![]() ![]() Dirnt said that it came about from natural rehearsing between the trio. Armstrong said it took "a long time" to write the song. "Jesus of Suburbia" was the second multi-part song the group formed. It is written from the perspective of a lower-middle-class suburban American teen, raised on a diet of "soda pop and Ritalin." Jesus hates his town and those close to him, so he leaves for The City. "After you write a song like that, it was like, 'I can't turn back now.' You can't all of a sudden say, 'I want to write a normal record."īillie Joe Armstrong, Billboard, 2004 Īmerican Idiot is a concept album that describes the story of a central character named Jesus of Suburbia, an anti-hero created by Billie Joe Armstrong. The song has been described as a punk rock version of " Bohemian Rhapsody." Background Despite its commercial success, the song is the only hit single from the American Idiot album not to be included on the band's greatest hits album God's Favorite Band. The single has sold 205,000 copies as of July 2010. At most live shows on the first leg of the group's 21st Century Breakdown World Tour, the band would pick a member from the audience to play guitar for the song. The long version was still played on many album rock and alternative rock radio stations. ![]() The studio version of the song was considered to be unfriendly for radio, so it was cut down to 6½ minutes for the radio edit. With the song running for 9 minutes and 8 seconds, it is Green Day's second longest song (with the band's longest song being fellow American Idiot song "Homecoming", which runs for 9 minutes and 18 seconds) and the group's longest song to be released as a single. It was released as the fifth and final single from the group's seventh studio album, American Idiot, and the second song on the album. ![]() " Jesus of Suburbia" is a song by American rock band Green Day. "Jesus of Suburbia (Radio Edit) on YouTube "Jesus of Suburbia (Short Version)" on YouTube ![]()
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