"Belle of the Boulevard" is the lead single by american alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional

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 from their sixth studio album Alter the Ending

Alter the Ending

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, the song first appeared on Radio Sophie on September 17, and later the band posted it on their MySpace page on September 21. The song failed to chart on any of the Billboard charts in the United States.

Background

"Belle of the Boulevard" talks about a girl, whom the singer-composer considers as one of the most beautiful women he’s known. “We lost touch and I was sad to see how far she’d fallen. I didn’t intend to write the song about her but I sat down in the piano and the chords sounded good and suddenly there was a song there.” “Funny thing is I saw her the other day and she doesn’t know I’ve written this song about her. I can’t tell her. She’s heard the song. I hope it did make her realize it was written for her but she didn’t ask me.” Chris shares, drawing sympathy from the audience, who flocked to the Glorieta Activity Center for the band’s press conference.

Music video

The Band premiered their new video for "Belle Of The Boulevard" on Myspace Music on 25 November 2009. The video was shot in New Orleans and directed by actress Joey Lauren Adams

Joey Lauren Adams

Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress who has appeared in more than thirty films. She is known for her distinctive, raspy voice and for her roles in View Askewniverse films, particularly Mallrats and Chasing Amy, with the latter giving her a Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination.-Career:She...

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Track listing

Belle of the Boulevard (Digital Download)

#	Title
1.	"Belle of the Boulevard" 4:02

Belle of the Boulevard (Promo CD)

#	Title
1.	"Belle of the Boulevard (Radio Edit)" 3:27

Belle of the Boulevard (Germany 2-Track Single)

#	Title
1.	"Belle of the Boulevard" 4:02
2.	"Belle of the Boulevard (Acoustic)" 4:11

Chart performance

The song failed to chart on any of the Billboard charts in the United States, but the track is the band's most successful single in Italy to date, debuted #86 on Italy Alternative Music Chart on 16 July 2010 and then has reached #2 spot on 8 April 2009

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
Italy Alternative Music Chart	2
Switzerland Alternative Music	43