International Superhits!

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International Superhits!
International Superhits! cover
Greatest hits by Green Day
Released 13 November 2001
Recorded 1993 – 2001
Genre Pop Punk
Punk Rock
Length 60:43
Label Reprise Records
Producer(s) Green Day
Jerry Finn
Rob Cavallo
Professional reviews
Green Day chronology
Warning:
(2000)
International Superhits!
(2001)
Shenanigans
(2002)


International Superhits! is a greatest hits album by Green Day. It was released on November 13, 2001 by Reprise Records. It contains the singles that the band has released, from Dookie (1994), their major label debut, up through their most recent album of the time, Warning: (2000). It also includes two previously unreleased tracks.

It was released simultaneously with the International Supervideos! DVD, which had music videos for many of the songs on this album.

Reaching #40 US and #15 UK upon its release, International Superhits! has sold 1.3 million units in the US as of August 2006 where it went platinum. It has continued to be a popular release, being critically well-received, and is generally considered the ideal entry point for Green Day novices.

[edit] Song origins

  • Track 1 was a B-Side to Warning: (2000)
  • Track 2 was previously unreleased
  • Tracks 3 – 7 are from Dookie (1994)
  • Track 8 is from the Angus soundtrack (1995)
  • Tracks 9 – 13 are from Insomniac (1995)
  • Tracks 14 – 17 are from nimrod. (1997)
  • Tracks 18 – 21 are from Warning: (2000)

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music), except where noted.

  1. "Maria" – 2:47
  2. "Poprocks & Coke" – 2:38
  3. "Longview" – 3:53
  4. "Welcome to Paradise" – 3:44
  5. "Basket Case" – 3:01
  6. "When I Come Around" – 2:58
  7. "She" – 2:14
  8. "J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)" (Mike Dirnt/Green Day) – 2:51
  9. "Geek Stink Breath" – 2:15
  10. "Brain Stew" – 3:12
  11. "Jaded" – 1:30
  12. "Walking Contradiction" – 2:31
  13. "Stuck With Me" – 2:16
  14. "Hitchin' a Ride" – 2:52
  15. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" – 2:34
  16. "Redundant" – 3:18
  17. "Nice Guys Finish Last" – 2:49
  18. "Minority" – 2:48
  19. "Warning" – 3:42
  20. "Waiting" – 3:12
  21. "Macy's Day Parade" – 3:33

[edit] Credits

Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong | Mike Dirnt | Tré Cool
Jason White | Jason Freese | Ronnie Blake | Al Sobrante
Discography
Studio Albums: 39/Smooth | Kerplunk! | Dookie | Insomniac | nimrod. | Warning: | American Idiot
Studio EPs: 1,000 Hours | Slappy | Sweet Children
Compilations: 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours | International Superhits! | Shenanigans
Live Albums/ Live EPs: Live Tracks | Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking | Foot in Mouth | Tune in Tokyo | Bullet in a Bible
DVDs: International Supervideos! | Riding in Vans with Boys | Bullet in a Bible
Singles: "Longview" | "Welcome to Paradise" | " Basket Case" | "She" | "When I Come Around" | "J.A.R." | "Geek Stink Breath" | "Stuck With Me" | "Brain Stew"/"Jaded" | "Walking Contradiction" | "Hitchin' a Ride" | "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" | "Redundant" | "Nice Guys Finish Last" | "Minority" | "Warning" | "Waiting" | "Macy's Day Parade" | "Poprocks & Coke" | "I Fought the Law" | "American Idiot" | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | "Holiday" | "Wake Me Up When September Ends" | "Jesus of Suburbia" | "The Saints Are Coming"
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