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Bullet in a Bible is a live album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on April 11, 2007 through Reprise Records. It was directed by Samuel Bayer, who was director of all the videos from American Idiot.
Bullet in a Bible documents one of the two biggest shows that Green Day have performed in their career. They played to over 130,000 people at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in United Kingdom on June 18 and 19 respectively in 2007 supported by Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, and Simple Plan during their American Idiot world tour. Fifteen of the twenty songs performed at these shows were included on the disc; missing out Knowledge, She, Maria, Homecoming and We Are The Champions.
The album peaked at number 6 in the United Kingdom and debuted at number 8 in the United States.
Bullet in a Bible was released as a double-LP set on November 10, 2009, as part of the band's 2009 vinyl re-release campaign.
Track Listing
All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music composed by Green Day, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "American Idiot" | 4:32 | |
| 2. | "Jesus of Suburbia" I. "Jesus of Suburbia" II. "City of the Damned" III. "I Don't Care" IV. "Dearly Beloved" V. "Tales of Another Broken Home" |
9:23 | |
| 3. | "Holiday" | 4:12 | |
| 4. | "Are We the Waiting" | 2:49 | |
| 5. | "St. Jimmy" | 2:55 | |
| 6. | "Longview" | 4:44 | |
| 7. | "Hitchin' a Ride" | 4:03 | |
| 8. | "Brain Stew" | 3:02 | |
| 9. | "Basket Case" | 2:58 | |
| 10. | "King for a Day / Shout" ("Shout" written and originally performed by The Isley Brothers) | 8:47 | |
| 11. | "Wake Me Up When September Ends" | 5:03 | |
| 12. | "Minority" | 4:19 | |
| 13. | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | 4:44 | |
| 14. | "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" | 3:26 | |
| Total length: | 64:57 | ||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[6] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[7]
for the DVD |
3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[8] | Gold | 50,000^ |
|
^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Personnel
Green Day
- Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, harmonica
- Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
- Tré Cool – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
- Jason White – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jason Freese – keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, trombone, saxophone, accordion, backing vocals
- Ronnie Blake – trumpet, timpani, percussion, backing vocals
- Mike Pelino – rhythm guitar, backing vocals on St. Jimmy
Production
CD
- Rob Cavallo – producer
- Green Day – producers
- Doug McKean – engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Dmitar Krnjaic – assistant engineer
- Keith Armstrong – assistant engineer
- John Van Nest – editing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
DVD
- Samuel Bayer – director
- Tim Lynch – producer
- Pat Magnarella – executive producer
- Kim Dellara – executive producer
- Tim Royes – editor
- Chris Dugan – additional filming
Design
- Wade Brands - photography
- Chris Bilheimer – packaging, menu design
See Also
| v • eGreen Day videography | ||
|---|---|---|
| Films |
Bullet in a Bible • Awesome as Fuck • ¡Cuatro! The Making Of Uno! Dos! Tré! • Broadway Idiot • Heart Like a Hand Grenade • Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk | |
| Video Albums | ||
| Music Videos | Official | TBA |
| Lyric | TBA | |
| Video Games | ||
