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American Idiot 2004
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American Idiot

When Green Day embarked on the creation of American Idiot, they already had a solid trajectory, with albums like Dookie (1994) that had achieved massive sales. However, after the release of Warning in 2000, which did not meet commercial expectations, the band decided to take a new direction. They began working on a project called Cigarettes and Valentines, but the original recordings were lost. Instead of trying to recover the material, they opted to start from scratch, which led them to conceive a conceptual album, a kind of "punk rock opera." This album, released in 2004, was recorded between 2003 and 2004 in studios in Oakland and Hollywood, California, with production by Rob Cavallo alongside the band.

Year
2004
Songs
13
Duration
48 min 17 seg
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13 song|s

Song list

# Title Available ⏱
01

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Guitarra · Guitarra · Intermedio

02

Wake Me Up When September Ends

Guitarra · Intermedio

01

American Idiot

Guitarra · Guitarra · Intermedio

2:55 02

Jesus of Suburbia: I. Jesus of Suburbia / II. City of the Damned / III. I Don’t Care / IV. Dearly Beloved / V. Tales of Another Broken Home

Guitarra · Intermedio

9:09
03

Holiday

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3:53
05

Are We the Waiting

Guitarra · Fácil

2:44 06

St. Jimmy

Guitarra · Intermedio

2:56 07

Give Me Novacaine

Guitarra · Fácil

3:26 08

She’s a Rebel

Guitarra · Intermedio

2:01 09

Extraordinary Girl

Guitarra · Intermedio

3:35 10

Letterbomb

Guitarra · Fácil

4:07
12

Homecoming: 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

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9:19
13

Whatsername

Guitarra · Fácil

4:12

About the album

American Idiot, according to DoReSol

The central idea of American Idiot revolves around the figure of "Jesus of Suburbia," a lower-middle-class anti-hero who navigates an America marked by events like September 11th and the Iraq War. To capture that disillusionment and generational dissent, Green Day experimented with less conventional musical structures, including fluid transitions between songs and extended compositions divided into parts. The album's sound returned to the punk rock energy of their beginnings, but incorporated influences they hadn't explored before, moving away from the folk and power pop of Warning. For performances and promotional events, the band adopted a theatrical aesthetic, wearing red and black uniforms.

The impact of American Idiot was immediate and global. It reached number one on the charts of 19 countries, including the United States, and became a sales success, surpassing 16 million copies worldwide. From this album emerged highly recognized singles such as American Idiot, Holiday, Wake Me Up When September Ends, and Boulevard of Broken Dreams, the latter awarded Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards. The album was acclaimed by both critics and the public, earning a nomination for Album of the Year and winning the award for Best Rock Album at the 2005 Grammy Awards. Its influence transcended music, inspiring a Broadway musical and being considered one of the most important albums of the decade.

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