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Walking Contradiction
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Walking Contradiction
| cover = Green Day - Walking Contradiction cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = promo
| artist = Green Day
| album = Insomniac
| released = August 20, 1996[ Green Day Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com]. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
| recorded = 1995
| studio = Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, California
| venue =
| genre = Punk rock
| length = 2:31
| label = Reprise
| writer =
| producer =
| prev_title = Brain Stew / Jaded
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Hitchin' a Ride
| next_year = 1997
| misc =
}}
"'Walking Contradiction'" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the fifth and final single from their fourth album, 'Insomniac' and is the closing track on the album. The song reached number 21 on the Modern Rock Tracks in August 1996.[ Billboard Chart History] The riff of this song was used as the guitar solo for "Haushinka" on 'Dookie' demo (also appeared on 'Nimrod').
Track listing
#"Walking Contradiction" (radio edit) 2:31
Music video
The video was directed by Roman Coppola. Much of it was filmed in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. The video features the three members of Green Day going about in a town casually causing accidents, explosions, and mayhem while being unaware of their actions. At the end of the video, the three members all meet up with each other and get into a car and drive off, just as a building collapses. The music video received a Grammy nomination for "Best Music Video, Short Form" at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997.http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1997/grammys.htm Retrieved October 3rd 2012.
Chart positions
Other versions
* A live version appears on the 1996 Green Day live EP, 'Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking'.
* Cheekface recorded a cover version for the 2020 charity album 'Jesus Christ Supermarket: A Compilation to Celebrate 25 Years of Green Days Insomniac.' The compilation's title references a title that was considered for 'Insomniac', but not used.
References
Category:Green Day songs
Category:1996 singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo
Category:Songs written by Billie Joe Armstrong
Category:1996 songs
Category:Songs written by Tr Cool
Category:Songs written by Mike Dirnt
Category:Reprise Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Roman Coppola
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