Coming Clean

Green Day * Track #11 On Dookie

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Green Day

1994

Coming Clean by Green Day

Release Date

Tue Feb 01 1994

Performed by

Green Day

Produced by

Rob Cavallo & Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool

Writed by

Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool

About

“Coming Clean” is about lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong coming out as bisexual. Released when Billie Joe was 21, and just months before marrying his wife, Billie Joe reflects back on coming out as bisexual as a teenager.

Billie Joe told The Advocate in 1995:

I’ve gotten letters because I wrote th...

Coming Clean Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Seventeen, and strung out on confusion
Trapped inside a role of disillusion

[Chorus]
I've found out what it takes to be a man
Well, Mom and Dad'll never understand

[Verse 2]
Secrets collecting dust, but never forget
Skeletons come to life in my closet

[Chorus]
I've found out what it takes to be a man
Well, Mom and Dad'll never understand
What's happening to me?

[Bridge]
Oh-oh-oh

[Verse 3]
Seventeen, and coming clean for the first time
I finally figured out myself for the first time

[Chorus]
I've found out what it takes to be a man
Well, Mom and Dad'll never understand
What's happening to me?

Coming Clean Q&A

Who wrote Coming Clean's ?

Coming Clean was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.

Who produced Coming Clean's ?

Coming Clean was produced by Rob Cavallo & Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.