American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. The album was produced by longtime collaborator Rob Cavallo. In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an album titled Cigarettes and Valentines, but the master tracks were stolen, and the band decided to start recording a new album rather than re-record Cigarettes and Valentines.[4]
Following early recording at Studio 880 in Oakland, California, the band finished the album at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood.
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American Idiot was released by Reprise Records on September 20, 2004, in the United Kingdom and September 21, 2004, in the United States.[5]The album achieved success worldwide, charting in 27 countries and peaking at number one in 19 of them, including the US and the UK. Since its release, American Idiot has sold over 15 million copies worldwide,[6] over 6 million copies of which were in the United States alone,[7] including 267,000 in its opening week.[8][9] The album spawned five successful singles, including the international hits "American Idiot", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Holiday", "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Jesus of Suburbia"; all of which received Platinum certification by the RIAA.
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In 2005, American Idiot won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album and was nominated in four other categories including Album of the Year.[citation needed] The album helped Green Day win seven of the eight awards it was nominated for at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards; the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" video won six of those awards. A year later, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.[citation needed] In 2009, Kerrang! named American Idiot the best album of the decade,[33] NME ranked it number 60 in a similar list,[34] and Rolling Stoneranked it 22nd.[35] Rolling Stone also listed "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "American Idiot" among the 100 best songs of the 2000s, at number 65 and 47 respectively.[36][37] In 2005, the album was ranked number 420 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[38] In 2012, the album was ranked number 225 on Rolling Stone's list of the500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[39]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong except where noted, all music composed by Green Day.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "American Idiot" | 2:54 | |
| 2. | "Jesus of Suburbia" I. "Jesus of Suburbia" II. "City of the Damned" III. "I Don't Care" IV. "Dearly Beloved" V. "Tales of Another Broken Home" | 9:08 | |
| 3. | "Holiday" | 3:52 | |
| 4. | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | 4:20 | |
| 5. | "Are We the Waiting" | 2:42 | |
| 6. | "St. Jimmy" | 2:56 | |
| 7. | "Give Me Novacaine" | 3:25 | |
| 8. | "She's a Rebel" | 2:00 | |
| 9. | "Extraordinary Girl" | 3:33 | |
| 10. | "Letterbomb" | 4:05 | |
| 11. | "Wake Me Up When September Ends" | 4:45 | |
| 12. | "Homecoming" I. "The Death of St. Jimmy" II. "East 12th St." III. "Nobody Likes You" (lyrics written by Mike Dirnt) IV. "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" (lyrics written by Tré Cool) V. "We're Coming Home Again" | 9:18 | |
| 13. | "Whatsername" | 4:14 | |
Total length:
| 57:12 | ||
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American idiot
Holiday
Boulevard of broken dreams
Wake me up when september ends
Jesus of suburbia
Whether you hate them or love them,green day are here to stay,i have been listening to this album since 2005 and it's still entertain me,also i'm never been bored,certainly their greatest masterpiece since 1994 dookie,so,if you guys haven't listening to this one yet,i suggest you better do something about it,because you regret it if you don't.Since then green day had released 21st century breakdown and the uno dos tres triple album,and there are many great track in those album,but they never had a success like the american idiot. Still,green day are responsible for making a punk rock music attractive, catchy ,also a radio friendly and managed to bring it to the mainstream audience.So,just keep up the good work guys,we love you green day !!!
Billie Joe Armstrong
