YELLOWCARD RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “TAKE WHAT YOU WANT”
AVAILABLE NOW WORLDWIDE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM BETTER DAYS
PRODUCED BY TRAVIS BARKER OUT OCTOBER 10 VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC
BETTER DAYS IS THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM IN ALMOST A DECADE
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Alt Rock favorites Yellowcard are celebrating today’s global release “Take What You Want” with an accompanying music video showcasing footage taken during the band’s recent tours in Japan, Australia and Europe. “Take What You Want” is the third new song from the
group’s forthcoming studio album “Better Days” releasing worldwide on October 10th. “Take What You Want” follows the release of the first two songs “Better Days” and “honestly i” which have accumulated over 4-million streams since release on May 28th. Listen to “Take What You Want” HERE and watch the video HERE. Both have been released today (July 9th).
The highly anticipated new album is produced, and executive produced, by Travis Barker with Barker also playing drums on every song. The album’s title track “Better Days” is at radio now and in just 4 weeks, is already up to #13 on the Mediabase Alternative chart.
“The new track ‘Take What You Want’ really captures the amazing energy of these sessions with Travis Barker producing. The drums immediately pull you in, and the melodies are so focused and memorable,” says lead singer Ryan Key.
Once ubiquitous on MTV and the Billboard Hot 100, the Vans Warped Tour veterans, whose first two albums produced double-platinum and gold title tracks, sound fully recharged and revitalized in 2025.
The band agreed that making a new album was pointless unless it was the best of their career. They refused to rush the process and for the first time gave themselves permission to ask for help. Ryan Mendez invited his long-time friend Nick Long into the writing sessions and it was through Long that Barker became part of the project, coming on board to play drums and produce the whole album.
“I started the record as one version of myself and came out the other side changed,” says front man Ryan Key who credits Barker with a significant impact on his personal and creative studio breakthroughs. “I went in knowing I needed help. I came out of it writing songs like I was 19 again.”
In June, Yellowcard announced their co-headline “Maximum Fun Tour” alongside A Day To Remember running from September 5th through November 22nd with stops on both the Warped Tour and When We Were Young Festival (complete tour schedule below).
Formed in Jacksonville FL in 1997, Yellowcard became one of the most influential bands in the 2000’s alternative rock scene. Known for blending high energy pop punk with a signature violin twist, their 2003 breakthrough Ocean Avenue is certified Platinum with the title track now certified 2X Platinum. With over 4 million albums sold worldwide and over 1 billion streams, the band is poised for continued success on this new endeavor. After disbanding in 2017, Yellowcard reunited in 2022 entering into a new creative era and a year packed with a global tour to support it.
BETTER DAYS TRACK LIST
1. Better Days
2. Take What You Want
3. Love Letters Lost (feat. Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio)
4. honestly i
5. You Broke Me Too (feat. Avril Lavigne)
6. City of Angels
7. Bedroom Posters
8. Skin Scraped
9. Barely Alive
10. Big Blue Eyes
Yellowcard meant it when they said goodbye. The lights dimmed on one of the most beloved pop-punk and alt-rock bands of the 2000s with intention and authenticity. Wrapping things up with a farewell tour, Yellowcard exited the “right” way, with grace, appreciation, and finality.
But the story wasn’t complete. Legacy cracked the door. Healing blew it wide open. Riding a resurgence that saw the global Ocean Avenue 20th anniversary tour featured in Forbes and a reconciliation that put all four members at peace with their legacy and each other, Yellowcard just made the most ambitious and emotionally resonant record of their career. Better Days, the band’s first album in nearly a decade, was produced by blink-182’s Travis Barker, who also played drums on every track.
Their first release with powerhouse label Better Noise Music, Better Days is Yellowcard’s testimony that healing is a process, growth is nonlinear, and sometimes the best chapter opens after the supposed ending. This isn’t just a return. It’s a reckoning. And this time, Yellowcard is ready.
Yellowcard is:
· William Ryan Key – Vocals/Guitar
· Sean Mackin – Violin
· Ryan Mendez – Guitar
· Josh Portman – Bass
SELECT DISCOGRAPHY
· Better Days (2025)
· Childhood Eyes EP (2023)
· Yellowcard (2016)
· Lift a Sail (2014)
· Southern Air (2012)
· When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes (2011)
· Paper Walls (2007)
· Lights and Sounds (2006)
· Ocean Avenue (2003)
Upcoming Tour Dates:
8/23/25 Curitiba, Brazil Estadio Couto Pereira
8/27/25 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jeunesse Arena
8/29/25 Sao Paulo, Brazil Tokio Marine *NEW*
8/30/25 São Paulo, Brazil Allianz Parque
9/5/25 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
9/7/25 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
9/10/25 Syracuse, NY Empower Federal Credit Union Amp
9/11/25 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
9/13/25 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
9/14/25 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans
9/16/25 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
9/17/25 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park
9/19/25 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
9/21/25 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
9/23/25 Houston, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9/24/25 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
9/26/25 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
9/27/25 Tampa, FL Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/28/25 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
10/18/25 Las Vegas, NV When We Were Young
10/19/25 Las Vegas, NV When We Were Young
10/22/25 Ontario, CA Toyota Arena
10/23/25 San Diego, CA Gallagher Square at Petco Park
10/25/25 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
10/26/25 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
10/28/25 Colorado Springs, CO Broadmoor World Arena
10/29/25 Independence, MO Cable Dahmer Arena
10/31/25 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
11/1/25 Bloomington, IL Grossinger Motors Arena
11/2/25 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
11/4/25 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
11/5/25 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
11/6/25 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
11/8/25 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena
11/9/25 Bridgeport, CT Total Mortgage Arena
11/11/25 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
11/13/25 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
11/14/25 Tallahassee, FL Donald L. Civic Center
11/15/25 Orlando, FL Warped Tour
11/18/25 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Arena
11/20/25 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
11/21/25 Austin, TX Moody Center
11/22/25 Corpus Christi, TX American Bank
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