Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Green Day , released on November 17, 2017.[ 4]
Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band Released November 17, 2017 Recorded May 1991 – October 2017 Genre Length 75 :58 Label Reprise Producer
God's Favorite Band features 20 of Green Day's previous hits, as well as 2 new songs: a new version of the Revolution Radio (2016) track "Ordinary World", featuring country singer Miranda Lambert , and a previously unreleased song entitled "Back in the USA". The album includes songs from all of Green Day's studio albums, with the exception of 39/Smooth (1990), ¡Dos! (2012), and ¡Tré! (2012). 10 of the tracks previously appeared on Green Day's 2001 greatest hits album International Superhits! . Although he had returned to his previous role as the band's touring guitarist, Jason White participated in the recording for "Back in the USA".
The album's title is a reference to a joke made by Stephen Colbert during the band's March 22, 2017, appearance on The Late Show , in which Colbert quipped that Green Day were "God's favorite band".[ 5] Colbert's joke was in itself a reference to a comment made by Green Day drummer Tré Cool on the band's 2005 DVD Bullet in a Bible , in which Cool remarked that the rain clouds over the venue had cleared because "God wants to watch his favorite band again."[ 6]
All songs were produced by Green Day and Rob Cavallo except: "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns", which were produced by Green Day and Butch Vig ; "2000 Light Years Away", which was produced by Green Day and Andy Ernst ; and "Minority", "Warning", "Bang Bang", "Still Breathing", "Ordinary World", and "Back in the USA", which were produced by Green Day.
All lyrics are written by Billie Joe Armstrong ; all music is composed by Green Day (Armstrong, Mike Dirnt , and Tré Cool ) except where noted
Title Album 1. "2000 Light Years Away" (music written by Green Day, Jesse Michaels , Pete Rypins and Dave "E.C." Henwood) Kerplunk! , 19912:25 2. "Longview " Dookie , 19943:56 3. "Welcome to Paradise " Dookie 3:45 4. "Basket Case " Dookie 3:02 5. "When I Come Around " Dookie 3:00 6. "She " Dookie 2:15 7. "Brain Stew " Insomniac , 19953:14 8. "Hitchin' a Ride " Nimrod , 19972:52 9. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) " Nimrod 2:35 10. "Minority " Warning , 20002:49 11. "Warning " Warning 3:43 12. "American Idiot " American Idiot , 20042:56 13. "Holiday " American Idiot 3:52 14. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams " American Idiot 4:22 15. "Wake Me Up When September Ends " American Idiot 4:45 16. "Know Your Enemy " 21st Century Breakdown , 20093:11 17. "21 Guns " 21st Century Breakdown 5:24 18. "Oh Love " ¡Uno! , 20125:04 19. "Bang Bang " Revolution Radio , 20163:27 20. "Still Breathing " (music written by Green Day, Richard Parkhouse, Adam Slack , Luke Spiller , George Tizzard and Joshua Wilkinson) Revolution Radio 3:45 21. "Ordinary World" (music written by Billie Joe Armstrong; new duet featuring Miranda Lambert ) original version released on Revolution Radio 3:01 22. "Back in the USA" Previously unreleased 2:36 Total length: 75:58
Green Day
Additional musicians
Petra Haden – violin on "Hitchin' a Ride"
Conan McCallum – violin "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Rob Cavallo – piano
Jason Freese – piano
Tom Kitt – string arrangement for "21 Guns"
David Campbell – string arrangement for "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Miranda Lambert - featured vocals on "Ordinary World"
Jason White – guitar on "Oh Love" and "Back in the USA"
Production
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