Shenanigans (album)
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| Shenanigans | ||
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| Compilation album by Green Day | ||
| Released | July 2, 2002 | |
| Recorded | 1993 - 2002 | |
| Genre | Punk rock | |
| Length | 33:23 | |
| Label | Reprise Records | |
| Producer(s) | Green Day, Rob Cavallo |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Green Day chronology | ||
| International Superhits! (2001) |
Shenanigans (2002) |
American Idiot (2004) |
Shenanigans is a compilation album of Green Day, released in 2002. It contains B-sides, rarities, covers, and an exclusive new song, "Ha Ha You're Dead". Shenanigans reached #27 in the US charts upon its release and has sold 200,000 units there as of August 2006.
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music), except where noted.
- "Suffocate" – 2:54
- "Desensitized" – 2:48
- "You Lied" – 2:26
- "Outsider" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:17
- "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" – 1:39
- "Espionage" – 3:23
- "I Want to Be on TV" (Fang) – 1:17
- "Scumbag" (Mike Dirnt/Green Day) – 1:46
- "Tired of Waiting for You" (Ray Davies) – 2:33
- "Sick of Me" – 2:07
- "Rotting" – 2:52
- "Do Da Da" – 1:30
- "On the Wagon" – 2:48
- "Ha Ha You're Dead" (Mike Dirnt/Green Day) – 3:07
[edit] DUI
There is some confusion over the rare song "DUI", written by Tré Cool, which is mentioned in the Shenanigans track listing but is not on the album. In the track listing, "DUI" is listed between tracks nine and ten, "Tired of Waiting For You" and "Sick of Me" respectively. All of the song information except for the title is hidden by a large spot of spray paint. This lead to many years of speculation by fans. Finally in 2006, on the Idiot Club website, in the Question and Answer section, Mike joked that it was removed because it was filled with "great advice," then Billie Joe stated that he "likes irresponsibilty, but not that much irresponsibility," laying to rest a long disputed topic.
[edit] Other Theories
- One theory regarding this anomaly is that "DUI" was originally track ten on the album, but due to lack of space was cut. This seems unlikely, since "DUI" is a rather short song and would have easily fit on the album.
- Another theory is that this is a cleverly disguised hidden track. This also seems unlikely, both because bands rarely give hints as to the existence of hidden tracks, and because if "DUI" is indeed a hidden track, then millions of Green Day fans haven't found it yet.
- A final theory is more heavily based in fact: downloaded from GreenDayAuthority.com, the song is listed as being on Shenanigans Unmastered. This may be because it was dropped at the last minute from the original album, and instead of producing a whole new track listing, they just tweaked the old one.
The song "DUI" can be found in its entirety at Green Day Authority.com
According to GDA, the track was originally posted on greenday.com, so maybe the problem was that the band didn't think the song was good enough to be on the album, so they just posted it on their website.
[edit] Trivia
- There is a squishy noise on the song Sick of Me just before Billie Joe says "like a dog".
- Even though the original cover does not feature a title, several retailers fixed confusion over it by designing a sticker plastered on the side and shipped around the world. It is unknown who the creator is, but he is reported to be from Puerto Rico.
[edit] Tracks not included on the album
| Title | Recorded during album | Notes |
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| "409 In Your Coffemaker (unmixed)" | Dookie | Re-recorded version of the song that originally appeared on the Slappy EP. It was released on the UK single "Basket Case". |
| "Haushinka" | Dookie | Recorded during the Dookie demo sessions. It is not known if it was recorded during the actual Dookie album sessions as it still remains unreleased. The song was later re-recorded for nimrod. |
| "Walkin' the Dog" | Dookie | Written by Rufus Thomas, later recorded by Aerosmith. Recorded during the Dookie demo sessions. It is not known if it was recorded during the actual Dookie album sessions as it still remains unreleased. |
| "2,000 Light Years Away (Cavallo & Finn remix)" | Kerplunk!/Dookie | This version of the Kerplunk! track was remixed in 1994 by Dookie producer Rob Cavallo and engineer Jerry Finn. It was released on the Jerky Boys movie soundtrack. |
| "Good Riddance" | Insomniac | Original version of the famous song from nimrod. It was released on the UK single "Brain Stew/Jaded". |
| "Brain Stew (Godzilla Remix)" | Insomniac | Released on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Godzilla. |
| "The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink" | nimrod. | Appeared on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation Short Music for Short People. |
| "19th Nervous Breakdown" | nimrod. | Cover of The Rolling Stones, title appeared in video footage on Green Day's episode of VH1's Driven. The track still remains unreleased. |
| "Allison" | nimrod. | Cover of Elvis Costello, title appeared in video footage on Green Day's episode of VH1's Driven. The track still remains unreleased. |
| "I Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" | Warning: | Cover of Hüsker Dü, it was released on the UK single "Warning". |
| "Maria" | Warning: | Original version of the song, it was re-recorded for International Superhits!. Released on the US vinyl single "Waiting". |
