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Hitchin' A Ride (Green Day Song)
"Hitchin' a Ride" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released in August 1997 as the first single from their fifth album, ''Nimrod'', and is the second track on the album. The single reached number five on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart, number nine on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart, and number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was later featured as the fourteenth track on their ''International Superhits!'' (2001) and as the eighth track off of ''God's Favorite Band'' (2017). Reception PopMatters listed "Hitchin' a Ride" as the sixth best Green Day song, citing "Suiting its falling-off-the-wagon subject matter, "Hitchin’ a Ride" is a hellish yet exhilarating track that makes picking up a bottle look like probably not wisest idea one could have." Music video The music video for "Hitchin' a Ride" was directed by Mark Kohr, the director that Green Day had favored throughout the ''Dookie'' and '' Insomniac'' singles. Coherently with the su ...
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Green Day
Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For most of the band's career, they have been a power trio with drummer Tré Cool, who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990 before the recording of the band's second studio album, '' Kerplunk'' (1991). Touring guitarist Jason White became a full-time member in 2012, but returned to his touring role in 2016. Before taking its current name in 1989, Green Day was called Sweet Children, and they were part of the late 1980s/early 1990s Bay Area punk scene that emerged from the 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records. In 1994, their major-label debut ''Dookie'', released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S. Alongside fellow California punk b ...
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UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ...
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1997 Songs
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1997 Singles
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comet, comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is Handover of Hong Kong, handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner (rover), Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana ...
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List Of RPM Rock/Alternative Number-one Singles
This is a list of ''RPM'' magazine's Rock/Alternative number-one singles of its entire publication from June 11, 1995, to November 6, 2000. There are also some records listed. Records Consecutive weeks at #1 :The Tragically Hip – "Poets" (12) :Marcy Playground – "Sex and Candy (7) :Filter – "Take a Picture" (7) :U2 – "Beautiful Day" (7) :The Wallflowers – "Heroes" (6) :The Tea Party – "Heaven Coming Down" (6) :Foo Fighters – "Learn to Fly" (6) :Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Otherside" (6) Non-consecutive weeks at #1 :3 Doors Down – "Kryptonite" (10) :Marcy Playground – "Sex and Candy" (8) :Filter – "Take a Picture" (8) :Foo Fighters – "Learn to Fly" (7) :Soundgarden – "Pretty Noose" (6) :Days of the New – "Enemy" (6) :Smash Mouth – "Walkin' on the Sun" (5) Most songs to reach #1 :The Smashing Pumpkins (5) :Red Hot Chili Peppers (5) :U2 (5) :Green Day (4) :Oasis (4) :Bush (3) :Pearl Jam (3) :Everclear (3) Cumulative weeks at #1 :Red Hot Chili Peppers ( ...
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Music Week
''Music Week'' is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine. It is published by Future. History Founded in 1959 as '' Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music Week''. On 17 January 1981, the title again changed, owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to ''Music & Video Week''. The rival ''Record Business'', founded in 1978 by Brian Mulligan and Norman Garrod, was absorbed into Music Week in February 1983. Later that year, the offshoot ''Video Week'' launched and the title of the parent publication reverted to ''Music Week''. Since April 1991, ''Music Week'' has incorporated ''Record Mirror'', initially as a 4 or 8-page chart supplement, later as a dance supplement of articles, reviews and charts. In the 1990s, several magazines and newsletters become part of the Music Week family: ''Music Business International (MBI)'', ''Promo'', ''MIRO Future Hits'', ''Tours Report'', ''Fono ...
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International Supervideos!
''International Superhits!'' is the first greatest hits album by American rock band Green Day, released November 13, 2001, through Reprise Records. It collects all of the band's singles released between 1994 and 2000 as well as a rerecording of "Maria", a B-side from ''Waiting'', and a previously unreleased track, "Poprocks & Coke". It does not contain any material from the band's first two albums ''39/Smooth'' or '' Kerplunk'', because those albums were released on Lookout Records and had no hit singles. A DVD and VHS titled ''International Supervideos!'' was released simultaneously, collecting fifteen of the band's music videos spanning the same period. Both releases have been certified Platinum in the United States for sales of over 1 million copies and 2× Platinum in the United Kingdom for sales of 600,000. Reception Upon its release, ''International Superhits!'' charted in ten countries. The album peaked at no. 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States and was a ...
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Bullet In A Bible
''Bullet in a Bible'' is a live album by American rock band Green Day, released on November 15, 2005, by Reprise Records. It was directed by Samuel Bayer, who was the director of all the videos from '' American Idiot''. Background and release ''Bullet in a Bible'' documents one of the two biggest shows that Green Day have performed in their career; they played in front of a crowd of over 130,000 people at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in United Kingdom on June 18–19, 2005. This was also the hottest weekend of the year, because the United Kingdom was currently in the middle of a heatwave, with temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius. There have been anecdotal reports of people passing out due to heatstroke during the day. The band was supported by Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, and Hard-Fi during their ''American Idiot'' world tour. Fourteen of the twenty songs performed at these shows were included on the disc; missing out were the tracks "Jaded", "Knowledge", "She", ...
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Prohibition In The United States
In the United States from 1920 to 1933, a Constitution of the United States, nationwide constitutional law prohibition, prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. The alcohol industry was curtailed by a succession of state legislatures, and finally ended nationwide under the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on January 16, 1919. Prohibition ended with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 5, 1933. Led by Pietism, pietistic Protestantism in the United States, Protestants, prohibitionists first attempted to end the trade in alcoholic drinks during the 19th century. They aimed to heal what they saw as an ill society beset by alcohol-related problems such as alcoholism, Domestic violence, family violence, and Saloon bar, saloon-based political corruption. Many communities introduced al ...
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Insomniac (Green Day Album)
''Insomniac'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Green Day, released on October 10, 1995, by Reprise Records. It was recorded at Hyde Street in San Francisco, and the band prioritized high-energy takes during the recording sessions. Released as the follow-up to the band's multi-platinum breakthrough ''Dookie'', ''Insomniac'' featured a heavier, hardcore punk sound, with bleaker lyrics than its predecessor. Lyrically, the album discusses themes such as alienation, anxiety, boredom, and drug use. ''Insomniac'' also served as a reaction to many early fans who had turned their backs on the band after it achieved mainstream success with ''Dookie''. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's songwriting and sarcastic sense of humor. Three songs were released as singles, "Geek Stink Breath", " Stuck with Me", and "Brain Stew / Jaded". Though it peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and was certifi ...
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Dookie
''Dookie'' is the third studio album and the major label debut by American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. The band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo, it was recorded in late 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. Written mostly by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, the album is heavily based around his personal experiences, with themes such as boredom, anxiety, relationships, and sexuality. The album was promoted with five singles: " Longview", " Basket Case", a version of "Welcome to Paradise" (originally on their '' Kerplunk'' album), "When I Come Around", and the "She". "All by Myself" is a hidden track performed by drummer Tré Cool. ''Dookie'' received critical acclaim upon its release and won the band a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995. It was also a worldwide success, reaching number two in the United States and the top five in several other countries; it is credited with helping to bring punk ...
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Music Video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of Music Recording, music recordings. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short, musical short films that first appeared, they again came into prominence when Paramount Global's MTV based its format around the medium. These kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip", "film clip" or simply "video". Music videos use a wide range of styles and contemporary video-making techniques, including animation, live action, live-action, documentary film, documentary, and non-narrative approaches such as Non-narrative film, abstract fi ...
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