Boys Like Girls

Boys Like Girls is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.

Band History

The band first became known via the internet, where they released their first demos and created a fan base. Eventually, producer Matt Squire became aware of them and their real music career began.

They first began touring in 2006 and then completed their debut album. The album, titled with the band's name, was released in August by Red Ink/Columbia and remained unnoticed for a long time. It wasn't until the release of the song The Great Escape that the breakthrough came months later. The single made it to #23 on the official charts and sold over a million copies. Following this, album sales also picked up and although it didn't get past number 55 in the LP charts, the debut album stayed in the chart ranks for over a year and reached gold status. Two other singles also went gold.

On March 17, 2007, it was announced that the band had been named 2006 Artist of the Year by the readers of Spin magazine.

Some time passed until the completion of the follow-up album and it was not until mid-2009 that Love Drunk was released. But it immediately entered the rock album charts at number 1 and also reached number 8 in the Billboard 200. The outgoing title track was also very successful and was already their fourth title, which was sold at least half a million times. The album also features a collaboration with Taylor Swift, the most successful female artist of 2009 in the U.S., which was chosen as the second release.

In 2011, the band parted ways with bassist Bryan Donahue.

Discography

Albums

• Boys Like Girls (2006)
• Love Drunk (2009)
• Crazy World (2012)

EPs

• AOL Music Sessions (2007)
• Love Drunk EP (2010)
• Crazy World (2012)

Singles

• 5 Minutes to Midnight (2006)
• Hero/Heroine (2006)
• The Great Escape (2007, US: Gold (Mastertone))
• Thunder (2008)
• Love Drunk (2009)
• Two Is Better Than One (feat. Taylor Swift, 2009)
• Heart Heartbreak (2010)
• Be Your Everything (2012)