Motel Du Cap

Motel Du Cap
Studio album by Good Charlotte
Released	August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08)
Length	41:16
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Johan Carlsson Zakk Cervini Jordan Fish Andrew Goldstein Charlie Puth
Good Charlotte chronology
Generation Rx (2018) Motel Du Cap (2025)
Singles from Motel Du Cap
"Rejects" Released: June 25, 2025 "Stepper" Released: July 18, 2025 "I Don't Work Here Anymore" Released: August 8, 2025

Motel Du Cap is the eighth studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte, released on August 8, 2025, under Atlantic Records. ^[1] It is their first studio album in 7 years, following 2018's Generation Rx . ^[2] The album was announced on June 17, with the lead single "Rejects" released on June 25. ^[3]

Track listing

Motel Du Cap track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Check in at Motel Du Cap"	Benji Madden Joel Madden Mattias Bylund	1:45
2.	"Rejects"	B. Madden J. Madden Zakk Cervini Jordan Fish	2:55
3.	"Stepper"	B. Madden J. Madden Cervini Fish	3:16
4.	"I Don't Work Here Anymore"	B. Madden J. Madden Jacob Kasher Nick Long Jake Torrey	3:41
5.	"Life Is Great" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)	B. Madden J. Madden Cervini Fish Matthew Koma Wiz Khalifa	2:53
6.	"Pink Guitar" (featuring Zeph)	B. Madden J. Madden Cervini Fish Zephani Jong	3:08
7.	"Deserve You" (featuring Luke Borchelt)	B. Madden J. Madden Luke Borchelt Cervini Fish Lil Aaron	3:23
8.	"Mean"	B. Madden J. Madden Cervini Fish	2:51
9.	"Bodies"	B. Madden J. Madden Mitchel Cave Cervini Fish	2:57
10.	"Vertigo" (featuring Petti Hendrix)	B. Madden J. Madden Cervini Fish Petti Hendrix Lil Aaron	2:34
11.	"The Dress Rehearsal"	B. Madden J. Madden Johan Carlsson Charlie Puth	3:05
12.	"Castle in the Sand"	B. Madden Carlsson	3:13
13.	"GC Forever"	B. Madden J. Madden Cervini Fish	5:36
Total length:			41:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[4]

Good Charlotte

• Benji Madden – guitar, vocals (all tracks); bass, keyboards (track 11)
• Joel Madden – vocals
• Paul Thomas – bass
• Billy Martin – guitar

Additional musicians

• Mattias Bylund – strings arrangement (1, 4, 11, 13), string synthesizer (4, 12), conductor (12)
• David Bukovinszky – cello (1, 4, 11–13)
• Mattias Johansson – violin (1, 4, 11–13)
• Erik Arvinder – conductor (1, 4, 11, 13), strings arrangement (4)
• Bård Ericson – double bass (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Erik Holm – viola (1, 4, 11, 13)
• James Opie – viola (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Vidar Andersson Meilink – viola (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Anna Roos Stefansson – violin (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Daniel Bonfiglioli – violin (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Fredrik Syberg – violin (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Jannika Gustafsson – violin (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Lola Torrente – violin (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Oscar Treitler – violin (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Stockholm Studio Orchestra – orchestra (1, 11, 13)
• Andreas Lavotha – cello (1, 11, 13)
• Fred Lindberg – cello (1, 11, 13)
• Pelle Hansen – cello (1, 11, 13)
• Samuel Coppin – cello (1, 11, 13)
• Sigrid Granit – double bass (1, 11, 13)
• Riikka Repo – viola (1, 11, 13)
• Carl Vallin – violin (1, 11, 13)
• Claudia Bonfiglioli – violin (1, 11, 13)
• Daniel Migdal – violin (1, 11, 13)
• Paul Waltman – violin (1, 11, 13)
• Åsa Wirdefeldt – violin (1, 11, 13)
• Marcus Anderson – voiceover (1)
• Andrew Goldstein – additional guitar, additional vocals, keyboards, programming (4)
• Antonio Roland – cello (4)
• Peter Volpert – cello (4)
• Tomas Lundström – cello (4)
• Christopher Öhman – viola (4)
• Iskandar Komilov – violin (4)
• Patrik Swedrup – violin (4)
• Sofie Sunnerstam – violin (4)
• Veronika Novotna – violin (4)
• Yongmin Lee – violin (4)
• Wiz Khalifa – vocals (5)
• Zeph – vocals (6)
• Luke Borchelt – vocals (7)
• Petti Hendrix – vocals (10)
• Johan Carlsson – guitar (11, 12); bass, keyboards (11); piano (12)
• Charlie Puth – bass, guitar, keyboards (11)
• Svend Lurch – drums (12)
• Karl Guner – string synthesizer (12)
• Hanna Helgegren – violin (12)

Technical

• Jordan Fish – production (1–3, 5–10, 13)
• Zakk Cervini – production (2–10, 13), mixing (all tracks)
• Andrew Goldstein – production (4)
• Charlie Puth – production, engineering (11)
• Johan Carlsson – production (12)
• Warren Russell – additional production (7)
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Erik Arvinder – engineering (1, 4, 11, 13), strings engineering (13)
• Willem Bleeker – engineering (1, 4, 11, 13)
• Nick Morzov – engineering (4)
• Svend Lerch – engineering (11–13)
• Mattias Bylund – engineering (12), strings engineering (1, 4, 11, 12), editing (1, 4, 11)
• Julian Gargiulo – mixing assistance

Charts

Chart performance for Motel Du Cap

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5]	47
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [6]	30
Japanese Download Albums ( Billboard ) [7]	83
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9]	71
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [10]	18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [11]	3
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [12]	43

References

1. Garner, Emily (June 25, 2025). "Good Charlotte return with new single Rejects from eighth album Motel Du Cap". Kerrang! .
2. "Good Charlotte announce first album in 7 years, share "Rejects"". Brooklyn Vegan . June 25, 2025.
3. Lynch, Jessica (June 17, 2025). "Good Charlotte Announce First Album in Seven Years, 'Motel Du Cap'". Billboard .
4. "Motel Du Cap / Good Charlotte / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
5. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
6. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2025. 33. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
7. "Billboard Japan Download Albums – August 13, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2025.
8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Good Charlotte – Motel Du Cap". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
10. "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 16, 2025.
11. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
12. "Good Charlotte Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2025.