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nimrod.
Nimrod is Green Day's fifth studio album, released on 14 October 1997 on Reprise Records. It followed Insomniac, after the cancellation of a European tour, and was recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles. The band wrote it as a set of standalone songs rather than a tightly unified record, and that approach gives it plenty of room to wander.
That variety is what makes it worth a listen. Alongside the punk rock you expect, there are touches of folk, hardcore, surf rock and ska, with lyrics turning to maturity, personal reflection and fatherhood. The acoustic single "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" is the song most people know, and it turned up in the penultimate episode of Seinfeld. Critics praised Billie Joe Armstrong's songwriting, and the album reached number 10 in the US and went double platinum there.
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nimrod.: tracklist, credits and charts
18 tracks · 49:09Tracklist
- 1Nice Guys Finish LastGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:49
- 2Hitchin’ a RideArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool2:52
- 3The GrouchGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:12
- 4RedundantGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:18
- 5ScatteredGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:02
- 6All the TimeGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:11
- 7Worry RockGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:27
- 8Platypus (I Hate You)Green Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:22
- 9UptightGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:04
- 10Last Ride InGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:48
- 11JinxGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:13
- 12HaushinkaGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:25
- 13Walking AloneGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:45
- 14RejectGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:06
- 15Take BackGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong1:09
- 16King for a DayGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:13
- 17Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)Green Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:35
- 18Prosthetic HeadGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:38
- Produced by
- Rob Cavallo, Green Day
- Recorded at
- Conway, Hollywood, California
- Recorded
- March–July 1997
- Mixed by
- Chris Lord‐Alge
- Engineered by
- Ken Allardyce, Tony Flores
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Length
- 49:09
Line-up
- Billie Joe Armstrong · guitar, vocals · guest
- Mike Dirnt · bass, vocals · guest
- Tré Cool · drums (drum set) · guest
- Petra Haden · violin · guest
- Stephen Bradley · horn · guest
- Gabrial McNair · horn · guest
Singles
- “Hitchin' a Ride” · 29 September 1997
- “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” · 2 December 1997
- “Redundant” · 15 April 1998
- “Nice Guys Finish Last” · 23 March 1999
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1997–1999 | 10 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1997–1999 | 11 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1997–1999 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 1997–1999 | 4 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1997–1999 | 7 |
| Scottish Albums · 1997–1999 | 13 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) · 1997–1999 | 15 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1997–1999 | 22 |
| Austrian Albums · 1997–1999 | 28 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1997–1999 | 28 |
All 17 charts
| German Albums · 1997–1999 | 31 |
| Swiss Albums · 1997–1999 | 33 |
| Swedish Albums · 1997–1999 | 36 |
| Finnish Albums · 1997–1999 | 40 |
| French Albums · 1997–1999 | 43 |
| Dutch Albums · 1997–1999 | 80 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2023 | 183 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 2000 | 3× Platinum |
| Brazil · 2005 | Gold |
| Canada · 2023 | 4× Platinum |
| Japan · 1997 | Platinum |
| New Zealand · 2020 | Gold |
| Spain · 1998 | Gold |
| United Kingdom | Platinum |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
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Wikipedia views, last 12 months
57k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1997-10-10 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 October 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 October 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 14 October 1997 | |
| US release | 14 October 1997 | earliest US date |
18 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CA | Reprise Records | 093624679424 | other |
| 1997 | AU | Reprise Records | 093624679424 | other |
| 10 October 1997 | JP | Reprise Records | 4943674160129 | original |
| 13 October 1997 | DE | Reprise Records | 093624679424 | other |
| 14 October 1997 | US | Reprise Records | 093624679448 | other |
| 14 October 1997 | US | Reprise Records | other | |
| 14 October 1997 | US | Reprise Records | 093624679424 | other |
| 15 October 1997 | CA | Reprise Records | 777499459311 | other |
| 12 December 1997 | DE | Reprise Records | 093624679417 | other |
| 26 September 2004 | AU | Reprise Records | 9325583000461 | other |
| 16 June 2009 | US | Reprise Records | 093624679417 | other |
| 22 July 2009 | XW | Reprise Records | 093624679462 | other |
| 18 November 2016 | — | Reprise Records | 093624915690 | other |
| 13 October 2017 | US | Reprise Records | 093624912231 | deluxe |
| 27 January 2023 | — | — | deluxe | |
| 27 January 2023 | XW | Reprise Records | 093624859772 | deluxe |
| 27 January 2023 | XW | Reprise Records | 093624872986 | deluxe |
| 27 January 2023 | US | Reprise Records | 093624872993 | deluxe |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2803×2805 | cropped: cropped from 2803x2805 to 2803x2803 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |