Makeshift Love

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"Makeshift Love"
Single by Good Charlotte
from the album Youth Authority
ReleasedNovember 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
Recordedmid-2015
Genre Pop-punk
Length3:45
Label MDDN
Songwriter(s)
Good Charlotte singles chronology
"1979"
(2011)		"Makeshift Love"
(2015)		"40 oz. Dream"
(2016)

"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.

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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]

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