Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Green Day, released on November 17, 2017.[4]
Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band | ||||
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Released | November 17, 2017 | |||
Recorded | May 1991 – October 2017 | |||
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Length | 75:58 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Loudersound | [1] |
Dead Press | 7/10[3] |
God's Favorite Band features 20 of Green Day's previous hits, as well as 2 new songs: a new version of the Revolution Radio track "Ordinary World", featuring country singer Miranda Lambert, and a previously unreleased song entitled "Back in the USA". The album includes songs from all of Green Day's studio albums, with the exception of 39/Smooth, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!. 10 of the tracks previously appeared on Green Day's 2001 greatest hits album International Superhits!. Although he had returned to his previous role as the band's touring guitarist, Jason White participated in the recording for "Back in the USA".
The album's title is a reference to a joke made by Stephen Colbert during the band's March 22, 2017 appearance on The Late Show, in which Colbert quipped that Green Day were "God's favorite band".[5] Colbert's joke was in itself a reference to a comment made by Green Day drummer Tré Cool on the band's 2005 DVD Bullet in a Bible, in which Cool remarked that the rain clouds over the venue had cleared because "God wants to watch his favorite band again."[6]
All songs were produced by Green Day and Rob Cavallo except: "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns", which were produced by Green Day and Butch Vig; "2000 Light Years Away", which was produced by Green Day and Andy Ernst; and "Minority", "Warning", "Bang Bang", "Still Breathing", "Ordinary World", and "Back in the USA", which were produced by Green Day.
All lyrics are written by Billie Joe Armstrong; all music is composed by Green Day (Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool) except where noted
No. | Title | Album | Length |
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1. | "2000 Light Years Away" (music written by Green Day, Jesse Michaels, Pete Rypins and Dave "E.C." Henwood) | Kerplunk!, 1991 | 2:25 |
2. | "Longview" | Dookie, 1994 | 3:56 |
3. | "Welcome to Paradise" | Dookie | 3:45 |
4. | "Basket Case" | Dookie | 3:02 |
5. | "When I Come Around" | Dookie | 3:00 |
6. | "She" | Dookie | 2:15 |
7. | "Brain Stew" | Insomniac, 1995 | 3:14 |
8. | "Hitchin' a Ride" | Nimrod, 1997 | 2:52 |
9. | "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" | Nimrod | 2:35 |
10. | "Minority" | Warning, 2000 | 2:49 |
11. | "Warning" | Warning | 3:43 |
12. | "American Idiot" | American Idiot, 2004 | 2:56 |
13. | "Holiday" | American Idiot | 3:52 |
14. | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | American Idiot | 4:22 |
15. | "Wake Me Up When September Ends" | American Idiot | 4:45 |
16. | "Know Your Enemy" | 21st Century Breakdown, 2009 | 3:11 |
17. | "21 Guns" | 21st Century Breakdown | 5:24 |
18. | "Oh Love" | ¡Uno!, 2012 | 5:04 |
19. | "Bang Bang" | Revolution Radio, 2016 | 3:27 |
20. | "Still Breathing" (music written by Green Day, Richard Parkhouse, Adam Slack, Luke Spiller, George Tizzard and Joshua Wilkinson) | Revolution Radio | 3:45 |
21. | "Ordinary World" (music written by Billie Joe Armstrong; new duet featuring Miranda Lambert) | original version released on Revolution Radio | 3:01 |
22. | "Back in the USA" | Previously unreleased | 2:36 |
Total length: | 75:58 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[39] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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