Boys Like Girls

Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls performing in 2009
Boys Like Girls performing in 2009
Background information
OriginAndover,[1] Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Years active2005–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Bryan Donahue
  • Morgan Dorr
  • Paul DiGiovanni
Websiteboyslikegirls.com

Boys Like Girls (stylized in all caps since 2023) is an American rock band formed in Andover, Massachusetts,[1] in 2005. The group gained mainstream recognition with their self-titled debut album (2006), which went on to sell over 700,000 albums in the US, earning a gold certification from the RIAA. The band's second studio album Love Drunk, was released in 2009 and their third studio album Crazy World, was released in 2012.

The band toured worldwide between 2006 and 2013. Notable tours include their main stage appearance on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour, their first headlining tour "Tourzilla" (2007)[8] and a co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008.[9]

The music video for their single "The Great Escape" (directed by Alan Ferguson) was voted the No. 1 video on MTV's TRL on August 6, 2007[8] and the band performed at MTV's TRL studio overlooking Times Square. In 2023, the band released the single "Blood and Sugar" from their fourth studio album Sunday at Foxwoods.

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