"Park Avenue"
Single by Girls Against Boys
from the album Freak*on*ica
Released1998
RecordedOctober 1997
StudioBaby Mountain Studios
Genreindustrial rock[1]
Length3:50
LabelGeffen Records
Producer(s)Nick Launay
Girls Against Boys singles chronology
"Disco Six Six Six"
(1996)		 "Park Avenue"
(1998)		 "Basstation"
(2002)

"Park Avenue" is a song by post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in 1998. It was the lead single from their album Freak*on*ica and is their only single to chart in the United States.[1][2]

Background

"Park Avenue" was released as the lead single from the band's 1998 album Freak*on*ica. The album was the band's first (and to date, only) album to be released on a major label, Geffen Records. Both the single and the overall album had an electronic-influenced sound, a departure from the post-hardcore genre that the band had mainly presented beforehand.[2] The single of "Park Avenue" consisted of a remix of the song "Black Hole" (in which the original version was found on Freak*on*ica) in addition to the outtake track "EPR" (which also appeared on the soundtrack to the film Permanent Midnight).[3]

In the U.S., the single peaked at No. 28 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was the band's only appearance on a Billboard songs chart in the U.S.; however, the single peaked at No. 83 on the UK Singles Chart. In the UK, "Park Avenue" became the band's fourth and final appearance on the country's singles chart. A music video was produced for "Park Avenue" as well.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys

No.TitleLength
1."Park Avenue"3:50
2."American White Dwarf" (Miami Bassomatic Remix)4:40
3."EPR"4:09

Personnel

Girls Against Boys
Production and additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks[5] 28
UK Singles Chart[4] 83

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1998 Geffen Records CD, LP GFSTD 22335

References

  1. 1 2 "Girls Against Boys". MusicianGuide. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Bush, John. "Girls Against Boys Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Park Avenue credits. Geffen Records. GFSTD 22335. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Girls Against Boys Chart". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Girls Against Boys signs with Jade Tree". Billboard. January 16, 2002. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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