As per an official press release announcing the news, it’s been two decades since Green Day “forever changed punk rock and popular culture with their conceptual magnum opus, American Idiot.” So, to celebrate the record’s 20th birthday, the trio present the definitive American Idiot 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.
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Set to arrive on October 25, the massive Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Sets will be available in 8-LP Vinyl and 4-CD configurations, with each box set also containing two Blu-ray discs.
Also available, will be a limited edition color vinyl of the original 2-LP album, plus an audiophile "One-Step" release of American Idiot. The first three tracks – which include an unreleased demo of “Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Demo),” the fan favorite B-side “Favorite Son,” and “Minority (Live from Irving Plaza),” which are also available on all streaming platforms now.
Both limited-edition Super Deluxe Box Sets feature the original album, plus a ton of extras, including 15 unreleased American Idiot demos, a rapturous 15-track 2004 concert recorded at Irving Plaza in New York City, 9 previously unreleased live recordings (including a cover of Queen’s “We Are The Champions”), and 14 songs previously available only as B-Sides and bonus tracks.
As for those two Blu-Rays mentioned earlier, on those you’ll find the film Heart Like A Hand Grenade, BBC: Top of the Pops “Mini Gig” and Later with Jools Holland, and finally the brand new, 110-minute documentary, 20 Years of American Idiot. Plus, new liner notes penned by Rob Cavallo and Rolling Stone’s David Fricke complete the package.
For the Vinyl Box Set, each LP has been pressed on its own unique color vinyl. The collection also includes a 36-page book, a large Green Day flag, and the iconic American Idiot red tie. And if you purchase via D2C, you will also receive an additional poster. Meanwhile, the CD Box Set comes with a 48-page book, enamel pin set, sticker sheet, and cloth patch.
Following its release on September 21, 2004, the album claimed the #1 spot on the Billboard 200, the award for Best Rock Album at the 2005 GRAMMYs, and it even inspired a Broadway musical of the same name, which has itself been awarded with two Tonys and a GRAMMY.
As “the revolutionary implications of this punk rock opera masterpiece continue to reverberate from one generation to the next,” the influence of American Idiot “shows no signs of diminishing. If anything, it’s only growing.”
Take a look at a the Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Sets breakdown below.
GREEN DAY - AMERICAN IDIOT
CD 1 / LP 1 & 2 (original album)
American IdiotJesus of SuburbiaJesus of SuburbiaCity of the DamnedI Don't CareDearly BelovedTales of Another Broken HomeHolidayBoulevard of Broken DreamsAre We the WaitingSt. JimmyGive Me NovacaineShe's A RebelExtraordinary GirlLetterbombWake Me Up When September EndsHomecomingThe Death of St. JimmyEast 12th St.Nobody Likes YouRock and Roll GirlfriendWe're Coming Home AgainWhatsername
CD 2 / LP 3 & 4 (B-Sides & Bonus Tracks – previously released)
American Idiot (Live)Jesus of Suburbia (Live)Jesus of SuburbiaCity of the DamnedI Don't CareDearly BelovedTales of Another Broken HomeHoliday (Live)Are We the Waiting (Live)St. Jimmy (Live)Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live)Favorite SonShoplifterGovernatorToo Much Too SoonAre the Waiting (VH1-Storytellers) St. Jimmy (VH1-Storytellers) Give Me Novacaine (VH1-Storytellers) Homecoming (VH1-Storytellers)
CD 3 / LP 5 & 6 (Demos)
American Idiot American Idiot (Alt. Version)Jesus of SuburbiaHoliday/Blvd. Of Broken DreamsAre We We Are/St. Jimmy OperaNovacaineShe's A RebelRadio BaghdadCluster BombWake Me Up When September EndsHomecoming (Nobody Likes You)Everyone's Breaking DownJust Another YearLowlifeWhat's Her Name
CD 4 / LP 7 & 8 (Live Irving Plaza, NYC, Sept 21 ’04)
American Idiot (Live)Jesus of Suburbia (Live)Holiday (Live)Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live)Are We the Waiting (Live)St. Jimmy (Live)Give Me Novacaine (Live)She’s A Rebel (Live)Extraordinary Girl (Live)Letterbomb (Live)Wake Me Up When September Ends (Live)Homecoming (Live)Whatsername (Live)Minority (Live)We Are The Champions (Live)
Blu-Ray 1
Heart Like A Hand Grenade
Blu-Ray 2
20 Years of American Idiot (New Documentary)
BBC Live
St. Jimmy (Live)Give Me Novacaine (Live)She’s A Rebel (Live)Welcome To Paradise (Live)Wake Me Up When September Ends (Live)Jesus of Suburbia (Live)American Idiot (Live in Studio)Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live in Studio)