Warning (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Warning
Type = studio
Artist = Green Day


Released = October 3 2000
Recorded = March–April 2000 at Studio 880, Oakland, California
Genre = Alternative rock, pop punk, folk punk
Length = 41:14
Label = Reprise
Producer = Green Day
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:88q5g44ptv5z~T1 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,277856,00.html link]
*"Robert Christgau" (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/97165/greenday?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1&rnd=1114159648830&has-player=true link]
*"MSN" Rating|3|5 [http://music.msn.com/album/default.aspx?album=10454938&stab=2 link]
Last album = "Nimrod"
(1997)
This album = "Warning"
(2000)
Next album = "American Idiot"
(2004)

"Warning" is the sixth full length album by Green Day, released in 2000. Building upon predecessor "Nimrod", "Warning" eschews their trademark punk rock sound and incorporated acoustic elements. "Warning" was also the first Green Day album that was not produced by Rob Cavallo since "Kerplunk".

Although "Warning" reached number four on the "Billboard" charts and went gold. Despite its high critical response, it represented the lowest commercial slump in the band's career since their 1994 breakthrough "Dookie."

Track listing

All songs by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music), except "Misery" lyrics by Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre.

#"Warning" – 3:42
#"Blood, Sex and Booze" – 3:33
#"Church on Sunday" – 3:18
#"Fashion Victim" – 2:48
#"Castaway" – 3:52
#"Misery" (lyrics by Green Day) – 5:05
#"Deadbeat Holiday" – 3:35
#"Hold On" – 2:56
#"Jackass" – 2:43
#"Waiting" – 3:13
#"Minority" – 2:49
#"Macy's Day Parade" – 3:34

UK release

#

"86" (Live in Prague) – 3:01

Japanese and Australian release

#

"Brat" (Live in Japan) – 1:42
#"86" (Live in Prague) – 3:01

B-sides and outtakes

In popular culture

*The song "Church on Sunday" was featured in the film "Road Trip".
*The song "Blood, Sex and Booze" was used in "Freddy Got Fingered".
*In the film School of Rock, the character Freddie Jones can be seen wearing a t-shirt with the Warning: logo during the end credits.

Personnel

*Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, harmonica, mandolin, lead vocals
*Mike Dirnt – bass, farfisa (Misery), backing vocals
*Tré Cool – drums, percussion, accordion
*Stephen Bradley – horn
*David Campbell – string arrangements
*Rob Cavallo – executive producer
*Recorded at Studio 880, Oakland, CA
*Mixed at Oceanway Studio, Hollywood, CA

References