Ocean Avenue
Studio album by Yellowcard
Released	July 22, 2003
Recorded	Late 2002-Early 2003
Genre	Pop punk, alternative rock
Length	47:16
Label	Capitol
Producer	Neal Avron
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Entertainment Weekly link IGN
Yellowcard chronology
The Underdog EP (2002) Ocean Avenue (2003) Lights and Sounds (2006)

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Ocean Avenue is Yellowcard's debut album on Capitol Records. "Ocean Avenue" sold 11,000 copies in its first week in the U.S., debuting at #61. Selling 2.5 million copies to date, it is Yellowcard's most successful album. This album has been certified 2x Platinum for selling over 2 million copies. It was released as an Enhanced CD in some countries that includes a video entitled "The Making of Ocean Avenue" and a previously unreleased video of the song "Powder" (from The Underdog EP). In 2005, this album was released as a Special Edition import. It contains live videos and music videos. This work is copyrighted. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the band. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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... Alternative music redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... 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. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Image File history File links Stars10085. ... This article is about the band. ... The Underdog EP is a Yellowcard EP that was released in 2002 and is generally considered to be the main inspiration for the Tim Wheeler EP. Although publicized very little, it tried new styles in Yellowcards music, making the transition between One for the Kids and Ocean Avenue and... Lights and Sounds is Yellowcards second album under the Capitol record label. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... Ocean Avenue is a road in Santa Monica, California that starts at the residential Adelaide Drive on the north end of Santa Monica and ends at Pico Boulevard. ... Jean Carol as Catherine Devon and Steve DuMouchel as Martin Devon . Ocean Ave. ... This article is about the band. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Enhanced CD is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both compact disc and CD-ROM players. ... The Underdog EP is a Yellowcard EP that was released in 2002 and is generally considered to be the main inspiration for the Tim Wheeler EP. Although publicized very little, it tried new styles in Yellowcards music, making the transition between One for the Kids and Ocean Avenue and...

Track listing

1. Way Away – 3:22
2. Breathing – 3:38
3. Ocean Avenue – 3:19
4. Empty Apartment – 3:36
5. Life of a Salesman – 3:18
6. Only One – 4:16
7. Miles Apart – 3:32
8. Twentythree – 3:27
9. View from Heaven – 3:10
10. Inside Out – 3:40
11. Believe – 4:31
12. One Year, Six Months – 3:05
13. Back Home – 3:57
14. Firewater (Japanese Bonus Track)
15. Hey Mike (Japanese Bonus Track)
16. Way Away (Acoustic) (Japanese Bonus Track)
17. Avondale (Acoustic) (Japanese Bonus Track)

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Album Charts

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Miscellanea

• "Way Away", appears on the soundtrack of two video games: SSX 3, and Madden 2004. It has also been featured in an episode of Smallville. It was also included in the soundtrack for the movie Sleepover.

• "Breathing", appears on the soundtrack of the video game Burnout 3 and Flatout 2.

• "Miles Apart", was the opening theme song to MTV's show Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno

• Britney Nash is the person featured on the cover of Ocean Avenue.

• The actress from the Only One video is Rachel Miner, Macauley Culkin's ex-wife.

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Reviews

• SoundTheSirens.com
• PopMatters.com
• PunkRocks.net