The Young and the Hopeless

The Young and the Hopeless is the second 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 (2000), the band met producer Eric Valentine and engaged him for their next album. Sessions took place at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles, California and lasted from February to May 2002; Josh Freese of the Vandals served as a session drummer. Almost all of the songs on it 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.