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"American Idiot" is a protest song [2] by the American rock band Green Day. The first single released from the album American Idiot, the song received positive reviews by critics and was nominated for four 2005 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Song, and Best Music Video.
"Why Couldn't It Be Christmas Every Day?" was recorded in 2006. It was written by Jay Landers and Walter Afanasieff and produced by the latter. The original song was released as a second single from Bianca Ryan and the lead single from her Christmas Everyday! EP. [a] The song was a hit in the Netherlands, peaking at number 1 on its Top 20 chart.
The show features all of the songs from the album American Idiot, including B-sides, as well as songs from Green Day's follow-up album, 21st Century Breakdown. [135] Armstrong appeared in the Broadway production as St. Jimmy multiple times. [136] [137] With his return in 2011, the show grossed over $1 million. [138]
Green Day altered the lyrics of 'American Idiot' during a New Year's Eve performance to include a call-out of former President Donald Trump's political agenda.
The quintessential Christmas crush song, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally hit No. 1 in 2019—25 years after its initial release! 2. Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song"
A few weeks before Green Day released “Saviors,” they performed the song “American Idiot” on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” swapping what was once a contentious line ...
"Holiday" has been included on the set lists of numerous Green Day concert tours, some of which played American Idiot in its entirety to promote the album. [13] [14] The song was included on the set list for the Revolution Radio Tour in 2016, where the songs lyrics were adjusted to protest against Donald Trump's presidential campaign. [15]
[1] [2] The song was released on November 15, 1966 as an RCA Victor 45 single, 47-8950, backed with "How Would You Like To Be" from the movie It Happened at the World's Fair. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The song was included on the 1970 RCA Camden reissue of Elvis' Christmas Album collection, which was re-released by Pickwick Records in 1975 and by RCA in 1985.