21st Century Breakdown

21st Century Breakdown is the eighth studio album by the punk rock band Green Day. It is the band's second rock opera, following American Idiot, and its first record to be produced by Butch Vig. The band started work on the record in January 2006. 45 songs were written by vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong by October 2007, but the band members did not start studio work with the producer, Butch Vig until January 2008. The writing and recording process was three years long. The band used four recording studios and was finished in April 2009.

21st Century Breakdown
Studio album by Green Day
Released	May 15, 2009 (2009-05-15)
Recorded	January 2008 – April 2009
Studio	Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood; Studio 880, Oakland, California; Jel Studios, Newport Beach, California; Costa Mesa Studios, Costa Mesa, California
Genre	Pop punk[1] alternative rock[2] punk rock[3] power pop[4]
Length	69:16
Label	Reprise
Producer	Butch Vig Green Day
Green Day chronology
Bullet in a Bible (2005) 21st Century Breakdown (2009) Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo (2009)
Singles from 21st Century Breakdown
"Know Your Enemy" Released: April 16, 2009 "21 Guns" Released: May 25, 2009 "East Jesus Nowhere" Released: October 19, 2009 "21st Century Breakdown" Released: December 21, 2009 "Last of the American Girls" Released: March 22, 2010

Songs on the album

1. "Song of the Century"
2. "21st Century Breakdown"
3. "Know Your Enemy"
4. "Viva la Gloria!"
5. "Before The Lobotomy"
6. "Christian's Inferno"
7. "Last Night on Earth"
8. "East Jesus Nowhere"
9. "Peacemaker"
10. "Last of the American Girls"
11. "Murder City"
12. "Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)"
13. "Restless Heart Syndrome"
14. "Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
15. "The Static Age"
16. "21 Guns"
17. "American Eulogy"
18. "See the Light"

Special Edition

1. "Hearts Collide"
2. "Lights Out"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B[6]
Kerrang!	[7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
NME	(8/10)[9]
The Observer	[10]
Pitchfork Media	(4.8/10)[11]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Slant Magazine	[12]
Spin Magazine	.[13]

References

1. Robbins, Charles (May 15, 2009). "Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown". Slant. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
2. Harvell, Jess (May 22, 2009). "Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
3. Sheffield, Rob (2009-04-27). "21st Century Breakdown : Green Day : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
4. "Green Day: '21st Century Breakdown'". Digital Spy. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "21st Century Breakdown > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
6. Greenblatt, Leah (2009-05-05). "21st Century Breakdown - Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
7. Winwood, Ian (2009-05-13). "The Band That Took Over the World, Twice, Get Ready To Take It Over Again". Kerrang!: 52.
8. Powers, Ann (2009-05-15). "'21st Century Breakdown' by Green Day". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
9. Beaumont, Mark (2009-05-15). "Green Day - Album review: Green Day". NME. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
10. Silver, Dan (2009-04-19). "Rock review: Green Day, 21st Century Breakdown". The Observer. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
11. Harvell, Jess (2009-05-22). "Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
12. Robbins, Charles (2009-05-15). "Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown". Slant. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
13. Kandell, Steve (2009-04-30). "Green Day, '21st Century Breakdown'". Spin. Retrieved 2009-05-17.