Gym Class Heroes Songs Ranked
Gym Class Heroes were an American rap rock band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley during their high school gym class. The band’s music displays a wide variety of influences, including hip hop, rock, funk, and reggae. After the addition of guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts in 2003, the group was signed to Fueled by Ramen and Decaydance Records (Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz’s independent record label), on which they released their debut album, The Papercut Chronicles. The group gained a strong fanbase while promoting the album, appearing at festivals such as The Bamboozle and Vans Warped Tour. In 2006, the group released the gold-selling album As Cruel as School Children. Since that release, the band’s single “Cupid’s Chokehold” peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in various countries, including the United Kingdom, and “Clothes Off!!” peaked within the top ten of the charts in Finland, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. On September 9, 2008, Gym Class Heroes released their third album, The Quilt, which contained numerous collaborations with other artists. Here are all of Gym Class Heroes songs ranked.
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10. Catch Me If You Can (The Quilt, 2008)
“Before the album Travis had said this album would prove his lyrical ability…well this song sure does. The beginning of the song shows how his lyrical creativity is up to par but the problem with this track is the bear is just strange. The beat kinda ruins the song…and the song might have been better off as an acapela. But never the less, his lyricism, when attempted, can be one that is uncontested…one of the best songs on the record.”
9. Martyrial Girl$ (The Papercut Chronicles II, 2011)
“This is harder, rock core kinda sound! Not like their hip-hop, Rap, alternative rock stuff. I really like this by them!! They are by far one of the most original bands in the world and I Love them!!”
8. The Queen and I (As Cruel as School Children, 2006)
“The Queen And I tells of a drunk girlfriend who’s ‘only one more swallow from being oh so hollow’ (and you’re complaining?) over an acoustic strum and a ‘hey-hey’ chorus.”
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7. Cookie Jar (The Quilt, 2008)
“Honestly, this is actually so freaking catchy…it’s hard to not like it. The Dream is on a tear with his appearances and leaves a great chorus and Travie AGAIN talks about women…but this time uses a cookie as his metaphor. Catchy chorus but you kinda get the repitition thing going on right now.”
6. Clothes Off! (As Cruel as School Children, 2006)
“Particularly nasty are covers of Jermaine Jackson’s We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off (To Have a Good Time) which ticks a smug ’80s referencing box with no tongue in no cheek.”
5. Taxi Driver (The Papercut Chronicles, 2005)
“This group is great. They are actually rapping about something other than girls shaking there asses and all of that other crap that rap seems to be about these days. I find this album to be very enjoyable. I love it! i recommend it to anyone likes there music to have meaning.”
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4. Cupid’s Chokehold (The Papercut Chronicles, 2005)
“GCH are different from all the other bands on the label. They mix rock / indie music with a hip-hop / rap style, which would seem hard to do, but they do it to perfection. Travis, the lead vocalist, has a really good flow and meaningful lyrics to go along with it.”
3. Ass Back Home (The Papercut Chronicles II, 2011)
“I used to be obsessed with this song when it came out while I was in middle school, but I went back to it today to listen to it again and realized that it today, I still love it, but it has a completely new and relevant meaning to my life”
2. The Fighter (The Papercut Chronicles II, 2011)
“This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It definitely gives me the chills when I hear it. Gym Class Heroes and Ryan made a masterpiece here! The lyrics, the melody. It just gives me goosebumps every time I listen to this song.”
1. Stereo Hearts (The Papercut Chronicles II, 2011)
“This will never get old do to how much memory’s this has gave and the music is the best “its not the song but the creator of the music that changes the world of others. It’s a good song to go with when you’re hanging out with friends.”