American Idiot (20th anniversary super deluxe edition)

~ Release by Green Day (see all versions of this release, 32 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: American Idiot
2▼CD: B-Sides & Bonus Tracks
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1American Idiot (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005)
recorded at:
幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19)
live recording of:
American Idiot (on 2005-03-19)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
publisher:
Green Daze Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.354:18
2Jesus of Suburbia (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005)
recorded at:
幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19)
live recording of:
Jesus of Suburbia (on 2005-03-19)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
3.659:22
3Holiday (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005)
recorded at:
幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19)
live recording of:
Holiday (on 2005-03-19)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
34:33
4Are We the Waiting (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005)
recorded at:
幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19)
live recording of:
Are We the Waiting (on 2005-03-19)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
2.53:18
5St. Jimmy (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005)
recorded at:
幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19)
live recording of:
St. Jimmy (on 2005-03-19)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
42:57
6Boulevard of Broken Dreams (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005)
recorded at:
幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Nakase, Chiba, Chiba (Chiba Prefecture), Japan (on 2005-03-19)
live recording of:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day) (on 2005-03-19)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
3.54:41
7Favorite Son
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004)
recording of:
Favorite Son
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
3.52:06
8Shoplifter
engineer:
Chris Dugan and Reto Peter
producer:
Green Day
mixer:
Tim James (US singer, songwriter and record producer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Dirnt
electric guitar [guitar] and lead vocals:
Billie Joe Armstrong
membranophone:
Tré Cool
background vocals [vocals]:
Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004)
recording of:
Shoplifter
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Edwin Wright III and Michael Ryan Pritchard
publisher:
Green Daze Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2.51:50
9Governator
assistant engineer:
Reto Peter
engineer and mixer:
Chris Dugan
producer:
Green Day
drums (drum set):
Tré Cool
electric bass guitar [bass] and lead vocals:
Mike Dirnt
electric guitar [guitar]:
Billie Joe Armstrong
background vocals [vocals]:
Billie Joe Armstrong and Tré Cool
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004)
recording of:
Governator
lyricist:
Michael Ryan Pritchard
composer:
Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Edwin Wright III and Michael Ryan Pritchard
publisher:
Green Daze Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
22:31
10Too Much Too Soon
engineer:
Reto Peter
producer:
Green Day
mixer:
Tim James (US singer, songwriter and record producer)
drums (drum set):
Tré Cool
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Dirnt
electric guitar [guitar] and lead vocals:
Billie Joe Armstrong
background vocals [vocals]:
Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004)
recording of:
Too Much Too Soon
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Edwin Wright III and Michael Ryan Pritchard
publisher:
Green Daze Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2.53:30
11Are We the Waiting (live from VH1 Storytellers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004)
2:58
12St. Jimmy (live from VH1 Storytellers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MTV Networks, Inc. (in 2005) and Reprise Records (in 2005)
23:06
13Give Me Novacaine (live from VH1 Storytellers)
recording engineer:
John Harris (live recording engineer) (on 2005-02-15) and Kevin Lemoine (on 2005-02-15)
producer:
Green Day
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass guitar and background vocals:
Mike Dirnt (on 2005-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Tré Cool (on 2005-02-15)
guitar:
Billie Joe Armstrong (on 2005-02-15) and Jason White (US guitarist for Green Day & Pinhead Gunpowder) (on 2005-02-15)
piano:
Jason Freese (on 2005-02-15)
lead vocals:
Billie Joe Armstrong (on 2005-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005)
live recording of:
Give Me Novacaine (on 2005-02-15)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
3:36
14Homecoming (live from VH1 Storytellers)
recording engineer:
John Harris (live recording engineer) (on 2005-02-15) and Kevin Lemoine (on 2005-02-15)
producer:
Green Day
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
acoustic guitar, piano and saxophone:
Jason Freese (on 2005-02-15)
bass guitar:
Mike Dirnt (on 2005-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Tré Cool (on 2005-02-15)
guitar:
Billie Joe Armstrong (on 2005-02-15) and Jason White (US guitarist for Green Day & Pinhead Gunpowder) (on 2005-02-15)
timpani:
Ron Blake (Timpani) (on 2005-02-15)
background vocals:
Ron Blake (Timpani) (on 2005-02-15), Mike Dirnt (on 2005-02-15), Jason Freese (on 2005-02-15) and Jason White (US guitarist for Green Day & Pinhead Gunpowder) (on 2005-02-15)
lead vocals:
Billie Joe Armstrong (on 2005-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005)
live recording of:
Homecoming (on 2005-02-15)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
composer:
Green Day
9:25
3▶CD: Demos
4▶CD: Live at Irving Plaza, New York, NY, Sept 21 '04

Credits

Release group

remixes:American Edit by Dean Gray (one-time US/Australian mash-up collaboration, album “American Edit”)
associated singles/EPs:American Idiot
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Holiday
Jesus of Suburbia
Wake Me Up When September Ends
covers:Folk Idiot by Billy Cobb
Kerrang! Does American Idiot by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Vitamin String Quartet Performs Green Day's American Idiot by Vitamin String Quartet
parodies:Equestrian Idiot by Plat Strat
Green Hay: Equestrian Idiot by PrinceWhateverer, dBPony & MelodyBrony
included in:21st Century Breakdown / American Idiot
The Green Day Collection
The Studio Albums 1990-2009
part of:40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (2022-10-12) (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 68) (order: 36)
Grammy Award: Best Rock Album nominees (number: 2005 winner) (order: 55)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 190)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2005) (order: 213)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 225) (order: 225)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 248) (order: 248)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 248) (order: 248)
anniversary tours:The Saviors Tour
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/33161 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Green-day/American-idiot [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3j3n [info]
other databases:http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/24528 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/green_day/american_idiot/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000387172 [info]
Wikidata:Q151714 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Greenday/American+idiot [info]