The Chronicles of Life and Death

The Chronicles of Life and Death
Studio album by Good Charlotte
Released	October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)
Recorded	Barefoot Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Pop punk, alternative rock
Length	57:41
Label	Daylight
Producer	Eric Valentine
Good Charlotte chronology
Bootlegs (2004) The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004) Good Morning Revival (2007)
Death version cover
Singles from The Chronicles of Life and Death
"Predictable" Released: September 18, 2004 "I Just Wanna Live" Released: November 15, 2004 "The Chronicles of Life and Death" Released: June 3, 2005 "We Believe" Released: August 15, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	[4]
IGN	[5]
Kerrang!
Q	[6]
Robert Christgau	(C+) [7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin
Stylus Magazine	(B-) [9]

The Chronicles of Life and Death is the third studio album by Good Charlotte. The album was released on October 5, 2004, by Daylight Records. The album was released with two different versions: a "Life" and a "Death" version which came with different cover art (designed by guitarist Billy Martin) and a special bonus track. There is also a Japanese version that has a different cover art as well as the special bonus tracks from both the "Life" and "Death" versions, including the hidden track "Wounded" at the end of the album. The album sold 199,000 in the first week.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All lyrics written by Benji and Joel Madden except where noted, all music composed by Good Charlotte.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death" (B. Madden, Eric Valentine)	2:25
2.	"The Chronicles of Life and Death"	3:03
3.	"Walk Away (Maybe)"	3:21
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)	4:51
7.	"Predictable"	3:11
8.	"Secrets"	3:54
9.	"The Truth" (B. Madden, J. Madden, Feldman)	3:56
10.	"The World Is Black"	3:06
11.	"Mountain" (B. Madden, J. Madden, Martin)	4:34
12.	"We Believe"	3:52
13.	"It Wasn't Enough" (B. Madden, J. Madden, Feldmann)	3:24
14.	"In This World (Murder)"	5:27

Life version bonus track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Falling Away" (with hidden track "Wounded")	8:39
Total length:		57:41

Target Life version bonus track
No.	Title	Length
16.	"The Anthem" (Live from the Abbey Road Sessions; with hidden track "Wounded")	8:48

Death version bonus track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Meet My Maker" (with hidden track "Wounded")	8:39
Total length:		60:04

Japanese version bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Falling Away"	3:05
16.	"Predictable" (Japanese version; with hidden track "Wounded")	8:08
Total length:		64:28

Personnel

Good Charlotte Benji Madden — guitar, backing vocals Joel Madden — vocals Paul Thomas — bass Billy Martin — guitar, keyboard Chris Wilson — drums, percussion Performance credits Michele Ito – vocals, translation on "Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death" Chikako Horii – vocals, translation on "Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death" Visuals and imagery Billy Martin – drawings, concept Domestic Dan – coloration, design Instruments David Campbell – string conducting, string arrangement Eric Valentine – string arrangement Matt Radosevich – piano on "The Truth" John Feldmann – additional guitars on "I Just Wanna Live"

Technical and production Eric Valentine – production, engineering, mixing, mastering Jacquire King – mixing of "Meet My Maker Andy Hunt – mixing assistant of "Meet My Maker" Matt Radosevich – editing, programming, additional engineering Trevor Whatever – studio assistant Chris Roach – studio assistant Stephen Jarvis – equipment guru Managerial Steve Feinberg – management Mike Martinovich – management Michael Markarian – financial management Phil Sarna – business management Mark Scribner – business management Don Kaplan – legal David Massey – A&R Evan L – A&R coordinator

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2004	Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1
	Austrian Album Chart[10]	11
	Billboard 200	3
	Billboard 200 Year-end Chart[11]	17
	Billboard Comprehensive Albums	3
	Top Canadian Albums	2
	Alternative Canadian Albums Chart[12]	13
	Finnish Album Chart[13]	34
	French Album Chart[14]	32
	Italian Album Chart[15]	41
	Japanese Album Chart[16]	7
	New Zealand Album Chart[17]	11
	Swedish Album Chart[18]	13
	Swiss Album Chart[19]	20
	Top Internet Albums	1
	U.K. Album Chart	8
2005	Billboard 200 Year-end Chart[20]	11
	Billboard European Top 100 Albums	55

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"I Just Wanna Live"	Top 40 Mainstream	36
	"Predictable"	Modern Rock Tracks	28
		Top 40 Mainstream	20

Certifications

Country	Sales	Certification
Australia	70,000	Platinum[21]
Austria	15,000	Gold[22]
Germany	100,000	Gold[23]
Japan	100,000	Gold[24]
U.K.	100,000	Gold[25]
U.S.	1,000,000	Platinum[26]

References

1. ^ The Chronicles of Life and Death at Allmusic
2. ^ Alternative Press review
3. ^ Blender review
4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
5. ^ IGN review
6. ^ Q review
7. ^ Robert Christgau review
8. ^ Rolling Stone review
9. ^ Stylus Magazine review
10. ^ Austrian Album Chart
11. ^ Billboard 200 Year-end Chart
12. ^ Alternative Canadian Albums Chart
13. ^ Finish Album Chart
14. ^ French Album Chart
15. ^ Italian Album Chart
16. ^ "Good Charlotte" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-08-28. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/563817/1/. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
17. ^ New Zealand Album Chart
18. ^ Swedish Album Chart
19. ^ Swiss Album Chart
20. ^ Billboard 200 Year-end Chart
21. ^ ARIA Australia
22. ^ IFPI Austria
23. ^ IFPI Germany
24. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2004年9月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2004-10-10. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200409.html. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
25. ^ BPI U.K.
26. ^ RIAA USA

External links

• The Chronicles of Life and Death on Sony Musicbox
• "We Believe" on Sony Musicbox
• "Predictable" on Sony Musicbox
• "I Just Wanna Live" on Sony Musicbox

Preceded by American Idiot by Green Day

Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album October 11 - October 17, 2004

Succeeded by Songs About Jane by Maroon 5