"Walking Contradiction" | ||||
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Single by Green Day | ||||
from the album Insomniac | ||||
Released | August 20, 1996 [1] | |||
Format | Promo CD | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 2:31 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Writer(s) | Billie Joe Armstrong / Green Day | |||
Producer | Rob Cavallo, Green Day | |||
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"Walking Contradiction" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the fourth and final single from their fourth album Insomniac. The song reached number 21 on the Modern Rock Tracks in August 1996.[2]
Walking Contradiction also bears a resemblance to "Do It Again" by The Kinks.
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The video was directed by Roman Coppola. Much of it was filmed in San Pedro, CA. The main theme of the video was the line from the song "I'm a smart ass but I'm playing dumb". Therefore, the video features the three members of Green Day going about in a town casually causing accidents, explosions, and all kinds of mayhem and acting like they're completely unaware of their actions. It remains one of the most popular Green Day videos.
The members all did their own stunts, although at first, Billie Joe Armstrong refused to do the stunt work required for it. He was about to pull out until Tré Cool talked him into it.
The song's music video is one of few music videos to have colored closed captioning, a practice that is rare in North America. The captioning appears on most modern televisions as green.