Backed by the singles "Predictable" and "I Just Wanna Live", The Chronicles of Life and Death continued the band's success, and the album was certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over one million copies in the US alone.

Twin brothers Joel and Benji Madden formed Good Charlotte and worked full-time on the band.

[2] The Madden brothers focused on getting the band signed, reading books and magazines that would aid them in achieving this goal.

[2] A Sony Music employee passed the band's demo to regional promotion manager Mike Martinovich, who was impressed by the group's writing ability and the autobiographical nature of the songs.

[2] He contacted talent manager Steve Feinberg, who flew to Annapolis to watch the group perform and later began working with them.

[14] The Japanese edition included "The Click", a cover of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's "If You Leave" and a live acoustic version of "The Motivation Proclamation" as bonus tracks.

The band's breakthrough single, titled "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", topped both pop and rock charts around the globe.

[20] Directed by Bill Fishman, it features appearances from 'NSYNC vocalist Chris Kirkpatrick, Tenacious D guitarist Kyle Gass and Minutemen bassist Mike Watt.

Grant subsequently played with the group for a few more promotional events,[63] which included an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and in-store performances.

[66] The song's music video, directed by Brett Simon, features the group performing in a dive bar before the members return to their day jobs.

[71] In early April, a music video was filmed for "We Believe" with director Sam Erickson[72] at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

The video features the group performing in an abandoned theatre overlapped with war imagery and people suffering.

[76] In October, the band appeared at the Bridge School Benefit[77] and on November 13 the album was released on the DualDisc format.

Good Morning Revival debuted in the top 10 of thirteen countries worldwide including the U.S., giving the band some of its highest international chart positions thus far, and went on to sell 4.5 million copies.

The second single released in North America was "Dance Floor Anthem", with which the band had scored a surprise hit, making it onto 11 different Billboard charts and peaking at No.

First, Good Charlotte appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 9, 2007, the Outdoor Stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

This compilation album includes 15 songs from previous Good Charlotte albums remixed by other artists such as Metro Station, Junior Sanchez, William Beckett from The Academy Is..., Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy, and The White Tie Affair featuring Mat Devine of Kill Hannah.

[82][83] Joel Madden went on to say in the same MTV interview that "There's nothing dance-y on the record, though, at all, which is different from our last one,"[82] further implying a movement away from the sound of Good Morning Revival.

On March 3, 2011, Good Charlotte went on tour with This Century and Forever The Sickest Kids throughout North America, playing multiple shows at small high schools across the country.

[88] On September 1, 2011, Good Charlotte announced a hiatus via an interview with Rolling Stone, but The Madden Brothers released a free mix tape in October 2011, Before — Volume One.

[89] and their debut album Greetings From California was released in September 2014, which featured Good Charlotte drummer Dean Butterworth as session performer.

[92][93] A music video for "Makeshift Love" featuring Mikey Way and John Feldmann, including a cameo of the band Waterparks, was released on November 13, 2015.

[96][97] The band supported All Time Low on the UK and Ireland leg of the Back to the Future Hearts tour in 2016.

The group released their sixth studio album, Youth Authority, on July 15, 2016, with guest appearances from Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens and Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro.

[98][99] Discussing the album title, Joel Madden said Youth Authority was the concept that "there's a kid out there right now who has a guitar, or a microphone, or a laptop, with a dream that is going to beat the odds.

[107] Generation Rx talks about several issues: the opioid epidemic, struggles with mental health,[106] difficulty with self-esteem, and the effect of organized religion on other peoples' lives.

[127] According to writer Bruce Britt, Good Charlotte combine "the hard-charging fury of skate-punk, the melodiousness of pop, and the spooky, mascara-smeared sensibilities of '80s goth".

[128] According to program director Robert Benjamin, Benji Madden told him Good Charlotte "wanted to be a combination of the Backstreet Boys and Minor Threat".

[130] Good Charlotte cite Beastie Boys, Minor Threat, the Clash, the Sex Pistols, Rancid, and Green Day as their influences.

[133] However, in 2012 and 2013, band members heavily promoted Kentucky Fried Chicken in a series of Australian television commercials, leading to accusations of hypocrisy.