Cardiology by Good Charlotte

Cardiology is the fifth studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte. Within a year of releasing Good Morning Revival, Benji and Joel Madden had begun working on new material in early 2008. Pre-production started in early 2009 and tracking commended in August with producer Howard Benson. Problems arose during this period: Benji Madden hesitated to work with him; having got through the majority of recording, Madden felt uncomfortable; and a realisation that they were working with the wrong person after Benson had removed two crucial verses from a track. After hearing rough mixes sometime afterwards, Madden preferred the demo versions instead. Discussing this with producer Don Gilmore, he suggested the band start over in Vancouver, Canada. Following a meeting with the rest of the band, they relocated to Vancouver at the start of 2010. Recording sessions took place at the Armoury and Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, before moving to Studio Can Am in Tarzana, California; concluding in April. Following this, the group spent a two-month stint on the Bamboozle Road Show 2010 tour. With the announcement of signing to Capitol Records in July, the band toured around Europe supporting Pink. "Like It's Her Birthday" was released as a single in August, and was followed by a lyric video and then a music video in September. 'Cardiology was released in November; a Like It's Her Birthday remix EP was released shortly afterwards. Preceded by the single release of "Sex on the Radio" in early 2011, the band headlined the Kerrang! Tour in the UK in February. At the tour's conclusion, "Late Night" was released as a single. A North American headlining tour began in March, and was promoted with a music video for "Late Night". It was followed-up with a co-headlining US tour with Yellowcard June. A music video for "1979" was released at the end of July; the song was released as a single at the start of August. Cardiology returns to the pop punk sound of their earlier releases, while retaining some electronic aspects of its predecessor Good Morning Revival. Majority of the music was written by the Madden brothers, while most of the lyrics were written by Benji Madden. It received a generally mixed reception from critics, with comments on the group's return-to-roots approach. It debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200; it charted within the top 30 on five additional Billboard charts. As of September 2011, album sales stand at 52,000 copies sold. It was successful in Australia, peaking at number three, and later being certified gold. "Like It's Her Birthday", "Sex on the Radio" and "Last Night" all charted within the top 40 and were certified platinum in that same territory. It charted within the top 30 in New Zealand, Switzerland and Austria, and had minor success in Canada, Germany, the UK and France. Additionally, "Like It's Her Birthday" had minor success in the US, charting on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, Mainstream Top 40 and Dance Club Songs charts.