Ocean Avenue (album)

Ocean Avenue
A brightly lit photo of a woman, with a white border resembling a polaroid
Studio album by
Yellowcard
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003
RecordedFebruary–March 2003
StudioSunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length47:26
LabelCapitol
ProducerNeal Avron
Yellowcard chronology
One for the Kids
(2001) 		Ocean Avenue
(2003) 		Lights and Sounds
(2006)
Singles from Ocean Avenue
  1. "Way Away"
    Released: June 15, 2003
  2. "Ocean Avenue"
    Released: December 16, 2003
  3. "Only One"
    Released: January 10, 2004
  4. "Breathing"
    Released: May 17, 2004

Ocean Avenue is the fourth studio album by American rock band Yellowcard. It was released on July 22, 2003, through Capitol Records. After touring to promote their third album One for the Kids in 2001, the band signed to the label in early 2002. Following this, bassist Warren Cooke left the band in mid-2002, and was replaced by Inspection 12 guitarist Peter Mosely. In February and March 2003, the band recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, with Neal Avron. Ocean Avenue is a pop-punk and punk rock album, which was compared to Blink-182 and Simple Plan.

Before Yellowcard's promotional tour of Ocean Avenue, Mosely was replaced by Alex Lewis. Yellowcard appeared on the Warped Tour, during which "Way Away" was released as the album's lead single on July 22, 2003. The band went on a club tour of the United States, before going on tour with Less Than Jake and Fall Out Boy. "Ocean Avenue" was released as the second single on December 16, 2003. Lewis departed from the band and was replaced by Mosely before a co-headlining tour with Something Corporate and a stint in Europe. "Only One" was released as the third and final single in June 2004; they toured Europe, Australia, and Japan. After this, they had a US tour.

Ocean Avenue received mostly positive reviews from music critics, some of whom commented on Sean Mackin's violin playing and songwriting quality. The album peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200, as well as number 8 in New Zealand, and number 149 in the UK. The album was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA, gold in Canada by Music Canada, and silver in the UK by the BPI. "Way Away" and "Only One" appeared high on the US Alternative Airplay chart; "Ocean Avenue" peaked at number 37 on the US Hot 100, and within the top 100 in Scotland and the UK alongside "Way Away". "Ocean Avenue" was certified double platinum by the RIAA and silver by the BPI. "Only One" was certified gold in the US.

In the years following its release, the album has received retrospective acclaim and is widely viewed as one of the greatest pop-punk albums of all time.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "The 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums of All Time". Loudwire. November 9, 2023. p. 19. Yellowcard, 'Ocean Avenue' (2003).
  2. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R.; Galil, Leor; Shteamer, Hank; Spanos, Brittany; Exposito, Suzy; Sherman, Maria; Grow, Kory; Epstein, Dan; Diamond, Jason; Viruet, Pilot (November 15, 2017). "50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums". Rolling Stone. 38.
  3. ^ "The 51 greatest pop-punk albums of all time". September 23, 2017. p. 40. Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue (2004).