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Green Day Comes Exclusively To Rock Band

Green Day Comes Exclusively To Rock Band
Written Thursday, June 11, 2009 by James Parkin

MTV Games’ Harmonix Music Systems announced an extraordinary partnership with Warner Bros. Records and Green Day today to bring the music of multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning Green Day, exclusively to Rock Band.
 
The first selection of Green Day songs to arrive on Rock Band as downloadable content will be a three-pack of songs from their latest release, 21st Century Breakdown on July 7th including:  21 Guns, Know Your Enemy, East Jesus Nowhere.  Additional Green Day songs and projects will be announced at a later date.
 
“Green Day not only rock hard, but are also epic storytellers,” said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks, Music, LOGO and Film.  “Their message and their music have been the voice and sound of this generation.  The addition of Green Day is a huge victory for MTV and our audience, and marks another landmark in our efforts to bring the best artists to Rock Band.”    
 
"We are excited to be working with MTV and Harmonix,” said Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.  “They are leaders and visionaries in the world of music and video games, and Rock Band is a really cool way for fans of all ages to experience our music.”
 
"Green Day's epic music and incredible live performances put them in a class by themselves. Bringing Green Day and Rock Band together unites two extremely powerful forces to create a great music game experience for their fans," said Tom Whalley, Chairman/CEO, Warner Bros. Records. "This unique deal with MTV creates a true partnership with Green Day, Reprise and Harmonix as we embark upon the next great era of Green Day."
 
“It’s awesome that one of greatest bands on earth is coming to the Rock Band platform,” said Paul DeGooyer, SVP, Electronic Games and Music, MTV.  “Green Day is a longtime favorite of the Harmonix team, and we’re very excited to provide a new way for their fans to connect with them, while at the same time helping put this incredible music in front of a whole new audience.”


User Comments
Comment #1 by Vaile23
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 03:48:26 PM

American Idiot & Basket Case on RB please.

Comment #2 by blackout529
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 03:51:34 PM

Ewww...

Comment #3 by Twilight Star
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 03:51:54 PM

yumyum

Comment #4 by Teomonkey
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 03:54:53 PM

awesome

Comment #5 by Infomouse
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 03:56:09 PM

sounds kinda kool?

Comment #6 by afexracerx
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 03:56:32 PM

Ugh, I wish it was their old stuff. 90's Green Day please. Their new stuff is boring...

Comment #7 by Judivarious
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 03:56:36 PM

put their new song "Do you know your enemy" on there, and I'll be happy.

Comment #8 by Luke Binczyk
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 03:58:44 PM

Is this just going to be a DLC of Green Day songs available on Rock Band? Or is this just saying that those 3 songs will be available as DLC? And then they're going to make a Rock Band: GreenDay in the future? I hope they make one, I love GreenDay. I'd definetly buy it. I don't have Rock Band, and I wouldn't buy it just to get the DLC for it.. Here's to hoping.

Comment #9 by PsychoLynney
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:00:54 PM

meh, green day suck

Comment #10 by ademlakey
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:02:47 PM

Green days epic music ? Their not that good.

Comment #11 by Napior
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:04:52 PM

Their new CD isn't great...at all

Comment #12 by SengIV
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:08:57 PM

Old Green Day: 4/5

New Green Day: 1/5


They suck now. Jesus of Suburbia was their best song. Put that on their and I will buy it within seconds.

Comment #13 by toonsage
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:13:16 PM

oOo green day is ok i wouldnt say they are the greatest though =P put some other songs like ¨wake me up when september ends, american idiot¨ two songs i would like to see =)

Comment #14 by Wiihalofan
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:13:22 PM

Why not the dookie album for download? :P Their new cd is boring, the old stuff is where its at. Like get a pack of
Welcome to paradise
When I come Around
Brain Stew

I would like that :]

Comment #15 by lazer9888
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:14:43 PM

what about holiday and boulevard and their old stuff???? their new album can go screw itself!

Comment #16 by The Bum-Mobile
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:17:33 PM

No, just, no.

Comment #17 by Killahaseo
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:18:58 PM

yep this happens all the time good songs come out for rockband like this week iron maiden and shit next week cant wait to play sum new green day oh wait no thats right it sucks ass lol

Comment #18 by Ratchet
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:19:29 PM

Hahahah...No.

Comment #19 by samboro1234
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:19:52 PM

Na new stuff is crap

Comment #20 by rvlution
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:25:25 PM

Longview was pretty tight. Basket Case was good too.

Comment #21 by pablomiguel
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:26:32 PM

I would like

-Basket Case
-Wake Me Up When September Ends
-When I Come Around

Comment #22 by POTM
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:26:37 PM

Can't believe it took Green Day this long to get into these games.

Comment #23 by JrdRIOT
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:31:29 PM

im looking forward to playing 21 Guns on vocals
i really like that song atm.

Comment #24 by SebbeG
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:42:57 PM

basket case, good riddance, whatsername, jesus of suburbia, boulevard of broken dreams...

Comment #25 by mosin360
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:45:29 PM

I liked the early 90's stuff. Anything after that is trash.

Comment #26 by turboskerv
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:53:45 PM

Are they done dildo'in each others assholes yet?

Comment #27 by italosk8
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:55:21 PM

@ 12

lol.. =P

Comment #28 by Greg0fTheDead
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 04:57:16 PM

give me dookie. and im not talking about poop.

Comment #29 by wizzard_of_tha_hood
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:03:47 PM

Gay....

Comment #30 by Wade Wilson 83
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:03:58 PM

Anything up until Nimrod...yes please

otherwise, god no

Comment #31 by Luis Ownz
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:04:10 PM

They used to be my favorite band, and I even found American Idiot tolerable. But I think other songs (for example, songs off of albums before AI) deserve to be in the game, instead of the new shit they released.

Comment #32 by Homicidal_inc
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:07:37 PM

Green Day Suck's A$$!

Comment #33 by jappe66
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:09:04 PM

nah

Comment #34 by RenegadeSniper7
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:09:51 PM

They blow

Comment #35 by isw42
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:12:28 PM

How can 3-4 chords be that difficult? LAME.

Comment #36 by Kruz
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:14:11 PM

listening to green day makes me want to kill people

Comment #37 by DDcup x
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:15:10 PM

New green day = epic fail.

Comment #38 by Andrew14man
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:18:10 PM

green day is green gay

Comment #39 by zr122
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:19:44 PM

Wake me up when Green Day's music gets cancelled.

When are they gonna put Weird Al on Rock Band? Man I'd scoop that shit up in a second.

Comment #40 by Channel 8 News
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:21:09 PM

ITT: People have trouble with the there/their/they're dilemma.

Comment #41 by Grijpwijk
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:22:49 PM

I love Rock Band but where are the really great bands that are not in it yet?

Comment #42 by AgentSephiroth417
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:27:19 PM

Why the band that sucks more than paris hilton.

Comment #43 by CRAZYCJ20
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:28:49 PM

Woohoo a band that only fem boys listen to and little high school girls listen to, great!

Comment #44 by skyfire420
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:37:15 PM

too bad green day sucks now

Comment #45 by Mythtakes
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:40:06 PM

Looking forward to it, more tracks the better. It's not like Harmonix are forcing people to buy it...at least the songs are there if you do want to buy.

Comment #46 by nrask7
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:41:23 PM

please give us dookie. im really glad that they didn't go with activision! I've been waiting for green day for years to make their way to rock band.

Comment #47 by swann5150
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:43:47 PM

meh

Comment #48 by HaydnMH
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:47:55 PM

Anything american idiot or later will do me fine :P east jesus nowehere is an awesome song :)

Comment #49 by XZYOE
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:48:49 PM

Depends what older songs will be included.

Comment #50 by Atarii
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:54:20 PM

I like Green Day, old and new, so I look forward to seeing what may be released.

Comment #51 by Diaxen
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 05:58:28 PM

Let's see if they censor their music (like they did to "This Ain't a Scene"), and if Green Day gets all pissy like they did at Wal-Mart.

Comment #52 by GUNSLiiNGER
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:11:17 PM

Ha, not a chance, all my microsoft points are going to maiden. We need some more disturbed, rush, zeppelin and guns N roses not there new shit though.

Comment #53 by Celestial Being
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:16:52 PM

cant wait!!! i'll get this!

Comment #54 by wh1tel1ght
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:17:06 PM

Hahaha! Made me laugh... "epic music" and "green day" in the same sentence. Ill pass.

Comment #55 by EVUL DAVE
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:17:13 PM

EVEN THOUGH it's not the most diffucult stuff to play, I'm sure I'll be picking it up. I'd much rather have their older stuff, but I can always hope that'll be part of the future content.

Comment #56 by braddelo
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:32:56 PM

You have to be at least 20 to realize Green Day is probably the greatest band of the last 20 years. Good luck with the drums to all you haters. Who do you want? Nickelback? Linkin Park? Little bitches need to know your place.

Comment #57 by JayHook
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:33:50 PM

me: ALL RIGHT!!! GREEN DAY!!!

*looks at songs and sees 21st Century crap*

me: :(

Comment #58 by OMG I GOT SHOT
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:40:49 PM

No Jesus of Suburbia yet?

Comment #59 by Krisko Disko
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:43:36 PM

They had been extremely vague on a radio interview, so I was worried they were going to be an expansion disk (a la AC/DC) or a full band (a la The Beatles). But pure DLC... perfect.

Comment #60 by wingfield
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 06:52:51 PM

spllooooge

Comment #61 by bigmac393
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 07:10:24 PM

too bad green day sucks...the "power trio" with 5 members...

Comment #62 by xxXI Dave IXxx
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 07:15:13 PM

RB > GH

Comment #63 by Greenmember
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 07:23:54 PM

They're okay, I mean I respect them and all and some of their songs are okay, I'm not gonna really buy any of it though unless I'm really impressed by something from them I haven't heard. (I haven't listened to A LOT of Green day though) cool I guess. Beatles game FTW :D

Comment #64 by buckizard
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 07:25:49 PM

Can't wait! Hoping for more than just a few songs.

Comment #65 by Magic Coletrain
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 07:31:36 PM

Gimme anything from there early work non of this "American Idiot" crap

just release the "International Superhits" CD as DLC that would be immense

Comment #66 by RoBTheBEAst 58
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 07:46:58 PM

THEY NEED TO PUT MORE METAL AND HEAVY METAL SONGS ON THE MARKETPLACE!!!!!!

Comment #67 by crunchb3rry
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 08:19:14 PM

Seriously. You "needs more metal" assholes need to read the box cover again. It's Rock Band, not Metal Band. Shut the fuck up and go play Guitar Hero Metallica. Every time content is announced you idiots post the same tired shit like clockwork.

Comment #68 by BloodDrunk
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 08:34:32 PM

greenday is gay

Comment #69 by b3njaques
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 08:45:59 PM

"One of the greatest bands on earth"

lolololololololololol
Green Day are bunch of faggots.

Comment #70 by Coadster1
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 08:47:18 PM

Booooo!

Comment #71 by theawesomcools
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 09:06:23 PM

If you dont like the music just shut the fuck up. I love greenday, but i also love lamb of god and bands like that. I cant stand people who are so stubborn and if anything about music isn't thier type of music they have to rant on why they hate it. NO ONE GIVES A SHIT!

Comment #72 by XxM4RKSM4NxX
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 09:14:03 PM

Would be awesome if they were some good Greenday songs. Holiday and Brain Stew should definately be on there.

Comment #73 by dakisbac
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 09:35:25 PM

I'm forced to hear "Know Your Enemy" 4-5 times a night at work. Suffice it to say, I hate the song now. Definitely not buying

Comment #74 by evanevanevan
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 09:38:42 PM

I am not the biggest Green Day fan but I LOVE the song "Jesus of Suburbia", and I would buy it twice on Rock Band if they put it out.

Comment #75 by nightmare975
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 09:52:23 PM

Yay, more stuff to not buy. Why their new shit? Why not their old shit?

Comment #76 by alex31991
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 10:00:18 PM

Yayyy, Green Day!

What's next...Backstreet Boys? Spice Girls? Pussycat Dolls?

Oh, i can't wait...

Comment #77 by SuperWoody64
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 10:11:00 PM

Dookie album=bought by me
American idiot or the new one, not so much.

Comment #78 by SuperWoody64
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 10:11:39 PM

Wait a tick... didn't they not sell their cd at wal-mart because they wanted it to be consored?
Does this mean these tracks will be uncensored or does green day lose all artistic credibility?

#39-I agree, any and all Weird Al would be amazing. I hope hope hope there's some on the lego game.

Comment #79 by ApochWeiss
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 10:26:33 PM

I wouldn't go so far as to say they are epic or visionaries...I mean, Dookie (I believe that was the name of the album, it had "When I Come Around") was really good, but the stuff they write now...what happened to the talent?! The vocals are god awful, the riffs are awful, the drumming is the only enjoyable thing and that's pushing it. If there's old Green Day I may grab them for nostalgic purposes, but if I see American Idiot on there, screw it, I'll kill the nearest living thing if I have to hear that again...

Comment #80 by n8ryder
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 10:41:00 PM

Green Day sucks dookie

Comment #81 by DENAz666
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 10:54:47 PM

Just happy its DLC and not another bloody spin off RB.

Comment #82 by garb77
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 10:55:40 PM

i need some of thier old stuff. i agree #79

Comment #83 by DreddPirate Rob
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 11:03:25 PM

hrmm. crap DLC.

Comment #84 by t3wargamer
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 11:13:40 PM

I'm getting really sick of all you haters. No one here cares what you think about a band. Seriously. No one gives a shit if you dont like them. Yeah I'm not the biggest green day fan but they have some good songs and I might even buy these if I have points left after point lookout for fallout

Comment #85 by Chaosflare
Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 11:43:38 PM

Some good RB potential, but I'm more interested in some songs off the Dookie! album rather than anything else.

Comment #86 by Loquacious B
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 12:45:22 AM

@#84

I totally agree with you. I wish people would stop hating on Green Day.

Just FYI, Green Day are soooooo much more mature in their song writing now than they ever were. They have an opinion to voice about the world today and they have a medium through which they can do it. They have grown up, which clearly a lot of you have not!


Comment #87 by Evanlorts23
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 12:58:15 AM

while i love greenday and love the idea of them on rock band i dont see the songs being that fun..almost all of there songs are power cords and simple bass lines..i bet the drums will be alright but i bet the guitar parts are gonna be mainly double notes over and over again..not bashing green day at all..one of my favorite bands..just dont think the songs will be that great...even though i will play the hell out of them

Comment #88 by lostmotiv
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 01:09:50 AM

meh not interested at all unless basket case gets released.

Comment #89 by Link0913
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 01:14:52 AM

first we dont need more metal, second if they take out every time he says s*** you lose half the song, but couldn't it be another band altogether

Comment #90 by rowtheboat
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 01:15:07 AM

its good but 90s green day would be better

Comment #91 by Imperium 36CF
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 02:43:07 AM

I really don't feel much for their new album, stick Dookie on there and i'll be fine.

Comment #92 by Imperium 36CF
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 02:44:12 AM

To #89 aswell, Green Day aren't metal dumbass.

Comment #93 by Shipley0110
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 03:04:36 AM

New stuff blows, need to have Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod & American Idiot on their.

An entire game would be pretty cool, could start with their early stuff from lookout records (1039 smoothed out slappy hours and kerplunk) leading up to how they seemed to jump up their own asses and want to be U2.

Comment #94 by blayde
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 03:11:01 AM

new album rock douchebags lol.
finally ive been wanting this since rock band 1, and i thought when there new album came out they'd get some attention and they did. these are probably best tracks on 21st century breakdown

Comment #95 by alienterrorist
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 04:48:25 AM

I heard something about more greenday coming out. go on rbdlc.com and read about it there. Someone hacked the files on rock band unplugged and there was a list of songs and 18 of them were greenday.
Side note, I dont really think greenday cares that much about putting their music in because on a radio show (you can get the exact quote from rbdlc.com) they said something like "yeah were are putting some music into rock band. What is it, a greenday game, or was it an album? It might just be a pack"

Comment #96 by YFR Luco Zade
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 04:50:01 AM

@86

so if getting more mature means sucking why would anyone want to be mature??

Comment #97 by deano ward
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 05:18:55 AM

#7 - you fail....read it before commenting.

and i bet the next 3 will be from american idiot......ones i would like are Take Back, Brainstew & Ha Ha You're Dead

Comment #98 by Wullsterino
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 05:22:11 AM

Christ, I hope they stick stuff from "Dookie" on at some point. That's how I like to remember Greenday, not as some emo dressed, tragic U2 wannabes.

Seriously, their recent stuff is akin to your watching your dad doing karaoke trying to impress a bunch of kids with how cool he is.

Comment #99 by General Boredom
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 05:31:15 AM

Holding off unless they release some pre-American Idiot songs.

Comment #100 by AraknidX
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 05:52:59 AM

Awesome news! Really hope they release Basket Case for it :D

Comment #101 by x JPeeper x
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 06:32:03 AM

LOL, braddelo your an idiot if you think they are the greatest band for the last 20 years. There are about 100,000 bands better than Green Day the past 20 years.

It's sad that they can make music consisting for 4 chords, write 12 songs like that, then make millions and millions of dollars for it. Society is pathetic.

Comment #102 by Silent_Murder92
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 06:40:16 AM

I dont like Greeen Day...Although the Mrs does *sighs*

Comment #103 by Grizzlybear1980
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 06:46:06 AM

Why not Dookie!!??

Comment #104 by oli90
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 07:59:02 AM

One of the shittiest bands in existence.

Comment #105 by MartyMcFly
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 08:55:40 AM

No songs from Dookie is fail.


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