Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ( Good Charlotte song ) - wikipedia Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ( Good Charlotte song ) This article is about the Good Charlotte song. For the television series, see Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' Single by Good Charlotte from the album The Young and the Hopeless Released September 6, 2002 Format CD single Recorded 2001 -- 2002 Genre Pop punk Length 3 : 10 Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Tim Armstrong Producer ( s ) Eric Valentine Good Charlotte singles chronology `` Festival Song '' ( 2001 ) `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' ( 2002 ) `` The Anthem '' ( 2003 ) `` Festival Song '' ( 2001 ) `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' ( 2002 ) `` The Anthem '' ( 2003 ) `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' is a song written by Benji Madden, Joel Madden and Tim Armstrong for Good Charlotte 's second studio album The Young and the Hopeless. It was released as the first single from the album in late 2002 in the United States and in early 2003 for the worldwide market. Upon its release the single reached a peak position of number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and charted in the top 40 in a number of European countries. Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 In popular culture 7 Awards 8 References 9 External links Background and writing The basic concept of the song is the global obsession with fame and the way that celebrities are not appreciative of how fortunate they are. The song has references to a number of celebrities within the lyrics. Johnnie Cochran, a famous attorney who represented ( amongst others ) stars such as O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown. He is mentioned in the lines `` Well did you know when you 're famous you could kill your wife / and there 's no such thing as 25 to life / as long as you got the cash to pay for Cochran. '' A former mayor of Washington, D.C., Marion Barry -- who was convicted on drug charges -- is also mentioned in the lyrics : `` and did you know if you were caught and you were smokin ' crack / McDonald 's would n't even wan na take you back / you could always just run for mayor of D.C. '' Music video The music video features cameo appearances from Kyle Gass ; former ' N Sync singer Chris Kirkpatrick ; and Mike Watt, the bass player for various bands. All three musicians appear in the courtroom scene - Gass plays the prosecutor while Kirkpatrick plays the witness `` Chadwick Merryweather Hardy III ''. Watt plays the Jury foreman. The dog questioned in the video is Benji & Joel 's dog, Ca $ hdogg. The Southern California rock band Lefty, who had been touring with Good Charlotte also make a cameo appearance. This video premiered in September 2002 on MTV. Track listing `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' `` The Anthem '' ( Demo Version ) `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' ( Live Acoustic Version ) `` Cemetery '' ( Live Acoustic Version ) Charts Charts ( 2002 - 03 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 17 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 24 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 37 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 27 Ireland ( IRMA ) 21 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 22 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 14 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 19 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 8 US Billboard Hot 100 20 US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 22 US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 6 US Billboard Top 40 Tracks 11 US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 20 US Billboard Adult Top 40 38 US Billboard Alternative Songs 11 Certifications Country Sales Certification Australia 35,000 Gold United Kingdom 200,000 Silver In popular culture The song has appeared in various aspects of popular culture since its initial release : The song was heard in the 2003 film Dickie Roberts : Former Child Star. A version of the song was used as the theme music for the Glenn Beck Program early in the 2004 presidential election season, but due to political differences with Good Charlotte, Beck was forced to replace the song with an edited version of Rage Against the Machine 's `` Killing in the Name ''. `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' was heard on an episode of the American television show Drake & Josh in 2004, when Drake and Josh turned on the radio in their dune buggy, and the song 's chorus was playing. Parody band Apologetix produced a version on the song based on the events in Luke Chapter 16 in the Bible, named `` Lifestyles of the Rich & Nameless ''. Kanye West and Pharrell Williams later released a parody of the song entitled `` Lifestyles of the Broke and Famous ''. Awards `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' won the `` Viewer 's Choice Award '' at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2003. It also won the Kerrang ! Award for Best Single. References Jump up ^ Rose, Ethan. `` Best Early 2000s Pop Punk Songs ''. Rant Hollywood. Retrieved June 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Good Charlotte -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Good Charlotte -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Good Charlotte -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Good Charlotte Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ Irish Top 50 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Good Charlotte search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Good Charlotte -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Good Charlotte -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ UK Top 75 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008. Jump up ^ Hot 100 Chart. Retrieved November 17, 2007. Archived July 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Hot Singles Sales Chart. Retrieved November 17, 2007. Jump up ^ Top 40 Mainstream Chart. Retrieved November 17, 2007. Archived July 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Top 40 Tracks Chart. Retrieved November 17, 2007. Jump up ^ Hot 100 Airplay Chart. Retrieved November 17, 2007. Archived June 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Adult Top 40 Chart. Retrieved November 17, 2007. Archived June 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Hot Modern Rock Tracks Chart. Retrieved November 17, 2007. Archived September 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ ARIA Australia Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ ( http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx.htm date = June 11, 2011 ) ) External links Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous on Sony Musicbox `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' official music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Good Charlotte Joel Madden Benji Madden Paul Thomas Billy Martin Dean Butterworth Aaron Escolopio Chris Wilson Studio albums Good Charlotte The Young and the Hopeless The Chronicles of Life and Death Good Morning Revival Cardiology Youth Authority Compilations Greatest Remixes Greatest Hits Live albums and EPs GC EP Bootlegs iTunes Live from Montreal Singles `` Little Things '' `` The Motivation Proclamation '' `` The Click '' ( video only ) `` Festival Song '' `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' `` The Anthem '' `` Girls & Boys '' `` The Young & the Hopeless '' `` Hold On '' `` Predictable '' `` I Just Wanna Live '' `` The Chronicles of Life and Death '' `` We Believe '' `` The River '' `` Keep Your Hands off My Girl '' `` Dance Floor Anthem ( I Do n't Want to Be in Love ) '' `` Misery '' `` Where Would We Be Now '' `` Like It 's Her Birthday '' `` Sex on the Radio '' `` Last Night '' Videography Video Collection Live at Brixton Academy Fast Future Generation Tribute albums Anthem : The String Quartet Tribute to Good Charlotte Labels Epic Records Daylight Records EMI Records Capitol Records Related Discography Awards and nominations DCMA Collective Dead Executives Level 27 Clothing Damious McDreary : A Boy and His Bat Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour The Madden Brothers Kerrang ! Award for Best Single `` Tequilla '' by Terrorvision ( 1999 ) `` Wait and Bleed '' by Slipknot ( 2000 ) `` Bodies '' by Drowning Pool ( 2001 ) `` Blurry '' by Puddle of Mudd ( 2002 ) `` Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous '' by Good Charlotte ( 2003 ) `` Last Train Home '' by Lostprophets ( 2004 ) `` Best of You '' by Foo Fighters ( 2005 ) `` Tears Do n't Fall '' by Bullet for My Valentine ( 2006 ) `` The Kill '' by Thirty Seconds to Mars ( 2007 ) `` From Yesterday '' by Thirty Seconds to Mars ( 2008 ) `` Omen '' by The Prodigy ( 2009 ) `` Liquid Confidence '' by You Me at Six ( 2010 ) `` Hurricane '' by Thirty Seconds to Mars ( 2011 ) `` Rebel Love Song '' by Black Veil Brides ( 2012 ) `` The Phoenix '' by Fall Out Boy ( 2013 ) `` Fresh Start Fever '' by You Me at Six ( 2014 ) `` Anaesthetist '' by Enter Shikari ( 2015 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lifestyles_of_the_Rich_and_Famous_(Good_Charlotte_song)&oldid=790396690 '' Categories : 2002 singles Good Charlotte songs Songs written by Benji Madden Songs written by Joel Madden Song recordings produced by Eric Valentine 2002 songs Epic Records singles Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2010 Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2013 Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Polski Simple English Slovenčina Edit links This page was last edited on 13 July 2017, at 13 : 53. 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Question: who sings lifestyles of the rich and famous
Answer: Good Charlotte