Boys Like Girls (album)
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| Studio album by Boys Like Girls | ||||
| Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, pop rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:14 | |||
| Label | Columbia, Red Ink | |||
| Producer | Matt Squire | |||
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| AbsolutePunk | (65%)[1] |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Boys Like Girls is the debut album from the band Boys Like Girls. It was released on August 22, 2006 through Columbia Records/Red Ink. The album's lead single was "Hero/Heroine", which was followed by "The Great Escape", and the re-release of Hero/Heroine and then "Thunder".
The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 units shipped.[3]
Lyrics
According to a lyric feature written by the album's principle song writer Martin Johnson, the lyrical content of the songs is semi-autobiographical.[4]
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Our self-titled debut goes through a series of events throughout the track listing, representing the last two years of my life. Though the songs weren’t composed with that in mind, once they were all recorded it became apparent that there was a story of love, loss, youth, and angst for the future that was waiting to be told. The songs go from optimistic songs and love songs to loss and breakup songs, ending back with “Holiday”, which starts the sequence over and symbolizes moving on and cycles in everyone’s life.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Martin Johnson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Great Escape" (Johnson, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz) | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Five Minutes to Midnight" (Johnson, Hollander, Katz) | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Hero/Heroine" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "On Top of the World" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Thunder" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Me, You and My Medication" (Johnson, Bleu) | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Up Against the Wall" (Johnson, Hollander, Katz) | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Dance Hall Drug" | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Learning to Fall" (Johnson, Hollander, Katz) | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Heels Over Head" | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Broken Man" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Holiday" | 5:08 |
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Total length:
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45:14 | |
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Hero/Heroine (Acoustic Version)" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Hero/Heroine (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)" | 3:46 |
Credits
- Paul DiGiovanni – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Bryan Donahue – bass, backing vocals
- Martin Johnson – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- John Keefe – drums
Chart performance
| Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 195 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[5] | 55 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[5] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 14 |
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