¡Uno! is Green Day's ninth studio album and the first of three albums in a special trilogy called ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!
¡Uno! was released on September 21, 2012 by Reprise Records and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 139,000 copies. However, most of the songs leaked on the internet before the release of the album. Some songs off ¡Uno! and the rest of the trilogy were played live at secret shows during 2010-2011. It was recorded from February to June 2012 at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California.
Background
Back cover of ¡Uno!
After the success of 21st Century Breakdown, the band returned to their roots after 4 albums to record material which would end up becoming the trilogy. As far back as 2010 however, some of these songs would be played live at secret shows, including possible songs that never made it to the official albums. Billie Joe Armstrong announced in February of 2012 that new material was on the way, initially made for a double album, turned into the special trilogy. The album cover is a black and white cutout of Billie Joe, with pink X's on a green background, which has "Green Day" in pink and the album title in white. The back cover depicts an unknown black and white cutout of a person with the track list split into two sections: "Side Uno" for the first 6 tracks and "Side Dos" for the back half tracks.
Reception
The album would go on to sell 139,000 copies in its first week in the U.S, selling 256,000 after the first 3 months. In the UK, the record would go on to sell over 42,500 copies in its first week. It is the first Green Day record to not be certified by the RIAA since signing to Reprise Records. From critics, the album received generally favorable reviews with a range of both positive to mixed reviews. Due to being the album being a huge direction change from the past opera styled albums, its production faced criticism for sounding too commercial and having little to no memorable moments from it.
Track Listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Nuclear Family" | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Stay the Night" | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Carpe Diem" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Let Yourself Go" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Kill the DJ" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Fell for You" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Loss of Control" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Troublemaker" | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Angel Blue" | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Sweet 16" | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Rusty James" | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Oh Love" | 5:03 |
| Total Runtime: | 41:44 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Stay the Night" (music video) | 4:38 |
| 14. | "Let Yourself Go" (Live video, Red 7 Austin, TX) | 3:44 |
| 15. | "Kill the DJ" (music video) | 3:43 |
| 16. | "Oh Love" (music video) | 5:12 |
| Total Runtime: | 59:01 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Let Yourself Go" (Live) | 3:20 |
| Total Runtime: | 45:04 | |
Singles
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| "Oh Love" - July 16, 2012 | "Kill the DJ" - August 14, 2012 |
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| "Let Yourself Go" - September 5, 2012 | "Nuclear Family" - September 11, 2012 (promo) |
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"Fell For You" (Otis Mix) - August 4, 2017 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Argentinean Albums (CAPIF) | 3 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 1 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 3 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 6 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 5 |
| Brazilian Albums (ABPD) | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 3 |
| Czech Republican Albums (IFPI) | 7 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 8 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 8 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 12 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 4 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 3 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) | 1 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 3 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 1 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) | 1 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 3 |
| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 2 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 3 |
| Peruvian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 12 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 13 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 3 |
| South Korean Albums (Goan) | 2 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 4 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 3 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 4 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 48 |
| French Albums Chart | 172 |
| German Albums Chart | 61 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 16 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 82 |
| South Korean International Albums (Gaon) | 40 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 53 |
| US Billboard 200 | 127 |
| US Alternative Albums (Billboard) | 20 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 34 |
Personnel
Green Day
- Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, cover photo
- Mike Dirnt – bass guitar, vocals
- Tre Cool – drums, vocals
- Jason White – lead and rhythm guitar
Additional musicians/Producer
- Rob Cavallo – keyboards, producer
Production
- Keith Armstrong; Nik Karpen; Andrew Schubert; Brad Townsend – mixing assistant
- Chris Bilheimer – artwork, graphic design
- Lee Bothwick – additional engineering
- Andrew Buscher – guitar technician
- Chris Dugan – engineer
- Mike Fasano; Kenny Butler – drum technician
- Cheryl Jenets – production manager
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Brad Koblczak – second engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Pat Magnarella – management
- Jaime Neely; Michelle Rogel – production assistants
- Bill Schneider – band coordinator
- Theo "Firecracker" Stockman – back cover photo
- Felisha Tolentino – photography
Trivia
- During the time of Uno's release, Green Day partnered up with Angry Birds Friends to promote their album. Despite this, however, only the clean version of the album had codes with Angry Birds Friends content.