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Encyclopedia > American Idiot
American Idiot
Studio album by Green Day
Released September 21, 2004
Recorded February 23, 2003 – January 2004 in San Francisco, California
Genre Punk rock, Pop punk, Alternative rock
Length 57:13
Label Reprise
Producer Rob Cavallo, Green Day
Professional reviews
Green Day chronology
Shenanigans
(2002)
American Idiot
(2004)
Bullet in a Bible
(2005)
Singles from American Idiot
  1. "American Idiot"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Holiday"
    Released: 2005
  4. "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
    Released: 2005
  5. "Jesus of Suburbia"
    Released: 2005

American Idiot is Green Day's Grammy Award-winning and seventh studio album, originally released in 2004. Often classified as a rock opera and concept album, it was the first Green Day album to reach number one in the United States and United Kingdom, and the first with a Parental Advisory sticker (though many of their albums contain profanity). Rob Cavallo produced the album, his fourth for Green Day. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Cover of Green Days album, American Idiot. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... 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In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Rob Cavallo is a music producer who has produced several well-known albums. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... 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American Idiot track listing Boulevard of Broken Dreams (sometimes incorrectly referred to as I Walk Alone) is the Grammy Award winning fourth track from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... American Idiot track listing Holiday is an alternative rock song by Green Day, released as the third single off of their seventh studio album American Idiot (2004). ... American Idiot track listing Letterbomb (10) Wake Me Up When September Ends (11) Homecoming (12) Wake Me Up When September Ends is the fourth single from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... Jesus of Suburbia is the fifth and final single to be released from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... American Idiot track listing American Idiot (1) Jesus of Suburbia (2) American Idiot is a song by American Rock band Green Day, and is the first single from their seventh album, American Idiot. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... 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This album marked the end of a commercial slump for Green Day. Many had speculated that they would find it difficult to follow up Warning, which itself had proved slightly less popular than Nimrod.[citation needed] This is also hinted at with the long gestation time of this album, filled in with a greatest hits album (International Superhits!) and a B-sides album (Shenanigans). This is likely another reason for the band's decision to completely re-invent their style with this conceptual work. All of the album's singles proved very popular, a feat not matched since Dookie. Warning is the sixth full length album by Green Day. ... Nimrod is the fifth album by the pop-punk band Green Day and was released in 1997. ... International Superhits! is a greatest hits album by Green Day. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... Shenanigans is a compilation album of Green Day, released in 2002. ... Singles from Dookie Released: 1994 Released: 1994 Released: 1994 Released: 1995 Released: 1995 Dookie is the third studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994 on Reprise Records. ...


American Idiot debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts on October 9, 2004, thanks to the success of the "American Idiot" single. Over 3 months later, around the release of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," the album returned to the number one position for 2 more weeks. Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Idiot track listing American Idiot (1) Jesus of Suburbia (2) American Idiot is a song by American Rock band Green Day, and is the first single from their seventh album, American Idiot. ... American Idiot track listing Boulevard of Broken Dreams (sometimes incorrectly referred to as I Walk Alone) is the Grammy Award winning fourth track from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ...

Contents

The recording

After the release of Shenanigans, Green Day started recording an album called Cigarettes and Valentines. However, near the end of the recording sessions, the master tracks to the album were stolen. After this happened, the band was inspired to write American Idiot. They felt their writing process had become mechanical and that they needed to release something more relevant.[citation needed] Shenanigans is a compilation album of Green Day, released in 2002. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The band tried different approaches than they had been accustomed to in the studio.[1] Other examples include the songs "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Homecoming": multi-movement suites, composed in 5 different parts, that are both more than nine minutes long. In lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong's words, "One day, Mike was at the studio and he wrote a thirty-second song. I don't know, I liked it so I wanted to do one too. The one that I did, I connected to his and then Tré did one and he connected it to mine and so on and so forth until we had about ten minutes. It was just purely out of having a good time."[citation needed] These thirty-second song sessions were started in frustration when the band was trying to decide what to do after the master tapes of their originally planned album were stolen. "This sounds like a rock opera," Armstrong jokingly remarked during this session.[citation needed] The song "American Idiot" has been described by the band as their public statement in reaction to the confusing and warped scene that is American pop culture since 9/11.[citation needed] Armstrong has said that they chose to write this way because the band has obtained respect and sway in the music world, and that this social commentary is part of their natural evolution as a band.[citation needed] Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California) is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and guitarist for the rock band Green Day. ... Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4, 1972, in Rodeo, California) is best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of Green Day. ... Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III, December 9, 1972, in Frankfurt, West Germany) is the drummer of the rock band Green Day. ... American Idiot track listing American Idiot (1) Jesus of Suburbia (2) American Idiot is a song by American Rock band Green Day, and is the first single from their seventh album, American Idiot. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...


Awards

American Idiot won a Grammy in 2005 for Best Rock Album and was nominated for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rock Song ("American Idiot"), Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, and Best Short Form Music Video ("American Idiot"). The music video for "American Idiot" was voted 'The Greatest Rock Video Ever' in a Kerrang! poll. In the Australian Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005, "Jesus of Suburbia" entered at #61 making it the longest song ever to place in the chart at 9 minutes and 8 seconds. Green Day also won two Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Blimps in 2006 for Favorite Musical Group and Favorite Song ("Wake Me Up When September Ends"). They swept the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, winning a total of seven of the eight awards they were nominated for, including the coveted Viewer's Choice Award.[2] In 2005, the album won the Juno Award for International Album of the Year. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album has been awarded since 1995. ... The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category. ... For the UK music award, see The Record of the Year. ... The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992. ... American Idiot track listing American Idiot (1) Jesus of Suburbia (2) American Idiot is a song by American Rock band Green Day, and is the first single from their seventh album, American Idiot. ... The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1980. ... The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... American Idiot track listing Letterbomb (10) Wake Me Up When September Ends (11) Homecoming (12) Wake Me Up When September Ends is the fourth single from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ... The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for the Viewers Choice award. ... The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands. ... The Juno Award for International Album of the Year is an annual award given to the best non-Canadian album. ...


Movie adaptation

Shortly after the album was released there was speculation that American Idiot might be made into a movie. VH1 quoted Armstrong as saying "We've definitely been talking about someone writing a script for it, and there's been a few different names that have been thrown at us. It sounds really exciting, but for right now it's just talk." [1] Armstrong later stated that shooting would begin for American Idiot: The Motion Picture in 2006, stressing, "We want to see how it turns out first so that it doesn't suck." [2] On June 1, 2006 Armstrong announced in an interview with MTV.com that "it's definitely unfolding" and that "every single week there's more ideas about doing a film for American Idiot, and it's definitely going to happen," [3] but the band later said, "It is gonna take a little while."[citation needed] VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California) is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and guitarist for the rock band Green Day. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Track listing

All tracks by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music), except where noted. Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California) is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and guitarist for the rock band Green Day. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ...

  1. "American Idiot" – 2:54
  2. "Jesus of Suburbia" – 9:08
    • I. "Jesus of Suburbia" – 1:50
    • II. "City of the Damned" – 1:51
    • III. "I Don't Care" – 1:31
    • IV. "Dearly Beloved" – 1:09
    • V. "Tales of Another Broken Home" – 2:38
  3. "Holiday" – 3:52
  4. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – 4:20
  5. "Are We the Waiting" – 2:43
  6. "St. Jimmy" – 2:55
  7. "Give Me Novacaine" – 3:25
  8. "She's a Rebel" – 2:00
  9. "Extraordinary Girl" – 3:33
  10. "Letterbomb" – 4:06
  11. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" – 4:45
  12. "Homecoming" – 9:18
  13. "Whatsername" – 4:12

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B-sides

The following songs were recorded shortly before American Idiot and released as the album's B-sides:

  1. "I Fought the Law" (a The Bobby Fuller Four cover released on iTunes only)
  2. "Favorite Son" (released on Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2)
  3. "Shoplifter" (released on the "American Idiot" single)
  4. "Governator" (released on the "American Idiot" single)
  5. "Too Much Too Soon" (released on the "American Idiot" single)

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Dates

In the lyric book that comes with the album, there are dates next to some of the names of songs (as the lyrics are written in notebook style, as if written as a journal).

  1. "American Idiot" Feb 23
  2. "Jesus of Suburbia" Mar 3 Jingletown USA
  3. "Holiday" April 1st In The City
  4. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" April 2
  5. "Are We the Waiting" Easter Sunday
  6. "St. Jimmy" May 7
  7. "Give Me Novacaine" June 13
  8. "She's a Rebel" July 4
  9. "Extraordinary Girl"
  10. "Letterbomb" Aug 18th
  11. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" Sept 10
  12. "Homecoming" Oct 19
  13. "Whatsername" January 1

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Bonus versions

Rare copy of American Idiot on vinyl.

In some countries, bonus versions of the album were released. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixels, file size: 932 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo I took of my copy of the Green Day album American Idiot on vinyl (phonograph record). ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixels, file size: 932 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo I took of my copy of the Green Day album American Idiot on vinyl (phonograph record). ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ...

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Singles

Year Song Peak positions
US Modern Rock
[4]
US
Main-
stream Rock

[4]
UK
Top 40

[5]
Sweden
[6]
New Zealand
[7]
Quebec
Australia
Germany
France
[8]
2004 "American Idiot" 1 5 3 18 7 1 7 28
2004 "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" 1 1 5 2 5 1 5 13 19
2005 "Holiday" 1 1 11 25 13 1 24 50
2005 "Wake Me Up When September Ends" 2 12 8 21 10 1 13 22
2005 "Jesus of Suburbia" 27 17 26 1 26 82

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Chart positions and certifications

Peak chart positions

Chart (2005/2006) Peak
position
Australia Albums Chart 1
Austria Albums Chart 1
Ireland Album Chart 1
Israel Album Chart 1
Norway Album Chart 1
Sweden Album Chart 1
Switzerland Album Chart 1
U.K. Albums Chart 1
U.S. Billboard 200 1
World Album Chart 1
Finland Album Chart 2
New Zealand Album Chart 2
German Album Chart 3
Danish Album Chart 4
France Album Chart 4
Netherlands Album Chart 4
Italian Album Chart 5
Belgium Albums Chart 6

Certifications

Chart Certification Sales
World 8x Platinum 14,603,300
United States 5x Platinum 5,000,000
United Kingdom 6x Platinum 1,800,000
Canada 8x Platinum 800,000
Australia 6x Platinum 420,000
Germany 2x Platinum 400,000
France Platinum 375,600
Ireland 8x Platinum 120,000
Mexico Platinum 100,000
Switzerland 2x Platinum 80,000
Austria 2x Platinum 80,000
New Zealand 4x Platinum 60,000
Sweden Platinum 60,000
Brazil Gold 50,000
Denmark Platinum 40,000
Netherlands Gold 40,000
Belgium Gold 25,000
Israel Gold 20,000
Portugal Gold 10,000

Note: for all the certification definitions see: Certifications


Personnel

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Nobody Likes You"
  • Tré Cool – drums and percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Rock and Roll Girlfriend"

Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California) is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and guitarist for the rock band Green Day. ... Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4, 1972, in Rodeo, California) is best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of Green Day. ... Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III, December 9, 1972, in Frankfurt, West Germany) is the drummer of the rock band Green Day. ...

Additional personnel

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California) is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and guitarist for the rock band Green Day. ... Jason Jeremy Freese (born in Orange County Calif. ... Rob Cavallo is a music producer who has produced several well-known albums. ... Kathleen Hanna (b. ...

Legacy

In late 2005, Dean Gray released a mash-up version of the album—called American Edit—and became a cause célèbre when the artist was served with a cease and desist order by Green Day's record label. Tracks include "Dr. Who on Holiday" and "Boulevard of Broken Songs". Billie Joe Armstrong later stated that he heard one of the songs on the radio and enjoyed it.[9] The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The mash-up album American Edit, whose creators Party Ben and team9 took the shared alias Dean Gray, pays tribute to the acclaimed Green Day album American Idiot, and was acclaimed as a landmark release in its own genre. ... Look up cause célèbre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cease-and-desist is a legal term meaning essentially stop: It is used in demands for a person or organization to stop doing something (to cease and desist from doing it). ...


References

  1. ^ Di Perna, Alan. "Combat Rock". Guitar World. Holiday 2004.
  2. ^ Green Day Authority. "Band Awards - American Idiot" "Green Day Authority".
  3. ^ American Idiot + Live in Tokyo
  4. ^ a b Green Day single chart history. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  5. ^ Cite error 8; No text given.
  6. ^ Cite error 8; No text given.
  7. ^ Cite error 8; No text given.
  8. ^ Green Day French single chart history. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  9. ^ MTV Article on Green Day

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External links

  • GeekStinkBreath.net page on the album
  • American Idiot LP on greendaydiscography.com
Preceded by
Suit by Nelly
Billboard 200 Number 1 Album
October 9, 2004 - October 15, 2004
Succeeded by
Feels Like Today by Rascal Flatts
Preceded by
Encore by Eminem
Billboard 200 Number 1 Album
January 22, 2005 - February 4, 2005
Succeeded by
The Documentary by The Game

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