Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2008
Last of the American Girls
Buy Last of the American Girls now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Last of the American Girls
| cover = Green Day - Last of the American Girls cover.jpg
| alt = A woman spraying the American flag on a wall. The words "Green Day" appear on top of the flag, where as "Last of the American Girls" is on the left of the woman.
| type = single
| artist = Green Day
| album = 21st Century Breakdown
| released = March 22, 2010
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Punk rock
| length = 3:51
| label = Reprise
| writer =
| producer =
| prev_title = 21st Century Breakdown
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = When It's Time
| next_year = 2010
| misc =
}}
"'Last of the American Girls'" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Green Day and is the tenth track and fifth and last single from their eighth studio album '21st Century Breakdown'. It peaked at number 26 on the US alternative rock chart. The song hit radio on May 11, 2010.
In its album review, 'Rolling Stone' wrote: "'Last of the American Girls' comes on as a fabulous left-wing love song to a rebel girl when Armstrong sings, 'She won't cooperate,' he's giving her the highest compliment he can imagine."[https://web.archive.org/web/20101001120532/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7910/38805 "21st Century Breakdown by Green Day"]. 'Rolling Stone'. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
The song is playable as DLC in the video game 'Green Day: Rock Band'.[http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/09/green-day-rock-band-track-list/ "'Green Day: Rock Band': We've got a preview plus the exclusive 47-song track list!"]. 'EW.com'. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
Music video
The music video for "Last of the American Girls" was directed by Marc Webb and released to MTV on April 1, 2010.[http://www.mtv.com/videos/green-day/498721/last-of-the-american-girls.jhtml "Last of the American Girls"]. mtv.com. The video alternates between the band playing in a desert and the character Gloria (Lisa Stelly) who appears in the video for "21 Guns", and is also a protagonist in the story of the album '21st Century Breakdown'. Gloria is shown taking part in everyday activities, such as brushing her teeth, watching television, and cleaning her nails.
It is Green Day's fourth video to feature touring guitarist Jason White performing with the band, following "21 Guns", "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Working Class Hero".
Credits and Personnel
*Songwriting: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tr Cool
*Production: Butch Vig and Green Day
Track listing
Chart performance
References
Category:2008 songs
Category:2010 singles
Category:Green Day songs
Category:Songs written by Billie Joe Armstrong
Category:Song recordings produced by Butch Vig
Category:Music videos directed by Marc Webb
Category:Reprise Records singles
Category:Songs written by Tr Cool
Category:Songs written by Mike Dirnt
Buy Last of the American Girls now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2008