Editing Green Day (section)

=== 2007–2011: ''21st Century Breakdown'' and ''American Idiot''{{'}}s stage adaptation ===
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Green Day engaged in many other smaller projects in the time following the success of ''American Idiot''. In 2008, the group released a [[garage rock]]-inspired album under the name [[Foxboro Hot Tubs]], titled ''[[Stop Drop and Roll!!!]]''. The Foxboro Hot Tubs went on a mini tour during the same year to promote the record, hitting tiny Bay Area venues such as the Stork Club in Oakland and Toot's Tavern in [[Crockett, California]].<ref>Crooks, Peter. [http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/July-2008/Green-Day-20/ "Greenday 2.0"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829202623/http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/July-2008/Green-Day-20/ |date=August 29, 2008}} Diablo Magazine, July 2008.</ref>

[[File:Green Day live.jpg|thumb|left|Green Day performing during a secret show at the Kesselhaus in [[Berlin]] on May 7, 2009]]
In an interview with [[Carson Daly]], [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] lead singer [[Shirley Manson]] revealed that the band's drummer [[Butch Vig]] would be producing Green Day's forthcoming album.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=October 14, 2008|title=Green Day Are in the Studio With Butch Vig For New Album, Online Video Confirms|first=James|last=Montgomery|url=http://www.mtv.com./news/articles/1596973/20081014/green_day.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017113054/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596973/20081014/green_day.jhtml|archive-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> The span of nearly five years between ''American Idiot'' and ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]'' was the longest gap between studio albums in Green Day's career. The band had been working on new material since January 2006. By October 2007, Armstrong had 45 songs written, but the band showed no further signs of progress until October 2008, when two videos showing the band recording with producer Butch Vig were posted on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day in studio with Nirvana producer|date=October 14, 2008|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|work=Reuters|url=http://ca.reuters.com./article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE49E04920081015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018191932/http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE49E04920081015|archive-date=October 18, 2008}}</ref> The writing and recording process, spanning three years and four recording studios, was finally finished in April 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day Reflects On '21st Century Breakdown' |url=http://75.125.194.26/gossips/music/green_day_reflects_on_21st_century_breakdown_/ |publisher=[[All Headline News]] |date=April 27, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706002447/http://75.125.194.26/gossips/music/green_day_reflects_on_21st_century_breakdown_/ |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

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''21st Century Breakdown'' was released on May 15, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Day Announce New Album Title |publisher=Rocklouder |date=February 9, 2009 |url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/6977/Green-Day-Announce-New-Album-Title.html |access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090212130436/http://rocklouder.co.uk/articles/6977/Green-Day-Announce-New-Album-Title.html|archive-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72615/green_day|title=Green Day unveil new album release date|access-date=March 30, 2009|date=March 27, 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327140605/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72615/green_day|archive-date=March 27, 2012}}</ref> The album received a mainly positive reception from critics, getting an average rating between 3 and 4 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/green-day-21st-century-breakdown-reprise|title=Green Day, '21st Century Breakdown' (Reprise)|access-date=September 1, 2010|date=May 17, 2009|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524103340/http://www.spin.com/reviews/green-day-21st-century-breakdown-reprise|archive-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20276731,00.html?order=ASC&page=5|title=21st Century Breakdown|access-date=September 1, 2010|date=May 6, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522055326/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20276731,00.html?order=ASC&page=5|archive-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> The album reached number one in fourteen countries, being certified gold or platinum in each. ''21st Century Breakdown'' achieved Green Day's best chart performance to date.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/green-day/chart-history/tlp/ |title=21st Century Breakdown Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404052625/https://www.billboard.com/music/green-day/chart-history/billboard-200/song/612012 |archive-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref> The band started playing shows in California in April and early May. These were the group's first live shows in about three years. Green Day went on a [[21st Century Breakdown World Tour|world tour]] that started in North America in July 2009 and continued around the world throughout the rest of 2009 and early 2010.<ref name="livedaily">{{cite news|last=Madison |first=Tjames |title=Green Day taps big names as tour openers |url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/19183.html |publisher=[[LiveDaily]] |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=June 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530070251/http://www.livedaily.com/news/19183.html |archive-date=May 30, 2009}}</ref> The album won [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]] at the [[52nd Grammy Awards]] on January 31, 2010.<ref name="Recording Arts and Sciences" /> As of December 2010, ''21st Century Breakdown'' has sold 1,005,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/71727/week-ending-dec-19-2010-michael-wouldnt-have-liked-this/;_ylt=Aj.H3JkWiMnvsI1nfdVCl7wPwiUv?page=2#comments |title=Week Ending Dec. 19, 2010: Michael Wouldn't Have Liked This |first=Paul |last=Grein |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |date=December 22, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2011 |archive-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231001357/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/71727/week-ending-dec-19-2010-michael-wouldnt-have-liked-this/#comments |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Walmart]] refused to carry the album as it contains a [[Parental Advisory]] sticker and requested that Green Day release a censored edition. The band members did not wish to change any lyrics on the album and responded by stating, "There's nothing dirty about our record{{nbsp}}... They want artists to censor their records in order to be carried in there. We just said no. We've never done it before. You feel like you're in 1953 or something."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/21/2846595-green-day-lashes-out-at-wal-mart-policy |title=Green Day lashes out at Wal-Mart policy |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2009 |publisher=Newsvine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525094507/http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/21/2846595-green-day-lashes-out-at-wal-mart-policy |archive-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611970/20090521/green_day.jhtml |title=You Won't Find Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown At Wal-Mart |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2009 |publisher=MTV News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525083403/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611970/20090521/green_day.jhtml |archive-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref>

In 2009, the band met with award-winning director [[Michael Mayer (director)|Michael Mayer]] and many cast and crew members of the [[Tony Award]]-winning musical ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]'' to create a stage version of the album ''American Idiot''.<ref name=americanidiotmusii/><ref name=americanitiotcharaters/> ''[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]'' opened in the [[Berkeley Repertory Theatre]] during the end of 2009.<ref name="americanidiotmusii">{{Citation |last= McElroy |first= Steven |title= Shakespeare, Singing and Solo Shows Galore |newspaper= The New York Times |date= September 10, 2009 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/theater/13wtheaterlist.html?_r=1&ref=theater |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150613085702/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/theater/13wtheaterlist.html?_r=1&ref=theater |archive-date= June 13, 2015 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> The show features an expanded story of the original album, with new characters such as Will, Extraordinary Girl, and Favorite Son.<ref name="americanitiotcharaters">{{Citation |last= Ng |first= David |title= Berkeley Rep announces cast for Green Day's 'American Idiot' |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date= August 3, 2009 |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/08/berkeley-rep-announces-cast-for-green-days-american-idiot.html |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090807150058/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/08/berkeley-rep-announces-cast-for-green-days-american-idiot.html |archive-date= August 7, 2009 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> On April 20, 2010, ''American Idiot'' opened on Broadway, and Green Day released the [[American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording|soundtrack]] to the musical, featuring a new song by Green Day titled "[[When It's Time]]". In June 2010 [[iTunes]] released "When It's Time" as a single.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-its-time/id375645740?i=375645822&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 |title=When It's Time – Single by Green Day |publisher=iTunes Store |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=March 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108125922/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-its-time/id375645740?i=375645822&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 |archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Greenday2010.jpg|thumb|right|Green Day performing in [[New Jersey]] in 2010]]
During the [[Spike Video Game Awards|Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009]], it was announced that Green Day was set to have its own ''Rock Band'' video game titled ''[[Green Day: Rock Band]]'' (2010), as a follow-up to the last band specific ''Rock Band'' game, ''[[The Beatles: Rock Band]]'' (2009). The game features the full albums of ''[[Dookie (album)|Dookie]]'', ''[[American Idiot]]'', and ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]'' as well as select songs from the rest of Green Day's discography.<ref name="hmxpresser">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3557574 |title=Green Day: Rock Band – Release date, pricing, export and preorder info! |last=HMXHenry |date=March 11, 2010 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=Rock Band Forums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314045748/http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3557574 |archive-date=March 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="g4tv pax east">{{cite web |url= http://g4tv.com/videos/45111/Green-Day-Rock-Band-Preview/ |title= Green Day Rock Band Preview |first= Abbie |last= Heppe |publisher= [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4TV]] |date= April 1, 2010 |access-date= April 2, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111212123446/http://www.g4tv.com/videos/45111/Green-Day-Rock-Band-Preview/ |archive-date= December 12, 2011 |df= mdy-all}}</ref>

During the second leg of the [[21st Century Breakdown World Tour]], the band members stated that they were writing new material.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1630900/20100131/green_day.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler |title=Green Day : Green Day Say Grammy Win Came At The 'Sweetest Time' – Rhapsody Music Downloads |publisher=VH1 |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312055800/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1630900/20100131/green_day.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler |archive-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine, Armstrong spoke about the possible new album: "We did some demos in [[Berlin]], some in [[Stockholm]], some just outside of [[Glasgow]], and some in [[Amsterdam]]. We wanted get [the songs] down in some early form."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2010/03/green_day_new_album_exclusive.html |title=Kerrang! Green Day new album exclusive! |publisher=.kerrang.com |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322190329/http://www2.kerrang.com/2010/03/green_day_new_album_exclusive.html |archive-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> The band members also stated that the group was recording a live album of the tour, featuring the previously unreleased song "Cigarettes and Valentines". In October 2010, Dirnt was interviewed by Radio W, mentioning that the group had completed the writing process of the ninth studio album. In the interview, Dirnt also mentioned that a new live album would "most likely" be released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nem-catacoa.com/2010/10/mike-dirnt-bajista-de-la-agrupacion-green-day-habla-en-exclusiva-con-w-radio/ |title=Mike Dirnt talks to Radio W about Green Day's upcoming South American tour (audio interview) |work=Nem Catacoa – Sonidos de la Tierra |publisher=Radio W |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213134038/http://www.nem-catacoa.com/2010/10/mike-dirnt-bajista-de-la-agrupacion-green-day-habla-en-exclusiva-con-w-radio/ |archive-date=December 13, 2010}}</ref> The live CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray titled ''[[Awesome as Fuck]]'' was released on March 22, 2011.<ref name="Rutherford">{{cite magazine |first=Kevin |last=Rutherford |title=Green Day Confirms ''Awesome as F**k'' Live Album in New Trailer |date=January 10, 2011 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473709/green-day-confirms-awesome-as-fk-live-album-in-new-trailer |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 13, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629045052/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473709/green-day-confirms-awesome-as-fk-live-album-in-new-trailer |archive-date=June 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="press release">{{cite web|title=Green Day to Release Live Album – ''Awesome as Fuck'' – on March&nbsp;22nd, 2011, on Reprise Records |publisher=Green Day |url=http://www.greenday.com/article.php?id=2761 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110717035538/http://www.greenday.com/article.php?id=2761 |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>