"Ocean Avenue" was Yellowcard's breakthrough single. This song is the second single from Ocean Avenue and the third track. It is known for bringing them into the mainstream, as it received numerous spins on MTV and increasing radio airplay. Ocean Avenue is a street in Jacksonville, the band's formative stomping grounds, which they left behind when they moved to LA.

According to former guitarist Ben Harper, Ocean Avenue is written about Jacksonville. "Instead of talking about a girl, it’s talking about a scene and a feeling that we want to get back to: hanging out and writing, before we moved to California."http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/03751639.asp