Boys Like Girls is a four-piece American rock band from Andover, Massachusetts. The group completed nationwide tours with their Cute Is What We Aim For, Hit the Lights and Butch Walker and topped the Top Unsigned Artist chart on PureVolume, within a few months from forming in late 2005. In August 2006 they released their debut album, Boys Like Girls via Columbia Records/Red Ink. Boston redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pop rock (disambiguation). ... Look up emo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... RED Distribution is a Sony BMG-owned independent record distributor that handles releases for some 40 record labels. ... Metro Station is an electronic pop/rock band from Hollywood, California signed to Columbia/Red Ink Records. ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the genre. ... This article is about the Massachusetts town. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Cute Is What We Aim For (CIWWAF) is a Pop/Rock band, formed in 2005 in Buffalo, New York and currently signed to Fueled by Ramen. ... Hit the Lights is a pop punk band from Lima, Ohio, signed to Triple Crown Records. ... Butch Walker (born Bradley Glenn Walker III on November 14, 1969) is a recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. ... PureVolume is a website for bands and musical artists to promote and advertise themselves. ... A debut album is the first released music album by an artist or a band. ... Boys Like Girls is the eponymous debut album from Boys Like Girls. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... RED Distribution is a Sony BMG-owned independent record distributor that handles releases for some 40 record labels. ...

History

Boys Like Girls was formed in the final months of 2005, when singer/guitarist Martin Johnson —formerly of the Boston act The Drive / Fake ID—wrote a handful of songs he wanted to record. He recruited bassist Bryan Donahue and drummer John Keefe, both of whom had been in bands of different setups with the frontman, most notably in the pop punk band Lancaster and less notably the short-lived local act The Bends. Keefe brought along lead guitarist Paul DiGiovanni, whom he had recorded a brief demo with, to complete the line-up. Oddly enough, the two learned that they were distant cousins several months later.^[1][2] The quartet soon opened a PureVolume account to showcase their music, and uploaded a rough demo of "The Great Escape" and an acoustic rendition of "Thunder". By the end of the year, the group had landed the #1 spot on the website's Top Unsigned Artists chart. .^[3] The buzz around the band was overheard by booking agent Matt Galle and record producer Matt Squire, who contacted the band about a future collaboration. With their support, Boys Like Girls embarked on their first nationwide tour with A Thorn for Every Heart, Hit the Lights and Keating in late February of 2006. Following the month-long venture, the group immediately entered the recording studio with Squire to record their debut album for Columbia Records/Red Ink. During their time in the studio Squire introduced the band to another of his alumni, Cute Is What We Aim For, who offered Boys Like Girls an opening slot on their upcoming headlining tour. Once the album was recorded, Boys Like Girls played back-to-back tours, including the Cute Is What We Aim For tour in June, as well as a two week stint with Butch Walker in late July.^[4] In between tours the band filmed their first music video for their album's lead single, "Hero/Heroine", directed by Mark Serao and Chris Vaglio of Grey Sky Films.^[5] For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Fake ID was an American pop punk band from Raynham, Massachusetts that formed in 1998, and is best known for its line up consisting of vocalist Ben Potrykus, guitarist Nick Herrick, guitarist Brent Mulligan, bassist John McSweeny, and Sean Mulligan on drums. ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Frontman (also front man) is a term referring to the lead singer or band leader of a music group. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... For other uses, see demo. ... PureVolume is a website for bands and musical artists to promote and advertise themselves. ... Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electronic means. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Matt Squire is an American music producer. ... A Thorn for Every Heart is an emo quartet from Chino Hills, California on the Kickball Records label. ... Hit the Lights is a pop punk band from Lima, Ohio, signed to Triple Crown Records. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... RED Distribution is a Sony BMG-owned independent record distributor that handles releases for some 40 record labels. ... Cute Is What We Aim For (CIWWAF) is a Pop/Rock band, formed in 2005 in Buffalo, New York and currently signed to Fueled by Ramen. ... Butch Walker (born Bradley Glenn Walker III on November 14, 1969) is a recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... A lead single is the first single released by a musician or a band from a given album. ...

On August 22, 2006, the eponymous Boys Like Girls hit record store shelves. As of April 2007, the album has sold over 200,000 copies within the United States.^[6] While, as the title might suggest, songs about boys liking girls clearly prevail on the album, Johnson threw in the occasional escape from the pre-, mid-, or post-relationship formula, and touched upon themes such as his mother's battle with cancer, leaving home and precocious adolescents. Concerning the latter, he discussed the motivation behind the song "Dance Hall Drug": is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, who has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery, or other item. ... Boys Like Girls is the eponymous debut album from Boys Like Girls. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Songs like "Dance Hall Drug" related very much to the groups history with partaking in relations with fellow younger fans at various concerts. People such as MySpace personalities Ashley Evidence and Samantha Terror have somewhat overstayed their short claim to fame. Overall the tours with the band opening up for other bands did not last long. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

In the light of the album's release, Boys Like Girls completed their first headlining tour, supported by Permanent Me and Scenes from a Movie in August and September, before heading out on an East coast tour, opening for Lostprophets and Eighteen Visions throughout October 2006. The remainder of the year was spent playing first on a five-band bill with Spitalfield, Punchline, Over It, and Valencia, as well as on the Tournado Tour, where they shared the stage with The All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack, and The Format. Permanent ME is an American pop punk band from Bellmore, New York. ... Scenes from a Movie is an American band from Charleston, West Virginia. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Lostprophets (IPA: ) are a Welsh band formed in 1997. ... Eighteen Visions (sometimes shortened to 18V or 18 Visions) was an Orange County-based band, signed to Epic Records and Trustkill Records. ... This article is about the musical group. ... Punchline is a pop-punk band from Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, formed in 1998. ... Over It is a rock band from Orange County, California. ... Valencia is an Alternative Pop-Punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The All-American Rejects, often known as AAR, a rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler in 2001. ... Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop punk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... For the AZ album, see The Format (album). ...

The year 2007 started out with a short headlining run with Self Against City, after which the group joined Cobra Starship supporting a two-month Cartel tour beginning in February. In between releasing their album's second single, "The Great Escape" (reaching #9 on the Pop 100), performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 22, 2007, and eventually charting the Billboard 200 for the first time in April 2007, Boys Like Girls played their first international concerts during the Canada leg of a North America tour with Hellogoodbye and the UK festival Give It A Name 2007. In mid-2007, the band played the annual Vans Warped Tour for the first time. On August 20, 2007 Boys Like Girls Paul and Johnson played a private show at 105.1 The Buzz radio station. On July 31, 2007 the band reached the #1 spot on the MTV show Total Request Live. They also announced that they will be playing five shows in Japan come September and that they will then do a U.S. headlining tour with All Time Low, theAUDITION and We the Kings. On September 11, 2007, the band released their three song acoustic set for AOL's Sessions Under Cover as an EP in the iTunes Store, containing "The Great Escape", "Thunder" and a cover of Frou Frou's "Let Go". On December 4th, 2007, Boys Like Girls performed a concert with Good Charlotte, with opening act NLT, for New Orleans radio station B97's "The Night B97 Stole Christmas" at the New Orleans House of Blues, located in the French Quarter. Boys Like Girls recently played at the Slam Dunk Festival on the Glamour Kills stage, in Leeds, on Sunday 25th May 2008. The band shared the stage with bands such as, Cute Is What We Aim For, Kids In Glass Houses, Valencia, We The Kings, You Me At Six and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Boys Like Girls will be opening for Avril Lavigne's upcoming 2008 Best Damn Tour throughout the majority of North America. The last six tour dates have been canceled for the tour with Avril Lavigne. They will not be going on the Van's Warped Tour for the 2008 concert dates, but instead, during the summer, will be on tour with Good Charlotte, The Maine, and Metro Station (band), titled the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour. Self Against City is a rock band from Sacramento, California. ... Cobra Starship is an alternative rock band created by Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta as a side project. ... Cartel is a five-member American pop-punk band from Conyers, Georgia that formed in 2003. ... The Great Escape is the second single from Boys Like Girls self-titled studio debut album. ... The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... Jimmy Kimmel Live is a late-night talk show in the United States created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... North American redirects here. ... For the song by The Beatles, see Hello Goodbye. ... Give It A Name, sometimes abbreviated to GIAN, is an annual British rock music festival, held on the weekend nearest to the end of April. ... Warped Tour is a touring punk/ska music and extreme sports festival. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... TRL redirects here. ... For other uses, see All Time Low (disambiguation). ... theAUDITION are a dance-rock/pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ... We the Kings (formerly Broken Image, De Soto) is an American indie power pop band from Bradenton, Florida. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Sessions@AOL is a special avenue of programming conducted by AOL Music. ... The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. ... Look up frou-frou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cute Is What We Aim For (CIWWAF) is a Pop/Rock band, formed in 2005 in Buffalo, New York and currently signed to Fueled by Ramen. ... Kids in Glass Houses are a five-piece powerpop rock band from Cardiff, the capital of Wales. ... Valencia is an Alternative Pop-Punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... We the Kings (formerly Broken Image, De Soto) is an American indie power pop band from Bradenton, Florida. ... The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is a band that formed in 2003 in Jacksonville, Florida. ... This article is about the band. ... Metro Station is an electronic pop/rock band from Hollywood, California signed to Columbia/Red Ink Records. ...

Musical style and critical reception

Stylistically, the band lists its musical influences as a variety of contemporary pop punk bands, such as Jimmy Eat World, Story of the Year, Relient K, The Academy Is..., Kelena, and Dashboard Confessional. They even find influences in the metalcore band Atreyu. While these tendencies are clearly audible in guitarwork and drumming, punk rock influences are far less obvious as far as vocal patterns and lyricism are concerned. Given Johnson's characteristic tenor vocal melodies—which are, due to sporadically placed falsettos, at times reminiscent of Tyson Ritter's (of The All-American Rejects fame)^[8]—the band's all-around sound is geared to late '90s alternative radio rock, along the lines of Vertical Horizon, Goo Goo Dolls, and Eve 6.^[9] Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. ... Story of the Year (also known as Story or SOTY) is a post-hardcore band based in America. ... This article is about the Christian rock band. ... The Academy Is. ... Dashboard Confessional is an alternative rock band, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Carrabba, from Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America. ... Atreyu is a band from Orange County, California. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article is about Tenor vocalists in music. ... Falsetto (Italian diminutive of falso, false) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singers normal range, in the treble range. ... Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is the lead vocalist and bass guitarist of The All American Rejects. ... The All-American Rejects, often known as AAR, a rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler in 2001. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Vertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band from Washington, D.C., United States, famous for the late 90s/early 00s popular hits Youre A God and Everything You Want. Their most current release is Go, which was released in 2003 and re-released in 2005. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In comparison with the majority of their peers, Boys Like Girls has a more radio-friendly pop rock sound. Hence, Boys Like Girls has been labeled "an album full of hit singles"^[10] or "the soundtrack to summer"^[11], emphasising the up-and-coming quartet's potential to write mainstream compatible tunes. Other reviewers considered "a watered-down copy of Jimmy Eat World" a more adequate description.^[12] In general, judgments ranged from predictable mediocrity to promising newcomer debut, though not necessarily in terms of longevity. Their first album follows a much honest musical concept initiated by Sum 41 in their album "All Killer, No Filler". Though songs are similar in style, each one is uniquely its own and detailed in structure that produced melodic quality. For other uses, see Pop rock (disambiguation). ...

While the on-line community precipitately crowned Boys Like Girls "2006's Fall Out Boy" (in reference to the pop punk band's commercial success with 2005's From Under the Cork Tree),^[10] album sales were less convincing. Despite promotional front page features (such as Spin's "Artist of the Day" or the highly influential Absolutepunk.net's "Featured Band" and "Absolute Exclusive: Album Leak"), Boys Like Girls scanned a mere 1,472 units within its first week of sales, thus failing to chart the Billboard 200.^[13] However, continuous touring and promoting helped gaining the record a #179 entry into the chart in April 2007. It continued to gain popularity as the single, The Great Escape, climbed the charts and eventually peaked at #55 in August 2007. After nearly falling off the Billboard 200, the re-release of the single Hero/Heroine jumped the album back up to #61 and was certified Gold shortly after. ^[14] Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... Alternate cover Limited Black Clouds and Underdogs Edition Singles from From Under the Cork Tree Released: September 5, 2005 Released: April 17, 2006 Released: June 6, 2006 From Under the Cork Tree is the third full-length album from Fall Out Boy and their major label debut on Island Records. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... AbsolutePunk. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... Hero/Heroine is a single taken from Rock/Pop band Boys Like Girls eponymous debut album. ...

Members

• Martin Bennett Johnson; vocals, guitar
• Paul Charles DiGiovanni; lead guitar, vocals
• Bryan Francis Donahue; bass guitar, vocals
• John Joseph Keefe; drums, percussion

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Discography

• 2006: Boys Like Girls (certified Gold (shipments of 500,000+) by the RIAA)

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Singles

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Heroes/Heroines- The Official Fan Club for Boys Like Girls
• Merch store
• Boys Like Girls' profile at MySpace
• Boys Like Girls' profile at PureVolume