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Boys Like Girls are again. With the pop-rock outfit saying their new album — their first in over a decade — Sunday At Foxwoods, they stirred up a ton of pleasure and nostalgia. To coincide with the discharge, Boys Like Girls are additionally getting ready to move out on their upcoming tour in September, together with assist on choose dates from State Champs, Four Year Strong, the Summer Set, and Say Anything’s Max Bemis, amongst others.
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To have fun their return, we requested our readers what the best Boys Like Girls songs are of all time. From “Hero/Heroine” to “The Great Escape,” discover the highest fan picks ranked under.
5. “Heels Over Head”
“Heels Over Head” is deep inside the tracklist on Boys Like Girls’ debut LP, however the track has remained a fan favourite through the years. The observe sums up the start levels of a crush precisely, as Martin Johnson sings that he’s “the first to fall and the last to know.” Its accompanying music video is sort of a time capsule for the late 2000s, rife with digital cameras, selfmade merch, and tight tees. If the visible proves something, it’s that Boys Like Girls can pack a room — one thing that’s sure to occur once more on their fall tour.
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4. “Love Drunk”
Here’s a throwback for you, as “Love Drunk” felt inescapable in the course of the summer time of 2009. Though its introduction hints at classic-rock grandeur, the track shortly transitions right into a pop-rock anthem that’s meant for driving with the highest (or home windows) down. With an unforgettable music video — starring Ashley Tisdale because the one to impress — to match, this track nonetheless hits for anybody swept up by its large hook. All these years later, “Love Drunk” is the epitome of an earworm.
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3. “Hero/Heroine”
Another track from the band’s first report, “Hero/Heroine” stays beloved for a cause. The observe possesses the sort of strains meant for scribbling in your Converse (“I keep a sinister smile and a hole in my heart”), in addition to a cute story a couple of effervescent romance. Ultimately, it’s simple to see why followers maintain this one shut.
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2. “The Great Escape”
The distinctive single from Boys Like Girls’ 2006 debut album stays one in all their catchiest songs ever. The observe bubbles with bouncy power and limitless optimism — and put the band on the map for numerous youngsters within the mid-2000s. Its slick manufacturing, courtesy of Matt Squire, shines, too. No doubt this reduce has soundtracked many summer time nights and highway journeys.
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1. “Thunder”
The starting of “Thunder” is deceiving. With Johnson strumming an acoustic guitar, the track seems to be a somber ballad. However, that delicacy quickly transforms right into a volcanic refrain. The music video, in the meantime, displays teenage youth, together with scenes of meals fights, late-night hangs, and swimming pool makeouts that have been shot all through California.
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