The Young and the Hopeless is the second studio album by the American rock band Good Charlotte, released on October 1, 2002, by Epic and Daylight Records. Following the release of their self-titled debut album, the band met producer Eric Valentine and engaged him for their next album. Sessions took place at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles, California from February to May 2002. Josh Freese of the Vandals served as a session drummer. Most of the songs were written by brothers Benji and Joel Madden; three of the tracks were co-written with Valentine, Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann and Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong. "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" served as the lead single, released in August 2002. The album was promoted with a support slot for No Doubt before the group embarked on their own tour of the United States, with subsequent shows in Japan, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. "The Anthem" was released as the second single in February 2003 prior to the band co-headlining the Honda Civic Tour. "Girls & Boys" was released as the third single. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_You...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)