{"product_id":"green-day-american-idiot","title":"GREEN DAY American Idiot Band T-shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe grenade is red. The statement is louder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tee hits like 2004 angst in fabric form. Charcoal black cotton with a stark white hand gripping a bleeding, heart-shaped grenade. “Green Day American Idiot” like a scream printed in bold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for:\u003cbr\u003e• Tearing down the system (or just your flat)\u003cbr\u003e• Mosh pits and teen tantrums\u003cbr\u003e• Making patriotism uncomfortable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e• Officially licensed\u003cbr\u003e• 100% cotton\u003cbr\u003e• Red grenade heart and white fist with distressed type\u003cbr\u003e• Punk poetry in three words\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCare Instructions:\u003cbr\u003eWash cold. Explode metaphorically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e---\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Idiot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventh studio album by the American \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rock_music\" title=\"Rock music\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003erock\u003c\/a\u003e band \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Green_Day\" title=\"Green Day\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eGreen Day\u003c\/a\u003e, released on September 21, 2004, by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reprise_Records\" title=\"Reprise Records\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eReprise Records\u003c\/a\u003e. The album was produced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rob_Cavallo\" title=\"Rob Cavallo\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eRob Cavallo\u003c\/a\u003e in collaboration with the group. Recording sessions for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e took place at Studio 880 in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oakland,_California\" title=\"Oakland, California\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eOakland\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean_Way_Recording\" title=\"Ocean Way Recording\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eOcean Way Recording\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles\" title=\"Hollywood, Los Angeles\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eHollywood\u003c\/a\u003e, both in California, between 2003 and 2004. A \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concept_album\" title=\"Concept album\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003econcept album\u003c\/a\u003e, dubbed a \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punk_rock\" title=\"Punk rock\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003epunk\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rock_opera\" title=\"Rock opera\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003erock opera\u003c\/a\u003e\" by the band members, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e follows the story of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesus_of_Suburbia\" title=\"Jesus of Suburbia\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eJesus of Suburbia\u003c\/a\u003e, a lower-middle-class American adolescent \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-hero\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Anti-hero\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eanti-hero\u003c\/a\u003e. The album expresses the disillusionment and dissent of a generation that came of age in a period shaped by tumultuous events such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_11_attacks\" title=\"September 11 attacks\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e9\/11\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraq_War\" title=\"Iraq War\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eIraq War\u003c\/a\u003e. In order to accomplish this, the band used unconventional techniques for themselves, including transitions between connected songs and some long, chaptered, creative compositions presenting the album themes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eFollowing the disappointing sales of their previous album \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warning_(Green_Day_album)\" title=\"Warning (Green Day album)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eWarning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), the band took a break and then began what they had planned to be their next album, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cigarettes_and_Valentines\" title=\"Cigarettes and Valentines\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eCigarettes and Valentines\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. However, recording was cut short when the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mastering_(audio)\" title=\"Mastering (audio)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003emaster tapes\u003c\/a\u003e were stolen; following this, the band made the decision to start their next album from scratch. The result was a more societally critical, politically charged record which returned to the band's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punk_rock\" title=\"Punk rock\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003epunk rock\u003c\/a\u003e sound following the more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Folk_music\" title=\"Folk music\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003efolk\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Power_pop\" title=\"Power pop\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003epower pop\u003c\/a\u003e-inspired \u003ci\u003eWarning\u003c\/i\u003e, with additional influences that were not explored on their older albums. Additionally, the band underwent an \"image change\", wearing red-and-black uniforms onstage, to add more theatrical presence to the album during performances and press events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eThe album marked a career comeback for Green Day, charting in 27 countries. It reached number one on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billboard_200\" title=\"Billboard 200\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e 200\u003c\/a\u003e, a first for the group. It has sold over 23 million copies worldwide, making it the second best-selling album for the band (behind their 1994 major-label debut, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dookie\" title=\"Dookie\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eDookie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e) and one of the best-selling albums of the decade and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_best-selling_albums\" title=\"List of best-selling albums\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eall time\u003c\/a\u003e. It is also the best selling rock album of the 21st century in the United Kingdom. It was later certified 6× Platinum by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America\" title=\"Recording Industry Association of America\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eRecording Industry Association of America\u003c\/a\u003e (RIAA) in 2013. The album spawned five successful singles: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Idiot_(song)\" title=\"American Idiot (song)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ethe title track\u003c\/a\u003e, \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holiday_(Green_Day_song)\" title=\"Holiday (Green Day song)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eHoliday\u003c\/a\u003e\", \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wake_Me_Up_When_September_Ends\" title=\"Wake Me Up When September Ends\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eWake Me Up When September Ends\u003c\/a\u003e\", \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesus_of_Suburbia\" title=\"Jesus of Suburbia\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eJesus of Suburbia\u003c\/a\u003e\", and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year\" title=\"Grammy Award for Record of the Year\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eGrammy Award for Record of the Year\u003c\/a\u003e-winner \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boulevard_of_Broken_Dreams_(Green_Day_song)\" title=\"Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eBoulevard of Broken Dreams\u003c\/a\u003e\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e was a critical and commercial success upon release, and has since been hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time. It was nominated for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year\" title=\"Grammy Award for Album of the Year\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eAlbum of the Year\u003c\/a\u003e and won the award for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Album\" title=\"Grammy Award for Best Rock Album\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eBest Rock Album\u003c\/a\u003e at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/47th_Annual_Grammy_Awards\" title=\"47th Annual Grammy Awards\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e2005 Grammy Awards\u003c\/a\u003e. It was also nominated for Best Album at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards\" title=\"2005 MTV Europe Music Awards\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eEurope Music Awards\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_Billboard_Music_Awards\" title=\"2005 Billboard Music Awards\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eBillboard Music Awards\u003c\/a\u003e, winning the former. Its success inspired a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Idiot_(musical)\" title=\"American Idiot (musical)\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eBroadway musical\u003c\/a\u003e, a documentary, and an unmade feature film adaptation. \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone\" title=\"Rolling Stone\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e placed it at 225 on their 2012 list of the \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time\" title=\"Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e500 Greatest Albums of All Time\u003c\/a\u003e\", and it was 248 on the 2020 update of the list.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockstar Merch","offers":[{"title":"S \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46305508688131,"sku":"GDTSW12MB01AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46305508720899,"sku":"GDTSW12MB02AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46305508753667,"sku":"GDTSW12MB03AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46265995034883,"sku":"GDTSW12MB04AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46265995067651,"sku":"GDTSW12MB05AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46265995100419,"sku":"GDTSW12MB06AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46265995133187,"sku":"GDTSW12MB07AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46990998470915,"sku":"GDTSW12MB08AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4964\/2499\/files\/GREEN_DAY_American_Idiot_Band_T-shirt_1.jpg?v=1768379318","url":"https:\/\/rockstar-merch.com\/products\/green-day-american-idiot","provider":"Rockstar Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}