¡Dos! is Green Day's tenth studio album and the second of three albums in a special trilogy called ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!
¡Dos! was released on November 9 in Australia, November 12 in the United Kingdom, and November 13, 2012 in the United States by Reprise Records. Unlike ¡Uno!, which had tracks recorded as early as 2010, it was recorded from February to June 2012 at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California.
Background
During the production of ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!, Dos was approached with a more garage rock approach than the other two albums. The song "Fuck Time" was a song originally on Green Day's side project, Foxboro Hot Tubs before having a placement on the album. Dos also includes Green Day's only feature on the entire trilogy, "Lady Cobra" who is subject to a song of the same name, and co-wrote the following song Nightlife. The album cover is a black and white cutout of Mike Dirnt, with pink X's on a orange background, which has "Green Day" in teal and the album title in white. The back cover depicts Lady Cobra with pink X's on the same orange background with the track list split into two sections: "Side Tres" for the first 7 tracks and "Side Cuatro" for the other 6.
Reception
The record would go on to only sell 69,000 copies in its first week in the U.S, becoming the first record to not break 100,000 sales in its first week being signed to Reprise Records. It also became the second record in a row by the band to not be certified by the RIAA, a trend which would unfortunately continue from here on out. From critics, the album would receive generally favorable reviews but also received heavy criticism, mainly towards its poor writing and sound production. Coming down to the track list, Nightlife is the most criticized song on the album from both critics and fans alike.
Track Listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "See You Tonight" | 1:06 |
| 2. | "Fuck Time" | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Stop When the Red Lights Flash" | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Lazy Bones" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Wild One" | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Makeout Party" | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Stray Heart" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Ashley" | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Baby Eyes" | 2:22 |
| 10. | "Lady Cobra" | 2:05 |
| 11. | "Nightlife" | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Wow! That's Loud" | 4:27 |
| 13. | "Amy" | 3:25 |
| Total Runtime: | 39:21 | |
Singles
| File:Green Day - Stray Heart |
| "Stray Heart" - October 15, 2012 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 3 |
| Australian Albums Chart | 10 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 11 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 26 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 12 |
| Croatian Albums Chart | 3 |
| Czech Republic Albums Chart | 8 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 20 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 13 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 18 |
| French Albums Chart | 24 |
| Germany Albums Chart | 4 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 3 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 11 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 4 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 8 |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 16 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 5 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 6 |
| Polish Albums Chart | 41 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 27 |
| Scottish Albums Chart | 8 |
| South Korean Albums Chart | 3 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 16 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 10 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 8 |
| Taiwanese Albums Chart | 9 |
| UK Albums Chart | 10 |
| UK Rock Albums Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 9 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums | 3 |
| US Billboard Alternative Albums | 3 |
| US Billboard Digital Albums | 9 |
| US Billboard Tastemaker Albums | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 39 |
| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 175 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 46 |
Personnel
Green Day
- Billie Joe Armstrong - vocals, guitar
- Mike Dirnt - bass, vocals, album cover
- Tré Cool – drums, percussion
- Jason White – guitar
Additional Personnel
- Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
- Chris Bilheimer – art direction, design
- Lee Bothwick – engineer
- Andrew "Hans" Buscher – guitar technician
- Eden Galindo – bass technician
- Kenny Butler – drum technician
- Rob Cavallo – producer
- Chris Dugan – engineer
- Mike Fasano – drum technician
- Green Day – composer, primary artist, producer
- Cheryl Jenets – production manager
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
- Brad Kobylczak – second engineer
- Lady Cobra – vocals on "Nightlife", composer, back cover photo
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Jaime Neely – production assistant
- Michelle Rogel – production assistant
- Andrew Schubert – mixing assistant
- Felisha Tolentino – band photo
- Brad Townsend – mixing assistant