Nimrod.
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| Studio album by Green Day | ||
| Released | October 14, 1997 | |
| Recorded | May 1997 - July 1997 | |
| Genre | Punk rock, Pop punk, Alternative rock | |
| Length | 49:09 | |
| Label | Reprise Records | |
| Producer(s) | Green Day, Rob Cavallo | |
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| Green Day chronology | ||
| Insomniac (1995) |
nimrod. (1997) |
Warning: (2000) |
nimrod. is the fifth album by the punk rock band Green Day. It was released on October 14, 1997 on Reprise Records. It entered the Billboard U.S. charts at a respectable #10, and benefited greatly from the acoustic hit "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," helping the album reach double platinum status. Though the album still didn't revive Green Day's sales to the level of Dookie, it did achieve critical respect and positive reaction from the hardcore fanbase. nimrod. has sold 2 million units in the United States and 5 million worldwide as of August 2006.This cd contains HDCD system.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music).
- "Nice Guys Finish Last" – 2:49
- "Hitchin' a Ride" – 2:52
- "The Grouch" – 2:12
- "Redundant" – 3:18
- "Scattered" – 3:03
- "All the Time" – 2:11
- "Worry Rock" – 2:27
- "Platypus (I Hate You)" – 2:22
- "Uptight" – 3:04
- "Last Ride In" – 3:48
- "Jinx" – 2:13
- "Haushinka" – 3:25
- "Walking Alone" – 2:45
- "Reject" – 2:06
- "Take Back" – 1:09
- "King for a Day" – 3:14
- "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" – 2:35
- "Prosthetic Head" – 3:38
There is no discernible instrument break between tracks 11 and 12, as the tracks are beatmatching in a sense (combined time of 5:38).
[edit] Non-album tracks
Songs recorded for the album and released as non-album B-sides include:
- "Suffocate"
- "Desensitized"
- "Rotting"
- "Sick of Me"
- "Espionage" - featured in the movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- "The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink" – appeared on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation Short Music for Short People
All of the songs, with the exception of "The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink", were released on the B-side compilation album Shenanigans.
[edit] Singles
- Hitchin' a Ride (1997)
- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (1997)
- Redundant (1998)
- Nice Guys Finish Last (1999)
[edit] Australian bonus tracks
- "Suffocate"
- "Do Da Da"
- "Desensitized"
- "You Lied"
[edit] Japanese bonus tracks
[edit] Personnel
- Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, harmonica, lead vocals
- Mike Dirnt – bass, baseball bat, backing and main vocals
- Tré Cool – drums, bongos, tambourine, backing vocals
- Stephen Bradley – horn
- David Campbell – horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Rob Cavallo – production
- Petra Haden – violin
- Gabrial McNair – horn
[edit] Sample
- "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Sample of "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by Green Day
- Problems listening to the file? See media help.
