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| Studio album by Green Day | |||||
| Released | October 3 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | March–April 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Pop punk, punk rock | ||||
| Length | 41:14 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Producer | Green Day | ||||
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Warning is the sixth full length album by Green Day, released in 2000. Building upon predecessor Nimrod, Warning eschews their trademark punk rock sound with a more folk punk effort. Warning was also the first Green Day album that was not produced by Rob Cavallo since Kerplunk. Although Warning reached #4 on the charts and went gold, the album clearly displayed the fact that Green Day was not enjoying the success they had earned in the past, and held a less prominent spot in the mainstream. Despite its high critical response, it represented the lowest commercial slump in the band's career since their 1994 breakthrough Dookie. Many speculated that Green Day had painted themselves into a corner and would be unable to return to punk music. Nonetheless, many fans hold this album in high regard as being creative, experimental, and overall musically successful. Reaching #4 in the U.S. and UK, Warning has sold 1 million units in the U.S. and 4 million worldwide as of August 2006.
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Track listing
All songs by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music), except where noted.
- "Warning" – 3:42
- "Blood, Sex and Booze" – 3:34
- "Church on Sunday" – 3:18
- "Fashion Victim" – 2:48
- "Castaway" – 3:53
- "Misery" (lyrics by Green Day) – 5:06
- "Deadbeat Holiday" – 3:35
- "Hold On" – 2:57
- "Jackass" – 2:43
- "Waiting" – 3:14
- "Minority" – 2:49
- "Macy's Day Parade" – 3:34
Bonus tracks
The UK, Japanese and Australian releases contain bonus tracks of live versions of songs that originally appeared on Insomniac. The tracks were recorded in early 1996 during concerts in Japan and Prague.
UK release
- "86" (Live in Prague) – 3:01
Japanese and Australian release
- "Brat" (Live in Japan) – 1:42
- "86" (Live in Prague) – 3:01
B-sides
Songs recorded for the album and released as non-LP B-sides:
- "Scumbag"
- "Outsider" - The Ramones cover
- "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" - Hüsker Dü cover
- "Maria" - later re-recorded for International Superhits!
Limited edition
A limited edition version of the album was released in December 2000, containing different packaging, a fold-out cardboard sleeve, and computer accessible bonus material that included political public-service announcements, and the twenty-minute show "Green Day - A Tribute".
In popular culture
- The song "Outsider" was featured on the We're a Happy Family tribute to The Ramones.
- The song "Church on Sunday" was featured in the film Road Trip.
- The song "Blood, Sex and Booze" was used in Freddy Got Fingered.
- In the film School of Rock, the character Freddie Jones can be seen wearing a t-shirt with the Warning: logo during the end credits.
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak positions | |||||||
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| US Modern Rock [1] |
US Main- stream Rock [1] |
UK Top 40 [2] |
Sweden [3] |
New Zealand [4] |
France [5] |
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| 2000 | Minority | 1 | 15 | 18 | 39 | ||||
| 2000 | Warning | 3 | 24 | 27 | 37 | ||||
| 2001 | Waiting | 26 | 34 | ||||||
Personnel
- Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, harmonica, mandolin, lead vocals
- Mike Dirnt – bass, farfisa (Misery), backing vocals
- Tré Cool – drums, percussion, accordion
- Stephen Bradley – horn
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- Rob Cavallo – executive producer
- Recorded at Studio 880, Oakland, CA
- Mixed at Oceanway Studio, Hollywood, CA
References
- ^ a b Green Day single chart history. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
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Music Videos
- Music Video for Minority
- Music Video for Warning
- Music Video for Waiting
- Music Video for Macy's Day Parade
- Music Video for Misery
