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In September 2009, American Idiot began its run in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California. [1] After two extensions, it was transferred to the St. James Theatre on Broadway . The first single from the album, " 21 Guns " was released on December 3, 2009.
"21 Guns" was released to modern punk radio stations on May 25, 2009, although it had already been played on some radio stations, such as KROQ in Los Angeles and 101.9 in New York City. [16] In the radio edit, the song is over forty seconds shorter than the album version due to the bridge being shortened and the intro being taken out.
Green Day re-released the single "21 Guns" with the musical cast on Spinner.com on December 3, 2009. [61] This version features Billie Joe Armstrong, together with Christina Sajous, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Faber, and Stark Sands, with back-up from the rest of American Idiot cast. Another version was released with John Gallagher Jr., Michael ...
The following is a list of songs recorded by the American punk rock band Green Day. Since their first single in 1989, the band has gone on to release over 200 songs. This list includes songs from studio albums, compilation albums and singles, along with covers and known unreleased tracks. Songs recorded by any of the band's side projects are ...
“American Idiot” ushered in a new generation of loyal listeners — in some situations, the children of the initial fans who account for one of the over 10 million sales of their 1994 album ...
American Idiot was released on September 21, 2004. [103] [65] It became Green Day's first number one album in the United States, selling 267,000 copies in its first week of release, their biggest opening sales week. [104] The album became 2005's fourth-highest seller, moving over 3.4 million units. [105]
"Holiday" has been included on the set lists of numerous Green Day concert tours, some of which played American Idiot in its entirety to promote the album. [13] [14] The song was included on the set list for the Revolution Radio Tour in 2016, where the songs lyrics were adjusted to protest against Donald Trump's presidential campaign. [15]
Initially, U.S. gun batteries would salute by firing one shot for each state in the Union. The practice of firing 21 shots in salute was formally adopted by the U.S. in 1875 to match the ...