Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band
Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band is Green Day's second greatest hits collection, released on 17 November 2017 through Reprise Records. It gathers the American punk band's career into a single set, arriving the year after Revolution Radio, their tw22th...
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Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band is Green Day's second greatest hits collection, released on 17 November 2017 through Reprise Records. It arrived a year after Revolution Radio, the band's twelfth studio album, and gathers their career into one set.
For anyone coming to the band through a single record, it offers a way into a catalogue that runs from 39/Smooth in 1990 through Dookie, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown. It suits listeners who want the punk-rooted story of Green Day in one sitting rather than album by album.
Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band: tracklist, credits and charts
22 tracks · 1:16:05Tracklist
- 12,000 Light Years AwayGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:25
- 2LongviewArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool3:57
- 3Welcome to ParadiseArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool3:45
- 4Basket CaseArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool3:03
- 5When I Come AroundArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool2:59
- 6SheArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool2:16
- 7Brain StewArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool3:15
- 8Hitchin’ a RideArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool2:53
- 9Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)2:30
- 10MinorityGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:50
- 11WarningGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:43
- 12American IdiotGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:57
- 13HolidayGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:53
- 14Boulevard of Broken DreamsGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong4:22
- 15Wake Me Up When September EndsArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool4:46
- 16Know Your EnemyGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:12
- 1721 GunsGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong5:25
- 18Oh LoveArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool5:04
- 19Bang BangArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool3:27
- 20Still BreathingArmstrong, Dirnt, Parkhouse, Slack, Spiller, Tizzard, Cool, Wilkinson3:46
- 21Ordinary WorldBillie Joe Armstrong3:01
- 22Back in the USA2:36
- Produced by
- Andy Ernst, Green Day, Rob Cavallo, Billie Joe Armstrong, Butch Vig
- Recorded at
- OTIS
- Recorded
- May 1991 – October 2017
- Mixed by
- Andy Ernst, Rob Cavallo, Jerry Finn, Green Day, Jack Joseph‐Puig, Chris Lord‐Alge, Andrew Scheps, Chris Dugan
- Mixed at
- Image Recording Studios, Punkerpad UK
- Engineered by
- Andy Ernst, Neill King, Casey McCrankin', Ken Allardyce, Chris Dugan, Doug McKean, Reto Peter
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Length
- 1:16:05
Line-up
- Billie Joe Armstrong · guitar, vocals, lead vocals, electric guitar
- Mike Dirnt · bass, vocals, bass guitar, background vocals, electric bass guitar
- Tré Cool · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2017 | 22 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2017 | 39 |
| South Korean International Albums (Gaon) · 2017 | 3 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2017 | 4 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2017 | 16 |
| Irish Albums · 2017 | 17 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) · 2017 | 21 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2017 | 22 |
| Scottish Albums · 2017 | 23 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) · 2017 | 25 |
All 18 charts
| Czech Albums · 2017 | 28 |
| Austrian Albums · 2017 | 30 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · 2017 | 32 |
| German Albums · 2017 | 36 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2017 | 37 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2017 | 53 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2017 | 53 |
| Dutch Albums · 2017 | 77 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2024 | 2× Platinum |
| New Zealand · 2024 | 2× Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 2024 | 2× Platinum |
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Released the same week
Also released on 17 November
Every year →More from Green Day
Full discography →The best of 2017
All of 2017 →More on Reprise Records
The label →Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 17 November 2017 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 17 November 2017 | |
| Wikidata | 17 November 2017 | |
| Deezer | 17 November 2017 | |
| US release | 17 November 2017 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 17 November 2017 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 November 2017 | BY | Reprise Records | 093624908142 | original |
| 17 November 2017 | US | Reprise Records | 093624909170 | original |
| 17 November 2017 | XW | Reprise Records | 093624909156 | original |
| 17 November 2017 | — | Reprise Records | 093624909156 | original |
| 17 November 2017 | — | Reprise Records | 093624909163 | original |
| 17 November 2017 | US | Reprise Records | 093624908265 | original |
| 17 November 2017 | XE | Reprise Records | 093624909170 | original |
| 17 November 2017 | US | Reprise Records | 093624909187 | original |
| 17 November 2017 | BY | Reprise Records | 093624908159 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |