Bullet in a Bible

Bullet in a Bible
Live album / video album by
Green Day
ReleasedNovember 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)
RecordedJune 18–19, 2005
VenueNational Bowl, Milton Keynes
Genre
Length64:57
Label
DirectorSamuel Bayer
Producer
Green Day chronology
American Idiot
(2004) 		Bullet in a Bible
(2005) 		21st Century Breakdown
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
IGN7.9/10[1]
Pitchfork Media3.0/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Sputnikmusic3/5[6]

Bullet in a Bible is a live album by American rock band Green Day, released on November 15, 2005, by Reprise Records. Recorded during their American Idiot World Tour, it was directed by Samuel Bayer, who was the director of all the videos from American Idiot.

Background and release

Bullet in a Bible documents one of the two biggest shows that Green Day have performed in their career; they played in front of a crowd of over 130,000 people at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in United Kingdom on June 18–19, 2005.

This was also the hottest weekend of the year, because the United Kingdom was in the middle of a heatwave, with temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius.[7]

The band was supported by Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, and Hard-Fi during their American Idiot world tour. Fourteen of the twenty songs performed at these shows were included on the disc; missing out were the tracks "Jaded", "Knowledge", "She", "Maria", "Homecoming" and "We Are the Champions". However, "She" was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 as part of their coverage of the event.

Bullet in a Bible was released as a double-LP set on November 10, 2009, as part of the band's 2009 vinyl re-release campaign.

Green Day have released most of the videos from this concert on their YouTube page except for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Wake Me Up When September Ends", and the other songs which have been omitted from the album release.

Commercial performance

Bullet in a Bible peaked on the Billboard 200 at number eight and spent 14 weeks on the chart.[8] It has also reached top 10 positions in many European countries.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Billie Joe Armstrong; all music is composed by Green Day, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."American Idiot"4:32
2."Jesus of Suburbia"9:23
3."Holiday"4:12
4."Are We the Waiting"2:49
5."St. Jimmy"2:55
6."Longview"4:44
7."Hitchin' a Ride"4:03
8."Brain Stew"3:02
9."Basket Case"2:58
10."King for a Day/Shout" ("Shout" written and originally performed by The Isley Brothers)8:47
11."Wake Me Up When September Ends"5:03
12."Minority"4:19
13."Boulevard of Broken Dreams"4:44
14."Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"3:26
Total length:64:57

Note:"Jaded", "Homecoming", "Maria", "She", "We Are the Champions" and "Macy Day's Parade" were played but not included.

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Bullet in a Bible (album)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[43] Gold 15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[44] Gold 20,000^
Germany (BVMI)[45] Gold 100,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[46] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Italy
sales in 2006 		— 100,000[47]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[48] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] Gold 7,500^
Portugal (AFP)[50] Gold 10,000^
Sweden (GLF)[51] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Platinum 300,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Certifications and sales for Bullet in a Bible (video album)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[53] Platinum 8,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[54] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[55] 7× Gold 175,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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