Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Green Day, released on November 17, 2017.[4]
Background
God's Favorite Band features 20 of Green Day's previous hits, as well as 2 new songs: a new version of the
Jason White
participated in the recording for "Back in the USA".
The album's title is a reference to a joke made by Stephen Colbert during the band's March 22, 2017 appearance on The Late Show, in which Colbert quipped that Green Day were "God's favorite band".[5] Colbert's joke was in itself a reference to a comment made by Green Day drummer Tré Cool on the band's 2005 DVD Bullet in a Bible, in which Cool remarked that the rain clouds over the venue had cleared because "God wants to watch his favorite band again."[6]
Track listing
All songs were produced by Green Day and Rob Cavallo except: "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns", which were produced by Green Day and Butch Vig; "2000 Light Years Away", which was produced by Green Day and Andy Ernst; and "Minority", "Warning", "Bang Bang", "Still Breathing", "Ordinary World", and "Back in the USA", which were produced by Green Day.
All lyrics are written by
Luke Spiller, George Tizzard and Joshua Wilkinson)
Revolution Radio
3:45
21.
"Ordinary World" (music written by Billie Joe Armstrong; new duet featuring Miranda Lambert)
original version released on Revolution Radio
3:01
22.
"Back in the USA"
Previously unreleased
2:36
Total length:
75:58
Personnel
Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, piano
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