectively 75 76 Outside of the US the album charted at number one in Australia 77 number two in Canada 78 number six in Japan 79 number eight in the UK 80 number 11 in Austria 81 and New Zealand 82 number 13 in Sweden 83 number 20 in Italy 84 and Switzerland 85 It was certified gold in Austria 86 Germany 87 and the UK 88 and platinum in Australia 89 Predictable charted in the US at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 number 20 on the Mainstream Top 40 and number 28 on the Alternative Songs 90 91 92 Outside of the US it charted at number 12 in the UK 80 number 15 in Australia 93 number 27 in New Zealand 94 and number 39 in the Netherlands 95 I Just Wanna Live charted in the US at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 18 on the Mainstream Top 40 96 91 Outside of the US it charted at number six in New Zealand 94 number nine in the UK 80 number 12 in Australia 93 number 15 in Austria 97 number 21 in Switzerland 98 and number 23 in the Netherlands 95 It was certified gold in the US and Australia 99 100 The Chronicles of Life and Death charted at number 27 in Sweden 101 number 30 in the UK 80 number 31 in Australia 93 number 47 in Switzerland 98 and number 50 in Austria 97 We Believe charted at number 39 in Austria and number 99 in the Netherlands 97 95 I Just Wanna Live was one of the songs that Sony BMG Epic s parent company paid radio stations to play in the 2005 payola scandal 102 Two tracks were remixed for inclusion on the band s Greatest Remixes 2008 compilation I Just Wanna Live by Teddy Riley and Predictable by Stress the Whiteboy featuring Rahzii Hi Power 103 Predictable I Just Wanna Live The Chronicles of Life and Death and We Believe were included on the band s Greatest Hits 2010 compilation 104 In 2016 Benji Madden said of the album We were showing our depth We didn t want any rules we didn t want any boundaries We wanted to do the things that we wanted to do 105 The following year Joel Madden added Chronicles was us putting something above the success and it cemented us as the band who will always go left when you want us to go right 3 Track listing editAll songs written by Benji and Joel Madden except where noted 19 No TitleLength1 Once Upon a Time The Battle of Life and Death B Madden Eric Valentine 2 242 The Chronicles of Life and Death 3 033 Walk Away Maybe 3 204 S O S 3 425 I Just Wanna Live B Madden J Madden John Feldmann 2 466 Ghost of You B Madden J Madden Billy Martin 4 507 Predictable 3 118 Secrets 3 539 The Truth B Madden J Madden Feldmann 3 5610 The World Is Black 3 0611 Mountain B Madden J Madden Martin 4 3312 We Believe 3 5113 It Wasn t Enough B Madden J Madden Feldmann 3 2414 In This World Murder 30 seconds of silence at end of track 5 27Total length 51 26 Life version bonus trackNo TitleLength15 Falling Away with hidden track Wounded 8 06Total length 59 31 Target life version bonus trackNo TitleLength16 The Anthem live from the Abbey Road Sessions with hidden track Wounded 8 48 Death version bonus trackNo TitleLength15 Meet My Maker with hidden track Wounded 8 39Total length 60 03 Japanese version bonus tracksNo TitleLength15 Falling Away 3 0516 Meet My Maker 3 3817 Predictable Japanese version with hidden track Wounded 8 08Total length 64 28Personnel editPersonnel per booklet 9 Good Charlotte Benji Madden guitars vocals Joel Madden vocals Paul Thomas bass Billy Martin guitars keyboards Chris Wilson drums Additional musicians David Campbell string conducting string arrangement Eric Valentine string arrangement Matt Radosevich piano track 9 Michele Ito vocals translation track 1 Chikako Horii vocals translation track 1 John Feldmann additional guitars track 2 Production Eric Valentine producer engineer mixing mastering Jacquire King mixing Meet My Maker Andy Hunt mixing assistant Matt Radosevich editing programming additional engineering Trevor Whatever studio assistant Chris Roach studio assistant Stephen Jarvis equipment guru Billy Martin drawings concept Domestic Dan coloration designCharts and certifications editWeekly charts edit Chart 2004 2005 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 77 1 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 81 11 Canadian Albums Billboard 78 2 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 106 34 French Albums SNEP 107 32 Italian Albums FIMI 84 20 Japanese Albums Oricon 79 6 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 82 11 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 83 13 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 85 20 UK Albums OCC 80 30 US Billboard 200 108 3 Year end charts edit Chart 2004 Position Australian Albums ARIA 109 75 US Billboard 200 75 171 Chart 2005 Position Australian Albums ARIA 110 60 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 111 73 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 112 88 US Billboard 200 76 117 Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 89 Platinum 70 000 Austria IFPI Austria 86 Gold 15 000 Germany BVMI 87 Gold 100 000 Japan RIAJ 113 Gold 100 000 New Zealand RMNZ 114 Gold 7 500 United Kingdom BPI 88 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 74 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References editCitations Daugherty 2002 p 12 a b c Whitmire 2004 p 13 a b c d e f Rogers Jack November 22 2017 Good Charlotte s Joel Madden We Didn t Realise We Would Be Thrown Into The Fire Like That Rock Sound Archived from the original on January 30 2018 Retrieved August 31 2019 Moss Corey February 25 2003 New Found Glory Good Charlotte To Roll Out On Civic Tour MTV Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved February 23 2018 a b D Angelo Joe August 11 2003 Good Charlotte To Reward All The Good Boys And Girls With New Tour MTV Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved 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