Revolution Radio

Revolution Radio is the twelfth studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, released on October 7, 2016 through Reprise Records. It is the first album since 21st Century Breakdown (2009) to be both recorded as a trio after Jason White returned to being a touring member in 2016, and also to not be produced by Rob Cavallo. It is also the first album since Warning to not carry a parental advisory label, despite "Youngblood" containing profanity.

Background

Work began on the album in 2014 after the 99 Revolutions Tour in 2013. Prior to the recording sessions, Jason White chose not to participate, possibly due to being diagnosed with tonsil cancer in 2014, demoting himself back to a touring member in 2016. Their first single, "Bang Bang" was released on August 11, 2016 prior to the album's release. Lyric videos of the title track, "Revolution Radio" and "Still Breathing" were released on September 9 and September 23 respectively.

On the album's release date, a lyric video for Youngblood appeared on the band's website, with lyric videos for "Ordinary World" and "Say Goodbye" following after. A music video for Still Breathing was released on November 9, becoming the second single three days after. On January 16, a lyric video was released for "Troubled Times", with the title track released as the final single on May 16, 2017. "Too Dumb to Die" would get its own lyric video, released on September 8th. Ordinary World was then featured in a film of the same name, starring Billie Joe. Finally, a Youngblood music video was released at the end of 2018. The album cover depicts a burning radio with fire coming from places like the speakers and attends, with spoking come out from the left side of the radio. The back cover depicts the trio with their faces as masks over them, sitting behind the burning radio that's now in black and white. The track list in written in black graffiti style above the band with two sides covering six songs.

Critical Reception

Upon release, the album would sell 95,000 album equivalent units in its first week in the US at number 1, hitting 118,000 three weeks in before topping out at 230,000 album equivalents sold. It sold over 30,000 in its first week in the U.K. while also debuting at number one in Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand. It is the first album since ¡Uno! to achieve over a million sales total from both album sales and streaming. From the critics, it was generally favored well, citing that the return to the classics from the trilogy worked in their favor.

Track Listing

All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music composed by Green Day, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Somewhere Now"	4:08
2.	"Bang Bang"	3:25
3.	"Revolution Radio"	3:00
4.	"Say Goodbye"	3:39
5.	"Outlaws" (music also by Jon Fratelli)	5:02
6.	"Bouncing Off the Wall"	2:40
7.	"Still Breathing" (music also by Richard Parkhouse, Adam Slack, Luke Spiller, George Tizzard and Joshua Wilkinson)	3:44
8.	"Youngblood"	2:32
9.	"Too Dumb to Die"	3:23
10.	"Troubled Times"	3:04
11.	"Forever Now" I. "I'm Freaking Out" II. "A Better Way to Die" III. "Somewhere Now [Reprise]"	6:52 1:57 1:47 3:08
12.	"Ordinary World" (music by Billie Joe Armstrong)	3:00
Total Runtime:		44:29

**Japanese Version**
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Letterbomb" (live)	4:34
Total Runtime:		49:03

The live version of Letterbomb was recorded at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre on September 2, 2010.

Singles

Bang Bang

Bang Bang was the first single and song from the album to be released on August 11, 2016. The lyric video was released over a month prior before the official music video, but the lyric video stands as the more known version of the song. It was directed by an artist named BlinkMyBrain.

Still Breathing

A few weeks before the album, Still Breathing was the second single to be revealed with the lyric video being released on September 23, 2016. The official music video was released on November 7, 2016 and both versions are considered to be just as known as Bang Bang. Compared to other singles, the song is considered to be the most uplifting and inspiring.