CUPID’S CHOKEHOLD - GYM CLASS HEROES
The inadvertent first hit from Gym Class Heroes’ sophomore effort — the song was picked up by radio while the band’s label was working another track — is an ostensibly gooey-eyed ode to the sweet if fickle ways of teenage love. A hip-hop quartet that plays live instruments, GCH combine skillful rhyme slinging with sturdy pop hooks: a winning combination that ensures far-reaching accessibility. It doesn’t hurt that the track hinges on a sample from Supertramp’s classic “Breakfast in America,” or that Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump guests on the chorus. Billboard
