Boulevard of Broken Dreams

See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of 'years in music' 2000s in music 2004 in music - Events. January 1 - Vienna New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti January 1 - Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend, in Las Vegas. The marriage was annulled two days later. February 1 - Daron Hagen ...

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American Idiot is Green Day's seventh studio album and first rock opera, and was released in 2004. It is the first #1 album for Green Day on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The theme of the album largely deals with the nature of rebellion. Some real political issues are mentioned, the inevitable result of Green Day's passionately negative feelings towards the Bush administration, but the story is really about the life of a rebellious youth. The main character, Jesus of Suburbia, must choose an outlet for his rebellion: ...

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RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era. This is a list of singles released and certified during the modern era. "Hollaback Girl", Gwen Stefani (5x platinum) "Since U Been Gone", Kelly Clarkson (5x platinum) "Behind These Hazel Eyes", Kelly Clarkson (3x platinum) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Green Day (3x platinum) "We Belong Together", Mariah Carey (3x platinum) "Breakaway", Kelly Clarkson (2x platinum) "Becaus ...

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RIAA Single certification, RIAA Single certification - Guidelines, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles not released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles previous eras, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles, RIAA Single certification - List of certified standard commercial singles commercial-decline era, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles

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The phrase is often heard in the musical community, where it is used to imply that an artist has compromised their artistic integrity in order to gain radio airplay or obtain a recording contract, especially with a major label, the classic example of this being when Chumbawumba signed to EMI after years of viciously attacking the organisation. Often, the label will force the style of a particular record producer on the performer, or insist on inclusion of songs by commercial songwriters; or the label may refuse to release an album, deeming it uncommercial, though this indicates that the artist or group ...

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Selling out, Selling out - History of Terms Associated with Selling Out, Selling out - Criticism of the Term, Selling out - Comedy, Selling out - Music, Selling out - Heavy Metal, Selling out - Punk, Selling out - Hip hop, Selling out - Other, Selling out - References To Selling Out, Selling out - Movies, Selling out - Kevin Smith, Selling out - Art Cars

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The song was written by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and was co-produced by Green Day and Rob Cavallo. "American Idiot" ridicules the American government under George W. Bush. Green Day made no effort to hide their political identity and they are strongly opposed to the American president. In the song, they refer to such issues as gay rights, propaganda, media, and George Bush's southern background. "American Idiot" was strongly opposed by some Americans who supported the president, leading many to believe that this was the reason why it failed in the United States, despite bec ...

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American Idiot song, American Idiot song - Song information, American Idiot song - Comprehensive charts, American Idiot song - World, American Idiot song - U.S. Billboard

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Green Day - Lookouts: the beginning 1988-1992. At the age of 12, Tre Cool became a member of the band The Lookouts. Their album attracted some attention, and Tré began performing at an early age at the Berkeley, California punk rock all-ages venue 924 Gilman Street. In 1987, Billie Joe Armstrong (aged 15) and Mike Dirnt (also aged 15) formed Sweet Children, with Armstrong on lead vocals and guitar, Dirnt on bass and backing vocals, and John Kiffmeyer (a.k.a. Al Sobrante) on drums. Their first show was on October 17, 1988, at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California ...

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Green Day, Green Day - History, Green Day - Lookouts: the beginning 1988-1992, Green Day - Mainstream success with Dookie 1993-1995, Green Day - Nimrod 1996-1998, Green Day - Warning: - The commercial slump 2000-2002, Green Day - American Idiot - the commercial boom 2004-2005, Green Day - Next album? 2006-, Green Day - Line-up, Green Day - Backing members, Green Day - Former members, Green Day - Other projects, Green Day - The Network, Green Day - American Idiot: The Motion Picture, Green Day - Charity events, Green Day - Discography, Green Day - Notes

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The song was co-written by Green Day (with Billie Joe Armstrong writing the lyrics), and was co-produced by Green Day and Rob Cavallo. In this epic rock opera, Green Day detail the life and times of Jesus of Suburbia (goes by the name Jimmy), the fictional protaganist of American Idiot. He has no real name because he represents all rebellious youth. He is a resident of Jingletown, USA, and the son of a divorcee mother. His younger years were spent on a "steady diet of soda pop and Ritalin", watching television, experimenting with drug ...

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Jesus of Suburbia, Jesus of Suburbia - Song information, Jesus of Suburbia - Chart performance, Jesus of Suburbia - Music video

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The single was co-written and co-produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke. Although Clarkson had previously had hit singles, her previous few singles had performed poorly in the charts ("Low" and "The Trouble with Love Is"), and with her fellow American Idol participant, Justin Guarini, who had been dropped by the label they shared after similar chart performance, industry critics speculated that Clarkson's career would go the same way. To avert this, Clarkson decided she needed more control over her career and the direction of her music, ...

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Since U Been Gone, Since U Been Gone - Song information, Since U Been Gone - Music video, Since U Been Gone - Formats and tracklistings, Since U Been Gone - U.S. digital maxi single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. CD single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. CD maxi single, Since U Been Gone - Australian CD single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. Chart History, Since U Been Gone - Chart performance

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As a protest against the shutdown, Los Angeles-based fan Noisehead organized "Dean Gray Tuesday" (an intended evocation of 2004's Grey Tuesday). On December 13, 2005, the album was hosted on a number of participating websites as torrents, direct MP3 downloads or ZIP archives. Video clips of "Dr. Who on Holiday" and "Boulevard of Broken Songs" were also made available. The shutdown and protest contributed to international press coverage b ...

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American Edit, American Edit - Dean Gray Tuesday, American Edit - Track Listing

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The phrase is often heard in the musical community, where it is used to imply that an artist has compromised their artistic integrity in order to gain radio airplay or obtain a recording contract, especially with a major label, the classic example of this being when Chumbawumba signed to EMI after years of viciously attacking the organisation. Often, the label will force the style of a particular record producer on the performer, or insist on inclusion of songs by commercial songwriters; or the label may refuse to release an album, deeming it uncommercial, though this indicates that the artist or group ...

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Selling out, Selling out - History of terms associated with selling out, Selling out - Criticism of the term, Selling out - Comedy, Selling out - Music, Selling out - Heavy metal, Selling out - Punk, Selling out - Hip hop, Selling out - Other, Selling out - References to selling out, Selling out - Movies, Selling out - Kevin Smith

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All tracks by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music), except where noted. "American Idiot" - 2:54 "Jesus of Suburbia" - 9:08 I. "Jesus Of Suburbia" II. "City Of The Damned" III. "I Don't Care" IV. "Dearly Beloved" V. "Tales Of Another Broken Home" "Holiday" - 3:53 "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" - 4:21 "Are We The Waiting" - 2:43 "St. Jimmy" - 2:55 "Give Me Novacaine" - 3:26 "She's A Rebel" - 2:01See also:

American Idiot, American Idiot - Track listing, American Idiot - Plot, American Idiot - Movie Adaptation

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2004 in music - Grammy Awards. Grammy Awards of 2004 2004 in music - Country Music Association Awards. 2004 in music - Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 2004 in music - Brit Awards. 2004 Brit Awards 2004 in music - Juno Awards. Juno Awards of 2004 2004 in music - Mercury Music Prize. Franz Fe ...

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Green Day - Lookouts: the beginning 1988-1992. At the age of 12, Tré Cool became a member of the band The Lookouts. Their album attracted some attention, and Tré began performing at an early age at the Berkeley, California punk rock all-ages venue 924 Gilman Street. In 1987, Billie Joe Armstrong (aged 15) and Mike Dirnt (also aged 15) formed Sweet Children, with Armstrong on lead vocals and guitar, Dirnt on bass and backing vocals, and John Kiffmeyer (a.k.a. Al Sobrante) on drums. Their first show was on October 17, 1988, at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California ...

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Green Day, Green Day - History, Green Day - Lookouts: the beginning 1988-1992, Green Day - Mainstream success with Dookie 1993-1995, Green Day - Nimrod 1996-1998, Green Day - Warning: - The commercial slump 2000-2002, Green Day - American Idiot - the commercial boom 2004-2005, Green Day - Future plans 2006-, Green Day - Line-up, Green Day - Backing members, Green Day - Former members, Green Day - Other projects, Green Day - The Network, Green Day - Charity events, Green Day - Discography, Green Day - Notes

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"Wonderwall" has been one of the most frequently covered songs of the last ten years. Covers include an easy listening arrangement by The Mike Flowers Pops, indie music songwriter Ryan Adams's 2004 version, and 1950s teen idol Paul Anka swing-jazz style arrangement. The Harvard Independent compiled a list of the five most ironic versions of "Wonderwall" (registration required). Several songs use chords similar to Wonderwall's, including Travis's "Writing To Reach You" (which contains the lyric "what's a Wonderwall anyway?"), "B ...

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Wonderwall song, Wonderwall song - Covers and Influence, Wonderwall song - B-sides, Wonderwall song - Miscellanea, Wonderwall song - Track listing

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RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era. This is a list of singles released and certified during the modern era. "Hollaback Girl", Gwen Stefani (5x platinum) "Since U Been Gone", Kelly Clarkson (5x platinum) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Green Day (3x platinum) "We Belong Together", Mariah Carey (3x platinum) "Breakaway", Kelly Clarkson (2x platinum) "Behind These Hazel Eyes", Kelly Clarkson (2x platinum) "1, 2 S ...

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RIAA Single certification, RIAA Single certification - Guidelines, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles not released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles previous eras, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles, RIAA Single certification - List of certified standard commercial singles commercial-decline era, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles

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Although the albums are marketed as being "sanitized" versions of popular songs for children, many of the songs featured on the Kidz Bop albums still contain explicit sexual material, such as Rob Thomas's "Lonely No More," which some people consider inappropriate for younger audiences. Other featured songs, such as Boulevard of Broken Dreams, contain profanity. Although the albums censor the actual word from the song, the context of the profanity remains. They also covered Green Day's hit Wake Me Up Wh ...

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Kidz Bop, Kidz Bop - Albums, Kidz Bop - Advertising, Kidz Bop - Controversy

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All tracks by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music), except where noted. "American Idiot" - 2:54 "Jesus of Suburbia" - 9:08 I. "Jesus Of Suburbia" II. "City Of The Damned" III. "I Don't Care" IV. "Dearly Beloved" V. "Tales Of Another Broken Home" "Holiday" - 3:53 "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" - 4:21 "Are We the Waiting" - 2:43 "St. Jimmy" - 2:55 "Give Me Novacaine" - 3:26 "She's A Rebel" - 2:01See also:

American Idiot, American Idiot - Track listing, American Idiot - Instruments, American Idiot - Plot, American Idiot - Movie Adaptation

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The video for "Since U Been Gone" is relatively simple, and follows the main theme of the song. In the video, Clarkson is seen at an ex-boyfriend's apartment looking though some items. She thinks about the past, but thinks about how much happier she is since he's been gone, and goes on to wreck the apartment. The video is intercut with scenes of Clarkson performing with her band for an energetic crowd. The video ends with Clarkson slyly leaving her ex's apartment, just as he and his new girlfriend ente ...

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Since U Been Gone, Since U Been Gone - Song information, Since U Been Gone - Music video, Since U Been Gone - Formats and tracklistings, Since U Been Gone - U.S. digital maxi single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. CD single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. CD maxi single, Since U Been Gone - Australian CD single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. Chart History, Since U Been Gone - Chart performance

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These are the formats and tracklistings of major single-releases of "Since U Been Gone". Since U Been Gone - U.S. digital maxi single. (Released March 22, 2005) "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Rock Da Club edit) "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Ambient Candlelight mix) "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins Mixshow) "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins club mix) "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins dub) "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins radio edit instrumental) "Since U Been Gone" (Jason Nevins radio edit acape ...

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Since U Been Gone, Since U Been Gone - Song information, Since U Been Gone - Music video, Since U Been Gone - Formats and tracklistings, Since U Been Gone - U.S. digital maxi single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. CD single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. CD maxi single, Since U Been Gone - Australian CD single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. Chart History, Since U Been Gone - Chart performance

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Green Day - The Network. Main article: The Network In 2003, during time Green Day spent in the studio, a New Wave band appeared on the scene, known as The Network. Three of five members of the band are also members of Green Day. The frontman, known only as "Fink", is Billie Joe Armstrong. Armstrong has referred to himself as Wilhelm Fink in the past and Fink's identity is confirmed on his Pinhead Gunpowder web site bio. Armstrong's voice is also unmistakable on The Network's albums. The ...

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Green Day, Green Day - History, Green Day - Lookouts: the beginning 1988-1992, Green Day - Mainstream success with Dookie 1993-1995, Green Day - Nimrod 1996-1998, Green Day - Warning: - The commercial slump 2000-2002, Green Day - American Idiot - the commercial boom 2004-2005, Green Day - Next album? 2006-, Green Day - Line-up, Green Day - Backing members, Green Day - Former members, Green Day - Other projects, Green Day - The Network, Green Day - American Idiot: The Motion Picture, Green Day - Charity events, Green Day - Discography, Green Day - Notes

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