Bullet in a Bible | ||||
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Live album and Video by Green Day | ||||
Released | November 15, 2005 | |||
Recorded | June 18 | – June 19, 2005|||
Venue | National Bowl in Milton Keynes | |||
Genre | Punk rock, pop punk, alternative rock | |||
Length | 64:57 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Rob Cavallo and Green Day | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
IGN | (7.9/10) |
Pitchfork Media | (3.0/10) |
PopMatters |
Bullet in a Bible is a live album by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on November 15, 2005 through Reprise Records. It was directed by Samuel Bayer, who was the director of all the videos from American Idiot.
Bullet in a Bible documents one of the two biggest shows that Green Day have performed in their career. They played in front of a crowd of over 130,000 people at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in United Kingdom on June 18–19, 2005. The band was supported by Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, and Hard-Fi during their American Idiot world tour. Fourteen of the twenty songs performed at these shows were included on the disc; missing out "Jaded", "Knowledge", "She", "Maria", "Homecoming" and "We Are The Champions".
Bullet in a Bible was released as a double-LP set on November 10, 2009, as part of the band's 2009 vinyl re-release campaign.
Bullet in a Bible peaked on the Billboard 200 at number eight and spent 14 weeks on the chart. It has also reached top 10 positions in many European countries.
All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong; all music composed by Green Day, except where noted.
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