Motel Du Cap

Motel Du Cap
Studio album by
Good Charlotte
ReleasedAugust 8, 2025 (2025-08-08)
Length41:16
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Good Charlotte chronology
Generation Rx
(2018) 		Motel Du Cap
(2025)
Singles from Motel Du Cap
  1. "Rejects"
    Released: June 25, 2025
  2. "Stepper"
    Released: July 18, 2025
  3. "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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Check in at Motel Du Cap"
1:45
2."Rejects"
2:55
3."Stepper"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Cervini
  • Fish
3:16
4."I Don't Work Here Anymore"
3:41
5."Life Is Great" (featuring 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"
2:57
10."Vertigo" (featuring Petti Hendrix)
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Cervini
  • Fish
  • Petti Hendrix
  • Lil Aaron
2:34
11."The Dress Rehearsal"
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

  • Dean Butterworth – drums
  • 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.
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