American Idiot

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concept album rock opera studio album

American Idiot is a politically charged punk rock concept album by Green Day that follows the story of a disillusioned youth in post-9/11 America.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concept album → rock opera → studio album →
artist	Green Day →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Rock Album →
chartPerformance	number one on US Billboard 200 →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	widespread critical acclaim →
followedBy	21st Century Breakdown →
followsNarrativeOf	Jesus of Suburbia →
genre	alternative rock → pop punk → punk rock →
grammyAward	Grammy Award for Best Rock Album →
hasCharacter	Jesus of Suburbia → St. Jimmy → Whatsername →
hasPart	American Idiot (song) → Are We the Waiting → Boulevard of Broken Dreams (song) → Extraordinary Girl → Give Me Novacaine → Holiday (song) → Homecoming (song) → Jesus of Suburbia (song) → Letterbomb → She’s a Rebel → St. Jimmy (song) → Wake Me Up When September Ends → Whatsername (song) →
inspiredAdaptation	American Idiot (musical) →
language	English →
length	approximately 57 minutes →
mainSongwriter	Billie Joe Armstrong →
memberOfSeries	Green Day discography →
narrativeForm	continuous story →
performer	Green Day →
politicalOrientation	anti-war → critical of George W. Bush administration →
precededBy	Shenanigans →
producer	Green Day → Rob Cavallo →
recordingPeriod	2003-2004 →
recordLabel	Reprise Records →
releaseDate	2004-09-20 →
releaseType	album →
theme	disillusionment → mass media → politics → post-9/11 America → suburban life →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Billie Joe Armstrong → Billie Joe Armstrong → Green Day → Mike Dirnt → Tré Cool →	notableWork
Warning →	followedBy
21st Century Breakdown →	follows
Green Day →	hasHitSingle
American Idiot ("American Idiot (song)") →	hasPart
American Idiot ("American Idiot (musical)") →	inspiredAdaptation
21st Century Breakdown →	previousWork