American Idiot

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Annotation

2x180g vinyl, remastered

Annotation last modified on 2013-02-26 15:45 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
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C1Give Me Novacaine
additional engineer:
Chris Dugan and Reto Peter
assistant engineer:
Joe Brown (engineer), Greg Burns (engineer), Jimmy Hoyson and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Green Day
assistant mixer:
Dmitar Krnjaic
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Give Me Novacaine
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
3.353:25
C2She’s a Rebel
additional engineer:
Chris Dugan and Reto Peter
assistant engineer:
Joe Brown (engineer), Greg Burns (engineer), Jimmy Hoyson and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Green Day
assistant mixer:
Dmitar Krnjaic
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
She’s a Rebel
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
3.652:00
C3Extraordinary Girl
additional engineer:
Chris Dugan and Reto Peter
assistant engineer:
Joe Brown (engineer), Greg Burns (engineer), Jimmy Hoyson and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Green Day
assistant mixer:
Dmitar Krnjaic
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Extraordinary Girl
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
3.153:33
C4Letterbomb
additional engineer:
Chris Dugan and Reto Peter
assistant engineer:
Joe Brown (engineer), Greg Burns (engineer), Jimmy Hoyson and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Green Day
assistant mixer:
Dmitar Krnjaic
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
guest vocals:
Kathleen Hanna
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Letterbomb
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
3.44:06
C5Wake Me Up When September Ends
additional engineer:
Chris Dugan and Reto Peter
assistant engineer:
Joe Brown (engineer), Greg Burns (engineer), Jimmy Hoyson and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Green Day
assistant mixer:
Dmitar Krnjaic
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass guitar and background vocals:
Mike Dirnt
drums (drum set):
Tré Cool
guitar and lead vocals:
Billie Joe Armstrong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 359)
recording of:
Wake Me Up When September Ends
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Wright III and Michael Pritchard
4.24:45
D1Homecoming: 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
additional engineer:
Chris Dugan and Reto Peter
assistant engineer:
Joe Brown (engineer), Greg Burns (engineer), Jimmy Hoyson and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Green Day
assistant mixer:
Dmitar Krnjaic
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Homecoming
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
composer:
Green Day
3.359:18
D2Whatsername
additional engineer:
Chris Dugan and Reto Peter
assistant engineer:
Joe Brown (engineer), Greg Burns (engineer), Jimmy Hoyson and Brian Vibberts
engineer:
Doug McKean
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Green Day
assistant mixer:
Dmitar Krnjaic
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2004) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
mixed at:
Image Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Whatsername
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
2.754:12

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
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: 188)
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]