American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording

This article is about the cast recording. For the musical, see American Idiot (musical).

All lyrics are written by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted; all music is composed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, arranged by Tom Kitt.

American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording
Cast recording by Cast of American Idiot and Green Day
Released	April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20)
Recorded	November 2009 – January 2010
Studio	Electric Lady Studios (New York City)
Genre	Punk rock alternative rock pop punk musical
Length	82:10
Label	Reprise
Producer	Green Day
Green Day chronology
Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo (2009) American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording (2010) Awesome as Fuck (2011)

No.	Title	Performed by	Length
1.	"American Idiot"	Cast of American Idiot	3:05
2.	"Jesus of Suburbia" I. "Jesus of Suburbia" II. "City of the Damned" III. "I Don't Care" IV. "Dearly Beloved" V. "Tales of Another Broken Home"	John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper, Stark Sands, Mary Faber & Company	9:07
3.	"Holiday"	John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, Theo Stockman & Company	4:07
4.	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	John Gallagher Jr., Rebecca Naomi Jones, Stark Sands & Company	4:22
5.	"Favorite Son"	Joshua Henry, Mary Faber & Company	2:40
6.	"Are We the Waiting"	Stark Sands, Joshua Henry & Company	2:53
7.	"St. Jimmy"	John Gallagher Jr., Declan Bennett, Theo Stockman, Tony Vincent & Company	2:46
8.	"Give Me Novacaine"	Michael Esper, Stark Sands & Company	3:33
9.	"Last of the American Girls/She's a Rebel"	John Gallagher Jr., Gerard Canonico, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Tony Vincent & Company	2:22
10.	"Last Night on Earth"	Tony Vincent, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Faber & Company	4:16
11.	"Too Much Too Soon"	Theo Stockman, Michael Esper, Mary Faber & Alysha Umphress	2:40
12.	"Before the Lobotomy"	Stark Sands, Chase Peacock, Joshua Henry & Ben Thompson	1:40
13.	"Extraordinary Girl"	Christina Sajous, Stark Sands & Company	3:27
14.	"Before the Lobotomy (Reprise)"	Stark Sands, Chase Peacock, Joshua Henry & Ben Thompson	1:14
15.	"When It's Time"	John Gallagher Jr.	2:40
16.	"Know Your Enemy"	Tony Vincent, Michael Esper, John Gallagher Jr. & Company	2:07
17.	"21 Guns (Green Day, David Bowie)"	Rebecca Naomi Jones, John Gallagher Jr. & Company	4:45
18.	"Letterbomb"	Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Faber, Christina Sajous & Company	3:24
19.	"Wake Me Up When September Ends"	John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper, Stark Sands & Company	4:46
20.	"Homecoming" I. "The Death of St. Jimmy" II. "East 12th St." III. "Nobody Likes You" (Dirnt) IV. "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" (Cool) V. "We're Coming Home Again"	Tony Vincent, John Gallagher Jr., Theo Stockman & Company	9:39
21.	"Whatsername"	John Gallagher Jr.	4:05
22.	"When It's Time" (Green Day version)	Green Day	3:23

Tracks are split into two discs, although there is no mention of this on the sleeve as tracks are written consecutively as tracks 1 to 22. Despite being the curtain call of the show, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" is not featured on the album.

American Idiot: Selections from the Original Broadway Cast Recording

1. "American Idiot" – 3:05
2. "Holiday" – 4:07
3. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – 4:22
4. "St. Jimmy" – 2:46
5. "Give Me Novacaine" – 3:33
6. "Last of the American Girls/She's a Rebel" – 2:22
7. "Last Night on Earth" – 4:16
8. "21 Guns" – 4:45
9. "Letterbomb" – 3:24
10. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" – 4:46
11. "Homecoming"
    I. "The Death of St. Jimmy"
    II. "East 12th St."
    III. "Nobody Likes You"
    IV. "Rock and Roll Girlfriend"
    V. "We're Coming Home Again" – 9:39
12. "Whatsername" – 4:05
13. "When It's Time" (Green Day version) – 3:23

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

As did the Original American Idiot album, it was generally well received. ^[3]

Personnel

Musicians Band Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar, piano Mike Dirnt – bass Tré Cool – drums, percussion Tom Kitt – arrangements, orchestration Carmel Dean – piano, synthesizer, accordion Kathy Marshall – violin Erin Benim – viola Rachel Turner Houk – cello Trey Files – percussion Alec Berlin; John Gallagher Jr.; Michael Esper; Stark Sands; Joshua Henry; Gerard Canonico – guitar Musical cast Main parts John Gallagher Jr. (Johnny) Michael Esper (Will) Stark Sands (Tunny) Tony Vincent (St. Jimmy/Jimmy) Rebecca Naomi Jones (Whatsername) Mary Faber (Heather) Christina Sajous (The Extraordinary Girl) Joshua Henry (Favorite Son) Theo Stockman (The Representative of Jingletown/ "Too Much Too Soon" Male Soloist) Alysha Umphress ("Too Much Too Soon" Female Soloist) Ensemble Declan Bennett Andrew Call Gerard Canonico Miguel Cervantes Van Hughes Brian Charles Johnson Joshua Kobak Lorin Latarro Omar Lopez-Cepero Leslie McDonel Chase Peacock Ben Thompson Alysha Umphress Aspen Vincent Libby Winters

Crew Production Billie Joe Armstrong – producer Michael Mayer – director Chris Lord-Alge – mixing engineer Adam Fair – additional engineering Chris Dugan – engineer Brad Kobylczak – additional engineering Ian Shea; Lee Bothwick; Denny Muller – assistant engineers Ted Jensen – mastering Artwork Chris Bilheimer – art design Doug Hamilton; Kevin Berne – photography

Chart positions

Chart (2010)	Peak Position
Billboard 200	43
Billboard Top Cast Albums	1
Austria Albums Top 75	15
Greece Albums Chart	32
Italian FIMI top 100	48
Swedish Albums Chart	46
German Albums Chart	70

See also

• American Idiot (musical)

References

1. "American Idiot". www.berkleyrep.org. Archived from the original on May 24, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: American Idiot Original Broadway Cast". Allmusic . Retrieved June 10, 2010.
3. "Album Review: Original Broadway Cast Recording - American Idiot". April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

External links

• Broadway Musical Official website
• Green Day Official website ^{[ permanent dead link ]}