Wake Me Up When September Ends Explained

Wake Me Up When September Ends
Cover:Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends cover.jpg
Alt:Cover artwork of "Wake Me Up When September Ends": Billie Joe Armstrong looks upwards while singing into a microphone. The song's title and "Green Day" are printed in the top-left corner.
Type:single
Artist:Green Day
Album:American Idiot
Genre:
Length:
  • 4:45
Label:
Composer:Green Day
Lyricist:Billie Joe Armstrong
Producer:Rob Cavallo
Prev Title:Holiday
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Jesus of Suburbia
Next Year:2005

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by the American rock band Green Day and the fourth single from their seventh studio album, American Idiot (2004). A rock ballad, the song was written by the band's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, and is about the death of his father in September 1982 and his life since then. The song's lyrics have also been interpreted as a song about the victims and survivors of the September 11 attacks. The song's composition consists of an acoustic guitar, later introducing an electric guitar and bells.

The song was released as a single on June 13, 2005. An accompanying music video was directed by Samuel Bayer and depicts a young couple (played by Jamie Bell and Evan Rachel Wood) that is split up after the boyfriend joins the United States Marine Corps during the Iraq War, with the fate of him and his division being left unknown. The song charted in several countries, reaching number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one in countries such as the Czech Republic, while its music video became the most requested clip on Total Request Live and was voted as the second best music video of 2005 in a Rolling Stone readers poll.

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" was well received by critics, who highlighted the song's lyrics and composition. The song received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and received the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song award at the 2006 Kids' Choice Awards. After release, the song became associated with Hurricane Katrina in its aftermath due to a viral video pairing the song with news coverage of the disaster, and was performed for a benefit concert for its recovery efforts. The song has also seen use an internet meme in the years since its release, often experiencing annual spikes in popularity on streaming platforms during the final days of September.

Background and release

After the low commercial performance of American punk-rock band Green Day's sixth studio album, Warning (2000),[1] [2] the band began work on their seventh studio album, named Cigarettes and Valentines. During the production of the album, the demo recordings were stolen from the studio, which led Green Day to scrap the project and begin creating a new album from scratch.[3] The album, American Idiot, was released in 2004.[4] A punk rock concept album, American Idiot narrative is focused on the story of a teenager (who refers to himself as the "Jesus of Suburbia") growing up in the United States under the presidency of George W. Bush during the Iraq War, criticizing both.[5]

One of the songs in American Idiot, "Wake Me Up When September Ends", is not entirely related to the album's central narrative.[6] The song was inspired by the death of lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong's father in September 1982, and was written years before the release of the American Idiot.[7] In an interview with the The Howard Stern Show, Armstrong said that he avoided writing a song about his father for years until he "[had] a breakthrough" and wrote the song in his honor.

American Idiot was released on September 21, 2004; "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is the eleventh song on the standard tracklist.[8] The song was released a single on June 13, 2005,[9] and was the album's fourth single.[10] A live recording of the song was included in the bands live album Bullet In A Bible, released in 2005.[11] The song was featured in American Idiot, the 2009 jukebox musical based on the album, and its 2010 cast recording.[12] [13] The song was later included in Green Day's greatest hits album God's Favorite Band (2017),[14] and will be included in a 20th anniversary reissue of American Idiot alongside a demo and live performances, releasing in 2024.[15]

Composition and lyrics

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a slow-paced emo rock ballad.[16] It begins with an acoustic guitar arpeggio, later introducing other instruments such as an electric guitar and bells that form into a "militarist rhythm". Jordan Blum of PopMatters wrote that every element of the song was "aching to express the same angst". The primary composition ends before the tracks duration is over, with the end of the runtime behind silence only broken by reverberated guitar notes, which Blum described to "embody the sad aftermath". Several journalists found the song to be similar to "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)", another song created by Green Day for an earlier album,[17] with Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone considering "Wake Me Up When September Ends" to be the song's "sadder, more adult sequel".[18]

The songs lyrics are primarily about the life of Armstrong after his fathers death, and his life since that day. Throughout the song, Armstrong emphasizes the time that had occurred since then, stating "Like my fathers come to pass / Seven years has gone so fast," which is repeated later in the song as "Twenty years has gone so fast," referring to how long it had been by the time he wrote the song. While Armstrong's personal experiences were the primary basis for the song, many have considered the song to have multiple meanings, ranging from its role in the narrative of American Idiot to the song being interpreted as a homage to the victims of the September 11 attacks, with the former being supported by lyrics that reference an earlier song in the album (specifically "Holiday") and the friends and family that the Jesus of Suburbia left behind on his journey. After realizing what he had lost, he chooses to return home in the next song in the album, "Homecoming."

Critical reception

In their initial review of American Idiot, a staff editor of Sputnikmusic believed that songs such as "Wake Me Up When September Ends" demonstrated the "search of the American people for clarity" during the 2000s well. They wrote that, while the song seems like a "generic ballad" that Green Day could have made in the past initially, there was a "primal, monumental pain" delineated by the song that properly explained what many people at the time "felt foolish for thinking."[19] In a retrospective article, Jordan Blum of PopMatters described "Wake Me Up When September Ends" as a song that could be considered "deceptively simple yet subtly brilliant" based on the possible different interpretations of its lyrics. He wrote that the song was one of the "bravest and most revealing songs" created by Armstrong as a personal song, "overwhelmingly truthful and touching" as a song about the September 11 attacks, as well as a song that properly demonstrated the current situation of Jesus of Suburbia. He additionally considered "Wake Me Up When September Ends" to be the best song that Green Day had ever written.

Scott Waldman of Alternative Press and the staff of Consequence placed "Wake Me Up When September Ends" at numbers 8 and 20 respectively in their rankings of the band's songs, with Philip Cosores from Consequence writing that the song "provided an emotional gut-punch."[20] [21] Matthew Leimkuehler of American Songwriter described the song as having a "memorable, powerful message" that "tackled long-lingering grief and life's unexpected coming-of-age moments."[22] Johnny Luftus of Pitchfork criticized the songs shift in tone from the rest of the album, believing it to be slow and describing it as the "price of ambition" compared to the rest of American Idiot.[23] He later criticized the song again in a review of Bullet in a Bible, describing the song as making it "unclear what Idiot was supposed to mean in the first place."

Commercial performance

In the United States, the song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent twenty weeks on the chart. It also reached number two on the Billboard Alternative Airplay, and number twelve on Mainstream Rock. On the year-end charts for 2005, "Wake Me Up When September Ends" was number 46. The song was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2008. In Canada, the song entered the CHR/Pop Top 30 at number four, the Hot AC Top 30 at number three, and the Rock Top 30 at number 1. It was certified Platinum in the country four times by Music Canada. Outside of North America, "Wake Me Up When September Ends" reached number one on the charts in Croatia and number one on Germany Airplay. It also reached number 10 on the charts in Hungary and New Zealand, 13 in Ireland and Australia, 21 in Sweden, and 23 in Switzerland.

The song won the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song award at the 2006 Kids' Choice Awards, hosted by Nickelodeon. At the same ceremony, Green Day was the recipient of the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Music Group.[24]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Samuel Bayer, previously known for directing music videos for Nirvana and Metallica.[25] Bayer envisioned the video as a mini-movie,[26] wanting to create something unlike other music videos that he felt were predictable. Bayer brought the idea of an Iraq War-themed video to the band after interviewing soldiers who had signed up to fight after being persuaded by a television advertisement.[27] Although it wasn't the song's literal meaning, Armstrong felt it was appropriate.[28] Bayer and his crew spent a month casting actors for the roles and conducted rehearsals, which was uncommon for music videos. Filming took place in Los Angeles in late March 2005.

The video focuses on a couple in love, played by Jamie Bell and Evan Rachel Wood. The boyfriend promises never to leave his girlfriend but they later argue when the boyfriend enlists in the United States Marine Corps. The boyfriend interprets his actions as a way to show her that he loves her to the point that he would put his life on the line to keep her safe. However, the girlfriend is heartbroken, viewing this as him breaking his vow to never leave her. The video then shows the boyfriend in battle in Iraq being ambushed by insurgents. Despite the Marines fighting back, several of them fall to the ground wounded. Their fate—and the boyfriends—is left unknown. This scene is intercut with scenes of the girlfriend tearfully mourning in a quiet field.[29]

The video became one of the most requested music videos to be played on MTV,[30] reaching number one on Total Request Live. In a 2005 reader poll by Rolling Stone for the best music videos of the year, the clip came in second place, losing to the video for Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl."[31]

Live performances

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" has been included on the set lists of numerous Green Day concert tours, some of which played American Idiot in its entirety. Some of these performances were meant to promote the album, taking place in 2004.[32] [33] The song was included on the set list for the Hella Mega Tour, a concert tour for Green Day as well as Fall Out Boy and Weezer that began in 2021.[34] The song was later included on the set list for the Saviors Tour, where American Idiot was played in its entirety.[35]

Legacy

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" became closely associated with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of the United States three days before the start of September in 2005.[36] The affiliation began after a blogger created a video pairing the song with recordings of television coverage of the disaster, which went viral. Afterwards, Green Day performed the song for , a benefit concert dedicated to Hurricane Katrina. A live recording of the song dedicated to the victims of the hurricane, which was performed at Gillette Stadium, was released on September 3. They performed the song again during the pre-game show for a Monday Night Football game played between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons at the New Orleans Superdome, which was the first game played at the stadium after the hurricane. In April 2020, Armstrong performed the song for One World: Together At Home, a charity livestream dedicated to COVID-19 relief efforts.[37]

In the years since its release, "Wake Me Up When September Ends" has seen popularity spikes on streaming platforms during the first and last days of September, as well as the first day of October.[38] [39] According to Loudwire, the increase of the songs views on YouTube was as high as 135 percent on the last day of September 2019 compared to the rest of that years daily average.[40] Consequentially, the band sees increased profits during those days. The resurgence in popularity around the end of the month also leads to numerous social media posts and internet memes being created, such as "someone needs to wake up [Armstrong]." These memes have been criticized by many as insensitive due to the song's context; in response to the memes, Armstrong jokingly stated in an 2016 interview with Vulture that he would create a new song titled "Shut The Fuck Up When October Comes."[41] [42] He later referenced the memes in a promotional video released on October 1, 2023 for the song "The American Dream Is Killing Me".[43]

Track listings

UK 7-inch picture disc[44]

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the UK CD1 liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–2006)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[45] 4
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[46] 3
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[47] 1
Croatia (HRT)[48] 1
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[49] 1
Greece (IFPI)[50] 29
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[51] 22
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Alternative Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[53] 8
US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[54] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)!scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[56] 87
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[57] 72
Brazil (Crowley)[58] 35
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[59] 90
UK Singles (OCC)[60] 53
US Billboard Hot 100[61] 46
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[62] 41
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[63] 54
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[64] 16
US Triple-A (Billboard)[65] 44
Chart (2006)Position
Brazil (Crowley)[66] 38
CIS (TopHit)[67] 135
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[68] 67
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[69] 144
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[70] 25

Release history

Region!scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesJune 13, 2005Alternative radioReprise
United KingdomCD[71]
AustraliaJuly 11, 2005[72]
United States[73]
August 29, 2005[74]

See also

Notes and References

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