American Idiot by Green Day - Song of the Decade

Song Info

"American Idiot" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day, and is the first single from their seventh album, American Idiot. According to the American Idiot Songfacts, Billie Joe Armstrong was inspired to write this song after hearing a jingoistic Lynyrd Skynyrd song being played on his car radio, whilst driving to the studio. Released in 2004, the single peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Green Day's first Billboard Hot 100 chart entry (excluding singles Read more...

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This song has not won any awards that are recognised by Song of the Decade. We include BRIT Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, NME Awards, MTV Europe Awards, MOBO Awards and BPI Awards.

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sticktoria

@ 5:26pm on 27 November 2009

I heard this when it was played for the first time ever - on KROQ in LA. We were driving down Magnolia Boulevard at the time and it was played twice consecutively - FANTSATIC!

TIMMARSHALL

@ 4:32pm on 27 November 2009

Inteligent punks that kick ass , thats Green Day style !

Skullduggery

@ 2:25pm on 27 November 2009

It's a little piece of anarchy!!! A real yell at the 'establishment'.

Carolinaktss

@ 8:00pm on 26 November 2009

Green Day! Green Day!

Arzosah

@ 11:37am on 26 November 2009

It would be interesting to see how the decade would have shaped up to without this song on the airwaves... If anything, it got the mainstream to maybe think again about the choices they make...