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¡Uno!

¡Uno!
A black-and-white cutout of Billie Joe Armstrong's head, with his eyes crossed-out with pink X's, on a geometric, neon electric green background. The word "Green Day" is loudly splashed in pink across the top of the cover, while the word "¡Uno!" is sprawled graffiti-style in white in the lower left-hand corner.
Studio album by Green Day
Released September 21, 2012 (2012-09-21)
Recorded February 14–June 26, 2012
Studio Jingletown Recording, Oakland, California
Genre
Length 41:44
Label Reprise
Producer
Green Day chronology
21st Century Breakdown
(2009)		 ¡Uno!
(2012)		 ¡Dos!
(2012)
Singles from ¡Uno!
  1. "Oh Love"
    Released: July 16, 2012
  2. "Kill the DJ"
    Released: August 14, 2012
  3. "Let Yourself Go"
    Released: September 5, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 67/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars
The A.V. Club B–
Entertainment Weekly B
The Guardian 3/5 stars
Mojo 4/5 stars
NME 6/10
Q 3/5 stars
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars
Spin 7/10

¡Uno! is the ninth studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, released on September 21, 2012, by Reprise Records. It is the first of three albums in the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! trilogy, a series of studio albums released from September 2012 to December 2012. Green Day recorded the album from February to June 2012 at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California. This is the first album to feature longtime touring guitarist Jason White as an official member, making the band a quartet.

Artwork of the album was revealed in a video uploaded to YouTube and the track list of the album, which consist of 12 songs was announced on June 26, 2012. The first single from the album, titled "Oh Love", was released on July 16, 2012. The second single "Kill the DJ" was released on European iTunes Stores on August 14, 2012. The third single "Let Yourself Go" was released on the US iTunes Store on September 5, 2012, and a promotional single "Nuclear Family" was released on their YouTube channel on September 12, 2012. A music video for "Stay the Night" was released on Rolling Stone and their YouTube channel on September 24, 2012.

¡Uno! received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 139,000 copies. The album also reached the top 10 of charts in numerous other countries.

In February 2012, Billie Joe Armstrong announced that the band was in the studio, recording material for a new album. In the statement, he said, "We are at the most prolific and creative time in our lives... This is the best music we've ever written, and the songs just keep coming. Instead of making one album, we are making a three album trilogy. Every song has the power and energy that represents Green Day on all emotional levels. We just can't help ourselves ... We are going epic as fuck!"


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