Though the albums Insomniac (1995), Nimrod (1997) and Warning (2000) did not match the success of Dookie, they were still successful, with the first two reaching double platinum status, while the last achieved gold. Green Day's seventh album, a rock opera called American Idiot (2004), found popularity with a younger generation, selling six million copies in the U.S. Their next album, 21st Century Breakdown, was released in 2009 and achieved the band's best chart performance. It was followed by a trilogy of albums, ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!, released in September, November, and December 2012, respectively. The trilogy did not perform as well as expected commercially, in comparison to their previous albums, largely due to a lack of promotion and Armstrong entering rehab. Their twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio, was released in October 2016 and became their third to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The band's thirteenth studio album, Father of All Motherfuckers, was released on February 7, 2020, and was their final album released by Reprise. On October 24, 2023, the band announced that their fourteenth studio album, 'Saviors', will come out January 19, 2024.
In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway. The musical was nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design, winning the latter two. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, their first year of eligibility. Members of the band have collaborated on the side projects Pinhead Gunpowder, The Network, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Longshot and The Coverups. They have also worked on solo careers.
Green Day has sold roughly 90 million records worldwide, them one of the world's best-selling artists. The group has been nominated for 20 Grammy awards and has won five of them with Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording.
All by Myself
Green Day Lyrics
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No one was looking, I was thinking of you
Oh yeah, did I mention I was all by myself
All by myself
All by myself
All by myself
I went to your house, but no one was there
I was all by myself
You and me had
Such wonderful times
When I'm all by myself
All by myself
The first part of the lyrics to Green Day's song F.O.D./All by Myself expresses the feeling of loneliness that the singer experiences. He says that he was alone, and that no one was looking at him, as he was lost in thought about someone he misses. The repetition of the phrase "All by myself" emphasizes further the isolation the singer is feeling. In the second part of the lyrics, the singer remembers happy times spent with the person he's thinking of, before returning to the phrase "All by myself" one last time.
The song F.O.D. was released as part of Green Day's third album "Dookie" in 1994 as a hidden track. The song is a short acoustic piece that leads in from the previous track, "All By Myself", which is a joke track featuring drummer Tré Cool performing a CB radio chat about the virtues of masturbation. F.O.D stands for "Fuck Off and Die".
Line by Line Meaning
I was alone, I was all by myself
I felt lonely and isolated.
No one was looking, I was thinking of you
I was lost in thought about you when nobody was around.
Oh yeah, did I mention I was all by myself
I can't stress enough how lonely I was feeling.
All by myself
I don't have anyone to keep me company.
All by myself
I'm on my own.
All by myself
I'm feeling very isolated.
I went to your house, but no one was there
I went to your place hoping to find you, but you weren't there.
I went in your room
I went inside your room without your permission.
You and me had such wonderful times
We shared some great moments together in the past.
When I'm all by myself
I keep thinking about those memories when I'm alone.
All by myself
Once again, I'm feeling very lonely.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank E., Iii Wright, Frank Edwin Wright Iii, Michael Pritchard, Mike Dirnt, Mike Ryan Pritchard, Tre Cool
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Giorgia Simeoni
This song is wonderful, one of Green Day's best ever 🤟🤟🤟
SlashMan.EXE
Back in my day, we had to forget the CD player was still on to hear this gem
WVUer21
Tape deck.
CJanaro
I remember accidentally finding it, also the first song I memorized… in the 5th grade 😂
WVUer21
@CJanaro Fifth or sixth grade sounds about about right. Now, get off my lawn.
Doofunny
Cassette player.
Novocaine
@DoofunnyWax Cylinder Phonograph
Nthuziast
best green day song
Fastandsteady
The best part is easily where he breaks laughing at around 1:13 xD
Fyre Yak
This defined many genres, I'm sure