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About “American Idiot”. For their fifth major label studio album, Green Day decided to go deeper in their themes, aiming for a punk rock opera reminiscent of The Who once the song ...
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"American Idiot" is a protest song [2] by the American rock band Green Day. The first single released from the album American Idiot , the song received positive reviews by critics and was nominated for four 2005 Grammy Awards : Record of the Year , Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , Best Rock Song , and Best Music Video .
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Sep 21, 2024 · Surely one of the biggest career-rejuvenating singles ever, American Idiot ’s title track instantly transformed Green Day into the most important band of 2004 in just three riotous minutes. A ...
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American Idiot. American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on September 21, 2004, by Reprise Records. As with their previous four albums, it was produced by Rob Cavallo in collaboration with the group. Recording sessions for American Idiot took place at Studio 880 in Oakland and Ocean Way Recording ...
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One of two explicitly political songs on the record—the other being their 2005 single “Holiday“—”American Idiot” deals with themes of fear and xenophobia. The band accuses the mass media of using propaganda to stir up paranoia in a post-9/11 world. Don’t wanna be an American idiot! Don’t want a nation under the new media And can you hear the sound ...
The accompanying music video for the track sees the band in a sound studio ready to broadcast their rallying cry to the public. In the middle of an empty stage with only a green American flag (a nod to their name), the band rips through the song in slow-mo as they are sprayed with green liquid from the amplifiers. Towards the end of the song, the f...
Armstrong and his bandmates brought the song back out after the 2016 presidential election in response to former President Donald Trump’s win. Armstrong appeared on Studio X to give his opinion on the results saying, “I went to bed and everyone kinda thought the correct side was going to win. Then at 6 am I wake up choking—like this is kinda gross,...
It is one the most famous and influential songs of Green Day's career, and since its release the band has played it live at almost every tour. The song effectively revived their career into the mainstream. Released in 2004, "American Idiot" peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Green Day's first chart entry. Track list . Promo CD single:
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Aug 6, 2004 · American Idiot Lyrics: Don't wanna be an American idiot / Don't want a nation under the new media / And can you hear the sound of hysteria? / The subliminal mindfuck America / Welcome to a new kind of