New album recording begun

Johnson announced on his website that the band had begun to record their new album on February 10, 2009. It was recorded half in Vancouver and half in New York City, where it was produced by Brian Howes and S*A*M and Sluggo . Drawing “influences from all across the board, from every type of music,” the band wrote nearly 80 tracks for the album. On June 18, Boys Like Girls confirmed the title for their second album would be Love Drunk . On June 30, the band released their first single, the title track of the album. The music video features actress and singer Ashley Tisdale , which premiered in August, via MTV . The song peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In August 2009, the band performed at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan. On August 15, they were featured alongside The All-American Rejects , Hoobastank , Raygun , Kasabian , Pixie Lott and Misha Omar as one of the live acts at Asia’s first MTV World Stage Live concert that was held in Malaysia. In promotion of the album, the group released a digital-only single, “She’s Got a Boyfriend Now” on August 11, and premiered ” Heart Heart Heartbreak ” through PureVolume on August 17. The album was officially released on September 8. In its first week, it sold more than 40,000 copies, landing it on the number eight spot on the Billboard 200. The band embarked on the OP Tour with Cobra Starship , A Rocket to the Moon , The Maine , and VersaEmerge in October 2009.