American Idiot
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American Idiot by Green Day
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Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré CoolAbout
Starting off the album with a bang, “American Idiot” is a scathing takedown of American culture in the years following 9/11. Released as the first single from the album, it has since become one of Green Day’s biggest hits and most recognizable songs. The song heavily criticizes the state of the Unit...
American Idiot Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Don't wanna be an American idiot
Don't want a nation under the new media
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind-fuck America
[Chorus]
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alienation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
In television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
[Verse 2]
Well, maybe I'm the faggot, America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody, do the propaganda
And sing along to the age of paranoia
[Chorus]
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alienation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
In television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Don't wanna be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information age of hysteria
It's calling out to idiot America
[Chorus]
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alienation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
In television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
American Idiot Q&A
Who wrote American Idiot's ?
American Idiot was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
Who produced American Idiot's ?
American Idiot was produced by Green Day & Rob Cavallo.
When did Green Day release American Idiot?
Green Day released American Idiot on Fri Aug 06 2004.
What did Green Day say about "American Idiot"?
We did everything we could to piss people off
– Billie Joe Armstrong, who often performed the song in a George W. Bush mask.
Source: Rolling Stone
What is this song about?
As quoted from an MTV article:
I think, politically, American Idiot, when we were writing it, it was trying to make sense out of a big mess. You’re trying to find something to believe in, but it’s difficult when you’re getting bombarded with useless information. So it’s just [about] trying to find...