Good Charlotte have finally decided to treat their fans with new music, releasing the song “Actual Pain” on Thursday. This track also serves as a lead single for the band’s upcoming Generation Rx album, which is scheduled for release on September 14th.
According to the official announcement, Good Charlotte wrote “Actual Pain” after attending the memorial service for Lil Peep, an emo rapper and a big fan of the band, who died of an overdose. You can check out the song below.
“Throughout this century, we’ve seen the whole opioid crisis get worse,” said vocalist and guitarist Joel and Benji Madden to Rolling Stone. “We wondered if we were really doing our part. We wanted to get back out there on the battlefield and spread insight, share experience and give anything we could to improve lives.”
Good Charlotte also announced European dates for their upcoming tour in support of Generation Rx. After playing six shows in UK, Germany, and Austria in 2018, the tour will resume in February 2019 with the band playing a handful of dates in Central Europe.
The band’s previous studio release came in 2016 with their sixth studio album Youth Authority. The album ended up receiving mixed reviews from the critics and didn’t perform exceptionally well on the album charts. It peaked at number 23 on US Billboard 200 while failing to make top 10 in the UK.
