2004Released
2:56

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Interesting facts and trivia about American Idiot. By Songfacts®.

The title refers to the state of the United States at that point in time. It speaks of a nation controlled by the new, biased media, and how the singer is not part of a "Redneck Agenda" discontent with how things are going. It was released during the 2004 presidential campaign, where George W. Bush was re-elected.

Green Day performed this at the 2005 Grammy awards, where the album won for Best Rock Album. It was also nominated for Album of the Year, but lost to Ray Charles' posthumously released album, Genius Loves Company. The title track was nominated for Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Rock Song, and Best Music Video Short Form, but didn't take home any of the prizes.

Weird Al Yankovic parodied this song as "Canadian Idiot" on his 2006 album, Straight Outta Lynwood.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of American Idiot.
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
186BPM

Album

The album American Idiot is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released American Idiot.
Reprise
© 2004 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
℗ 2004 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.

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