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{{Infobox album
| Name = Warning
| Type = Studio album | name = Warning
| Artist = ] | type = studio
| Cover = Green Day - Warning cover.jpg | artist = ]
| cover = Green Day - Warning cover.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2000|10|3}}
| alt = A black-and-white photo of the band members walking along a sidewalk. On the top left, the band name is written in green, and on the bottom right, the album title is written in yellow as "WARNING:".
| Recorded = {{Start date|1|4}}-{{Start date|2000|5|25}} at Studio 880 in ]
| released = {{Start date|2000|10|3}}
| Genre = <!-- DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT A DISCUSSION; MAKE A VALID ARGUMENT. IT'S SOURCED -->],<ref name="Berrett"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/green-day-american-idiot/492|title=Green Day: American Idiot|publisher=]|date=September 21, 2004|accessdate=October 23, 2011}}</ref> ],<ref>Spitz, 2006, p. 151.</ref> ]<ref name="Christgau"/><!-- DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT A DISCUSSION; MAKE A VALID ARGUMENT. IT'S SOURCED -->
| Length = 41:14 | recorded = January–May 2000
| Label = ] | studio = Studio 880, ]
| Producer = Green Day | genre = * ]
* ]
| Last album = '']''<br/>(1997)
* ]
| This album = '''''Warning'''''<br/>(2000)
* ]
| Next album = '']''<br/>(2001)
* ]
| Misc =
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| Type = Studio | producer = Green Day
| single 1 = ] | prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 1997
| single 1 date = {{Start date|2000|8|31}}
| single 2 = ] | next_title = ]
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| single 2 date = {{Start date|2000|12|11}}
| single 3 = ] | misc = {{Singles
| name = Warning
| single 3 date = {{Start date|2001|10|29}}
| single 4 = Macy's Day Parade | type = studio
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| single1date = August 22, 2000
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| single2 = ]
| single2date = December 11, 2000
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'''''Warning''''' is the sixth studio album by American ] band ], released on October 3, 2000, by ]. Building upon its predecessor, '']'' (1997), the album eschewed the band's trademark punk rock sound and incorporated acoustic elements and ] and ] styles. Lyrically, the record contains more optimistic and inspirational themes in comparison with the band's earlier releases. ''Warning'' was also Green Day's first album since '']'' (1992) that was not produced by ], although he did have a hand in its production and was credited as executive producer. '''''Warning''''' is the sixth studio album by the American ] band ], released on October 3, 2000, by ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://diffuser.fm/green-day-release-warning/ | title=15 Years Ago: Green Day Prove Punks Can Grow up on 'Warning' | date=3 October 2015 }}</ref> Building upon its predecessor '']'' (1997), it eschewed the band's trademark ] sound and incorporated ] and ] and ] styles. Lyrically, the album contains more optimistic and inspirational themes in comparison to the band's earlier releases. ''Warning'' was also Green Day's first album since '']'' (1991) that was not produced by ], although he did have a hand in its production and was credited as executive producer.


Despite mixed criticism towards the band's stylistic change, the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised vocalist/guitarist ]'s songwriting. Although it peaked at number four on the ] chart, ''Warning'' represented the lowest commercial slump in Green Day's career, being the band's first album since signing to a major record label not to achieve multi-platinum status. The album has nonetheless been certified ] by the ], for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. ''Warning'' was reissued on ] on July 14, 2009. Despite mixed criticism towards the band's stylistic change, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised vocalist/guitarist ]'s songwriting. Although it peaked at number four on the US ], ''Warning'' represented the lowest commercial slump in Green Day's career, being their first album since signing to a major label not to achieve multi-platinum status. However, the album being leaked onto ] three weeks before its release may have been a contributing factor to its low sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartattack.com:80/damn/2000/09/1302.cfm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030429132738/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2000/09/1302.cfm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 29, 2003 |title=Green Day's Warning Available On Napster |publisher=] |access-date=January 23, 2019 }}</ref> The album has nonetheless been certified ] by the ], and has sold over 1.2 million copies as of 2012. Worldwide it has sold 3.5 million copies.


==Background== ==Background==
After taking a break from touring in promotion of the band's fourth album '']'' (1995), Green Day recorded the more experimental '']'' (1997).<ref name="Spitz126">Spitz, 2006, p. 126</ref> The record, which delved into a more wide variety of genres including ], ], and ], featured the unprecedented acoustic hit "]".<ref name="Stretch">{{cite news|title=Green Day stretches out on 'Nimrod'|last=Sullivan|first=Jim|work=]|publisher=]|date=October 10, 1997|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Myers152153">Myers, 2006. pp. 152-153</ref> Vocalist/guitarist ] recalled that the song's stylistic departure from the group's earlier work made him anxious about the song's release: "I was scared for that song to come out...because it was such a vulnerable song, to put that song out and it was like which way will it end up going? It was really exciting and it kind of sparked more in us as songwriters to expand on that."<ref name="Spitz132">Spitz, 2006, p. 132</ref> After taking a break from touring in promotion of the band's fourth album '']'' (1995), Green Day recorded the more experimental '']'' (1997).<ref name="Spitz126">Spitz, 2006, p. 126</ref> The record, which delved into a wider variety of genres including punk, ], ], ], ], and ], featured the unprecedented acoustic hit "]".<ref name="Stretch">{{cite news|title=Green Day stretches out on 'Nimrod'|last=Sullivan|first=Jim|work=]|publisher=]|date=October 10, 1997}}</ref><ref name="Myers152153">Myers, 2006. pp. 152-153</ref> Vocalist/guitarist ] recalled that the song's stylistic departure from the group's earlier work made him anxious about the song's release: "I was scared for that song to come out...because it was such a vulnerable song, to put that song out and it was like which way will it end up going? It was really exciting and it kind of sparked more in us as songwriters to expand on that."<ref name="Spitz132">Spitz, 2006, p. 132</ref>


The band embarked on the ''Nimrod'' promotional tour, which largely featured more intimate shows with audiences of 1,500 to 3,000 people.<ref name="Spitz138">Spitz, 2006, p. 138</ref> By the end of the tour, the band noted that its audience had evolved. ], the punk club in the band's hometown that had once banned Green Day after the group signed with a major label, booked bassist ]'s side prodect ] for a show.<ref name="Spitz139">Spitz, 2006, p. 139</ref> Dirnt described the experience as "a wonderful piece of closure".<ref name="Spitz139"/> Punk rock music was no longer popular in the mainstream as ] acts such as ], ], and ] were experiencing success.<ref name="Spitz140">Spitz, 2006, p. 140</ref> According to Studio 880 owner John Lucasey, the band was "definitely at a very big crossroads."<ref name="Spitz140"/> The band embarked on the ''Nimrod'' promotional tour, which largely featured more intimate shows with audiences of 1,500 to 3,000 people.<ref name="Spitz138">Spitz, 2006, p. 138</ref> By the end of the tour, the band noted that its audience had evolved. ], the punk club in the band's hometown that had once banned Green Day after the group signed with a major label, booked bassist ]'s side project ] for a show.<ref name="Spitz139">Spitz, 2006, p. 139</ref> Dirnt described the experience as "a wonderful piece of closure".<ref name="Spitz139"/> Punk rock music was no longer popular in the mainstream because ] acts such as ], ], and ] were experiencing success.<ref name="Spitz140">Spitz, 2006, p. 140</ref> According to Studio 880 owner John Lucasey, the band was "definitely at a very big crossroads."<ref name="Spitz140"/>


==Recording== ==Recording==
] (right) was a major influence on the band during the writing and recording of ''Warning''.]] ] (right) was a major influence on the band during the writing and recording of ''Warning''.]]
For ''Warning'', Green Day initially opted to work with a producer other than ], who had handled production of the band's last three albums. The group selected ], who had previously worked with ] and ].<ref name="Spitz140"/> However, the band had disagreements with Litt over the album's musical direction; vocalist/guitarist ] recalled that "It just didn't work out. He was really cool, but for that particular project, it just wasn't the right chemistry."<ref name="Spitz140"/> The group subsequently brought Cavallo back in, but this time the band handled most of the production duties, with Cavallo instead serving as "executive producer".<ref name="Spitz141">Spitz, 2006, p. 141</ref> During the album's writing and early recording sessions, Armstrong repeatedly listened to ]'s 1965 record '']'', which had a major influence over both ''Warning'''s musical experimentation and socially conscious lyrics.<ref name="Spitz141"/> For ''Warning'', Green Day initially opted to work with a producer other than ], who had handled the production of the band's previous three albums. The group selected ], who had previously worked with ] and ]<ref name="Spitz140"/> However, the band had disagreements with Litt over the album's musical direction; vocalist/guitarist ] recalled that "It just didn't work out. He was really cool, but for that particular project, it just wasn't the right chemistry."<ref name="Spitz140"/> The group subsequently brought Cavallo back in, but this time the band handled most of the production duties, with Cavallo instead serving as "executive producer".<ref name="Spitz141">Spitz, 2006, p. 141</ref> During the album's writing and early recording sessions, Armstrong repeatedly listened to ]'s 1965 record '']'', which had a major influence over both ''Warning'''s musical experimentation and socially conscious lyrics.<ref name="Spitz141"/>


The band began work on the album two years before entering the studio to record on April 1, 2000.<ref name="Issue">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429729/green-day-issue-warning-october.jhtml|title=Green Day To Issue "Warning" In October|last=Mancini|first=Robert|date=May 30, 2000|accessdate=July 27, 2012|work=''MTV News''|publisher=Viacom}}</ref> During this period, the group members met five days a week to write new songs and rehearse old ones, with ] observing, "We've been practicing and writing songs and playing them and playing them and writing new songs and playing them and playing them... People think we're off in ] kicking back and shit, but we're in ] playing our jams."<ref name="Issue"/> The album was recorded at Studio 880 in Oakland.<ref name="Spitz140"/> Cool noted of the band's work ethic in the studio, "We're not really sprinting. We're working at the same pace, but it's a pretty fast pace for recording. We're faster than every other band, pretty much. That's what I've been told."<ref name="Issue"/> With the record, the band aimed to construct a solid list of tracks where "each song could be its own album".<ref name="Issue"/> The group also made sure to make each song "well thought out and well placed" with regard to the album's track listing.<ref name="Issue"/> The band began work on the album two years before entering the studio to record on April 1, 2000.<ref name="Issue">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429729/green-day-issue-warning-october.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129070316/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429729/green-day-issue-warning-october.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Green Day To Issue "Warning" In October|last=Mancini|first=Robert|date=May 30, 2000|access-date=July 27, 2012|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom}}</ref> During this period, the group members met five days a week to write new songs and rehearse old ones, with ] observing, "We've been practicing and writing songs and playing them and playing them and writing new songs and playing them and playing them... People think we're off in ] kicking back and shit, but we're in ] playing our jams."<ref name="Issue"/> The album was recorded at Studio 880 in Oakland.<ref name="Spitz140"/> Cool noted of the band's work ethic in the studio, "We're not really sprinting. We're working at the same pace, but it's a pretty fast pace for recording. We're faster than every other band, pretty much. That's what I've been told."<ref name="Issue"/> With the record, the band aimed to construct a solid list of tracks where "each song could be its own album".<ref name="Issue"/> The group also made sure to make each song "well thought out and well placed" with regard to the album's tracklisting.<ref name="Issue"/>


==Music and lyrics== ==Music and lyrics==
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|description = The album's title track exemplifies ''Warning'''s "percussive acoustic" sound. It contains layered vocals and a "circling" riff that has been compared to "Picture Book" by ].<ref name="Thompson"/><ref name="plagiarized">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1437922/english-rocker-alleges-green-day-plagiarism.jhtml|title=English Rocker Claims Green Day Plagiarized His Song|work=''MTV News''|publisher=Viacom|last=Kemp|first=Rob|date=January 12, 2001|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref> |description = The album's title track exemplifies ''Warning'''s "percussive acoustic" sound. It contains layered vocals and a "circling" riff which is a musical quotation from "]" by ].<ref name="Thompson"/><ref name="plagiarized">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1437922/english-rocker-alleges-green-day-plagiarism.jhtml|title=English Rocker Claims Green Day Plagiarized His Song|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|last=Kemp|first=Rob|date=January 12, 2001|access-date=July 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017205124/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1437922/english-rocker-alleges-green-day-plagiarism.jhtml|archive-date=2012-10-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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With ''Warning'', the band experimented with more acoustic guitars, and strove for a "not sappy acoustic... more aggressive, percussive acoustic" sound.<ref name="Issue"/> Cool and bassist ] also emphasized "deeper" grooves on the record.<ref name="Issue"/> The title track, a "densely produced blast of layered vocals strummed acoustic guitars", features a "circling bass riff" similar to that of "Picture Book" by ].<ref name="Thompson"/><ref name="plagiarized">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1437922/english-rocker-alleges-green-day-plagiarism.jhtml|title=English Rocker Claims Green Day Plagiarized His Song|work=''MTV News''|publisher=Viacom|last=Kemp|first=Rob|date=January 12, 2001|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref> "Waiting", which has been categorized as a "retro-pop lament", is based on the riff from ]'s 1964 song "]".<ref name="Spitz143">Spitz, 2006, p. 143</ref><ref name="Berrett"/> Its melody has also been compared to ] and the hook to ].<ref name="Capper"/> "Misery" is set in ] time and Ken Tucker of '']'' felt that the song is "probably Billie Joe's idea of a ]-] pop operetta."<ref name="Tucker"/> It features "mariachi brass" instrumentation, as well as strings, accordions, and acoustic guitar.<ref name="Cinquemani"/> The song's five-minute length has been called "an epic by Green Day standards".<ref name="Tucker"/> The use of a ] on "Hold On" has been compared to ]' "]".<ref name="Thompson"/> "Macy's Day Parade" contains elements of both ] and ].<ref name="Cinquemani"/> With ''Warning'', the band experimented with more acoustic guitars, and strove for a "not sappy acoustic... more aggressive, percussive acoustic" sound.<ref name="Issue"/> Cool and bassist ] also emphasized "deeper" grooves on the record.<ref name="Issue"/> The title track, a "densely produced blast of layered vocals strummed acoustic guitars", features a "circling bass riff" similar to that of "]" by ].<ref name="Thompson"/><ref name="plagiarized"/> "Waiting", which has been categorized as a "retro-pop lament", is based on the riff from ]'s 1964 song "]".<ref name="Berrett"/><ref name="Spitz143">Spitz, 2006, p. 143</ref> Its melody has also been stylistically compared to ] and ].<ref name="Capper"/> Ken Tucker of '']'' felt that "Misery" is "probably Billie Joe's idea of a ]-] pop operetta."<ref name="Tucker"/> It features "mariachi brass" instrumentation, as well as strings, accordions, and acoustic guitar.<ref name="Cinquemani"/> The song's five-minute length has been called "an epic by Green Day standards".<ref name="Tucker"/> The use of a ] on "Hold On" has been compared to ]' "]" and "]."<ref name="Thompson"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.providencephoenix.com/archive/music/00/10/05/GREEN_DAY.html |title=Green Day's grown-up punk |website=Providence Phoenix |access-date=2014-02-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140225233548/http://www.providencephoenix.com/archive/music/00/10/05/GREEN_DAY.html |archive-date=2014-02-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Macy's Day Parade" contains elements of ] and ].<ref name="Cinquemani"/>


The album features more positive and uplifting lyrics in comparison with Green Day's earlier work.<ref name="Issue"/> Cool noted that, "It's got the sarcasm, it's got the snottiness, but it's got a little light at the end of the tunnel."<ref name="Issue"/> ''Warning'' also contains more explicitly political themes, as exemplified by tracks such as "Minority".<ref name="Spitz141"/> This was inspired by Armstrong's fear that presidential nominee ] was going to lose the ] and that "someone really conservative" would take office.<ref name="Spitz142">Spitz, 2006, p. 142</ref> He recalled, "We've always tried to keep an ear to the ground and keep our eyes open to what's going on...that's one reason why I was really taking my time writing songs to really . Instead of just writing an overly knee-jerk reaction."<ref name="Spitz141142">Spitz, 2006, pp. 141-142</ref> According to Sal Cinquemani of ], the lyrics of "Minority" serve as "a reminder of the youthful mentality of Green Day's early work".<ref name="Cinquemani"/> "Misery" tells various stories in its verses, all of which end unhappily. The first verse centers on a girl named Virginia who was a "lot lizard", a term for a ] who exchanges sex for money with truck drivers at interstate highway truck stops.<ref name="Ditmore412">Ditmore, 2006. p. 412</ref> "Blood, Sex and Booze" explores the subject of ].<ref name="Cinquemani"/> The album features more positive and uplifting lyrics in comparison with Green Day's earlier work.<ref name="Issue"/> Cool noted that, "It's got the sarcasm, it's got the snottiness, but it's got a little light at the end of the tunnel."<ref name="Issue"/> ''Warning'' also contains more explicitly political themes, as exemplified by tracks such as "Minority".<ref name="Spitz141"/> This was inspired by Armstrong's fear that presidential nominee ] was going to lose the ] and that "someone really conservative" would take office.<ref name="Spitz142">Spitz, 2006, p. 142</ref> He recalled, "We've always tried to keep an ear to the ground and keep our eyes open to what's going on...that's one reason why I was really taking my time writing songs to really . Instead of just writing an overly knee-jerk reaction."<ref name="Spitz141142">Spitz, 2006, pp. 141-142</ref> According to Sal Cinquemani of '']'', the lyrics of "Minority" serve as "a reminder of the youthful mentality of Green Day's early work".<ref name="Cinquemani"/> "Misery" tells various stories in its verses, all of which end unhappily. The first verse centers on a girl named Virginia who was a "lot lizard", a term for a ] who exchanges sex for money with truck drivers at interstate highway truck stops.<ref name="Ditmore412">Ditmore, 2006. p. 412</ref> "Blood, Sex and Booze" explores the subject of ].<ref name="Cinquemani"/> "Church On Sunday" features lyrics in its pre-chorus that were originally written for the ''Nimrod'' demo "Black Eyeliner," which didn't see an official release until 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Ellie |date=2023-01-28 |title=Listen to Green Day's previously unheard 'Nimrod' demo 'Black Eyeliner' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-green-days-previously-unheard-nimrod-demo-black-eyeliner-3388535 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>


According to some publications, such as '']'', '']'', '']'', and ''Music Box Magazine'' Green Day departs from their ] sound with this album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-01-ca-29487-story.html|title=00000169-6327-da6f-abeb-7fbff8400000|date=October 1, 2000|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/heres-a-warning-from-green-day/article_20cdd1b2-57e0-539e-8df9-58b91749a08c.html|title=HERE'S A 'WARNING' FROM GREEN DAY|author=Melissa Maino|website=Buffalo News|date=17 October 2000 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2000-10-27-0010270325-story.html|title=HEY, GREEN DAY: WHERE DID THE PUNK GO?|website=Sun Sentinel|date=27 October 2000 }}</ref><ref name=musicbox>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicbox-online.com/grd-warn.html#axzz7RurvIOyZ|title=Green Day - Warning (Album Review)|website=Musicbox-online.com}}</ref> Despite this, some other publications label the album as punk rock.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/325/green-day-warning |title=Green Day - Warning |publisher=Punknews.org |last=Heisel |first=Scott |date=July 6, 2001 |access-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731191829/https://www.punknews.org/review/325/green-day-warning |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=These punk records from 2000 led the genre into a brand-new century |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/best-punk-albums-2000-good-charlotte-afi-rancid-green-day/ |website=Alternative Press |access-date=April 28, 2022 |date=October 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name="loftin">{{cite web |last1=Loftin |first1=Steven |title=A CELEBRATION OF 'WARNING', THE ALBUM THAT CHANGED GREEN DAY FOREVER |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/a-celebration-of-warning-the-album-that-changed-green-day-forever |website=Rock Sound |access-date=April 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name=AVClub>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/15-years-ago-green-day-tried-to-balance-social-awarene-1798285073|title=15 years ago, Green Day tried to balance social awareness with pop-punk exuberance|website=The A.V. Club|date=3 October 2015 }}</ref> In addition, the album has also been cited as ],<ref name="Berrett"/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/green-day-american-idiot/492|title=Green Day: American Idiot|magazine=]|date=September 21, 2004|access-date=October 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031004219/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/green-day-american-idiot/492|archive-date=2013-10-31|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barber |first1=Patricia |title=GREEN DAY TRUE TO ITS PUNK-POP ROOTS ON 'WARNING:' |journal=The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tn) |date=November 4, 2000 |publisher=Gannett Media Corp |location=Memphis, Tennessee |issn=0745-4856 |page=F5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/underrated-pop-punk-albums-fall-out-boy-avril-lavigne/|title=The 20 most underrated pop-punk albums from the last two decades|date=December 8, 2021|website=Alternative Press Magazine}}</ref><ref name=AVClub/> ],<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=October 12, 2000 |title=Green Day gets serious |url= |location=Cincinnati, Ohio |publisher=Gannett Media Corp |page=20 |issn= |quote=On its sixth album, "Warning," the Bay area trio wallows in power-pop excess...}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Wilson |first=Ken |author-link= |date=October 7, 2000 |title=Green Day guys finally growing up-- sort of |journal=Toronto Star, the |url= |location=Toronto, Ontario |publisher=Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited |page= |issn=0319-0781 |quote=It would be stretching to apply the word "mature" to Green Day, of course, but the relatively subdued helping of jauntily cynical power-pop tunes collected on Warning...}}</ref><ref name=musicbox/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/mostpunk/profiles/greenday.shtml|title=BBC - Radio 1 - Most Punk - Green Day Profile|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> ],<ref name="carter">{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Emily |title=Green Day: Every album ranked from worst to best |url=https://www.kerrang.com/green-day-every-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best |website=] |date=22 July 2020 |access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>Spitz, 2006, p. 151.</ref><ref name="cinquemani">{{cite web |last1=Cinquemani |first1=Sal |title=MUSIC Review: Green Day, ''International Superhits!'' |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/green-day-international-superhits/ |website=] |access-date=April 16, 2022 |date=November 11, 2021 |quote=The album’s new offering, “Poprocks & Coke,” dishes out more of the maturated, acoustic-filled folk-punk that began with “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” and Warning (the most notable selection from that album, “Macy’s Day Parade,” aptly closes Superhits!).}}</ref><ref name="Rowe">{{cite web |last1=Rowe |first1=Felix |title=Green Day's Warning at 20: reappraising an overlooked folk-punk classic |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/green-days-warning-at-20-reappraising-an-overlooked-folk-punk-classic |website=] |access-date=May 9, 2022 |date=January 17, 2020}}</ref> ],<ref name="weiss"/><ref name="RSguide"/> and ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Duggan |first=Fearghal |url=http://sabotagetimes.com/music/the-10-greatest-green-day-songs/ |title=The 10 Songs Green Day Should Play At Brixton Next Week |publisher=Sabotage Times |access-date=2013-12-25 |quote=...the mildly disappointing alt-rock album that was 2000’s ‘Warning’. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201082427/http://sabotagetimes.com/music/the-10-greatest-green-day-songs/ |archive-date=2013-12-01 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception==
===Commercial response===
''Warning'' peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, remaining on the chart for 25 weeks.<ref name="bbcharts"/> On December 1, 2000, the record was certified gold by ] (RIAA), for shipments of over 500,000 copies.<ref name="RIAA_cert">{{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Warning%22|publisher=] |title=Gold & Platinum RIAA Certifications 2000|date=December 1, 2000 |accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref> In Canada, the record reached the number two position and stayed on the chart for five weeks.<ref name="bbcharts"/> On August 1, 2001, the album was certified platinum by the ] for shipments of over 100,000 units.<ref name="canadacert"/> ''Warning'' also reached the top ten in multiple countries outside of North America, including Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom.<ref name="aussiechart"/><ref name="italianchart"/><ref name="ukcharts"/> The album was later certified platinum by the ] (ARIA) for shipments of over 70,000 copies.<ref name="aussiecert"/>


==Release==
===Critical response===
===Commercial performance===
{{Album ratings
''Warning'' peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, remaining on the chart for 25 weeks<ref name="bbcharts">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=green day|chart=all}}|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=July 27, 2012}}</ref> and it sold 156,000 copies on its first week according to Billboard.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66300/the-american-way-green-day-debuts-at-no-1 |title=The 'American' Way: Green Day Debuts at No. 1 &#124; Billboard |magazine=] |access-date=2015-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526220734/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66300/the-american-way-green-day-debuts-at-no-1 |archive-date=2013-05-26 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> On December 1, 2000, the record was certified gold by ] (RIAA), for shipments of over 500,000 copies.<ref name="RIAA_cert">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Warning%22|publisher=] |title=Gold & Platinum RIAA Certifications 2000|date=December 1, 2000 |access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> In Canada, the record reached the number two position and stayed on the chart for five weeks.<ref name="bbcharts"/> On August 1, 2001, the album was certified platinum by the ] for shipments of over 100,000 units.<ref name="canadacert">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Warning&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130114959/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Warning&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|title=Gold & Platinum Certification - Warning|publisher=]|access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> ''Warning'' also reached the top ten in multiple countries outside of North America, including Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom.<ref name="aussiechart">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|access-date=July 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111060229/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|archive-date=2012-11-11|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="italianchart">{{cite web|url=http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|access-date=July 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021230850/http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|archive-date=2012-10-21|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ukcharts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20001008/7502/|title=Charts - Week of 2000-10-14|work=]|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref> The album was later certified platinum by the ] (ARIA) for shipments of over 70,000 copies.<ref name="aussiecert"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611211848/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm |date=2011-06-11 }}. ]. Retrieved February 3, 2012.</ref> As of December 20, 2012, ''Warning'' has sold 1.2 million copies, according to ].<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|location=New York|date=December 20, 2012|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481291/green-days-album-trilogy-what-happened-with-uno-dos-and-tre|title=Green Day's Album Trilogy: What Happened with 'Uno!,' 'Dos!' and 'Tre!'?|magazine=]|access-date=December 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207113810/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481291/green-days-album-trilogy-what-happened-with-uno-dos-and-tre|archive-date=2013-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Critical reception===
{{Music ratings
| MC = 72/100<ref name="Metacritic"/>
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Erlewine"/> | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Erlewine"/>
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| rev2Score = A−<ref name="Christgau"/> | rev2Score = B+<ref name="Tucker"/>
| rev3 = '']'' | rev3 = '']''
| rev3Score = B+<ref name="Tucker"/> | rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="Nichols"/>
| rev4 = '']'' | rev4 = '']''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="Nichols"/> | rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Review: Warning|journal=]|location=London|page=58|date=October 3, 2000}}</ref>
| rev5 = '']'' | rev5 = '']''
| rev5Score = 5/10<ref name="Capper"/> | rev5Score = 5/10<ref name="Capper"/>
| rev6 = ] | rev6 = '']''
| rev6Score = favorable<ref name="Robinson"/> | rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Kot"/>
| rev7 = '']'' | rev7 = '']''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RSguide"/> | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RSguide"/>
| rev8 = ] | rev8 = '']''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Cinquemani"/> | rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Cinquemani"/>
| rev9 = '']'' | rev9 = '']''
| rev9Score = 6/10<ref name="Berrett"/> | rev9Score = 6/10<ref name="Berrett"/>
| rev10 = '']'' | rev10 = '']''
| rev10Score = favorable<ref name="Saunders"/> | rev10Score = A−<ref name="Christgau"/>
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''Warning'' received generally positive reviews from ].<ref name="Metacritic"/> At ], which assigns a ] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an ] score of 72 based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/greenday/warning|title=''Warning'' (2000): Reviews|publisher=]|accessdate=August 5, 2010}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Ken Tucker perceived a maturity in the album's lyrical content and called its music "as peppy as any Green Day have recorded".<ref name="Tucker">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64960,00.html|title=Review: ''Warning''|last=Tucker|first=Ken|date=October 2, 2000|accessdate=August 5, 2010|work=]|publisher=Time, Inc.}}</ref> Charlotte Robinson of ] commended Billie Joe Armstrong's lyrics and noted the band for embracing "the pop bent that has always been a part of their sound".<ref name="Robinson">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/greenday-warning/|title=Review: ''Warning''|last=Robinson|first=Charlotte|publisher=]|date=October 3, 2000|accessdate=August 5, 2010}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Stephen Thompson stated "Green Day has never made a record so slick and musically mature".<ref name="Thompson">{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/green-day-warning,21914/|title=Review: ''Warning''|last=Thompson|first=Stephen|work='']''|publisher=The Onion, Inc.|date=March 29, 2002|accessdate=August 5, 2010}}</ref> '']'' writer Natalie Nichols wrote that the album "reveal them shaking off the transitional aspects of 1997's {{'}}'']''{{'}} to craft a more coherent, less aggressive but still rebellious collection that also draws on the even older pop traditions of ], ] and ]".<ref name="Nichols">{{cite news|last=Nichols|first=Natalie|date=October 1, 2000|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61639893.html?dids=61639893:61639893&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01%2C+2000&author=NATALIE+NICHOLS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=POP+MUSIC%3B+Record+Rack%3B+**+1%2F2+GREEN+DAY%2C+%22Warning%2C%22+Reprise&pqatl=google|title=Review: ''Warning''| work=]|publisher=Tribune Company|accessdate=August 5, 2010}}</ref> ] of '']'' viewed ''Warning'' as the band's best work and compared its music to that of The Beatles' '']'' (1965).<ref name="Saunders">Saunders, "Metal" Mike. . ''The Village Voice''. Village Voice Media. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> In his consumer guide for ''The Village Voice'', critic ] gave the album an A- rating,<ref name="Christgau">Christgau, Robert. "". '']'': October 17, 2000. (). Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks".<ref>Christgau, Robert. . Robert Christgau. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> Christgau noted "professionalism, craft, artistic growth" rather than maturity in Armstrong's songwriting and elaborated on his change in musical direction, stating: ''Warning'' received generally positive reviews from ].<ref name="Metacritic"/> At ], which assigns a ] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an ] score of 72 based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/greenday/warning|title=''Warning'' (2000): Reviews|website=]|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323091914/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/greenday/warning|archive-date=2010-03-23|url-status=live}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Ken Tucker perceived a maturity in the album's lyrical content and called its music "as peppy as any Green Day have recorded".<ref name="Tucker">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/10/02/warning/|title=Warning|last=Tucker|first=Ken|magazine=] |date=October 2, 2000|access-date=September 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019065601/https://ew.com/article/2000/10/02/warning/|archive-date=2012-10-19|url-status=live}}</ref> Charlotte Robinson of ] commended Billie Joe Armstrong's lyrics and noted the band for embracing "the pop bent that has always been a part of their sound".<ref name="Robinson">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/greenday-warning/|title=Review: ''Warning''|last=Robinson|first=Charlotte|magazine=]|date=October 3, 2000|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722135150/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/greenday-warning|archive-date=2010-07-22|url-status=live}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s ] stated "Green Day has never made a record so slick and musically mature".<ref name="Thompson">{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/green-day-warning-1798194117|title=Review: ''Warning''|last=Thompson|first=Stephen|newspaper=]|publisher=The Onion, Inc.|date=March 29, 2002|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006000338/http://www.avclub.com/articles/green-day-warning,21914/|archive-date=2012-10-06|url-status=live}}</ref> '']'' writer Natalie Nichols wrote that the album "reveal them shaking off the transitional aspects of 1997's {{'}}'']''{{'}} to craft a more coherent, less aggressive but still rebellious collection that also draws on the even older pop traditions of ], ] and ]".<ref name="Nichols">{{cite news|last=Nichols|first=Natalie|date=October 1, 2000|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61639893.html?dids=61639893:61639893&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01%2C+2000&author=NATALIE+NICHOLS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=POP+MUSIC%3B+Record+Rack%3B+**+1%2F2+GREEN+DAY%2C+%22Warning%2C%22+Reprise&pqatl=google|title=Review: ''Warning''|work=]|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103115547/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61639893.html?dids=61639893:61639893&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01,+2000&author=NATALIE+NICHOLS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=POP+MUSIC%3B+Record+Rack%3B+**+1%2F2+GREEN+DAY,+%22Warning,%22+Reprise&pqatl=google|archive-date=2012-11-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> ] of '']'' viewed ''Warning'' as the band's best work and compared its music to that of the Beatles' '']'' (1965).<ref name="Saunders">Saunders, "Metal" Mike. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019064720/http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-10-03/music/rubbers-full-of-soul/1/ |date=2012-10-19 }}. ''The Village Voice''. Village Voice Media. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> In his consumer guide for ''The Village Voice'', critic ] gave the album an A− rating,<ref name="Christgau">Christgau, Robert. " {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414001218/http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-10-17/music/ina-dancehall-groove-finally |date=2010-04-14 }}". '']'': October 17, 2000. ( {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102185039/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=green+day |date=2016-01-02 }}). Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks".<ref>Christgau, Robert. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305171308/http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |date=2012-03-05 }}. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> Christgau noted "professionalism, craft, artistic growth" rather than maturity in Armstrong's songwriting and elaborated on his change in musical direction, stating:


{{quote|He's abandoning the first person. He's assuming fictional personas. And he's creating for himself the voice of a thinking left-liberal who 'want to be the minority' and cautions against caution itself--a voice that scolds rather than whines, a nice age-appropriate shift. Crucially, his knack for simple punk tunes remains unchanged; also crucially, these do fine at moderate tempos, and one even gives off a whiff of ]-].<ref name="Christgau"/>}} {{blockquote|He's abandoning the first person. He's assuming fictional personas. And he's creating for himself the voice of a thinking left-liberal who 'want to be the minority' and cautions against caution itself--a voice that scolds rather than whines, a nice age-appropriate shift. Crucially, his knack for simple punk tunes remains unchanged; also crucially, these do fine at moderate tempos, and one even gives off a whiff of ]-].<ref name="Christgau"/>}}


In contrast, '']''{{'}}s Andy Capper expressed a mixed response towards the band's "less electric, more organic sound" and stated "Older. More Mature. {{'}}''Warning''{{'}} is the sound of a band losing its way".<ref name="Capper">Capper, Adam. . '']''. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> ] of '']'' wrote that Armstrong "can't muster the same excitement for his more mature themes" and stated "Who wants to listen to songs of faith, hope and social commentary from what used to be snot-core's biggest-selling band?".<ref name="Kot">Kot, Greg. . '']''. Retrieved on February 26, 2012.</ref> Adam Downer of ] gave it three out of five stars and commented that it "consists of instant classics like Minority and Macy's Day Parade, but it also is filled with garbage songs as well".<ref>Downer, Adam. . ]. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> '']'' writer Jesse Berrett stated "these maturity moves buoy muzzy be-yourselfism ... Nor does everything in the stylistic grab bag fit", but concluded by complimenting Armstrong's "earnestly good-hearted" lyrics and wrote that "this album is after... evidence that even the snottiest deserve grace and the chance to age into warmth".<ref name="Berrett">Berrett, Jesse. "". '']'': 213. December 2000.</ref> '']'' gave the album three out of five stars and described it as "Hugely likeable, terribly noisy and cute, as well as being jammed with proper pop songs".<ref name="Metacritic"/> Neal Weiss of ] called the album "crafty pop-rock" and stated "Some might wish Green Day never decided to grow up like this, but others might consider it a starting point to take the band seriously".<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Neal|date=October 3, 2000|url=http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12033887|title=Green Day Reviews|publisher=]. ]|accessdate=August 5, 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rlN3or7w|archivedate=2010-08-05}}</ref> ] editor Sal Cinquemani perceived elements of folk and "pop sensibilities", writing that the album "displays just how well Green Day can construct pop songs".<ref name="Cinquemani">Cinquemani, Sal. . ]. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> By contrast, '']''{{'}}s Andy Capper was ambivalent towards the band's "less electric, more organic sound" and stated "Older. More Mature. {{'}}''Warning''{{'}} is the sound of a band losing its way".<ref name="Capper">Capper, Adam. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801133403/http://www.nme.com/reviews/name/3070 |date=2009-08-01 }}. '']''. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> ] of '']'' wrote that Armstrong "can't muster the same excitement for his more mature themes" and stated "Who wants to listen to songs of faith, hope and social commentary from what used to be snot-core's biggest-selling band?".<ref name="Kot">Kot, Greg. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305223013/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/warning-20001012 |date=2013-03-05 }}. '']''. Jann Wenner. Retrieved on February 26, 2012.</ref> Adam Downer of Sputnikmusic gave it three out of five stars and commented that it "consists of instant classics like Minority and Macy's Day Parade, but it also is filled with garbage songs as well".<ref>Downer, Adam. {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120918231056/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=3789 |date=2012-09-18 }}. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> '']'' writer Jesse Berrett stated "these maturity moves buoy muzzy be-yourselfism ... Nor does everything in the stylistic grab bag fit", but concluded by complimenting Armstrong's "earnestly good-hearted" lyrics and wrote that "this album is after... evidence that even the snottiest deserve grace and the chance to age into warmth".<ref name="Berrett">Berrett, Jesse. "". '']''. Bob Guccione, Jr. 197. November 2000.</ref> '']'' gave the album three out of five stars and described it as "Hugely likeable, terribly noisy and cute, as well as being jammed with proper pop songs".<ref name="Metacritic"/> Neal Weiss of ] called the album "crafty pop-rock" and stated "Some might wish Green Day never decided to grow up like this, but others might consider it a starting point to take the band seriously".<ref name="weiss">{{cite web|last=Weiss |first=Neal |date=October 3, 2000 |url=http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12033887 |title=Green Day Reviews |publisher=]. ] |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027061752/http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12033887 |archive-date=October 27, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ] editor Sal Cinquemani perceived elements of folk and "pop sensibilities", writing that the album "displays just how well Green Day can construct pop songs".<ref name="Cinquemani">Cinquemani, Sal. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618131751/http://slantmagazine.com/music/review/green-day-warning/79 |date=2010-06-18 }}. ]. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref>


===Retrospect=== ===Retrospect===
Writing in 2009 with regard to ''Warning'''s lackluster commercial performance, James Montgomery of MTV News called the record "unjustly overlooked" and applauded Armstrong's "super strong" songwriting on the album.<ref name="earth">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609727/10-overlooked-albums-that-deserve-recycling.jhtml|title=Earth Day Albums: 10 Overlooked LPs That Deserve Recycling|last=Montgomery|first=James|work=''MTV News''|publisher=Viacom}}</ref> In '']'' (2004), ''Rolling Stone'' journalist Michaelangelo Matos gave the album four out of five stars and wrote that the band "fully focus on the textures that have always differentiated their sturdy grooves and simple melodies".<ref name="RSguide">Matos et. al Brackett & Hoard (2004), pp. 347–348.</ref> Matos called the songs "speedy, neatly packaged reinterpretations of pop-rock history, from the Beatles to ] to the ] themselves".<ref name="RSguide"/> ] editor ] called it "gleeful, unabashed fun" and complimented Green Day for "embracing their fondness for pop and making the best damn album they'd ever made".<ref name="Erlewine">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. . ]. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> Erlewine expressed that the band displays "melodic ingenuity and imaginative arrangements" and elaborated on its musical significance, stating "''Warning'' may not be an innovative record per se, but it's tremendously satisfying; it finds the band at a peak of songcraft and performance, doing it all without a trace of self-consciousness. It's the first great pure pop album of the new millennium".<ref name="Erlewine"/> Dom Passantino of ] cited it as "the most influential album on the ] landscape since 1996 ('']'', naturally)", noting it as a significant influence on "the two biggest bands in the UK at the moment, and indeed for the past few years, ] and ]".<ref name="Passantino">Passantino, Dom. . ]. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> Passantino called ''Warning'' "a great album" and viewed that Green Day "seemed to be bored with their genre-medium, but simultaneously knowledgeable that any attempt to boundary-hop will end with them falling on their face".<ref name="Passantino"/> Writing in 2009 with regard to ''Warning'''s lackluster commercial performance, James Montgomery of MTV News called the record "unjustly overlooked" and applauded Armstrong's "super strong" songwriting on the album.<ref name="earth">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609727/10-overlooked-albums-that-deserve-recycling.jhtml|title=Earth Day Albums: 10 Overlooked LPs That Deserve Recycling|last=Montgomery|first=James|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|access-date=2012-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521010458/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609727/10-overlooked-albums-that-deserve-recycling.jhtml|archive-date=2012-05-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> In '']'' (2004), ''Rolling Stone'' journalist Nick Catucci gave the album four out of five stars and wrote that the band "fully focus on the textures that have always differentiated their sturdy grooves and simple melodies".<ref name="RSguide">Catucci et al. Brackett & Hoard (2004), pp. 347–348.</ref> Catucci called the songs "speedy, neatly packaged reinterpretations of pop-rock history, from the Beatles to ] to the ] themselves".<ref name="RSguide"/> ] editor ] called it "gleeful, unabashed fun" and complimented Green Day for "embracing their fondness for pop and making the best damn album they'd ever made".<ref name="Erlewine">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. . ]. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> Erlewine expressed that the band displays "melodic ingenuity and imaginative arrangements" and elaborated on its musical significance, stating "''Warning'' may not be an innovative record per se, but it's tremendously satisfying; it finds the band at a peak of songcraft and performance, doing it all without a trace of self-consciousness. It's the first great pure pop album of the new millennium".<ref name="Erlewine"/> Dom Passantino of ] cited it as "the most influential album on the ] landscape since 1996 ('']'', naturally)", noting it as a significant influence on "the two biggest bands in the UK at the moment, and indeed for the past few years, ] and ]".<ref name="Passantino">Passantino, Dom. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205081516/http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/green-day-warning.htm |date=2010-02-05 }}. ]. Retrieved on August 5, 2010.</ref> Passantino called ''Warning'' "a great album" and viewed that Green Day "seemed to be bored with their genre-medium, but simultaneously knowledgeable that any attempt to boundary-hop will end with them falling on their face".<ref name="Passantino"/>


==Promotion and aftermath== ==Promotion==
] to perform with the band on the 2000 ].]] ] to perform with the band on the 2000 ].]]
While Green Day was nearing completion of ''Warning'', the band announced it would be performing on the 2000 ] during the summer before the album's October release.<ref name="Spitz142"/> Although the group had been invited to perform on the tour before, the band was unable to do so due to scheduling conflicts.<ref name="Spitz142"/> Because of Green Day's new stylistic change displayed on ''Warning'', the band was considered an unconventional choice for the tour. ], guitarist for Armstrong's side project ], was recruited to perform with the band to add "more power" to the group's sound; White observed that "Even I was like, 'Why are Green Day on the Warped Tour?'".<ref name="Spitz142"/> ] of ] recalled, "They were the biggest band on the tour but it wasn't by far. Green Day weren't super popular at that time. I think they did the Warped tour because they ''wanted'' to get popular again."<ref name="Spitz143">Spitz, 2006, p. 143</ref> He also went on to call ''Warning'' "probably their worst album, I think. It's what happens, the ups and downs."<ref name="Spitz143"/> However, ] of ], whose 2001 release '']'' outsold ''Warning'', opined that "I was definitely aware that our record at the time sold more maybe than their record but I think we idolized them so much that it didn't matter. We thought ''Warning'' was one of their best records."<ref name="Spitz145">Spitz, 2006, p. 145</ref> While Green Day was nearing completion of ''Warning'', the band announced it would be performing on the 2000 ] during the summer before the album's October release.<ref name="Spitz142"/> Although the group had been invited to perform on the tour before, they were unable to because of scheduling conflicts.<ref name="Spitz142"/> Because of Green Day's new stylistic change displayed on ''Warning'', the band was considered an unconventional choice for the tour. ], guitarist for Armstrong's side project ], was recruited to perform with the band to add "more power" to the group's sound; White observed that "Even I was like, 'Why are Green Day on the Warped Tour?'".<ref name="Spitz142"/> ] of ] recalled, "They were the biggest band on the tour but it wasn't by far. Green Day weren't super popular at that time. I think they did the Warped tour because they ''wanted'' to get popular again."<ref name="Spitz143" /> He also went on to call ''Warning'' "probably their worst album, I think. It's what happens, the ups and downs."<ref name="Spitz143"/> However, ] of ], whose 2002 release '']'' outsold ''Warning'', opined that "I was definitely aware that our record at the time sold more maybe than their record but I think we idolized them so much that it didn't matter. We thought ''Warning'' was one of their best records."<ref name="Spitz145">Spitz, 2006, p. 145</ref>


In January 2001, Colin Merry of the English rock band Other Garden filed a ] lawsuit against Green Day, claiming that the album's title track is a "reworked" version of his band's 1992 song "Never Got the Chance".<ref name="plagiarized"/> Merry noted that despite both songs' similarity to the riff of "Picture Book" by The Kinks, the similarity between "Warning" and "Never Got the Chance" was more "striking".<ref name="plagiarized"/> Green Day denied the accusations, and although Merry requested to halt all royalties from "Warning", the lawsuit was later dropped.<ref name="plagiarized"/><ref name="Spitz143"/> In January 2001, Colin Merry of the English rock band Other Garden filed a ] lawsuit against Green Day, claiming that the album's title track is a "reworked" version of his band's 1992 song "Never Got the Chance".<ref name="plagiarized"/> Merry noted that despite both songs' similarity to the riff of "Picture Book" by the Kinks, the similarity between "Warning" and "Never Got the Chance" was more "striking".<ref name="plagiarized"/> Green Day denied the accusations, and although Merry requested to halt all royalties from "Warning", the lawsuit was later dropped.<ref name="plagiarized"/><ref name="Spitz143"/>


Green Day also co-headlined a "shared bill" with fellow Californian pop-punk band ] on the ] from April to June 2002.<ref name="Spitz145"/> The two bands traded off headlining positions throughout the tour, as Blink-182 was experiencing higher record sales at the time, while Green Day had experienced mainstream success for a longer period of time.<ref name="Spitz145"/> Armstrong explained Green Day's desire to perform on the tour by stating, "We really wanted to by part of an event. We figured putting the two biggest pop punk bands on the planet together was definitely going to be an event."<ref name="Spitz145"/> In his book '']'', author Marc Spitz likened Blink-182 headlining a tour with Green Day to "] headlining over ]."<ref name="Spitz145"/> Green Day also co-headlined a "shared bill" with fellow Californian pop-punk band ] on the ] from April to June 2002.<ref name="Spitz145"/> The two bands traded off headlining positions throughout the tour, because Blink-182 was experiencing higher record sales at the time, while Green Day had experienced mainstream success for a longer period of time.<ref name="Spitz145"/> Armstrong explained Green Day's desire to perform on the tour by stating, "We really wanted to be part of an event. We figured putting the two biggest pop punk bands on the planet together was definitely going to be an event."<ref name="Spitz145"/> In his book ''Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times and Music of Green Day'', author Marc Spitz likened Blink-182 headlining a tour with Green Day to "] headlining over ]."<ref name="Spitz145"/>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| all lyrics = ], except where noted | all_lyrics = ], except "Misery" by ]
| all music = ] | all_music = Green Day
| total_length = 41:14 | total_length = 41:14
| title1 = ] | title1 = ]
| length1 = 3:42 | length1 = 3:42
| title2 = Blood, Sex and Booze | title2 = Blood, Sex and Booze
| length2 = 3:33 | length2 = 3:33
| title3 = Church on Sunday | title3 = Church on Sunday
| length3 = 3:18 | length3 = 3:18
| title4 = Fashion Victim | title4 = Fashion Victim
| length4 = 2:48 | length4 = 2:49
| title5 = Castaway | title5 = Castaway
| length5 = 3:52 | length5 = 3:52
| title6 = Misery | title6 = Misery
| length6 = 5:06
| note6 = lyrics written by Green Day
| title7 = Deadbeat Holiday
| length6 = 5:05
| title7 = Deadbeat Holiday
| length7 = 3:35 | length7 = 3:35
| title8 = Hold On | title8 = Hold On
| length8 = 2:56 | length8 = 2:56
| title9 = Jackass | title9 = Jackass
| length9 = 2:43 | length9 = 2:43
| title10 = ] | title10 = ]
| length10 = 3:13 | length10 = 3:13
| title11 = ] | title11 = ]
| length11 = 2:49 | length11 = 2:49
| title12 = Macy's Day Parade | title12 = Macy's Day Parade
| length12 = 3:34 | length12 = 3:34
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{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Special edition UK version | headline = Japanese and Australian version
| collapsed = yes | total_length = 45:57
| title13 = 86 | title13 = Brat
| note13 = Live in Prague | note13 = Live at the Marumi Arena, Tokyo, Japan; January 27, 1996
| length13 = 3:01
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{{tracklist
| headline = Japanese and Australian version
| collapsed = yes
| title13 = Brat
| note13 = Live in Japan
| length13 = 1:42 | length13 = 1:42
| title14 = 86 | title14 = 86
| note14 = Live in Prague | note14 = Live at the Sporthalle, Prague, Czech Republic; March 26, 1996, also in special edition UK version
| length14 = 3:01 | length14 = 3:01
}} }}


==Personnel== ==Personnel==
Credits for ''Warning'' adapted from liner notes.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite album-notes|title=Warning|artist=]|publisher=]|publisherid=9 47613-2|year=2000|type=CD liner}}</ref> Credits for ''Warning'' adapted from liner notes.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Warning|others=]|publisher=]|id=9 47613-2|year=2000|type=CD liner}}</ref>
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===Musicians=== ===Musicians===
'''Green Day''' '''Green Day'''
* ] – ], ], ], ] * ] – vocals, guitar, ], ]
* ] – ], ], ] on "Misery" * ] – bass, vocals, ] on "Misery"
* ] – ], ], ] * ] – drums, percussion, ]


'''Additional musicians''' '''Additional musicians'''
* ] – additional musician on "Church on Sunday"<!--he isn't credited with an instrumental or vocal part, the liner notes only credit him under "additional musicians", don't add an instrument or vocal credit without a source. -->
* ] – ]
* Gary Meek – ] * ] – ] on "Jackass"
* James Creepies – ]
* ] – ] arrangements * ] – ] arrangements
* Mistress Simone – ]<!--this isn't a musical credit but it is listed in the liner notes along with the additional musicians so it's here too. -->


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===Production=== ===Production===
* Green Day - ]s * Green Day ]s
* ] – ] * ] – ]
* Cheryl Jenets – production coordination
* ] - ]
* Ken Allardyce - ] * ] – ]
* Ken Allardyce – ]
* Tone; Richard Ash - additional engineers
* Josh "Tone" Weaver – additional engineer
* Tal Herzburge - G3 operator
* Richard "Rich" Ash – additional engineer
* ] - ]
* Tal Herzberg – G3 operator
* Marina Chavez - ]
* Kenny Butler – drum technician
* Chris Bilheimer - additional photography, art direction
* Timmy Chunks – guitar technician
* ] – guitar and bass technician
* Allen Sides – studio consultant
* ] – ]

'''Artwork'''
* Marina Chavez, ] – ]
* Chris Bilheimer – additional photography, art direction

'''Managerial'''
* Pat Magnarella – management
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==Chart positions== ==Charts==
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===Album=== ===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+Weekly chart performance for ''Warning''
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (2000) !Chart (2000)
!Peak<br />position !Peak<br />position
|- |-
{{album chart|Australia|7|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
| ]<ref name="aussiechart">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
| align=center| 7
|- |-
{{album chart|Austria|14|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
|- |-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Green Day|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
| ]<ref name="austriachart">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|language=German|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
| align=center| 14
|- |-
{{album chart|Netherlands|84|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
|- |-
| ]<ref name="bbcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/album/green-day/warning/446502|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref> !scope="row"|Europe (])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-10-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Top 100 Albums - October 21, 2000|magazine=]|volume=16|issue=49|page=14|date=February 22, 1997|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref>
|8
| align=center| 2
|- |-
{{album chart|France|58|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
|- |-
{{album chart|Germany4|21|id=3438|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
| ]<ref name="dutchchart">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|language=Dutch|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
| align=center| 84
|- |-
{{album chart|Hungary|23|year=2000|week=43|rowheader=true|access-date=November 26, 2021}}
|- |-
{{album chart|Ireland2|13|artist=Green Day|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
| ]<ref name="frenchchart">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|language=French|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
| align=center| 58
|- |-
{{album chart|Italy|8|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
|- |-
| ]<ref name="germchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Green+Day&title=Warning%3A&country=de|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|language=German|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref> !scope="row"| ] (])<ref name="Japan">{{cite web|title=Japan - Top Albums Chart |publisher=Oricon|date=September 20, 2000 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/64982/products/306488/1/ |access-date=September 10, 2022 }}</ref>
| align=center| 21 | style="text-align:center;"|2
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{{album chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20001008|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
| ]<ref name="italianchart">{{cite web|url=http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
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|- |-
!scope="row"|Spanish Albums (])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959-2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|25
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{{album chart|Sweden|20|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
| ]<ref name="nzcharts">{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Green Day|album=Warning:|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|UK2|4|date=20001008|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
| ]<ref name="swedishcharts">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
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|- |-
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Green Day|access-date=August 29, 2020|rowheader=true}}
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| ]<ref name="swisscharts">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Warning%3A&cat=a|title=Chart History: Green Day - Warning|publisher=]|language=German|accessdate=July 27, 2012}}</ref>
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| ]<ref name="ukcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2000-10-14/|title=Charts - Week of 2000-10-14|work='']''|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=July 28, 2012}}</ref>
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===Certifications=== ===Year-end charts===
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|+2000 year-end chart performance for ''Warning''
!Chart (2000)
!Position
|- |-
!scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2000/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2000|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref>
!scope="col"|Country
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! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032100/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000|website=]|accessdate=March 24, 2022}}</ref>
|]
| 78
|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum<ref name="aussiecert">. ]. Retrieved February 3, 2012.</ref>
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!Chart (2001)
!Position
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref>
|]
|align="center"|197
|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum<ref name="canadacert">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Warning&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title=Gold & Platinum Certification - Warning | publisher=] |accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
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===Singles=== ===Singles===
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!style="font-size:85%;line-height:1.3;width:4em;vertical-align:top"| <small>]<br><ref>{{cite web| url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=green-day-p69310/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} | title=Green Day - Billboard Singles| work='']''| publisher=Rovi Corporation| accessdate=October 26, 2010}}</ref> !style="font-size:85%;line-height:1.3;width:4em;vertical-align:top"| <small>]</small><br /><ref>{{cite web| url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=green-day-p69310/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} | title=Green Day - Billboard Singles| work=]| publisher=Rovi Corporation| access-date=October 26, 2010}}</ref>
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==Certifications and sales==
==Notes==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for ''Warning''}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Green Day|title=Warning|award=Platinum|certyear=2000|relyear=2000|access-date=July 9, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Green Day|title=Warning|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|relyear=2000|access-date=October 15, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Italy|artist=Green Day|title=Warning|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|relyear=2000|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-01-27.pdf|magazine=Music & Media|title=Platinum|page=4|date=January 27, 2001|access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=Green Day|title=Warning|award=Platinum|certyear=2000|certmonth=9|relyear=2000|access-date=July 9, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=Green Day|title=Warning|award=Gold|certyear=2020|relyear=2000|source=radioscope|access-date=December 31, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Sweden |nocert=true|salesamount=9,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/wE8Lro/marie-ar-popens-drottning-ar-2000|title=Marie är popens drottning år 2000|work=] |date=December 29, 2000| access-date=March 16, 2021|language=sv|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210316060551/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/wE8Lro/marie-ar-popens-drottning-ar-2000|archive-date=March 16, 2021|first=Dan|last=Panas}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Green Day|title=Warning|award=Platinum|certyear=2021|relyear=2000|access-date=September 3, 2021|id=8062-2001-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Green Day|title=Warning|award=Gold|certyear=2000|relyear=2000|salesamount=1,200,000|salesref=<ref name="billboard"/>|access-date=July 9, 2019}}
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== References == ==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book|editor1-first=Nathan|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-link=Nathan Brackett|editor2-first=Christian|editor2-last=Hoard | title = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | others = Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition| publisher = ]| year = 2004| isbn = 0-7432-0169-8}}
*Ditmore, Melissa Hope. (August 30, 2006) ''Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work''. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313329685.
*Spitz, Marc. (November 1, 2006) ''Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day''. Hyperion. ISBN 978-1401309121.


'''Works cited'''
== External links ==
* {{cite book|editor1-first=Nathan|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-link=Nathan Brackett|editor2-first=Christian|editor2-last=Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|others=Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition|publisher=]|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac}}
*Ditmore, Melissa Hope. (August 30, 2006) ''Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work''. Greenwood. {{ISBN|978-0313329685}}.
*Spitz, Marc. (November 1, 2006) ''Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day''. Hyperion. {{ISBN|978-1401309121}}.

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2000 studio album by Green Day
Warning
A black-and-white photo of the band members walking along a sidewalk. On the top left, the band name is written in green, and on the bottom right, the album title is written in yellow as "WARNING:".
Studio album by Green Day
ReleasedOctober 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)
RecordedJanuary–May 2000
StudioStudio 880, Oakland, California
Genre
Length41:14
LabelReprise
ProducerGreen Day
Green Day chronology
Nimrod
(1997)
Warning
(2000)
Tune In, Tokyo...
(2001)
Singles from Warning
  1. "Minority"
    Released: August 22, 2000
  2. "Warning"
    Released: December 11, 2000
  3. "Waiting"
    Released: May 29, 2001

Warning is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on October 3, 2000, by Reprise Records. Building upon its predecessor Nimrod (1997), it eschewed the band's trademark punk rock sound and incorporated acoustic elements and pop and folk styles. Lyrically, the album contains more optimistic and inspirational themes in comparison to the band's earlier releases. Warning was also Green Day's first album since Kerplunk (1991) that was not produced by Rob Cavallo, although he did have a hand in its production and was credited as executive producer.

Despite mixed criticism towards the band's stylistic change, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's songwriting. Although it peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200, Warning represented the lowest commercial slump in Green Day's career, being their first album since signing to a major label not to achieve multi-platinum status. However, the album being leaked onto Napster three weeks before its release may have been a contributing factor to its low sales. The album has nonetheless been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has sold over 1.2 million copies as of 2012. Worldwide it has sold 3.5 million copies.

Background

After taking a break from touring in promotion of the band's fourth album Insomniac (1995), Green Day recorded the more experimental Nimrod (1997). The record, which delved into a wider variety of genres including punk, folk, power pop, hardcore punk, ska, and surf, featured the unprecedented acoustic hit "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)". Vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong recalled that the song's stylistic departure from the group's earlier work made him anxious about the song's release: "I was scared for that song to come out...because it was such a vulnerable song, to put that song out and it was like which way will it end up going? It was really exciting and it kind of sparked more in us as songwriters to expand on that."

The band embarked on the Nimrod promotional tour, which largely featured more intimate shows with audiences of 1,500 to 3,000 people. By the end of the tour, the band noted that its audience had evolved. 924 Gilman Street, the punk club in the band's hometown that had once banned Green Day after the group signed with a major label, booked bassist Mike Dirnt's side project the Frustrators for a show. Dirnt described the experience as "a wonderful piece of closure". Punk rock music was no longer popular in the mainstream because nu metal acts such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Kid Rock were experiencing success. According to Studio 880 owner John Lucasey, the band was "definitely at a very big crossroads."

Recording

The music of Bob Dylan (right) was a major influence on the band during the writing and recording of Warning.

For Warning, Green Day initially opted to work with a producer other than Rob Cavallo, who had handled the production of the band's previous three albums. The group selected Scott Litt, who had previously worked with Nirvana and R.E.M. However, the band had disagreements with Litt over the album's musical direction; vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong recalled that "It just didn't work out. He was really cool, but for that particular project, it just wasn't the right chemistry." The group subsequently brought Cavallo back in, but this time the band handled most of the production duties, with Cavallo instead serving as "executive producer". During the album's writing and early recording sessions, Armstrong repeatedly listened to Bob Dylan's 1965 record Bringing It All Back Home, which had a major influence over both Warning's musical experimentation and socially conscious lyrics.

The band began work on the album two years before entering the studio to record on April 1, 2000. During this period, the group members met five days a week to write new songs and rehearse old ones, with Tre Cool observing, "We've been practicing and writing songs and playing them and playing them and writing new songs and playing them and playing them... People think we're off in Hawaii kicking back and shit, but we're in Oakland playing our jams." The album was recorded at Studio 880 in Oakland. Cool noted of the band's work ethic in the studio, "We're not really sprinting. We're working at the same pace, but it's a pretty fast pace for recording. We're faster than every other band, pretty much. That's what I've been told." With the record, the band aimed to construct a solid list of tracks where "each song could be its own album". The group also made sure to make each song "well thought out and well placed" with regard to the album's tracklisting.

Music and lyrics

"Warning" The album's title track exemplifies Warning's "percussive acoustic" sound. It contains layered vocals and a "circling" riff which is a musical quotation from "Picture Book" by the Kinks.
"Misery" The sixth track from the record, "Misery" features "mariachi brass" instrumentation, as well as strings, accordions, and acoustic guitar.
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With Warning, the band experimented with more acoustic guitars, and strove for a "not sappy acoustic... more aggressive, percussive acoustic" sound. Cool and bassist Mike Dirnt also emphasized "deeper" grooves on the record. The title track, a "densely produced blast of layered vocals strummed acoustic guitars", features a "circling bass riff" similar to that of "Picture Book" by the Kinks. "Waiting", which has been categorized as a "retro-pop lament", is based on the riff from Petula Clark's 1964 song "Downtown". Its melody has also been stylistically compared to the Mamas & the Papas and Kiss. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly felt that "Misery" is "probably Billie Joe's idea of a Brecht-Weill pop operetta." It features "mariachi brass" instrumentation, as well as strings, accordions, and acoustic guitar. The song's five-minute length has been called "an epic by Green Day standards". The use of a harmonica on "Hold On" has been compared to the Beatles' "Love Me Do" and "I Should Have Known Better." "Macy's Day Parade" contains elements of folk and pop.

The album features more positive and uplifting lyrics in comparison with Green Day's earlier work. Cool noted that, "It's got the sarcasm, it's got the snottiness, but it's got a little light at the end of the tunnel." Warning also contains more explicitly political themes, as exemplified by tracks such as "Minority". This was inspired by Armstrong's fear that presidential nominee Al Gore was going to lose the 2000 U.S. presidential election and that "someone really conservative" would take office. He recalled, "We've always tried to keep an ear to the ground and keep our eyes open to what's going on...that's one reason why I was really taking my time writing songs to really . Instead of just writing an overly knee-jerk reaction." According to Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine, the lyrics of "Minority" serve as "a reminder of the youthful mentality of Green Day's early work". "Misery" tells various stories in its verses, all of which end unhappily. The first verse centers on a girl named Virginia who was a "lot lizard", a term for a prostitute who exchanges sex for money with truck drivers at interstate highway truck stops. "Blood, Sex and Booze" explores the subject of sadomasochism. "Church On Sunday" features lyrics in its pre-chorus that were originally written for the Nimrod demo "Black Eyeliner," which didn't see an official release until 2023.

According to some publications, such as LA Times, The Buffalo News, Sun-Sentinel, and Music Box Magazine Green Day departs from their punk rock sound with this album. Despite this, some other publications label the album as punk rock. In addition, the album has also been cited as pop-punk, power pop, folk punk, pop rock, and alternative rock.

Release

Commercial performance

Warning peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, remaining on the chart for 25 weeks and it sold 156,000 copies on its first week according to Billboard. On December 1, 2000, the record was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of over 500,000 copies. In Canada, the record reached the number two position and stayed on the chart for five weeks. On August 1, 2001, the album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for shipments of over 100,000 units. Warning also reached the top ten in multiple countries outside of North America, including Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The album was later certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of over 70,000 copies. As of December 20, 2012, Warning has sold 1.2 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyB+
Los Angeles Times
Melody Maker
NME5/10
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Slant Magazine
Spin6/10
The Village VoiceA−

Warning received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker perceived a maturity in the album's lyrical content and called its music "as peppy as any Green Day have recorded". Charlotte Robinson of PopMatters commended Billie Joe Armstrong's lyrics and noted the band for embracing "the pop bent that has always been a part of their sound". The A.V. Club's Stephen Thompson stated "Green Day has never made a record so slick and musically mature". Los Angeles Times writer Natalie Nichols wrote that the album "reveal them shaking off the transitional aspects of 1997's 'Nimrod' to craft a more coherent, less aggressive but still rebellious collection that also draws on the even older pop traditions of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Who". "Metal" Mike Saunders of The Village Voice viewed Warning as the band's best work and compared its music to that of the Beatles' Rubber Soul (1965). In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, critic Robert Christgau gave the album an A− rating, indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks". Christgau noted "professionalism, craft, artistic growth" rather than maturity in Armstrong's songwriting and elaborated on his change in musical direction, stating:

He's abandoning the first person. He's assuming fictional personas. And he's creating for himself the voice of a thinking left-liberal who 'want to be the minority' and cautions against caution itself--a voice that scolds rather than whines, a nice age-appropriate shift. Crucially, his knack for simple punk tunes remains unchanged; also crucially, these do fine at moderate tempos, and one even gives off a whiff of Brecht-Weill.

By contrast, NME's Andy Capper was ambivalent towards the band's "less electric, more organic sound" and stated "Older. More Mature. 'Warning' is the sound of a band losing its way". Greg Kot of Rolling Stone wrote that Armstrong "can't muster the same excitement for his more mature themes" and stated "Who wants to listen to songs of faith, hope and social commentary from what used to be snot-core's biggest-selling band?". Adam Downer of Sputnikmusic gave it three out of five stars and commented that it "consists of instant classics like Minority and Macy's Day Parade, but it also is filled with garbage songs as well". Spin writer Jesse Berrett stated "these maturity moves buoy muzzy be-yourselfism ... Nor does everything in the stylistic grab bag fit", but concluded by complimenting Armstrong's "earnestly good-hearted" lyrics and wrote that "this album is after... evidence that even the snottiest deserve grace and the chance to age into warmth". Q gave the album three out of five stars and described it as "Hugely likeable, terribly noisy and cute, as well as being jammed with proper pop songs". Neal Weiss of Yahoo! Music called the album "crafty pop-rock" and stated "Some might wish Green Day never decided to grow up like this, but others might consider it a starting point to take the band seriously". Slant Magazine editor Sal Cinquemani perceived elements of folk and "pop sensibilities", writing that the album "displays just how well Green Day can construct pop songs".

Retrospect

Writing in 2009 with regard to Warning's lackluster commercial performance, James Montgomery of MTV News called the record "unjustly overlooked" and applauded Armstrong's "super strong" songwriting on the album. In The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Rolling Stone journalist Nick Catucci gave the album four out of five stars and wrote that the band "fully focus on the textures that have always differentiated their sturdy grooves and simple melodies". Catucci called the songs "speedy, neatly packaged reinterpretations of pop-rock history, from the Beatles to Creedence Clearwater Revival to the Ramones themselves". AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "gleeful, unabashed fun" and complimented Green Day for "embracing their fondness for pop and making the best damn album they'd ever made". Erlewine expressed that the band displays "melodic ingenuity and imaginative arrangements" and elaborated on its musical significance, stating "Warning may not be an innovative record per se, but it's tremendously satisfying; it finds the band at a peak of songcraft and performance, doing it all without a trace of self-consciousness. It's the first great pure pop album of the new millennium". Dom Passantino of Stylus Magazine cited it as "the most influential album on the British pop landscape since 1996 (Spice, naturally)", noting it as a significant influence on "the two biggest bands in the UK at the moment, and indeed for the past few years, Busted and McFly". Passantino called Warning "a great album" and viewed that Green Day "seemed to be bored with their genre-medium, but simultaneously knowledgeable that any attempt to boundary-hop will end with them falling on their face".

Promotion

Green Day recruited touring guitarist Jason White to perform with the band on the 2000 Vans Warped Tour.

While Green Day was nearing completion of Warning, the band announced it would be performing on the 2000 Vans Warped Tour during the summer before the album's October release. Although the group had been invited to perform on the tour before, they were unable to because of scheduling conflicts. Because of Green Day's new stylistic change displayed on Warning, the band was considered an unconventional choice for the tour. Jason White, guitarist for Armstrong's side project Pinhead Gunpowder, was recruited to perform with the band to add "more power" to the group's sound; White observed that "Even I was like, 'Why are Green Day on the Warped Tour?'". Fat Mike of NOFX recalled, "They were the biggest band on the tour but it wasn't by far. Green Day weren't super popular at that time. I think they did the Warped tour because they wanted to get popular again." He also went on to call Warning "probably their worst album, I think. It's what happens, the ups and downs." However, Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, whose 2002 release The Young and the Hopeless outsold Warning, opined that "I was definitely aware that our record at the time sold more maybe than their record but I think we idolized them so much that it didn't matter. We thought Warning was one of their best records."

In January 2001, Colin Merry of the English rock band Other Garden filed a breach of copyright lawsuit against Green Day, claiming that the album's title track is a "reworked" version of his band's 1992 song "Never Got the Chance". Merry noted that despite both songs' similarity to the riff of "Picture Book" by the Kinks, the similarity between "Warning" and "Never Got the Chance" was more "striking". Green Day denied the accusations, and although Merry requested to halt all royalties from "Warning", the lawsuit was later dropped.

Green Day also co-headlined a "shared bill" with fellow Californian pop-punk band Blink-182 on the Pop Disaster Tour from April to June 2002. The two bands traded off headlining positions throughout the tour, because Blink-182 was experiencing higher record sales at the time, while Green Day had experienced mainstream success for a longer period of time. Armstrong explained Green Day's desire to perform on the tour by stating, "We really wanted to be part of an event. We figured putting the two biggest pop punk bands on the planet together was definitely going to be an event." In his book Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times and Music of Green Day, author Marc Spitz likened Blink-182 headlining a tour with Green Day to "Frank Sinatra, Jr. headlining over Frank Sinatra."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Billie Joe Armstrong, except "Misery" by Green Day; all music is composed by Green Day

No.TitleLength
1."Warning"3:42
2."Blood, Sex and Booze"3:33
3."Church on Sunday"3:18
4."Fashion Victim"2:49
5."Castaway"3:52
6."Misery"5:06
7."Deadbeat Holiday"3:35
8."Hold On"2:56
9."Jackass"2:43
10."Waiting"3:13
11."Minority"2:49
12."Macy's Day Parade"3:34
Total length:41:14
Japanese and Australian version
No.TitleLength
13."Brat" (Live at the Marumi Arena, Tokyo, Japan; January 27, 1996)1:42
14."86" (Live at the Sporthalle, Prague, Czech Republic; March 26, 1996, also in special edition UK version)3:01
Total length:45:57

Personnel

Credits for Warning adapted from liner notes.

Musicians

Green Day

Additional musicians


Production

Artwork

Managerial

  • Pat Magnarella – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Warning
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 14
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 84
Europe (European Top 100 Albums) 8
French Albums (SNEP) 58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 21
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 23
Irish Albums (IRMA) 13
Italian Albums (FIMI) 8
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 20
Scottish Albums (OCC) 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 11
UK Albums (OCC) 4
US Billboard 200 4

Year-end charts

2000 year-end chart performance for Warning
Chart (2000) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 80
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 78
2001 year-end chart performance for Warning
Chart (2001) Position
US Billboard 200 197

Singles

Year Song Peak positions
US Modern Rock
US Mainstream Rock
UK Top 40
New Zealand
2000 "Minority" 1 15 18 39
"Warning" 3 24 27 37
2001 "Waiting" 26 34
"Macy's Day Parade"
"Blood, Sex & Booze"

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Warning
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000
Italy (FIMI) Platinum 100,000
Japan (RIAJ) Platinum 200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 7,500
Sweden 9,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 300,000
United States (RIAA) Gold 1,200,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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