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“Brain Stew/Jaded” is the third single from Green Day’s 1995 album Insomniac released in 1996. The two songs are transitional: “Brain Stew” ending and moving right into “Jaded” without the music stopping. They are tracks 10 and 11 on both Insomniac (the band’s second major-label album, and fourth overall) and the 2001 greatest-hits album, International Superhits!. The two were very popular, and they became an alternative rock radio staple.

The composition of “Brain Stew” is relatively simple. The song contains only five power chords, five bass notes, and a relatively simple drum pattern. Many of Green Day’s fans consider it to be one of their first songs to appear in the repertoire of many garage bands. Billie Joe Armstrong has stated that he used as many as 10 guitar overdubs to achieve the scratchy dissonant sounds in the latter part of the song.

The intro to “Panic Song” is often played in between “Brain Stew” and “Jaded” at live performances, although the key is changed to be relevant with the songs.
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  • 2005-01-15: Boeblingen, Germany
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  • Insomniac
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  • International Superhits!
    Green Day
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  • International Superhits
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  • jakobdorof

    distortion has seldom sounded so perfect

    20 days ago

  • motorbikegame

    That riff is just... wow :D

    26 days ago

  • dannyboy182

    My favourite song about wanking.

    March 2012

  • GothicaMistress

    ... <3 THEM!

    February 2012

  • SmokedGhouda

    So much better than thier new stuff.. i miss the old green day [2]

    February 2012

  • dx15red

    My mind is set on overdrive.

    December 2011

  • dx15red

    I love that sound that BJ does around 0:45.

    December 2011

  • BeNgEE4

    Still someone of the most dynamic powerchords going around

    November 2011

  • IJavelinI

    So much better than thier new stuff.. i miss the old green day

    October 2011

  • cokeboy2

    This song was on every playlist and CD complitation I made when I was 11-12. Such a simple yet really good song.

    October 2011

  • Rotten_NOFXer

    epic. So fucking awesome.

    September 2011

  • MashaBennington

    yeeeaah *OOO*

    September 2011

  • GothicaMistress

    this song is timeless. [2] <3 I miss this song....they need 2 play it alot more on the radio.

    August 2011

  • Pathogen89

    FUCK i miss this song. reminds me of the old days. course i didn't know what the song was about at the time, but loved it nevertheless.

    July 2011

  • puppyhand

    I used to be totally obsessed with this. Love it.

    July 2011

  • ArturoMartel

    such a AWESOME song!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

    July 2011

  • SnowWhitesDildo

    The intro reminds me of the night before more 18th.

    June 2011

  • suigintouh

    On my own, here we go.

    June 2011

  • meghan77

    this song is timeless.

    May 2011

  • green_narcotics

    When they played this in concert I almost shat myself. Too good.

    April 2011
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