Nimrod (album)

Nimrod
Studio album by Green Day
Released October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)
Recorded May – July 1997
Genre Punk rock, alternative rock, pop punk
Length 49:09
Label Reprise
Producer Rob Cavallo and Green Day
Green Day chronology
Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking
(1996)		 Nimrod
(1997)		 Warning
(2000)
Singles from Nimrod
  1. "Hitchin' a Ride"
    Released: September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)
  2. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
    Released: December 23, 1997 (1997-12-23)
  3. "Redundant"
    Released: May 26, 1998 (1998-05-26)
  4. "Nice Guys Finish Last"
    Released: March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau [2]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[3]
Pitchfork Media (7.0/10)[4]
Rolling Stone (1997) [5]
Rolling Stone (2004) [6]

Nimrod (stylized as "nimrod." on the label) is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on October 14, 1997 through Reprise Records. The album peaked at number ten on the Billboard U.S. charts, and achieved double platinum status, although it did not revive Green Day's sales to the level of Dookie. The album has sold 2,083,000 copies in the United States alone and over 5 million worldwide.[7] Nimrod also achieved critical respect and yielded the acoustic hit "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)".

Nimrod was reissued on vinyl on June 16, 2009. The album was also released as an HDCD. The songs "Nice Guys Finish Last", "Hitchin' a Ride", and "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" are featured in the video game Green Day: Rock Band.

Contents

Music and lyrics

Nimrod is more musically varied than previous Green Day albums. On "Take Back", Armstrong employs death metal-style vocals during the chorus.[8] "Last Ride In" is a surf rock instrumental, and "King for a Day" is a ska punk song featuring a full horn section.[8]

Track listing

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

No. Title Length
1. "Nice Guys Finish Last"   2:49
2. "Hitchin' a Ride"   2:51
3. "The Grouch"   2:12
4. "Redundant"   3:17
5. "Scattered"   3:02
6. "All the Time"   2:10
7. "Worry Rock"   2:27
8. "Platypus (I Hate You)"   2:21
9. "Uptight"   3:04
10. "Last Ride In"   3:47
11. "Jinx"   2:12
12. "Haushinka"   3:25
13. "Walking Alone"   2:45
14. "Reject"   2:05
15. "Take Back"   1:09
16. "King for a Day"   3:13
17. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"   2:34
18. "Prosthetic Head"   3:38
Total length:
 49:09

B-sides and outtakes

Song Length Release(s)
"Suffocate" 2:54 Released as a B-side to "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
"Desensitized" 2:48 Released as a B-side to "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
"You Lied" 2:54 Released as a B-side to "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
"Rotting" 2:48 Released as a B-side to "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
"Espionage" 3:23 Released as a B-side to "Hitchin' a Ride"
"Sick of Me" 2:07 Released as a B-side to "Hitchin' a Ride"
"The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink" 0:32 Released on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation album Short Music for Short People
"19th Nervous Breakdown" 2:35 Unreleased
"Alison" 1:45 Unreleased; performed live in 2006 with Elvis Costello
"DUI" 1:50 Limited release; now available for download

Personnel

[9]

Green Day
Additional musicians
Production

Chart positions

Album

Austrian Albums Chart[10] 8
Argentinean Albums Chart[11] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 1
Denmark Albums Chart[13] 2
Dutch Albums Chart[14] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[15] 2
France Albums Chart[16] 2
German Album Charts 1
Greek Albums Chart[17] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[18] 1
Irish Albums Chart[19] 1
Italian Albums Chart[20] 1
Japanese Albums Chart[21] 1
Mexican Albums Chart 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[22] 2
Poland Albums Chart[23] 2
Portugal Albums Chart[24] 8
Scottish Albums Chart[25] 3
Spain Albums Chart[26] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[27] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[28] 1
UK Albums Chart[29] 1
UK Rock Albums[30] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[31] 2
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[32] 1
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[33] 1
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[34] 2
U.S. Billboard Tastemaker Albums Chart[35] 1

References

  1. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r315299/review. 
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau review". http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=green+day. 
  3. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,289864,00.html. 
  4. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080107054444/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18207-nimrod. 
  5. ^ "Rolling Stone review (1997)". Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20071218171240/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/greenday/albums/album/92148/review/5942839/nimrod. 
  6. ^ Rolling Stone review (2004). http://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
  7. ^ "Week Ending July 11, 2010: A Full Recovery - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. 2010-07-14. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/58392/week-ending-july-11-2010-a-full-recovery/;_ylt=AriUcgbIpFU5GZNahFzuwdkPwiUv?page=2#comments. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 
  8. ^ a b Catlin, Roger (October 16, 1997). "Green Day's `Nimrod' (you Know The Type)". The Hartford Courant. Tribune Company. http://articles.courant.com/1997-10-16/entertainment/9710150082_1_green-day-s-nimrod-band-death-metal. Retrieved October 23, 2011. 
  9. ^ a b c d e Nimrod liner notes. Retrieved 2011-10-13
  10. ^ Austria Top 40 – Alben Top 75 15.04.2011 – austriancharts.at
  11. ^ Argentine – Top Album Chart
  12. ^ Canadian Albums | Billboard.com
  13. ^ Danish charts portal – danishcharts.com
  14. ^ Green Day – Awesome As F**k – Music Charts
  15. ^ Finnish charts portal – finnishcharts.com
  16. ^ Disque en France
  17. ^ Top 75 COMBINED REPERTOIRE (ALBUMS) – Ελληνικο Chart
  18. ^ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2011&het=12&submit_=Keres%E9s. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 
  19. ^ Green Day – Awesome As F**k – Music Charts
  20. ^ FIMI – Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana – Classifiche
  21. ^ Green Day - Awesome as F**k - Oricon Style
  22. ^ Green Day – Awesome As F**k – Music Charts
  23. ^ OLIS – Official Retail Sales Chart
  24. ^ Portuguese charts portal
  25. ^ Scottish Albums Chart
  26. ^ Promusicae
  27. ^ Swedish Charts – ALBUMS TOP 60 2011-04-08 – swedishcharts.com
  28. ^ Schweitzer Hitparade – Alben TOP 100 17.04.2011 – hitparade.ch
  29. ^ TOP 40 OFFICIAL UK ALBUMS ARCHIVE – Archive Chart
  30. ^ TOP 40 ROCK & METAL ALBUMS ARCHIVE
  31. ^ TOP 40 ROCK & METAL ALBUMS ARCHIVE
  32. ^ Top Rock Music, Rock Music Albums & Rock Music Artists Charts | Billboard.com
  33. ^ Alternative Albums | Billboard.com
  34. ^ Digital Albums | Billboard.com
  35. ^ Tastemaker Albums | Billboard.com
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