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American Idiot
Note that the following information relates to the UK release of the Green Day album American Idiot. However, details of non-UK releases are listed in the Other Versions section.
Release details
Artist Green Day
Title American Idiot
Release type Album
Date of release 20th September 2004
Highest chart position Information not found
Record label Reprise Records
Catalogue number Information not found
Producer Green Day, Rob Cavallo
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American Idiot Tracklisting
- 1. American Idiot
- 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
- 3. Holiday
- 4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
- 5. Are We the Waiting
- 6. St. Jimmy
- 7. Give Me Novacaine
- 8. She's a Rebel
- 9. Extraordinary Girl
- 10. Letterbomb
- 11. Wake Me Up When September Ends
- 12. Homecoming: I. The Death of St. Jimmy / II. East 12th St. / III. Nobody Likes You / IV. Rock and Roll Girlfriend / V. We're Coming Home Again
- 13. Whatsername
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Other Versions
An
Japanese version
of American Idiot was released
on 23rd September 2004 through the Reprise Records record label. It has the tracklisting: 1. American Idiot 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 3. Holiday 4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 5. Are We the Waiting 6. St. Jimmy 7. Give Me Novacaine 8. She's a Rebel 9. Extraordinary Girl 10. Letterbomb 11. Wake Me Up When September Ends 12. Homecoming: I. The Death of St. Jimmy / II. East 12th St. / III. Nobody Likes You / IV. Rock and Roll Girlfriend / V. We're Coming Home Again 13. Whatsername 14. Favorite Son
An
(unknown) version
of American Idiot was released
in 2004. It has the tracklisting: 1. American Idiot 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 3. Holiday / Boulevard of Broken Dreams 4. Are We the Waiting / St. Jimmy 5. Give Me Novacaine / She's a Rebel 6. Extraordinary Girl / Letterbomb 7. Wake Me Up When September Ends 8. Homecoming: I. The Death of St. Jimmy / II. East 12th St. / III. Nobody Likes You / IV. Rock and Roll Girlfriend / V. We're Coming Home Again 9. Whatsername
Reviews
Amazon Review
There's a clenched fist grasping a heart-shaped hand grenade on the cover of American Idiot, a militant mural presumably designed to inform us that Californian punk-pop vets Green Day love America but hate what's becoming of it. Inferences aside, you could argue that American Idiot is a suspect device--a punk concept album/rock opera primed to blow up in the faces of the ruling right-wing American classes but which could just as easily leave splattered egg on the faces of the insurrectionists. The concept is fuzzy (telly-brainwashed teenage runaway falls in with the wrong crowd, something or other happens with drugs, rock and a character called "Whatsername") and the political protestations against the metaphorical Arrnies and Dubyas are mere slapstick custard pies compared with the Dead Kennedys' CIA-bothering debunking of R... Read full review »
American idiot
When this album came out it was the best that green day had come up[ wit... Read full review »
Sheer rock brilliance
I have had this album for about 3 years, listened to it a few times, and always liked the odd track and filed it away in the "OK" albums category. A few weeks ago i got the album out and actually listened to the whole thing properly, over and over again, and every time found i liked it more and more an... Read full review »
Life changing
Before hearing this band and inperticular this album, i was listening to rap and hip hop (dont judge me please). I had heard the song american idiot and thought it was pretty cool and had it on my mp3 player. I had no idea who green day were I think i was 11 at the time. I was going on holiday and saw the album american idiot in one of the shops at the airport and picked it up. From that moment on all i listened to for about 2months was this album. Green day became... Read full review »
Little bit emo
This one not half as good as their old albums
if you're someone who hasnt heard of their early work such as
dookie, nimrod a...
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Lyrics
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