Brain Stew / Jaded

"Brain Stew / Jaded"
Single by Green Day
from the album Insomniac
Released July 3, 1996 (1996-07-03)
Format CD single, cassette, vinyl
Recorded 1995
Genre Punk rock, alternative metal
Length 4:43
Label Reprise
Writer(s) Billie Joe Armstrong / Green Day
Producer(s) Rob Cavallo, Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"Stuck with Me"
(1995)		 "Brain Stew/Jaded"
(1996)		 "Walking Contradiction"
(1996)

"Brain Stew" / "Jaded" are two songs by the American punk rock band Green Day. They are the tenth and eleventh tracks and third single from the group's fourth studio album, Insomniac. The two songs were released as one single, as the songs are transitional - "Brain Stew" segues directly into "Jaded". The main guitar riff of "Brain Stew" bears a striking resemblance to the beginning of Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4". After 9/11, "Brain Stew" was placed on Clear Channel's list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles.

Track listing

CD
No. Title Length
1. "Brain Stew" / "Jaded"   4:43
2. "Do Da Da"   1:30
3. "Good Riddance"   2:03
4. "Brain Stew" (clean radio edit; faded ending) 3:13

Vinyl Box Set

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Brain Stew" / "Jaded"   4:43
2. "Walking Contradiction"   2:31
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Brain Stew" / "Jaded" (live at Sporthall, Prague, March 26, 1996) 4:27
2. "No Pride"   2:20

Other versions

"Brain Stew"

"Jaded"

Live performances

The "Brain Stew" part of the song has been played at almost every single one of Green Day's concerts since its release. There have been several notable performances of this song. For instance, when they played it in front of 130,000 fans at the Milton Keynes National Bowl for their live DVD–CD Bullet in a Bible. Another notable performance was when the group performed it at Goat Island in Sydney, Australia on October 19, 2000, where Armstrong mixed up the verses by accident.

Music video

The music video for "Brain Stew/Jaded" consists of two parts: The "Brain Stew" portion of the video is sepia toned and depicts the band lying on a couch being pulled through a landfill by a bulldozer, interspersed with shots of Hula dancers and an old lady with a chalkboard. When the song transitions to "Jaded", the video transitions to normal color and fast shots of the band playing the song. The video was directed by Kevin Kerslake.[1][2]

Chart positions

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[3] 88
Billboard Hot 100 35
Canadian RPM Singles Chart 35
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 1
UK Singles Chart 28
US Modern Rock Tracks 3
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Green Day: International Supervideos! (2001) (V)
  2. ↑ Kevin Kerslake - IMDb
  3. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

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