Bullet in a Bible

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

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
LabelReprise
Producer
Green Day chronology
American Idiot
(2004)		 Bullet in a Bible
(2005)		 21st Century Breakdown
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
IGN7.9/10[3]
Pitchfork Media3.0/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Sputnikmusic3/5[6]

Background and release

Bullet in a Bible documents one of the two biggest shows that Green Day have performed in their career; playing in front of a crowd of over 130,000 people at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in United Kingdom on June 18–19, 2005. Billie Joe Armstrong, the band's frontman, can be seen with a few tears during the closing of Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) and Wake Me Up When September Ends, due to either the sheer amount of people at this concert, the story behind Wake Me Up When September Ends, or quite possibly a combination of the two.

This was also the hottest weekend of the year, as the United Kingdom was currently in the middle of a heatwave, with temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celcius.[7] There have been anecdotal reports of people passing out due to heatstroke during the day.

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 "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

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[36]
DVD edition 		Platinum 8,000^
Australia (ARIA)[37] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[38] Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[39]
DVD edition 		Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[40] Gold 100,000^
Germany (BVMI)[41]
DVD edition 		7× Gold 175,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[42] Gold 10,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[43] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Italy
2006 sales 		— 100,000[44]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[45] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] Gold 7,500^
Portugal (AFP)[47] Gold 10,000^
Sweden (GLF)[48] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Platinum 300,000^

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

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