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American Idiot by Green Day

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 American Idiot 2:53 680,874
2 Jesus of Suburbia 9:06 365,924
3 Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams 8:11 33,868
4 Are We the Waiting/St. Jimmy 5:36 15,192
5 Give Me Novacaine/She's A Rebel 5:24 14,931
6 Extraordinary Girl/Letterbomb 7:38 11,728
7 Wake Me Up When September Ends 4:44 733,685
8 Homecoming 9:16 210,601
9 Whatsername 4:11 329,461
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Reprise (2005) Released: 21 Jun 2005 9 tracks (56:59)
American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was co-produced with longterm collaborator Rob Cavallo and released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records.

In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an album titled Cigarettes and Valentines. However, the master tracks were lost and the band decided to start over rather than re-record Cigarettes and Valentines. They decided to produce a rock opera, inspired by the work of The Who and numerous musicals. It follows the life of “Jesus of Suburbia”, a sort of anti-hero created by Billie Joe Armstrong. Following early recording at Oakland, California’s Studio 880, the band finished the album in Los Angeles.

The album achieved popularity worldwide, charting in 26 countries and reaching number one in nineteen of them, including the United States and the United Kingdom. Since its release, American Idiot has sold over 16 million copies worldwide, including 267,000 in its opening week. The album won numerous awards including a Grammy for Best Rock Album, and was generally well received by critics.

In mid-2003, Green Day convened at Studio 880 in Oakland, California, and recorded about 20 songs for an album titled Cigarettes and Valentines. However, the master tracks went missing. The band, wondering if it should re-record the songs, consulted with producer Rob Cavallo over what to do. Cavallo told the band members to ask themselves if the missing tracks represented their best work.
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  • daviizin

    o cd da minha vida <3

    Thursday afternoon

  • Pink_Boy87

    it is Punk Rock

    19 days ago

  • SofieVandepitte

    I love, love this album. Letterbomb, especially, is amazing. <3

    last month

  • Nin-Jen

    This album is great and all...who designed the cover?

    last month

  • White_Wolf410

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    last month

  • liipeh

    album of my life.

    last month

  • NathanielFisher

    Brings back so many memories.

    last month

  • EricValeev

    legendary

    last month

  • ChrisFallout

    This album literally revolutionized the way I thought about music. Before I would listen to the the charts, whatever was going and what was the flavour of the week and buying this album randomly on impulse threw me headfirst into an entirely different world where songs could have meaning, they could link and whole albums could have symbolism and recurring elements. One of my favourite albums of all time simply for itself and what it did for me. Actually, probably THE best album in my opinion. peace out

    last month

  • obscurecendo

    I don't know where I'd be if it weren't for this album. [3] i was like 11 years old by the time they released this, i miss those times so much

    last month

  • AcEtHeFoRgOtEn

    2nd Best Album Of Any Band

    March 2012

  • jorgemv

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    March 2012

  • theWILL_lastfm

    lo maximoooooooooooooo

    March 2012

  • KeDDS

    блять,как я люблю этот альбом

    March 2012

  • sorrow69

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    March 2012

  • rok2slayr

    it's not that it isn't punk it's that it's a punk concept album and all little teenies see is music that they can listen to that won't upset their parents.

    March 2012

  • jonnammoi

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    February 2012

  • bossanova_

    everything about this album and its circumstances screams punk to me. just because it doesn't sound like the ramones and the sex pistols doesn't mean it's not punk. punk is all about breaking the rules and not giving a fuck what people have to say. i truly do believe that they made this album for themselves. i mean, obviously they wanted it to be successful since they weren't really in a great place at that time in their career, but i don't think they "sold out" or anything. it's just a great album. extremely well-crafted.

    January 2012

  • tokinmyheart

    And to continue on what you said, if it wasn't for many of those musicians that aren't "real" as you say, Green Day would not be what they are today. The Clash, The Ramones etc.

    January 2012

  • tokinmyheart

    DavidSmith98 That's the dumbest shit I've ever heard. "being punk" is about far more than just the music home skillet. If you know nothing else (clearly you don't) you should at least know that.

    January 2012
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