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Wikipedia article


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| type = single

| artist = Green Day

| album = American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording

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| recorded = 2004

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| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 3:23 (Green Day version)
2:40 (Musical version)

| label = Reprise

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| producer = Green Day

| prev_title = Last of the American Girls

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = I Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely

| next_year = 2011

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"'When It's Time'" is a song by the American rock band Green Day from 'American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording', a cast recording to the musical production 'American Idiot', a stage adaptation of the band's 2004 concept album. The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where it reached no. 68 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background and release



Despite originally being written in 1992, around the time that 'Kerplunk' was released by Lookout! Records, the song was not recorded until the band began work on their seventh studio album, 'American Idiot', released in 2004. Since it did not make the cut for that album, the song was not released until April 13, 2010 when it appeared on 'American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording'. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2010 through the band's label Reprise Records.

The single is available in the UK iTunes store along with Amazon's digital download service.

The song made rare appearances in some shows of the 21st Century Breakdown World Tour, performed solo by Billie Joe Armstrong on an acoustic guitar. The song also appeared in most setlists during the European tour of 2010. It is also the third single from Green Day that was not accompanied by a music video, such as the cases of "She" and "J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)".

Due to the sensitive nature of the lyrics, the director of the 'American Idiot' musical, Michael Mayer, had to receive special permission from the band to offer an acoustic solo version sung by John Gallagher Jr. as a number for the production.

Chart performance



The song began its chart performance on the UK Singles Chart on June 20, 2010. It entered at no. 71 and peaked at no. 68 the next week where it stayed for one week, the highest position it achieved.

References



Category:2004 songs

Category:2010 singles

Category:Green Day songs

Category:Songs written by Billie Joe Armstrong

Category:Rock ballads

Category:Reprise Records singles

Category:Songs written by Tr Cool

Category:Songs written by Mike Dirnt

Category:2000s ballads

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