List of songs in Green Day: Rock Band
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Green Day: Rock Band
is a 2010 music video game
developed by Harmonix Music Systems
, published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts
. The fifth major release in the Rock Band
series, the game was released in June 2010 for the PlayStation 3
, Xbox 360
, and Wii
. It allows one to six players to simulate the performance of songs by Green Day
by providing the players with peripherals modeled after musical instruments. These include a guitar
peripheral for lead guitar
and bass
gameplay, a drum kit
peripheral, and up to three microphone
s using the same vocal harmony
technology as The Beatles: Rock Band
.
Green Day: Rock Band includes 44 playable tracks consisting of 47 Green Day songs. An additional 6 songs are available for all three consoles as downloadable content
and for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as part of the special "Plus" edition of the game. With these downloadable songs, the complete albums of Dookie
, American Idiot
, and 21st Century Breakdown
can be played, along with additional songs from Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning
. The song selection was criticized by some reviewers who felt that many important Green Day songs, especially from Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning, were absent from the game. Others praised the inclusion of complete albums in the game and thought they were fun to play.
(except for the hidden track "All By Myself"), American Idiot
, and 21st Century Breakdown
playable. The inclusion of the album American Idiot was a key part of the setlist, according to Harmonix's Chris Foster, due to the nature of the album (which is meant to be listened to as a whole), as well as the album's success and stage adaptation
. This led the team to also include 21st Century Breakdown, an album similar to American Idiot in that it is meant to be heard as a complete work. Since Harmonix already released six songs from the album as downloadable content, they did not want to make those who purchased the songs pay for them again in the full game, and designed the game to include those songs for players who previously downloaded them. Once these two albums were selected, Harmonix's CEO Alex Rigopulos
determined they needed to include the Dookie album, the major label debut of the band and one of the most requested albums by Rock Band fans, in order to complete the experience.
Harmonix wanted to include songs from Green Day's first two albums, 39/Smooth
and Kerplunk, but they were unable to get the proper multitrack recording
s. According to Tre Cool
, Green Day's drummer, the master tapes for the first two albums exist but are in poor condition, and the process to digitize them would destroy them. After deciding to make Green Day: Rock Band a "three-album game", Harmonix included additional hits from Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning
.
Green Day: Rock Band was announced in December 2009 with a teaser trailer
which revealed the inclusion of the song "American Idiot
". Another five songs (four playable tracks) were revealed at the 2010 Game Developers Conference
: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams
", "Brain Stew/Jaded
" (a two-song medley
), "Hitchin' a Ride", and "Wake Me Up When September Ends
". On March 29, Kotaku
found that the retailer Play.com
listed the albums Dookie and American Idiot as being playable in the game, although Harmonix did not confirm the rumor. The full setlist was announced by Entertainment Weekly
on April 9, 2010. The game was released on June 8.
, and Rock Band 3. The Wii version can only export songs into Rock Band 3. Although Rock Band and Rock Band 2 do not support vocal harmonies, Rock Band 3 does and the exported Green Day tracks can be played with all vocal parts in that game. Only 11 of the songs, which are considered "family friendly", can be played in Lego Rock Band.
The following songs are included in the game's setlist:
for the Rock Band platform. These songs, when played in Green Day: Rock Band, contain custom character animations, unlockables, and support the game's vocal harmonies. The special "Plus" edition of the game available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 also includes a coupon to download these songs. As a result of how downloadable songs are incorporated into the game, there are no plans for further downloadable content. However, additional Green Day songs from the band's pre-Dookie albums may become available for the main Rock Band series upon careful digitization of the band's old master tapes.
, enjoyed having complete albums in the game, but was disappointed by the low number of songs in the game, especially from the albums between Dookie and American Idiot, saying that "Nearly all of Green Day's albums went platinum and I'd like a much larger representation from all of them." Ars Technica's
Ben Kuchera praised the selection of songs, saying they "fit with the gameplay of Rock Band very well". Some reviewers, such as GamePro's
Mitch Dyer, were disappointed by the focus on Green Day's newer songs. Several reviewers were critical of the setlist, feeling that the songs were not fun to play or were too easy. Others praised the songs chosen, saying that songs such as "F.O.D." provide the game with musical variety, and that they are fun to play on all the instruments. Reviewers criticized the game's use of radio edit
s, with Kuchera calling the editing "a bummer". DeVries likewise felt that "given how much these boys love to drop f-bombs, [the editing] makes the songs sound funny."
Green Day: Rock Band
Green Day: Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the fifth major console release in the Rock Band music video game series and, like other games in the series, it allows players to simulate the playing of...
is a 2010 music video game
Music video game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
developed by Harmonix Music Systems
Harmonix Music Systems
Harmonix Music Systems is an American video game development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States...
, published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
. The fifth major release in the Rock Band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
series, the game was released in June 2010 for the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, and Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
. It allows one to six players to simulate the performance of songs by Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
by providing the players with peripherals modeled after musical instruments. These include a guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
peripheral for lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
and bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
gameplay, a drum kit
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
peripheral, and up to three microphone
Microphone
A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
s using the same vocal harmony
Vocal harmony
Vocal harmony is a style of vocal music in which a consonant note or notes are sung at the same time as a main melody in a predominantly homophonic texture. Vocal harmonies are used in many subgenres of European art music, including Classical choral music and opera and in the popular styles from...
technology as The Beatles: Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band is a 2009 music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the third major console release in the Rock Band music video game series, in which players can simulate the playing of rock music by using...
.
Green Day: Rock Band includes 44 playable tracks consisting of 47 Green Day songs. An additional 6 songs are available for all three consoles as downloadable content
Downloadable content
Downloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
and for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as part of the special "Plus" edition of the game. With these downloadable songs, the complete albums of Dookie
Dookie
Dookie is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on February 1, 1994 through Reprise Records. It was the band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo and its major record label debut. Dookie became a worldwide commercial success, peaking at number...
, American Idiot
American Idiot
American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records and was produced by longtime collaborator Rob Cavallo. In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an album entitled Cigarettes and Valentines...
, and 21st Century Breakdown
21st Century Breakdown
21st Century Breakdown is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It is the band's second rock opera, following American Idiot, and their first album to be produced by Butch Vig. Green Day commenced work on the record in January 2006...
can be played, along with additional songs from Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning
Warning (Green Day album)
Warning is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on October 3, 2000 through Reprise Records. Building upon its predecessor, Nimrod , the album eschewed the band's trademark punk rock sound and incorporated acoustic and pop rock elements...
. The song selection was criticized by some reviewers who felt that many important Green Day songs, especially from Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning, were absent from the game. Others praised the inclusion of complete albums in the game and thought they were fun to play.
Music selection
Green Day: Rock Band includes 47 songs by Green Day, spanning their career from 1994 to 2009. It is the first Rock Band game to feature a complete album in the game as shipped, with the entirety of DookieDookie
Dookie is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on February 1, 1994 through Reprise Records. It was the band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo and its major record label debut. Dookie became a worldwide commercial success, peaking at number...
(except for the hidden track "All By Myself"), American Idiot
American Idiot
American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records and was produced by longtime collaborator Rob Cavallo. In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an album entitled Cigarettes and Valentines...
, and 21st Century Breakdown
21st Century Breakdown
21st Century Breakdown is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It is the band's second rock opera, following American Idiot, and their first album to be produced by Butch Vig. Green Day commenced work on the record in January 2006...
playable. The inclusion of the album American Idiot was a key part of the setlist, according to Harmonix's Chris Foster, due to the nature of the album (which is meant to be listened to as a whole), as well as the album's success and stage adaptation
American Idiot (musical)
American Idiot is a one-act, through-sung stage musical. The show is an adaptation of punk rock band Green Day's concept album of the same name. Additional Green Day songs were interpolated from other sources, including 21st Century Breakdown, American Idiot b-sides, and an unreleased song called...
. This led the team to also include 21st Century Breakdown, an album similar to American Idiot in that it is meant to be heard as a complete work. Since Harmonix already released six songs from the album as downloadable content, they did not want to make those who purchased the songs pay for them again in the full game, and designed the game to include those songs for players who previously downloaded them. Once these two albums were selected, Harmonix's CEO Alex Rigopulos
Alex Rigopulos
Alexander Peter "Alex" Rigopulos is the CEO of Harmonix Music Systems, a company he founded with Eran Egozy in 1995. Rigopulos personally cites Japanese game designers Masaya Matsuura, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, and Keita Takahashi as some artists that have inspired his work at Harmonix...
determined they needed to include the Dookie album, the major label debut of the band and one of the most requested albums by Rock Band fans, in order to complete the experience.
Harmonix wanted to include songs from Green Day's first two albums, 39/Smooth
39/Smooth
-Personnel:* Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar* Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals* John Kiffmeyer – drums, percussion, backing vocals* Andy Ernst – producer, engineer...
and Kerplunk, but they were unable to get the proper multitrack recording
Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...
s. According to Tre Cool
Tre Cool
Frank Edwin Wright III, a.k.a. Tré Cool, is an American drummer, best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. He replaced the group's former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990...
, Green Day's drummer, the master tapes for the first two albums exist but are in poor condition, and the process to digitize them would destroy them. After deciding to make Green Day: Rock Band a "three-album game", Harmonix included additional hits from Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning
Warning (Green Day album)
Warning is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on October 3, 2000 through Reprise Records. Building upon its predecessor, Nimrod , the album eschewed the band's trademark punk rock sound and incorporated acoustic and pop rock elements...
.
Green Day: Rock Band was announced in December 2009 with a teaser trailer
Teaser trailer
A teaser campaign is an advertising campaign which typically consists of a series of small, cryptic, challenging advertisements that anticipate a larger, full-blown campaign for a product launch or otherwise important event. These advertisements are called "teasers" or "teaser ads"...
which revealed the inclusion of the song "American Idiot
American Idiot (song)
"American Idiot" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the first single from their album of the same name.Released in 2004, the single peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Green Day's first Billboard Hot 100 chart entry , helping revive the band's career...
". Another five songs (four playable tracks) were revealed at the 2010 Game Developers Conference
Game Developers Conference
The Game Developers Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking...
: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The song was written by Green Day, with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong...
", "Brain Stew/Jaded
Brain Stew/Jaded
Vinyl Box Set-Other versions:"Brain Stew"* A live version featured on Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking. * Another live version on Bullet in a Bible....
" (a two-song medley
Medley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
), "Hitchin' a Ride", and "Wake Me Up When September Ends
Wake Me Up When September Ends
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by American rock band Green Day released as the fourth single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The single peaked at number six in the United States, becoming Green Day's second Top 10 single. It also peaked at number eight in Canada and the UK,...
". On March 29, Kotaku
Kotaku
Kotaku is a video games-focused blog. It is part of Gawker Media's "Gawker" network of sites, which also includes Gizmodo, Deadspin, Lifehacker, io9 and Jezebel. Named to CNET News' Blog 100, Kotaku is consistently listed in the top 40 of Technorati's Top 100...
found that the retailer Play.com
Play.com
Play Ltd., trading as Play.com, is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free MP3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rakuten Group....
listed the albums Dookie and American Idiot as being playable in the game, although Harmonix did not confirm the rumor. The full setlist was announced by Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
on April 9, 2010. The game was released on June 8.
Main setlist
For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners, every song in Green Day: Rock Band can be exported for use within Rock Band, Rock Band 2, Lego Rock BandLego Rock Band
Lego Rock Band is a music video game and part of the Rock Band series developed by Harmonix Music Systems, but also incorporates elements from other Lego video games as developed by Traveller's Tales. The game is published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games...
, and Rock Band 3. The Wii version can only export songs into Rock Band 3. Although Rock Band and Rock Band 2 do not support vocal harmonies, Rock Band 3 does and the exported Green Day tracks can be played with all vocal parts in that game. Only 11 of the songs, which are considered "family friendly", can be played in Lego Rock Band.
The following songs are included in the game's setlist:
| Song title | Album | Venue and set | YearYear of song's original release, as listed in the game. | Vocal parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "21st Century Breakdown 21st Century Breakdown (song) -Charts:-Personnel:*Billie Joe Armstrong - lead vocals, guitar, piano*Mike Dirnt - bass guitar, backing vocals*Tré Cool - drums, percussion... " |
2009 | 3 | ||
| "American Eulogy" | 2009 | 3 | ||
| "American Idiot American Idiot (song) "American Idiot" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the first single from their album of the same name.Released in 2004, the single peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Green Day's first Billboard Hot 100 chart entry , helping revive the band's career... " |
2004 | 1 | ||
| "Are We the Waiting/St. Jimmy" | 2004 | 3 | ||
| "Basket Case Basket Case (song) "Basket Case" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the third single from their third album, Dookie. The song spent five weeks at the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart.Rolling Stone Readers ranked it No... " |
1994 | 2 | ||
| "Before the Lobotomy" | 2009 | 3 | ||
| "Boulevard of Broken Dreams Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The song was written by Green Day, with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong... " |
2004 | 2 | ||
| "Brain Stew/Jaded Brain Stew/Jaded Vinyl Box Set-Other versions:"Brain Stew"* A live version featured on Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking. * Another live version on Bullet in a Bible.... " |
1995 | 2 | ||
| "Burnout" | 1994 | 3 | ||
| "Chump" | 1994 | 2 | ||
| "Coming Clean" | 1994 | 1 | ||
| "Emenius Sleepus" | 1994 | 2 | ||
| "Extraordinary Girl" | 2004 | 2 | ||
| "F.O.D." | 1994 | 2 | ||
| "Geek Stink Breath Geek Stink Breath "Geek Stink Breath" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the first single from their fourth album, Insomniac. The lyrics tell of the effects of methamphetamine on the human body.-History, lyrics, and composition:... " |
1995 | 2 | ||
| "Give Me Novacaine/She's A Rebel" | 2004 | 2 | ||
| "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) -Charts:-Covers:* Rancid have covered the song in some acoustic performances, Matt Freeman is the lead vocalist in the cover.* Comedian Tim Hawkins plays a parody of the song entitled "These Are Things You Don't Say to Your Wife"... "Song has no Drum part. |
1997 | 1 | ||
| "Having a Blast" | 1994 | 2 | ||
| "Hitchin' a Ride" | 1997 | 2 | ||
| "Holiday Holiday (Green Day song) 7" picture discVinyl Boxset* Live tracks recorded September 21, 2004 at Irving Plaza, New York-Music video:The first half of the video takes place in a car , where Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool are partying around the town... " |
2004 | 3 | ||
| "Homecoming" | 2004 | 3 | ||
| "Horseshoes and Handgrenades" | 2009 | 2 | ||
| "In the End" | 1994 | 2 | ||
| "Jesus of Suburbia Jesus of Suburbia "Jesus of Suburbia" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the fifth and final single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The studio version of the song, a five movement piece, runs just over 9 minutes and was considered to be unfriendly for radio, so it was cut down to... " |
2004 | 3 | ||
| "Last Night on Earth" | 2009 | 2 | ||
| "Letterbomb" | 2004 | 2 | ||
| "Longview Longview (song) "Longview" is a song and the first major-label single by the American punk rock band Green Day. It is the fourth track on the band's third album, Dookie . The song was the band's first single to top the Modern Rock chart in the U.S... " |
1994 | 2 | ||
| "Minority Minority (song) "Minority" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Warning. The song was number 1 for five weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in late 2000.-Track listing:... " |
2000 | 3 | ||
| "Murder City" | 2009 | 2 | ||
| "Nice Guys Finish Last Nice Guys Finish Last "Nice Guys Finish Last" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the fourth and final single from their fifth album, Nimrod... " |
1997 | 2 | ||
| "Peacemaker" | 2009 | 3 | ||
| "Pulling Teeth" | 1994 | 2 | ||
| "Restless Heart Syndrome" | 2009 | 3 | ||
| "Sassafras Roots" | 1994 | 2 | ||
| "See the Light" | 2009 | 2 | ||
| "She" | 1994 | 2 | ||
| "Song of the Century"Song has no Bass, Drum, or Guitar part. | 2009 | 1 | ||
| "" | 2009 | 3 | ||
| "" | 2009 | 3 | ||
| "Wake Me Up When September Ends Wake Me Up When September Ends "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by American rock band Green Day released as the fourth single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The single peaked at number six in the United States, becoming Green Day's second Top 10 single. It also peaked at number eight in Canada and the UK,... " |
2004 | 1 | ||
| "Warning Warning (Green Day song) "Warning" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It is the second single and title track from their sixth album, Warning.Billie Joe Armstrong has said that the original concept was to create a song whose lyrics were made up of all signs and labels, and the idea grew from there.The song was... " |
2000 | 2 | ||
| "Welcome to Paradise Welcome to Paradise "Welcome to Paradise" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from its third studio album and its major label debut, Dookie. The original version of the song was released on the band's second studio album, Kerplunk and was re-recorded for Dookie in... " |
1994 | 3 | ||
| "Whatsername" | 2004 | 3 | ||
| "When I Come Around When I Come Around "When I Come Around" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the fourth single from their third album, Dookie. "When I Come Around" was Green Day's most popular radio single in their early career, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. This was their... " |
1994 | 2 |
Downloadable songs
In addition to the on-disc setlist, Green Day: Rock Band supports six Green Day songs previously released as downloadable contentDownloadable content
Downloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
for the Rock Band platform. These songs, when played in Green Day: Rock Band, contain custom character animations, unlockables, and support the game's vocal harmonies. The special "Plus" edition of the game available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 also includes a coupon to download these songs. As a result of how downloadable songs are incorporated into the game, there are no plans for further downloadable content. However, additional Green Day songs from the band's pre-Dookie albums may become available for the main Rock Band series upon careful digitization of the band's old master tapes.
| Song title | Album | Venue and set | Year | Vocal parts |
Release date | DLC Pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "21 Guns 21 Guns (song) "21 Guns" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their eighth album, 21st Century Breakdown. The single was released through Reprise Records on May 25, 2009 as a digital download and July 14, 2009 as a CD single... " |
2009 | 3 | Green Day 01 | |||
| "Christian's Inferno" | 2009 | 2 | Green Day 02 | |||
| "East Jesus Nowhere East Jesus Nowhere "East Jesus Nowhere" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the third single from their eighth album 21st Century Breakdown. The single was released October 19, 2009. The song rebukes fundamentalist religion and was written by singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong... " |
2009 | 3 | Green Day 01 | |||
| "Know Your Enemy Know Your Enemy (Green Day song) -Charts:-Year-end charts:-Personnel:* Billie Joe Armstrong - guitar, lead vocals* Mike Dirnt - bass guitar, backing vocals* Tre Cool - drums, percussion... " |
2009 | 3 | Green Day 01 | |||
| "Last of the American Girls Last of the American Girls -Chart performance:... " |
2009 | 3 | Green Day 02 | |||
| "" | 2009 | 2 | Green Day 02 |
Reception
Jack DeVries, who reviewed Green Day: Rock Band for IGNIGN
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, enjoyed having complete albums in the game, but was disappointed by the low number of songs in the game, especially from the albums between Dookie and American Idiot, saying that "Nearly all of Green Day's albums went platinum and I'd like a much larger representation from all of them." Ars Technica's
Ars Technica
Ars Technica is a technology news and information website created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998. It publishes news, reviews and guides on issues such as computer hardware and software, science, technology policy, and video games. Ars Technica is known for its features, long articles that go...
Ben Kuchera praised the selection of songs, saying they "fit with the gameplay of Rock Band very well". Some reviewers, such as GamePro's
GamePro
GamePro Media was a United States gaming media company publishing online and print content on the video game industry, video game hardware, and video game software developed for a video game console , a computer, and/or a mobile device . GamePro Media properties include GamePro magazine and...
Mitch Dyer, were disappointed by the focus on Green Day's newer songs. Several reviewers were critical of the setlist, feeling that the songs were not fun to play or were too easy. Others praised the songs chosen, saying that songs such as "F.O.D." provide the game with musical variety, and that they are fun to play on all the instruments. Reviewers criticized the game's use of radio edit
Radio edit
In music, a radio edit is a modification to make a song more suitable for airplay, whether it be adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form...
s, with Kuchera calling the editing "a bummer". DeVries likewise felt that "given how much these boys love to drop f-bombs, [the editing] makes the songs sound funny."