21st Century Breakdown

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21st Century Breakdown
Studio album by Green Day
Released May 15, 2009
Recorded 2008-2009 in California
Genre Punk rock, pop punk, alternative rock
Length 69 minutes and 15 seconds
Label Reprise
Producer Butch Vig, Green Day
Green Day studio album chronology
American Idiot
(2004)		 21st Century Breakdown
(2009)
Singles from 21st Century Breakdown
  1. "Know Your Enemy"
    Released: April 16, 2009
  2. "21 Guns"
    Released: May 25, 2009
  3. "East Jesus Nowhere"
    Released: October 19, 2009

21st Century Breakdown is the eighth studio album by the punk rock band Green Day. It is the band's second rock opera, following American Idiot, and its first record to be produced by Butch Vig. The band started work on the record in January 2006. 45 songs were written by vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong by October 2007, but the band members did not start studio work with the producer, Butch Vig until January 2008. The writing and recording process was three years long. The band used four recording studios and was finished in April 2009.

Songs on the album [change]

  1. "Song of the Century"
  2. "21st Century Breakdown"
  3. "Know Your Enemy"
  4. "Viva la Gloria!"
  5. "Before The Lobotomy"
  6. "Christian's Inferno"
  7. "Last Night on Earth"
  8. "East Jesus Nowhere"
  9. "Peacemaker"
  10. "Last of the American Girls"
  11. "Murder City"
  12. "Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)"
  13. "Restless Heart Syndrome"
  14. "Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
  15. "The Static Age"
  16. "21 Guns"
  17. "American Eulogy"
  18. "See the Light"

Special Edition

  1. "Hearts Collide"
  2. "Lights Out"
 Professional ratings
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 starsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg[1]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[2]
Kerrang! 5/5 starsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg[3]
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 starsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg[4]
NME (8/10)[5]
The Observer 4/5 starsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg[6]
Pitchfork Media (4.8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone 4.5/5 starsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg[8]
Slant Magazine 2/5 starsStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg[9]
Spin Magazine 3/5 starsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg.[10]

References [change]

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "21st Century Breakdown > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1550923. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. ↑ Greenblatt, Leah (2009-05-05). "21st Century Breakdown - Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20276731,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  3. ↑ Winwood, Ian (2009-05-13). "The Band That Took Over the World, Twice, Get Ready To Take It Over Again". Kerrang!: 52.
  4. ↑ Powers, Ann (2009-05-15). "'21st Century Breakdown' by Green Day". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/15/entertainment/et-greenday15. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  5. ↑ Beaumont, Mark (2009-05-15). "Green Day - Album review: Green Day". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/green-day/10417. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  6. ↑ Silver, Dan (2009-04-19). "Rock review: Green Day, 21st Century Breakdown". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/apr/19/green-day-21st-century-breakdown. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  7. ↑ Harvell, Jess (2009-05-22). "Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13045-21st-century-breakdown/. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  8. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (2009-04-27). "21st Century Breakdown : Green Day : Review". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/27796996/review/27809821/21st_century_breakdown. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  9. ↑ Robbins, Charles (2009-05-15). "Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown". Slant. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1748. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  10. ↑ Kandell, Steve (2009-04-30). "Green Day, '21st Century Breakdown'". Spin magazine. http://www.spin.com/reviews/green-day-21st-century-breakdown-reprise. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
Studio albums
39/Smooth • Kerplunk • Dookie • Insomniac • Nimrod • Warning • American Idiot • 21st Century Breakdown • ¡Uno! • ¡Dos! • ¡Tré!
EPs
Compilation albums
Live albums
Video albums
Singles
"Longview" • "Welcome to Paradise" • "Basket Case" • "She" • "J.A.R." • "When I Come Around" • "Geek Stink Breath" • "Stuck with Me" • "Brain Stew/Jaded" • "Walking Contradiction" • "Hitchin' a Ride" • "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" • "Redundant" • "Nice Guys Finish Last" • "Minority" • "Warning" • "Waiting" • "I Fought the Law" • "American Idiot" • "Shoplifter" • "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" • "Holiday" • "Wake Me Up When September Ends" • "Jesus of Suburbia" • "The Saints Are Coming" • "Working Class Hero" • "The Simpsons Theme" • "Know Your Enemy" • "21 Guns" • "21st Century Breakdown" • "Last of the American Girls" • "When It's Time" • "Oh Love" • "Kill the DJ" • "Let Yourself Go" • "Stray Heart" • "The Forgotten"
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