Father of All Motherfuckers

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All lyrics are written by Billie Joe Armstrong; all music is composed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool.

Father of All Motherfuckers
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Standard edition album cover. The limited edition uses the same artwork, but lacks the unicorn, uncensoring the word "motherfuckers".
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
RecordedJune–September 2019
Genre
Length26:12
Label Reprise
Producer
Green Day chronology
Woodstock 1994
(2019)
Father of All Motherfuckers
(2020)
BBC Sessions
(2021)
Green Day studio chronology
Revolution Radio
(2016)
Father of All Motherfuckers
(2020)
Saviors
(2024)
Track listing for Father of All Motherfuckers
No.TitleLength
1."Father of All..."2:31
2."Fire, Ready, Aim"1:52
3."Oh Yeah!"2:51
4."Meet Me on the Roof"2:39
5."I Was a Teenage Teenager"3:44
6."Stab You in the Heart"2:10
7."Sugar Youth"1:54
8."Junkies on a High"3:06
9."Take the Money and Crawl"2:08
10."Graffitia"3:17
Total length:26:12
Japanese edition bonus track [41]
No.TitleLength
11."Bang Bang" (live from the Whisky)3:52
Total length:30:09
Notes

Live at The Whisky EP

Live at The Whisky
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
RecordedSeptember 10, 2019
Genre
Length6:54
Label Reprise
Green Day chronology
Woodstock 1994
(2019)
Live at The Whisky
(2020)
BBC Sessions
(2021)

To promote the release of the album, Green Day announced on September 10, 2019, during the Kevin and Bean show at KROQ that they would hold a surprise performance at the Whisky a Go Go that night. [42] Songs from the performance were recorded and released on a 7" vinyl record on February 21, 2020. The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Chris Dugan. [43]

Track listing for Live at The Whisky
No.TitleLength
1."Father of All"2:43
2."American Idiot"4:11
Total length:6:54

Personnel

Green Day

Production

Artwork

Charts

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