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Don't wanna be an American idiot
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Don't want a nation under the new mania
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Hey can you hear the sound of hysteria?
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The subliminal mind-f*ck America
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Welcome to a new kind of tension
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All across the alien nation
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Where everything isn't meant to be okay
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Television dreams of tomorrow
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We're not the ones who're meant to follow
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For that's enough to argue
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Well maybe I'm the faggot America
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I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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Now everybody do the propaganda
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And sing along to the age of paranoia
+
Welcome to a new kind of tension
+
All across the alien nation
+
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
+
Television dreams of tomorrow
+
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
+
For that's enough to argue
+
Don't wanna be an American idiot
+
One nation controlled by the media
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Information Age of hysteria
+
It's calling out to idiot America
+
Welcome to a new kind of tension
+
All across the alien nation
+
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
+
Television dreams of tomorrow
+
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
+
For that's enough to argue
+
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Don't wanna be an American idiot
+
Don't want a nation under the new mania
+
Hey can you hear the sound of hysteria?
+
The subliminal mind-f*ck America
+
Welcome to a new kind of tension
+
All across the alien nation
+
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
+
Television dreams of tomorrow
+
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
+
For that's enough to argue
+
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
+
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
+
Now everybody do the propaganda
+
And sing along to the age of paranoia
+
Welcome to a new kind of tension
+
All across the alien nation
+
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
+
Television dreams of tomorrow
+
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
+
For that's enough to argue
+
Don't wanna be an American idiot
+
One nation controlled by the media
+
Information Age of hysteria
+
It's calling out to idiot America
+
Welcome to a new kind of tension
+
All across the alien nation
+
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
+
Television dreams of tomorrow
+
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
+
For that's enough to argue
+
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Writer: Michael Ryan Pritchard, Frank Edwin III Wright, Billie Joe Armstrong
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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American Idiot

"American Idiot" is a protest song 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.

One of the two explicitly political songs on the album (the other being fellow single Holiday), "American Idiot" says that mass media has orchestrated paranoia and idiocy among the public. Citing cable news coverage of the Iraq War, Billie Joe Armstrong recalled, "They had all these Geraldo-like journalists in the tanks with the soldiers, getting the play-by-play." He felt with that, American news crossed the line from journalism to reality television, showcasing violent footage intercut with advertisements. Armstrong went on to write the song after hearing the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "That's How I Like It" on his car radio. "It was like, 'I'm proud to be a redneck' and I was like, 'oh my God, why would you be proud of something like that?' This is exactly what I'm against."

Songwriter Mike Dirnt felt many people would be insulted by the track until they realized that, rather than it being a finger-pointing song of anger, it could be viewed as a "call for individuality". The song emphasizes strong language, juxtaposing the words "faggot" and "America", to create what he imagined would be a voice for the disenfranchised.

In a 2004 interview with Q Magazine, the three members of Green Day discussed the idea of flag desecration in relation to their song, with Armstrong and Dirnt being the most supportive: "It means nothing to me. Let's burn the fucking thing."

Released in 2004, the single peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Green Day's first Billboard Hot 100 chart entry. The appearance of "American Idiot" on the US singles charts occurred just prior to Billboard's inclusion of Internet download purchases into their Billboard Hot 100 chart data, which would have made a significant difference in the song's peak had it benefited from the new chart tabulation system.

"American Idiot" became Green Day's first top-five single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 3, and it debuted at number 1 in Canada, their only #1 single there. In Australia, the song reached number 7 was ranked number 22 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. Green Day performed the song at the 2005 Grammy Awards. "American Idiot" has sold 1,371,000 copies as of July 2010.
-Wikipedia
Performed by: Green Day
From Album: American Idiot
Genre(s): Alternative, Punk rock, pop-punk, alternative rock
Length: 2:54
Written by: Michael Ryan Pritchard, Frank Edwin III Wright, Billie Joe Armstrong
Produced by: Rob Cavallo, Green Day
Released: September 21st, 2004
Year: 2004
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