"Warning" | ||||
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Single by Green Day | ||||
from the album Warning | ||||
B-side |
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Released | December 11, 2000 | |||
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Length | 3:41 | |||
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Composer(s) | Green Day | |||
Lyricist(s) | Billie Joe Armstrong | |||
Producer(s) | Green Day | |||
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"Warning" on YouTube |
"Warning" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It is the second single and title track from their sixth album of the same name. The song was a number-three modern-rock hit in the United States. The song also peaked at No. 27 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 1 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.
The main guitar riff of "Warning" has been compared to the Kinks' song "Picture Book". [3]
The music video for "Warning" premiered on MTV in January 2001. It was directed by Francis Lawrence and shows the life of a rather oblivious young man who does dangerous, socially unacceptable and trivial things during his day. His punch-in card reveals his name to be John Earle.
Despite being included in the band's greatest hits albums International Superhits! and God's Favorite Band , as well as appearing as a playable track in the video game Green Day: Rock Band , the band did not perform the song live for 21 years since 2001, until it was performed during a warm-up show before their performance at the 2022 Lollapalooza. [4]
US 7-inch single [5]
UK CD1 [6]
UK CD2 [7]
| UK 7-inch single [8]
Australian CD single [9]
Japanese CD single [10]
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Weekly charts
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | December 5, 2000 | Active rock radio | Reprise | [27] |
United Kingdom | December 11, 2000 |
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Japan | December 20, 2000 | CD | [29] | |
Australia | January 15, 2001 | [30] |
When Warning kicks off with the title track, the straightforward acoustic rocker shows promise for the album
Green Day begin their first album of the new millennium with a sober, mid-tempo pop song