American Idiot is the seventh studio album by Green Day, released in 2004. The album was responsible for their commercial and critical comeback after the huge expectations created by their breakout album Dookie (1994) remained unmatched by their next three albums, with their most recent release ( Warning:) reaching all-time lows in commercial Green Day é uma banda de punk rock dos Estados Unidos formada em 1986, em East Bay, Califórnia.A banda é composta por 3 membros: Billie Joe Armstrong (guitarra e vocais), Mike Dirnt (baixo e vocais) e Tré Cool (bateria). A banda foi formada no início de 1986 com o nome de The Sweet Children, com o baterista Al Sobrante.Em 1989, a banda mudou para o nome atual, logo após lançou o seu THIS SONG KICKS A**. Mark from Ruston, La Punk Rock, and perhaps other genres of music, are getting more involved with government and political issues. Green Day's American Idiot album tells a story about a series of events, most of them having to do with the lack of effort put forth by the American government. NEW YORK—The first great musical of the 21st century has arrived. American Idiot, which opened at the St. James Theater on Tuesday night, won't be everybody's cup of Red Bull, but for those The Birth of Green Day's 'American Idiot'. Billie Joe Armstrong and director Michael Mayer reveal the Broadway bonding behind the punk-rock opera. By David Fricke. June 16, 2009. Punk rock Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day) Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day) 21 Guns (Green Day) Arrangements of This Song: View All. Product Type: Musicnotes. Product #: MN0047854. More Songs From the Album: Green Day - American Idiot. From the Book: American Idiot Produced By. Green Day & Billie Joe Armstrong. Written By. Billie Joe Armstrong & Green Day. Release Date. September 4, 2009. Tags. American Idiot (Broadway) - Monologue Transcripts Lyrics Green Day has sold more than 85 million records worldwide. The group has won five Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Album for Dookie, (the jewel in the crown of their '90s punk era), Best Rock Album for American Idiot, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Best Rock Album for the second time for 21st Century Breakdown and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot: The Green Day's landmark 2004 release of a more mature concept album, titled American Idiot, helped move the group from pop-punk notoriety to the next level musical stardom, debuting at No. 1 on the AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY 2. Title: American Idiot Author: The Drum Ninja Created Date: 10/13/2010 9:55:15 AM rKCBPU.