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“Holiday” released as the third single off of Green Day’s seventh studio album American Idiot (2004). Though the song is a prelude to “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”, “Holiday” was released as a single later on, in the spring of 2005. The song achieved considerable popularity across the world and performed moderately well on the charts. In the U.S., it reached number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. It debuted at number eleven in the UK and at number twenty-one in Canada.
“Holiday” features a spoken word segment during the bridge that is unique to Green Day songs. While it caused controversy, this speech is generally regarded as anti-fascist, with Green Day accusing George W. Bush of being a fascist.
During live performances, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong liked to introduce this song with a political agenda, or alternatively, a disclaimer. For example, on Green Day’s CD/DVD Bullet in a Bible (2005), Armstrong announces, “This next song’s a big ‘fuck you’ to all the politicians. This song’s called Holiday! This song is not anti-American; it’s anti-war!” Which some consider to be similar to the way in which Bono of U2 would introduce “Sunday Bloody Sunday”; “This is not a rebel song…”.
“Holiday” was played in the movie Accepted and parts of the song were played in the movie Surf’s Up. The song is also featured in the video game Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland.
“Holiday” features a spoken word segment during the bridge that is unique to Green Day songs. While it caused controversy, this speech is generally regarded as anti-fascist, with Green Day accusing George W. Bush of being a fascist.
During live performances, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong liked to introduce this song with a political agenda, or alternatively, a disclaimer. For example, on Green Day’s CD/DVD Bullet in a Bible (2005), Armstrong announces, “This next song’s a big ‘fuck you’ to all the politicians. This song’s called Holiday! This song is not anti-American; it’s anti-war!” Which some consider to be similar to the way in which Bono of U2 would introduce “Sunday Bloody Sunday”; “This is not a rebel song…”.
“Holiday” was played in the movie Accepted and parts of the song were played in the movie Surf’s Up. The song is also featured in the video game Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland.
‘Holiday’ Lyrics
Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!)
The shame
The ones who died without a name
Read full ‘Holiday’ lyrics…
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sionborg wrote:
Great Song and Album !!!!!
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kolorowyguzik wrote:
< 33
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Sushinebabe wrote:
*auf und ab hüpf*
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Buggerboy23 wrote:
Definately their best song.. I can play on guitar it rocks!
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Listen_to_Rain wrote:
adore <3
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bananablue wrote:
their best song!
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barbietarts wrote:
Always a pleasure to the ear...
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--charly-- wrote:
Geeeiil Sommerferien Chilln im Garten(oder im Freibad) und an nix denken müssen... Geilstes Gefühl wo gibt!
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Petra559 wrote:
holiday hätte ich auch jetzt gerne^^^^^ das lied ist sehr schön
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bankin wrote:
<3
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metal_galfj wrote:
perfect...:D
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EwanMM wrote:
i love it the best
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bad_guitar wrote:
love it. ;))
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F_Rich wrote:
hi
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BloodlustS7N wrote:
Great song, fun to play!
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Alberych wrote:
Ah, this song reminds me of old times.... Good old "pre-punky-times" ^^
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Martiitha wrote:
(LLL)
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l___________ove wrote:
L O V E 喜欢这首歌那种小小的狂野的味道
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ricardovsky wrote:
LOVE IT (L)
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