"Last of the American Girls" is a song written and recorded by American

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band

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and is the tenth track and fifth and last single from their eighth studio album ''

21st Century Breakdown ''21st Century Breakdown'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Green Day, released on May 15, 2009, through Reprise Records. Green Day commenced work on the record in January 2006 and forty-five songs were written by vocalist/guita ...

''. It peaked at number 26 on the US alternative rock chart. The song hit radio on May 11, 2010. In its album review, ''

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'' wrote: "'Last of the American Girls' comes on as a fabulous left-wing love song to a rebel girl — when Armstrong sings, 'She won't cooperate,' he's giving her the highest compliment he can imagine." The song is playable as DLC in the video game '' Green Day: Rock Band''.

Music video

The music video for "Last of the American Girls" was directed by

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and released to MTV on April 1, 2010."Last of the American Girls"
mtv.com. The video alternates between the band playing in a desert and the character Gloria ( Lisa Stelly) who appears in the video for " 21 Guns", and is also a

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in the story of the album ''21st Century Breakdown''. Gloria is shown taking part in everyday activities, such as brushing her teeth, watching television, and cleaning her nails. It is Green Day's fourth video to feature touring guitarist Jason White performing with the band, following " 21 Guns", "

Wake Me Up When September Ends "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by American rock band Green Day, released on June 13, 2005, as the fourth single from the group's seventh studio album, '' American Idiot'' (2004). The acoustic ballad was written by frontman Billie Joe ...

" and "

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Credits and Personnel

*Songwriting:

Billie Joe Armstrong Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for t ...

, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool *Production: Butch Vig and

Track listing

Chart performance

References

{{authority control 2008 songs 2010 singles Green Day songs Songs written by Billie Joe Armstrong Song recordings produced by Butch Vig Music videos directed by Marc Webb Reprise Records singles Songs written by Tré Cool Songs written by Mike Dirnt