Music Existence Because of Music, We Exist
Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – have returned with a fiery call to action on “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” the first single and opening track from the group’s 14th studio album Saviors, releasing January 19th, 2024 via Reprise/Warner Records.
As one of the most influential punk rock bands of all time, Green Day have influenced multiple generations with their signature, brash rock sound and cutting lyricism, often criticizing modern culture and politics. On their latest single, the group are reinvigorated and imparting their punk spirit with commentary on war, capitalism and societal downfall.
The band recently debuted “The American Dream Is Killing Me” and “Look Ma, No Brains!” off the new album live last weekend during their Las Vegas, NV takeover, consisting of a sold-out surprise show at the 800-capacity Fremont and back-to-back headlining performances at When We Were Young Festival.
“The American Dream Is Killing Me” was one of the last tracks written and recorded by Green Day for Saviors. “As soon we cut it, we said, `Okay, that’s going first,’” says Billie Joe Armstrong who describes the new song as “a look at the way the traditional American Dream doesn’t work for a lot of people — in fact, it’s hurting a lot of people.”
Recorded in London and Los Angeles, Saviors is the latest powerful collaboration between Green Day and Grammy-winning producer Rob Cavallo, whose notable previous work with Green Day includes two of the band’s most iconic albums, 1994’s Dookie (now reaching 10x Platinum Diamond status) and 2004’s American Idiot. The record comes just ahead of Dookie’s 30th anniversary – celebrations have already begun with the release of a deluxe edition of the album and a surprise show in Las Vegas where the band performed Dookie from front to back to a sold-out crowd of superfans.
Alongside the track the band has unveiled a film noir inspired black and white music video featuring Green Day in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.
Through their power pop, punk, rock, and indie triumphs, they ponder disease, war, inequality, influencers, yoga retreats, alt right, dating apps, masks, mental health, climate change, oligarchs, social media division, free weed, fentanyl, fragility, the list goes on. Saviors is an invitation into Green Day’s brain, their collective spirit as a band, and an understanding of friendship, culture and legacy of the last 30 plus years.
“The American Dream Is Killing Me” is available to stream now. You can pre-order Green Day’s 14th studio album, Saviors, here.
Green Day Online: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter (X) | TikTok | Spotify | Apple Music
