Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
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"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" is a widely known acoustic ballad by Green Day that became a popular soundtrack for farewells, graduations, and reflective moments in pop culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) canonical | 3 |
| Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) music video | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumBy | Green Day ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| artist | Green Day ⓘ |
| belongsToDiscographyOf | Green Day ⓘ |
| certification |
multi-platinum in the United States
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platinum in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Top 20 on US Billboard Alternative Songs chart
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Top 20 on US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart ⓘ |
| composer | Billie Joe Armstrong ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | praised for emotional resonance and simplicity ⓘ |
| era | 1990s rock ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Redundant ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic rock
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alternative rock ⓘ pop punk ballad ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | "I hope you had the time of your life" ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionsBy | multiple artists ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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string arrangement ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) live performances ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
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surface form:
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) music video
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| isSignatureSongOf | Green Day ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:34 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Billie Joe Armstrong ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Mark Kohr ⓘ |
| notableUsage |
commonly played at school graduations
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commonly used in TV and film farewell scenes ⓘ featured in the final episode of Seinfeld recap montage ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Nimrod ⓘ |
| performer | Green Day ⓘ |
| precededBySingle |
Hitchin’ a Ride
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surface form:
Hitchin' a Ride
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| producer |
Green Day
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Rob Cavallo ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1997 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Reprise Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-10-17 ⓘ |
| style | acoustic ballad ⓘ |
| theme |
farewell
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nostalgia ⓘ reflection on life choices ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 11 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
farewell song
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graduation song ⓘ soundtrack for TV finales ⓘ |
| writer | Billie Joe Armstrong ⓘ |
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Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) music video