The track is the first single to be taken from Green Day's forthcoming ¡Uno! album, the first of their ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! album trilogy.
¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! will be released in three stages, with the first album ¡Uno! coming out on September 25. The second LP ¡Dos! comes out on November 13 and ¡Tré! on January 15, 2013. All of the albums are available to pre-order now from the band's website.
The series is the follow-up to Green Day's 2009 studio album "21st Century Breakdown" and signals a move away from the band's spell of producing concept-driven records.
To coincide with the albums' release, the band will release two documentaries. One is being made by Tim Lynch, a producer of the band's recent DVD Green Day: Bullet In A Bible and Tim Wheeler, a co-producer and editor of The White StripesUnder Great White Northern Lights and will focus on the making of the band's upcoming three albums. A second documentary is being created from vintage footage from the band's pre-Dookie days.
This is freakin' weird. I've followed this band for over a decade and this is the oddest thing i've heard them do. Quite catchy in places for sure but i'm almost positive he's making the lyrics up as he goes along.
Pft. I was disappointed in American Idiot, even more so by 21st. However, this takes the cake. Goodbye Green Day.
I don't think you should judge the new album(s) on the first single alone.
'American Idiot' and 'Know your Enemy' are in my opinion the worst songs on the last two albums. If i decided not to listen to the rest of the albums purely because i didn't like those two songs i would never have heard great songs like 'Jesus of suburbia' or '21 guns', two of my favourite songs.
Like i said before, this new song is gash, but it won't stop me listening to all three new albums at least once.
Well, some people say that it's too pop and lacks energy. But you have to have in mind that this is the closing track to the album so it's supposed to be that way. It's a cool, catchy song...a bit underwhelming in my opinion. Don't get it why did GD made it a single, I'm certain they have mutch better songs...nice track though
As a long term Green Day fan I've liked pretty much everything they've done. But I'm really not sure about this one. I'm confident the album will win me over, but surely the whole point of a first single is to get people interested in the album but instead it does the opposite.
It sounds like the ending song of a movie. I didn't dislike it, really. But I'm pretty sure this won't be anywhere close to the best song in the album, based on the previews alone.
For everyone "giving up" on green day well have fun.Not only is this the first single out of 3 albums but they even announced that The first album would be "power pop" the second being more "garagey" and the third will be "epic " . Considering this is the closing track of the power pop album, this is as much power pop as it will get.You should judge an album by its single
It sounds like the ending song of a movie. I didn't dislike it, really. But I'm pretty sure this won't be anywhere close to the best song in the album, based on the previews alone.
It is the last song on the Uno album, so maybe that's why it sounds like a closer. Or perhaps it links to the first song of Dos, which would be pretty cool too. Either way, I hope the rest of the songs are better!
I enjoyed it, it's refreshing to hear green day have a more classic rock/rock'n'roll approach at their music, I'm a huge fan and love the old stuff and the new stuff, it's all good!
I think it's awesome. And I highly doubt this'll be the best song on the album. Know Your Enemy and 21 Guns are my least favorite songs off of the last album, but they're still decent songs.
Honestly, I think this song is the worst song that they've ever released. If the tempo was stepped up a little, I probably wouldn't mind it. At this speed, it just seems like a 21st Century B-Side, which is a horrendous thought to me.
Trying to keep an open mind (of course I'll still listen to the full album), but this doesn't make me very enthusiastic for the 3 albums forthcoming.
I think this is one of those tracks that's going to really come alive in a concert setting, as a singalong sort of thing. It's fine on it's own, but I can see them upping the tempo and amping it up a lot at a show.
I liked it in the beginning, but 5 minutes of the same thing in a slow tempo is just a bit too much for me. Still pretty excited about the album considering the previews
It's not bad, this is equivalent to "See The Light" on 21st Century. It's growing on me. It probably won't be one of my favorites on the album, but I'm glad they're releasing singles. Very optimistic about this album.
Darn i was so scared when watchign this video....I thought that I had taken some kind of drug that got me high.....that was untill the video ended though. Lmfao \
Not that I'm a fan of GD (perhaps when I was 13 years younger), but still one of the worst songs from them for sure. Reminds me of a cheap attempt of sounding like a pop punk rock version of Beatles.
i don't understand the people who don't like it. this song is GREAT. and BJ finally started to use string bending!!!
I think that might be Jason White doing the solo cause that's totally not Billie's style IMO
It very well could be, but in one of the preview videos, I saw Billie Joe Armstrong playing very uncharacteristically, in a style very similar to the one displayed here.
Wasn't exactly expecting a Longview or Basket Case but it sorta sounds like pre-American Idiot/Warning-esque Green Day again which is better direction than 21CD imo. I hope Green Day do deliver, bar 21CD I love all their albums.
is anybody else not feeling their album art and like aesthetic for this whole triple album thing? it looks like such a phase thing which doesn't really lend itself well to good music in general. Im thinking about all my favorite album covers and between the music and the image i end up loving the whole package even more. Dookie has an awesome album cover, I love looking at it every time. This looks like they are cranking it out for hot topic, and i love this band more than most, but this just looks as mediocre as people expect the music to be from here on out.
People need to keep in mind that this is a closing track.
And to the people complaining that it's too slow, maybe that's why they decided to release this as a lead single. If they had released a faster paced single people would then just say "Meh, same old Green Day, nothing special.". This song is very different from past songs. The guitar sound is cleaner and Billie Joe sounds like he did some double tracking vocals, which is different from what he usually does. And there are lots of subtle things, like the organ on the background from the verse to the chorus. It's funny that people say that this song is "too slow" or repeatitious when some of Green Day's most notable songs are this way (i.e. When I Come Around and Brain Stew). There isn't a single song on the radio that sounds like this. And people who are having doubts, supposedly they're going to release another single in the future called Let Yourself Go that has the line "Shut your mouth 'cause you're talking too much/And I don't give a f**k anyway." So don't write this album off just yet.
Definitely not American Idiot, and definitely not 21st Century. Thank you Green Day for getting over that and getting back to your regular songwriting that we are all used to. I really like the solo in the middle there. Kinda reminds me of the old rock sound and it seems like I'm hearing some old school country riffs in that solo lick you put together. My dad and I listened to you a lot and even though he passed away back in 2007, I'm sure he would really like this song and be happy to hear it. Please never stop doing what you do and keep on rocking. Much love and respect. Don't listen to the one's that don't like this song, they wouldn't know good music if it smacked them in the face. Keep going Green Day. You have my full support.
is anybody else not feeling their album art and like aesthetic for this whole triple album thing? it looks like such a phase thing which doesn't really lend itself well to good music in general. Im thinking about all my favorite album covers and between the music and the image i end up loving the whole package even more. Dookie has an awesome album cover, I love looking at it every time. This looks like they are cranking it out for hot topic, and i love this band more than most, but this just looks as mediocre as people expect the music to be from here on out.
The whole reason why the covers are like that is because that's what they wanted from the beginning. Name the album's Uno, Dos, and Tre and have each band member's face on an album.
They're moving into a more vintage sort of classic sound, so the album covers pay tribute to that whole 70s grindhouse sort of thing.
Also the covers are suppose to be very bright, so they catch your eye on the shelves.
i don't understand the people who don't like it. this song is GREAT. and BJ finally started to use string bending!!!
I think that might be Jason White doing the solo cause that's totally not Billie's style IMO
yeahhhh liistenn to oldeer grreen day. its comepltely in billie to do something like that. woulldnt surprise me if jason was doing it but wouldnt surprise me if billie did it either. wasnt like it was a whacko shred solo lol
This song reminds me of the new Offspring album. Not the song sound itself, just the fact that is sounds WAY different for Green Day (as "Green Day", it DOES sound a lot like Green Day as "Foxboro Hot Tubs"), just as the new Offspring single sounded more like Foo Fighters than Offspring. And when I heard that "California Bumpin" or whatever song on the new Offspring I was prepared to write them off forever. However, being a fan from the getgo, and knowing they usually have a few poppy/garbage songs as their singles, I have the album a shot. I'd say teres maybe 3 tracks I skip as soon as they come on, and the rest rock, even some "old school" sounding songs. Green Day has been the same way since achieving success. even if there are songs I personally don't care for, there are still garaunteed to be a couple gems in there for us old school fans, and that's what keeps me a fan. As a musician as well I know that making the same record over and over gets stale and restricting. As a fan, I want that same "Dookie", or "Smash", sound that I fell in love with. I think these two bands are classic examples of mixing the 2. They have twir new sound, and still throw a few classic sounding ones in on each album. I'm cool with that, I get my full of how they "should" sound and get to see how they are progressing in sound. It's win win. I don't always care for most of the new stuff, but I can't hate on a band for not pumpin out the same album for 20 years.
Not to mention Green Day live is amazing. I saw em 2yrs ago and almost didnt go because I LOVE the old stuff and dot care for the new stuff (most of it) and figured they'd play mostly new stuff for the teenage girls that are the majority fan base now. Well, they play for about THREE HOURS, and about 2 was all older stuff. Amazing. I haven't made fun of them since, I gained a new respect for them that night. They'd come so far from me seeing them in club shows, and yet still played obscure songs from pre-Dookie albums.
Really poor effort in my opinion but look at the first single they released of 21st century and american idiot.Not the strongest tracks on either of those albums so i wouldnt read to much in to this regarding quality of the rest of the album.
Sorry had to say it lol. Not a terrible song but I expected too much I think. The solo is pretty sweet but in my opinion the song itself is too long. Would have been better as a 3 minute song.
Cool song, but really boring guitar and bass work. If Jack White can rip a aong to shreds with one guitar, Green Day should at least be able to provide some variety in such a slow tempo'd and monotonous song
Now don't get me wrong, I like Green Day, I know they aren't meant to be massive musical innovators, but this song is so incredibly generic it hurts. Some of their cheesiest lyrics yet, and it's pretty much based around the most generic chord progression in rock music, and for 5 whole minutes? I really, really hope they don't bring out three albums worth of songs like this, but considering I thought the same thing about Know Your Enemy and actually enjoyed 21CB who knows? I'm not holding my breath though...
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I doubt the solo is Jason White simply because Billie Joe has up to this point written every piece of guitar work ever recorded by the band even if he has Jason play it live. Billie isn't the moron people make him out to be, he's a very skilled guitarist who simply chooses not to use it in Green Day.
Anyway, I really enjoyed this single and I'm excited for the trilogy.
This is obviously brilliant. It's like they wanted to take the listener back to the days of when they first picked up a guitar and started playing a couple power chords. The bad vocals they put with it are inspiring. And The_Crunge, the intro basically is Slow Ride. And every other cliche rock song ever written.
It's not bad, this is equivalent to "See The Light" on 21st Century. It's growing on me. It probably won't be one of my favorites on the album, but I'm glad they're releasing singles. Very optimistic about this album.
I actually thought it was a 'See The Light 2'. It has the same kind of vocal melody, but played at a diferrent tempo. Sounds like a '21st Century Breakdown' leftover.
Good point is that there's a solo, which is good because they are rare, almost absent or not long enough. I wouldn't be surprised if this was Billie Joe's solo, because if you Green Day fans know their first album, Billie Joe can actually play solos like this. Never know why he just stopped playing solos for a while, maybe for commercial gain and success? Sometimes, they are some songs that have a kind-of bridge or place where he could have played a solo, but the part is empty (quick example, I'm thinking of 'Geek Stink Breath' the part before the last verse, but they are many songs like this).
Recording sounds great though!
Maybe more of a grower, but like some said, good album closer type of song, but bad choice for a single I think. We'll see what the charts will say I guess!
On the fence...
Very polished production... not sure that is a good thing as it takes away some of the energy and immediacy of GD.
Wait to hear more....
One thing I've learned about singles (especially lately) is that they can often sound different when separated from the context of an album.
I've heard songs that don't do much for me on their own, but that really come to life when you hear them in succession with other songs. Trouble with singles.
It's quite catchy.