History Music / GoodCharlotte

* Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer, Music/PinkPantheress, Music/TheVamps, Music/{{Waterparks}}

* Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer, Music/PinkPantheress, Music/TheVamps

+ Music/BeastieBoys, Music/BackstreetBoys, Music/TheClash, Music/GreenDay, Music/{{Lagwagon}}, Music/MinorThreat, Music/{{Rancid}}, Music/SexPistols

+ Music/BeastieBoys, Music/BackstreetBoys, Music/TheClash, Music/GreenDay, Music/{{Lagwagon}}, Music/MinorThreat, Music/Rancid, Music/SexPistols

Good Charlotte are an American PopPunk band from Waldorf, Maryland. Formed on April 1, 1996, by identical twins [[FaceOfTheBand Joel (Vocals) & Benji Madden (Guitar[=/=]Vocals)]] with [[ThoseTwoGuys Paul Thomas (Bass), Billy Martin (Guitar[=/=]Keyboard)]] and [[PutOnABus Aaron Escopolio (Drums)]]. Just as the band were about to start writing their breakthrough album, ''The Young and The Hopeless'', Escopolio left to play drums in his brother's band, Wakefield and was eventually replaced by Chris Wilson whilst they were touring in support of ''TYATH''. However, Wilson left the band in May 2005, citing personal health reasons, and he was replaced by the band's current drummer, Dean Butterworth, who had previously drummed with Music/{{Morrissey}}.

* GoodbyeCruelWorld: Averted; "Hold On" has a very clear anti-suicide message, whilst "S.O.S." was written from the perspective of someone who needs help and wonders if anyone would miss them.

* NoLastName: The band were only credited by their first names on their SelfTitledAlbum.

** Original drummer Aaron Escopolio left the band shortly before they began recording ''The Young and The Hopeless''. ** Second drummer Chris Wilson toured with the band in support of ''The Young and The Hopeless'', then took over full-time prior to writing ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'', but then ''he'' left the band during that touring cycle. He was subsequently replaced by the band's current drummer, Dean Butterworth, who became their first drummer to last ''more than one album''.

* LiveAlbum: Two, neither released in stores - ''Bootlegs'', sold via the band's website in a bundle with ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'' at release; ''[=iTunes=] Live from Montreal'', an acoustic set released only on ''[=iTunes=]''.

* PutOnABus: '''''Twice'''''. Original drummer Aaron Escopolio left the band shortly before they began recording ''The Young and The Hopeless'', leading to [[SixthRanger Josh Freese]] to stand in for a while. Chris Wilson then took over full-time prior to writing ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'', but then ''he'' left the band. The band's current drummer, Dean Butterworth, stepped in & became their first drummer to last ''more than one album''.

* LiveAlbum: Two, neither released in stores - ''Bootlegs'', sold via the band's website in a bundle with ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'' at release; ''[=iTunes=] Live from Montreal'', an acoustice set released only on ''[=iTunes=]'' [[NoExportForYou in Canada]].

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: "Last December" was released as a standalone single in 2020 to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the band's first album.

** “Emotionless”, the heartbreaking open letter to the twins’ DisappearedDad is sandwiched between “[[DearNegativeReader The Young and the Hopeless]]” and “[[DareToBeBadass Movin’ On]]”

They reunited in 2015, with new single "Makeshift Love" being released November 5th.

--> "We'll be self-made millionaires; these lives we'll lead without a care, oh yeah" - '''Lines from the bridge of "Waldorf Worldwide"'''\\
"Self-made millionaires, we promised you; These lives we lead without a care" - '''Lines from the bridge of "Los Angeles Worldwide"'''

* SpiritualSuccessor: Joel and Benji's much poppier side project, The Madden Brothers.

* FiveManBand
** TheLeader: Joel.
** TheLancer: Benji.
** TheSmartGuy: Billy.
** TheBigGuy: Paul.
** [[SixthRanger Fifth Ranger]]: Dean.

*** The music video for "I Just Wanna Live" takes aim at the fickle media cycle turning on celebrities after building them up, with the video recreating the Paris Hilton sex tape and Ashlee Simpson’s SNL lip sync scandal.

''The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands is breaking apart her heart''

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Inverted in "Riot Girl", where the singer is a boy pining after a bad ''girl.''

--->''There's something I don't wanna understand''
--->''The only way a woman's gonna want a man''
--->''The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands is breaking apart her heart''
--->''Don't tell her she's the reason that you live''
--->''Don't give her everything that you've got to give''
--->''If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live just break it apart, her heart''

* AudienceParticipationSong: "The Anthem" has the "Another loser anthem, woah-oh!" refrain towards the end, and the chorus in "Movin' On" is pretty much ''made'' for this.
--> Life, hope, truth, trust, faith, pride, love, lust
--> Pain, hate, lies, guilt, laugh, cry, live, die
--> Some friends become enemies
--> Some friends become family
--> Make the best with what you're given
--> This ain't dying, this is living

* FirstWorldProblems: "Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous."

* SiblingTeam: The Madden brothers.

* TakeThat: "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" is, at the title suggests, targeted at wealthy celebrities and their FirstWorldProblems. The second verse specifically calls out Creator/OJSimpson and his lawyer Johnnie Cochran, as well as then-mayor of Washington D.C. Marion Barry, respectively.
-->"Did you know, when you were famous, you could kill your wife\\

* TakeThat: "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" is, at the title suggests, targeted at wealthy celebrities and their FirstWorldProblems. The second verse specifically calls out O.J. Simpson and his lawyer Johnnie Cochran, as well as then-mayor of Washington D.C. Marion Barry, respectively.

-->''There's something I don't wanna understand''
-->''The only way a woman's gonna want a man''
-->''The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands is breaking apart her heart''
-->''Don't tell her she's the reason that you live''
-->''Don't give her everything that you've got to give''
-->''If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live just break it apart, her heart''

* BadassBeard: Benji & Joel, post-reunion.