If you are a Green Day fan, you know that some of their best songs are not always played in the radio. These hidden gems are unfairly overshadowed by poppy and radio-friendly tunes that have made Green Day one of the biggest bands in the world. Here’s a chance to learn about the best 15 Green Day songs that were not released as a single.
Top 15 Green Day Songs That You Didn't Hear In The Radio
15. Prosthetic Head (from Nimrod)
It’s not easy to close a such musically-diverse album such as Nimrod. But Prosthetic does it perfectly: keeps you wanting more.
14. Espionage (from Shenanigans)
This one of the few instrumental songs by Green Day. It also fits very well in the Austin Powers Soundtrack. Oh, it was also nominated to a Grammy. Nice.
13. 2000 Light Years Away (from Kerplunk)
Great song to play when your significant other is far away; and one of the best songs in Kerplunk.
12. Scattered (from Nimrod)
The lyrics just cannot get better in this song. Scattered makes a super catchy and sing-along tune for both die-hard and new Green Day fans.
11. 86 (from Insomniac)
When Billie Joe says “there is no return from 86!” you can almost feel the rejection that the band members experienced when they were banned from playing in 86 Gilman St. after signing to a major label.
10. 409 In Your Coffeemaker (from 39/Smooth)
This is one of the songs that started it all. You can almost see the guys in Reprise Records saying, “we must have this band!”.
9. Horseshoes and Handgrenades (from 21st Century Breakdown)
The loudest song in Green Day’s latest album could have never been released a single. Mainly because it’s built on the phrase “I’m not fucking around!” Which, by the way, might be the best lyric ever.
8. Blood, Sex and Booze (from Warning)
The sounds at the very beginning of the song all of a sudden make a lot of sense once you learn that this song is about a dominatrix. Don’t piss her off!
7. Christie Road (from Kerplunk)
Kerplunk would not be Kerplunk without Christie Road. Listen and understand.
6. King for a Day (from Nimrod)
Fans at a Green Day show cannot wait for Billie Joe to start singing about panty hoses and leather thongs. This has made King for a Day the most fun song to dance around at the concert.
5. Castaway (from Warning)
This fast and catchy song from Warning was made into an instant classic.
4. Whatsername (from American Idiot)
This might be one of Green Day’s most powerful songs. Saved for the very end of Green Day’s comeback album, this song closes the open-ended story of Jesus of Suburbia, St. Jimmy and Whatsername.
3. Stuart and the Ave. (from Insomniac)
Forget about the bass lines in Longview. Mike Dirnt makes ‘Stuart’ the highlight of Green Day’s most underrated album.
2. Burnout (from Dookie)
The band has been playing this song in live shows for a very long time. And no wonder why. Burnout has enough power to start Green Day’s classic album and get us all pumped out at the show.
1. The Judge’s Daughter (from 39/Smooth)
This song from Green Day’s first album looks, sounds and smells like a good Green Day song. It’s fast, loud, angry, and stays in your head like a Rick Astley song… but in a good way.
So, there you go. Next time someone tells you Green Day is his favorite band, don’t turn around. Ask him what is his favorite song. If he mentions a song from this list, you know you are talking to a real fan.
