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Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. Although written by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong before the release of the band's third album ''Dookie'' (1994), the song was not released until Green Day's fifth album, ''Nimrod'' (1997), and was the second single released from that album. An alternative version (in a different key, with a faster tempo and sparer arrangement) did appear as a B-side to the 1995 German import single for "Brain Stew/Jaded".〔(Track Listing for "Brain Stew" Single )〕
Although it was not issued as a physical single at the time of its original release in the United States, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" later went on to sell over 2.6 million copies as a digital download in the country. The song is also certified Gold in the United Kingdom for sales of 400,000.〔http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx〕
==Writing and composition==
Billie Joe Armstrong wrote "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" in 1990 and did not show the song to his bandmates until the ''Dookie'' recording sessions in 1993. During the sessions, the song was determined to be too different from the rest of the songs on ''Dookie'', and producer Rob Cavallo was unsure of how to structure the recording.〔 When the time came to record ''Nimrod'', Armstrong decided to use the song, and Cavallo suggested they add strings to the track. He sent the band to play foosball in another room while he recorded the strings, which took "like fifteen, twenty minutes, maybe a half an hour at the most."〔 Cavallo reflected on his decision to add the strings "I knew we had done the right thing. It was a hit the second I heard it."〔
In comparison to previous Green Day material, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" features more mellow, contemplative lyrics with acoustic music. Band member Mike Dirnt went on to state that the release of this song was probably the "most punk" thing they could have done.〔VH1 Top 100 Songs of the '90's: "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"〕 The song is more commonly promoted on the radio as "Time of Your Life", and it became a ''Billboard'' Country Rock chart-topper and an international hit, and was the only song from ''Nimrod'' that was a crossover success when released in single form.〔(The Charting power of "Time of Your Life" )〕
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