21 Guns (song)
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| "21 Guns" | |||||||||
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| Single by Green Day | |||||||||
| from the album 21st Century Breakdown | |||||||||
| Released | May 25, 2009 (Digital Download) July 14, 2009 (CD single) | ||||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | ||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | ||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||||||
| Length | 5:21 (Album version) 4:37 (Radio edit) | ||||||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Billie Joe Armstrong / Green Day | ||||||||
| Producer | Butch Vig and Green Day | ||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) Gold (ARIA), (RIANZ) | ||||||||
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"21 Guns" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It is the second single from their eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown. The single was released through Reprise Records on May 25, 2009 as a digital download and July 14, 2009 as a CD single. The song has been a success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #22, which has become their highest charting single since 2005.
It is nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals and Best Rock Song.
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Release and reception
"21 Guns" was released to modern rock radio stations on May 25, 2009, although it had already been played on some radio stations, such as KROQ in Los Angeles and 101.9 in New York City.[1] In the radio edit, the song is over forty seconds shorter than the album version because the guitar solo is shortened and the beginning is cut out. The CD single and clear 7" single were released on July 14, 2009.
The song is featured on the soundtrack to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which was released on June 23, 2009.[2] It became available for download on the music video game series Rock Band on July 7, 2009, along with the songs "East Jesus Nowhere" and "Know Your Enemy".[3]
A live version was also released on 21 Guns Live EP in September 2009.
In the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at 36.[citation needed]
[edit] Music video
A music video was directed by Marc Webb and filmed in Los Angeles, California on June 6, 2009. It premiered on MySpace on Monday, June 22, 2009 at midnight EDT.[4][5][6] A shorter version of the video also exists, which is set to the radio edit of the song.
It is the third Green Day video to feature touring/studio backup guitarist Jason White performing with the band, following "Wake Me Up When September Ends", and "Working Class Hero". He is also seen briefly in the music video for "Jesus of Suburbia" but he is not performing with the band.
After spending the previous week at number 3, the video peaked at number one on VH1 Top 20 Countdown on August 22, 2009 and again on September 19, 2009. It also won "Best Rock Video", "Best Direction in a Video" and "Best Cinematography in a Video" for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
The video takes place with the band and the album's two protagonists Christian (Josh Boswell) and Gloria (Lisa Stelly) in a white hotel room. The police arrive outside the room and open fire through the window. As bullets rain through the room, the band continues playing. Gloria answers the motel phone and throws it into a fish tank. As the bullets continue to fly and tear apart the room, Christian and Gloria walk toward each other, unharmed by the bullets. They embrace and kiss, recreating the 21st Century Breakdown cover art.
At one point during the video, the words written on the walls of the motel room are revealed for a moment to be the lyrics to Green Day’s song “See The Light”, the last song on 21st Century Breakdown.
[edit] Musical cast version
Green Day has recorded a version of "21 Guns" with the cast of American Idiot. The recording was produced by Billie Joe Armstrong and was released on December 3rd to Spinner.com and also released for digital download on December 22nd. [7] Green Day will also be shooting a new music video for the song with the cast. [8]
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