"Makeshift Love" is a 2015 song from Good Charlotte's sixth studio album Youth Authority. The single was the first song by Good Charlotte after their return from a four-year hiatus. "Makeshift Love" was also the band's first ever song to reach the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart.
| "Makeshift Love" | ||||
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| Single by Good Charlotte | ||||
| from the album Youth Authority | ||||
| Released | November 5, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | mid-2015 | |||
| Genre | Pop-punk | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | MDDN | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Good Charlotte singles chronology | ||||
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Background
After the release of their fifth studio album Cardiology, Good Charlotte announced in August 2011 that they would be going on hiatus.[1] During this hiatus, Benji Madden and Joel Madden formed the band The Madden Brothers. They released a mixtape Before – Volume One in October 2011 and a 2014 studio album Greetings from California.[2] In 2015, Good Charlotte decided to end their hiatus after co-producing albums with Sleeping with Sirens and 5 Seconds of Summer.[3] When "Makeshift Love" was released in November 2015, it was the first single by Good Charlotte in four years since their hiatus.[4]
Composition
Benji Madden said "Makeshift Love" was "a ‘non-break-up break-up song’" that had similar themes with their previous tracks.[5]
Release
On November 3, 2015, Good Charlotte released a snippet of "Makeshift Love".[6] A few days later, "Makeshift Love" was released as a single on November 5[7] with a follow-up lyric video on November 6.[8]
Charts
"Makeshift Love" became Good Charlotte's first ever song to appear on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. On Billboard, the song debuted at #30.[4]
Reception
Much Music said the song sounded like previous Good Charlotte music from the 2000s.[9]
Music video
A preview music video was for "Makeshift Love" was made available on November 9, 2015 with a following full version uploaded on November 13.[10] In the video, the band work at a breakup app company and features guest appearances by Waterparks,[11] John Feldmann and Mikey Way.[12]