Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" (also called "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)" or more commonly "Time of Your Life") is a popular song by the American pop punk band Green Day. Green Day is an American rock trio Nimrod is the fifth album by the Punk rock band Green Day, released on October 14, 1997 on Reprise Records Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Rob Cavallo is a Record producer who has produced many Albums He is currently a senior VP at Reprise Records. Green Day is an American rock trio Green Day is an American rock trio " Hitchin' a Ride " is a song by Green Day, the first single released from their album Nimrod in 1997. " Redundant " is a single by Green Day and the fourth track from their album Nimrod. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Green Day is an American rock trio Although written by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong just after the release of their 1994 hit album Dookie, the song was not released until their third major-label album Nimrod in 1997 although a somewhat less polished version did appear as a B-side to the 1995 German import single for Brain Stew/Jaded. Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17 1972 in Oakland, California) is the lead vocalist, main Lyricist, Pianist and Dookie is the third studio album and the Major label debut by American Punk rock band Green Day. Nimrod is the fifth album by the Punk rock band Green Day, released on October 14, 1997 on Reprise Records " Brain Stew "/" Jaded " are the third and fourth singles from Green Day 's 1995 album Insomniac released in ^[1]

1 Background
2 Appeal
3 Track list
4 Music video
5 In pop culture
6 Trivia
7 Chart positions
8 References

Background

In comparison to previous Green Day material, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" features more mellow, contemplative lyrics with acoustic music. Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means Band member Mike Dirnt went on to state that the release of this song was probably the "most punk" thing they could have done. Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4 1972 in Berkeley California) is the bassist and backing vocalist for the American Punk rock The song is more commonly promoted on the radio as "Time of Your Life", and it became a Billboard Rock chart-topper and an international hit, and was the only song from Nimrod that was a crossover success when released in single form. ^[2]

The song began life as an entirely different version as a B-side to the Insomniac album. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Insomniac is the fourth Studio album from the Punk rock band Green Day. This alternate version featured strummed chords instead of the usual sound and lacked the orchestra strings found on the more well known version. This early version can be found on the "Brain Stew" single. " Brain Stew "/" Jaded " are the third and fourth singles from Green Day 's 1995 album Insomniac released in

Billie Joe Armstrong in an interview in Guitar Legends magazine, May 2005:

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"At the time I wrote Good Riddance, I was breaking up with a girl that was moving to Ecuador, and I was trying to be as understanding about it as I could. Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17 1972 in Oakland, California) is the lead vocalist, main Lyricist, Pianist and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. I wrote the song as kind of a bon voyage. I was trying not to be bitter, but I think it came out a little bit bitter anyway. . . I thought that calling the song "Time of Your Life" was just a little too level-headed for me, so I had to come up with something different"

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Appeal

Despite being a break-up song, it is frequently played at ceremonial social occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, funerals and graduations. A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. It is a continual favorite to be played as the last song at a high school prom. The song reached a massive audience in one night, when it was used during the special two part "Clip Show" of the extremely popular show Seinfeld in 1998. Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons The song played during a montage of clips from the show's history. It is also played at the US Air Force's Airman's Coin Ceremony in Basic Military Training.

Billie Joe plays an electric guitar version of the song as their traditional show-closer for live Green Day concerts, including their live performance on Bullet in a Bible. Bullet in a Bible is a live CD, DVD and UMD release by Green Day, which was issued on November 15 2005.

The song features on their greatest hits compilation International Superhits!, as well as on the prom music compilation Hey Are You Guys Going To Prom, Too?

Track list

CD 1:

Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) - 2:28
Suffocate - 2:47
You Lied - 2:25

CD 2:

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Desensitized
Rotting

EU CD:

Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) (Clean Album Remix) - 2:28
Desensitized (Non-LP Track) - 2:47
Rotting (Non-LP Track) - 2:50

Music video

The music video was directed by Mark Kohr, and features Billie Joe Armstrong playing an acoustic guitar in a bedroom interjected with scenes depicting various people undergoing major physical changes in their lives. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of International Superhits! is a Greatest hits album by Green Day. See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings Band members Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool make cameo appearances in the video as a person getting gas (Dirnt), and an injured bike rider (Cool). Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4 1972 in Berkeley California) is the bassist and backing vocalist for the American Punk rock Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III, December 9 1972, in Frankfurt, Germany) is the Drummer of the Punk rock A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Also when the video came out, both names of the songs were swapped and were known as "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)", this name was also used on the single cover.

In 1998 Green Day won their first MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video for "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" and they were also nominated for Viewer's Choice. ^[3]

The video can be found on their music video compilation DVD, International Supervideos!. International Supervideos! is a name of a DVD by Green Day, a companion to the International Superhits! greatest hits CD

In pop culture

In Season 4 of the television show ER, PA Jeanie Boulet - played by actress Gloria Reuben, sang this song as a farewell to a young boy (Scott Anspaugh, son of Dr. Anspaugh) who had died in her care. ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on Jeanie Boulet was a fictional Physician assistant from the television series ER. Gloria Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian actress of Film and Television, known for her role on ER The following are minor doctors in the Medical drama ER created by Michael Crichton.
The song was featured in the retirement ceremony held for hockey player Wendel Clark before the season opener between the hockey clubs the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens at the Air Canada Centre. Wendel L Clark (born October 25, 1966 in Kelvington, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian former professional Ice hockey player "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The The crowd proceeded to give Clark a 5 minute standing ovation as he walked out to the ice.
When Tony Stewart fulfilled his life's dream by winning the Brickyard 400, the song played in the background. Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971 in Columbus Indiana) is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur in NASCAR 's The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, introduced as the Brickyard 400 in 1994, is an annual 400-mile (644 km NASCAR Sprint Cup points race
The song was played at the end of the Seinfeld episode The Clip Show, Part 2 which along with Part 1 was the second to last episode of the series. Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons "The Clip Show" (also known as "The Chronicle" is an hour long two-part episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.
The song was played in Madison Square Garden after Wayne Gretzky played his final game. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Pittsburgh Penguins won the game in overtime while Gretzky was on the bench. The crowd gave a long standing ovation for Gretzky while he strode around on the ice - Good Riddance repeatedly playing in the background.
After Princess Diana died, many TV stations played this song while showing clips of her throughout her life.
The "best bits" of the British reality television programme Big Brother 2004 (UK) played on the finale night were set to the song. Big Brother 5 in 2004 was the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show shown on Channel 4
At the Boston Celtics' first home game at the TD Banknorth Garden on February 28, 2007 since former guard Dennis Johnson died six days previously, this song was played alongside the tribute video on the TitanTron for the late Celtics guard. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the TD Banknorth Garden is a sports Arena in Boston Massachusetts. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WikipediaPersondata --> Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18 1954 &ndash February 22 2007 nicknamed "DJ" was an American professional Basketball Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne A JumboTron is a Large-screen television technology developed by Sony, typically used in Sports stadiums and concert venues to show close up shots of the
At the final home game Mark Brunell played at ALLTEL Stadium, while a tribute video was playing on the scoreboard. Mark Allen Brunell (born September 17, 1970 in Santa Maria, California) is an American football Quarterback for the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium is a football Stadium located in downtown Jacksonville, Florida next to the St
In an episode of the CBS series How I Met Your Mother, when the cast was deciding what clichés not to include in their friends' wedding, one suggested to play clips of their time together with "Green Day's Time of Your Life" as background music. How I Met Your Mother is an American Situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19 2005
In a season 1 episode of 24, David Palmer's son Keith mentions, in passing, Green Day performing the song at a political rally from which he has just returned. 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action Drama Television series.
The song features on the Jim Cronin memorial DVD. James "Jim" Michael Cronin MBE ( 15 November 1951 &ndash 17 March 2007) was the founder in 1987 of Monkey World in Dorset
In Do Over the main character Joel passes the song off as his own original composition
The song was played after Richard Hill's last game for Saracens F.C. in 2008 at MK Dons stadium. Do Over is a television series created by Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener which was broadcast on The WB Television Network in 2002 The Saracens Rugby Football Club, also known as Saracens FC or usually just Saracens, are a professional Rugby union team based in Watford,
In the episode of Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law entitled "Guitar Control", Harvey makes reference to this song while defending El Kabong. Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law is a North American Animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that airs on Cartoon Quick Draw McGraw is the anthropomorphic cartoon horse starring in The Quick Draw McGraw Show, the third cartoon television production created by Hanna-Barbera following

Trivia

On the album version, at the beginning, Billie Joe Armstrong makes a mistake (the 3rd and 4th strings of the open G/D chord are played instead of the 2nd and 3rd), tries again, repeats the mistake, and in anger swears in a barely audible voice. This "mistake" was recorded on purpose and included in the song to provide comic relief, as it is considered one of their more serious songs. This is often copied by accident on renditions of this song, such as on YouTube. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees A metronome can also be heard faintly in the background. A metronome is any device that produces a regulated aural visual or tactile pulse to establish a steady Tempo in the performance of music

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1998	UK Singles Chart	No. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry 11
1998	Australia Singles Chart	No. The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. 2
1998	Brazil Singles Chart	No. 1
1998	Irish Singles Chart	No. The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association 30
1998	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	No. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock 7
1998	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	No. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 2

References

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