American Idiot (20th anniversary super deluxe edition)

~ Release by Green Day (see all versions of this release, 31 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)
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)
4.54:18
2Jesus of Suburbia (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
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
3.59:22
3Holiday (live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan, 3/19/05)
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)
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)
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)
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
recording of:
Favorite Son
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
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
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)
31:50
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
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
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)
33:30
11Are We the Waiting (live from VH1 Storytellers)
2:58
12St. Jimmy (live from VH1 Storytellers)
3:06
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)
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)
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
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]