Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard

Genre: Punk-Rock
Year: 2003

"Ocean Avenue" was Yellowcards breakthrough single. This song is the second single from Ocean Avenue and the third track. It is known for bringing them into the mainstream, as it received numerous spins on MTV and increasing radio airplay. Ocean Avenue is a street in Jacksonville, Florida, the bands stomping grounds near their high school, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, and another street mentioned in the song, Cherry Street. The name of Ocean Avenue in Jacksonville is actually "Beach Boulevard". They left their original base behind when they moved to LA. The song was featured on the Much Music compilation album Big Shiny Tunes 9. While the song was not officially released until September 2004, it was played on several radio stations in the US throughout the summer before. On Read full article at wikipedia.org

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