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.
The Static Age
Green Day Lyrics
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Blasting out in stereo
Cater to the class and the paranoid
Music to my nervous system
Advertising love and religion
Murder on the airwaves
Slogans on the brink of corruption
Vision of blasphemy, war and peace
I can't see a thing in the video
I can't hear a sound on the radio
In stereo in the static age
Billboard on the rise in the dawn's landscape
Working your insanity
Tragic a'la madness and concrete
Coca-Cola execution
Conscience on a cross and
Your hearts in a vice
Squeezing out your state of mind
Are what you own that you cannot buy
What a fucking tragedy, strategy
Screaming at you.
I can't see a thing in the video
I can't hear a sound on the radio
In stereo in the static age
I can't see a thing in the video
I can't hear a sound on the radio
In stereo in the static age
Hey hey, it's the static age
This is how the west was won
Hey hey, it's the static age millennium
All I want to know
Is a god-damned thing
Not what's in the medicine
All I want to do is
I want to breathe
Batteries are not included
What's the latest way that a man can die
Screaming hallelujah?
Singing out "the dawn's early light"
The silence of the rotten, forgotten
Screaming at you.
I can't see a thing in the video
I can't hear a sound on the radio
In stereo in the static age
I can't see a thing in the video
I can't hear a sound on the radio
In stereo in the static age
I can't see a thing in the video
I can't hear a sound on the radio
In stereo in the static age
I can't see a thing in the video
I can't hear a sound on the radio
In stereo in the static age
The static age
In Green Day's song The Static Age, the band criticizes the way America values money, advertising, and capitalism over all other things. The lyrics are filled with references to consumerism and advertising, with lines like "Coca-Cola execution" and "Working your insanity." The song speaks to the concept of "the static age" - where people are bombarded with so much media and advertising that they become numb to it all.
The first verse sets the tone for the song, with the sound of "static noise" blasting out in stereo. The "paranoid" are catered to, with advertisers using music to manipulate their "nervous system." Love and religion are used to sell products, and there's murder and corruption on the airwaves. The second verse talks about the rise of billboards and the use of mass media to push people to the brink of madness. The third verse is a call for something more meaningful, with the singer expressing a desire to understand the world around them, rather than being fed empty slogans.
Overall, The Static Age is a commentary on the way modern society is consumed by advertising, consumerism, and technology, which prevents people from understanding the world around them.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you hear the sound of the static noise?
Do you hear the meaningless nonsense coming from the media?
Blasting out in stereo
The same redundant content is spread everywhere.
Cater to the class and the paranoid
The media feeds into people's fears and insecurities.
Music to my nervous system
All this constant noise is stressing me out.
Advertising love and religion
They sell us the idea of affection and faith.
Murder on the airwaves
Reports of violence and death are always present in the news.
Slogans on the brink of corruption
The propaganda is almost lying to us.
Vision of blasphemy, war, and peace
We are shown opposite ideas without any context.
Screaming at you
It's all too loud, too much.
I can't see a thing in the video
The visual content has no meaning or value.
I can't hear a sound on the radio
The same empty words and sounds repeat themselves.
In stereo in the static age
Everything is the same, nothing has changed.
Billboard on the rise in the dawn's landscape
Advertisements dominate cities and streets.
Working your insanity
It's driving us insane, but we are still caught up in it.
Tragic a'la madness and concrete
Human tragedy and concrete are present in every corner.
Coca-Cola execution
Everything in the world is commodified, including death.
Conscience on a cross and
People are judged for real or perceived moral shortcomings.
Your hearts in a vice
Our emotions and values are controlled by societal pressure.
Squeezing out your state of mind
Our mental health is deteriorating under these conditions.
Are what you own that you cannot buy
You cannot buy love or happiness.
What a fucking tragedy, strategy
It is a tragic strategy to exploit people's emotions.
Hey hey, it's the static age
This is the time where everything is monotone and empty.
This is how the west was won
Western culture was built on greed and exploitation.
Hey hey, it's the static age millennium
Nothing has really changed, and we're still stuck in the same cycle.
All I want to know
I just want to know the truth.
Is a god-damned thing
But it seems like there's no real information to find.
Not what's in the medicine
I'm not interested in any superficial fixes.
All I want to do is
I just want to breathe and feel alive.
I want to breathe
I want to be free from the societal pressure.
Batteries are not included
Consumerism and commercialism are not the key to happiness.
What's the latest way that a man can die
We are always searching for the latest and greatest tragedy.
Screaming hallelujah?
Why do we look to death with joy?
Singing out "the dawn's early light"
We sing songs of freedom while we are still enslaved.
The silence of the rotten, forgotten
We ignore issues that are not directly affecting us.
Screaming at you
It's all just too loud and too much to bear.
Lyrics © 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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