Bullet in a Bible

Bullet in a Bible
Bullet in a Bible
Live album/video albumby Green Day
Released	November 15, 2005
Recorded	June 18–19, 2005
Venue	National Bowl,Milton Keynes
Genre	Punk rock;
Length	64:57
Label	Reprise; Warner Reprise Video;
Director	Samuel Bayer
Producer	Rob Cavallo; Green Day;
Green Daychronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
IGN	7.9/10^[1]
Pitchfork Media	3.0/10^[4]
PopMatters	^[5]
Sputnikmusic	3/5^[6]

Bullet in a Bibleis alive albumby AmericanrockbandGreen Day,released on November 15, 2005, byReprise Records.It was directed bySamuel Bayer,who was the director of all the videos fromAmerican Idiot.

Background and release

Bullet in a Bibledocuments 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 theMilton Keynes National BowlinUnited Kingdomon June 18–19, 2005.

This was also the hottest weekend of the year, because the United Kingdom was in the middle of a heatwave, with temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius.^[7]

The band was supported byJimmy Eat World,Taking Back Sunday,andHard-Fiduring theirAmerican Idiotworld tour. Fourteen of the twenty songs performed at these shows were included on the disc; missing out were the tracks "Jaded","Knowledge","She","Maria "," Homecoming "and"We Are the Champions".However," She "was broadcast onBBC Radio 1as part of their coverage of the event.

Bullet in a Biblewas released as a double-LP set on November 10, 2009, as part of the band's 2009 vinyl re-release campaign.

Green Day have released most of the videos from this concert on their YouTube page except for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams","Wake Me Up When September Ends",and the other songs which have been omitted from the album release.

Commercial performance

Bullet in a Biblepeaked on theBillboard200at number eight and spent 14 weeks on the chart.^[8]It has also reached top 10 positions in many European countries.

Track listing

All lyrics are written byBillie Joe Armstrong;all music is composed byGreen Day,except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"American Idiot"	4:32
2.	"Jesus of Suburbia"	9:23
3.	"Holiday"	4:12
4.	"Are We the Waiting"	2:49
5.	"St. Jimmy"	2:55
6.	"Longview"	4:44
7.	"Hitchin' a Ride"	4:03
8.	"Brain Stew"	3:02
9.	"Basket Case"	2:58
10.	"King for a Day/Shout"(" Shout "written and originally performed byThe Isley Brothers)	8:47
11.	"Wake Me Up When September Ends"	5:03
12.	"Minority"	4:19
13.	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	4:44
14.	"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"	3:26
Total length:		64:57

Personnel

Green Day

Billie Joe Armstrong–lead vocals,rhythmandlead guitar,harmonica
Mike Dirnt–bass,backing vocals
Tré Cool–drums,percussion,backing vocals on "King For A Day/Shout"

Additional musicians

Jason White– lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Jason Freese–keyboards,piano,acoustic guitar,trombone,saxophone,accordion,backing vocals
Ronnie Blake–trumpet,timpani,percussion, backing vocals
Mike Pelino – rhythm guitar, backing vocals on "St. Jimmy"

Production

CD

Rob Cavallo–producer
Green Day – producers
Doug McKean –engineer
Chris Lord-Alge–mixing
Dmitar Krnjaic – assistant engineer
Keith Armstrong – assistant engineer
John Van Nest – editing
Ted Jensen –mastering

DVD

Samuel Bayer– director
Tim Lynch –producer
Pat Magnarella –executive producer
Kim Dellara – executive producer
Tim Royes – editor
Chris Dugan – additional filming

Design

Wade Brands – photography
Chris Bilheimer – packaging, menu design

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance forBullet in a Bible
Chart (2005–06)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	5
Belgian Albums (UltratopFlanders)^[11]	34
Belgian Albums (UltratopWallonia)^[12]	15
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[13]	15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14]	26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[15]	21
French Albums (SNEP)^[16]	21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	7
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[18]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[19]	38
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[20]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[21]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[22]	30
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[23]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[24]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[25]	11
UK Albums(OCC)^[26]	6
USBillboard200^[8]	8

Year-end charts

2005 year-end chart performance forBullet in a Bible
Chart (2005)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[27]	75
French Albums (SNEP)^[28]	154
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[29]	39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[30]	45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[31]	57
UK Albums (OCC)^[32]	64
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)^[33]	46

2006 year-end chart performance forBullet in a Bible
Chart (2006)	Position
Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)^[34]	10
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[35]	62
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[36]	6
European Hot 100 Albums (Billboard)^[37]	87
Greek Foreign Albums (IFPI)^[38]	43
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[39]	93
USBillboard200^[40]	149

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales forBullet in a Bible(album)
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[41]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPIAustria)^[42]	Gold	15,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[43]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[44]	Gold	100,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)^[45]	2× Platinum	30,000^{^}
Italy sales in 2006	—	100,000^[46]
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[47]	Gold	50,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[48]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Portugal (AFP)^[49]	Gold	10,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[50]	Gold	30,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[51]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^*Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^}Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Certifications and sales forBullet in a Bible(video album)
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[52]	Platinum	8,000^{^}
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[53]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[54]	7× Gold	175,000^{^}
^*Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^}Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^^a ^bIGN review Archived2009-04-16 at theWayback Machine
^^a ^bBullet in a BibleatAllMusic
^Larkin, Colin(2011).The Encyclopedia of Popular Music(5th concise ed.).Omnibus Press.ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
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^"PopMatters review".
^Downer, Adam (16 February 2006)."Green Day: Bullet In a Bible".Sputnikmusic.RetrievedAugust 25,2017.
^"UK basks in hottest day of summer".2005-06-19.Retrieved2021-02-02.
^^a ^b"Green Day Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Australiancharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Austriancharts.at – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Ultratop.be – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Ultratop.be – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Danishcharts.dk – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Green Day: Bullet in a Bible "(in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Lescharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^"Top 50 Ξένων Άλμπουμ: Eβδομάδα 18-24/12"(in Greek).IFPI Greece.Archived fromthe originalon December 26, 2005.Retrieved7 February2021.
^"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2005. 47. hét"(in Hungarian).MAHASZ.Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^"Italiancharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Charts.nz – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Norwegiancharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Portuguesecharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Swedishcharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Swisscharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2005".Australian Recording Industry Association.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.
^"Top de l'année Top Albums 2005"(in French). SNEP.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.
^"Classifica annuale 2005 (dal 03.01.2005 al 01.01.2006) – Album & Compilation"(in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.
^"Top Selling Albums of 2005".The Official NZ Music Charts.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.
^"Årslista Album – År 2005"(in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.
^"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005".Official Charts Company.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.
^"Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005"(PDF).IFPI.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on November 17, 2008.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.
^"Ranking Anual de DVD 2006 (Repertorio Popular)"(in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. 2006. Archived fromthe originalon July 29, 2008.RetrievedApril 20,2021.
^"ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2006".Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-01-27.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.
^"Jahreshitparade Alben 2006".austriancharts.at(in German).RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.
^"2006 Year-End European Albums".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon June 29, 2012.RetrievedOctober 5,2010.
^"Annual Chart — Year 2006 Top 50 Ξένων Αλμπουμ"(in Greek).IFPI Greece.Archived fromthe originalon February 2, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 26,2021.
^"Classifica Annuale 2006 (dal 02.01.2006 al 31.12.2006) – Album & Compilation"(in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.
^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006".Billboard.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.
^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association.
^"Austrian album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in German).IFPIAustria.RetrievedOctober 20,2012.
^"Danish album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".IFPI Danmark.RetrievedOctober 15,2021.
^"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Green Day;'Bullet in a Bible') "(in German).Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^"The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum".Irish Recorded Music Association.
^"Le Cifre Di Vendita - Album - Dati 2005/2006"(PDF)(in Italian).Musica e dischi.p. 7. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on January 6, 2014.
^"Certificaciones"(in Spanish).Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.TypeGreen Dayin the box under theARTISTAcolumn heading andBullet in a Biblein the box under theTÍTULOcolumn heading.
^"New Zealand album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Recorded Music NZ.RetrievedFebruary 23,2014.
^"Portuguese album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in Portuguese).Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.Archived fromthe originalon November 20, 2010.
^"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006"(PDF)(in Swedish).IFPI Sweden.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-05-17.
^"British album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".British Phonographic Industry.
^"Discos de Oro y Platino"(in Spanish).Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2011.
^"Brazilian video certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in Portuguese).Pro-Música Brasil.
^"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Green Day;'Bullet in a Bible') "(in German).Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

External links

Bullet in a BibleatYouTube(streamed copy where licensed)

[ign-1] IGN review Archived2009-04-16 at theWayback Machine

[allmusic-2] Bullet in a BibleatAllMusic

[3] Larkin, Colin(2011).The Encyclopedia of Popular Music(5th concise ed.).Omnibus Press.ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[4] "Green Day: Bullet in a Bible".Pitchfork.

[5] "PopMatters review".

[6] Downer, Adam (16 February 2006)."Green Day: Bullet In a Bible".Sputnikmusic.RetrievedAugust 25,2017.

[7] "UK basks in hottest day of summer".2005-06-19.Retrieved2021-02-02.

[Billboard200-8] "Green Day Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Australia_Green_Day-9] "Australiancharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Austria_Green_Day-10] "Austriancharts.at – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Flanders_Green_Day-11] "Ultratop.be – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Wallonia_Green_Day-12] "Ultratop.be – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Denmark_Green_Day-13] "Danishcharts.dk – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Netherlands_Green_Day-14] "Dutchcharts.nl – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Finland_Green_Day-15] "Green Day: Bullet in a Bible "(in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_France_Green_Day-16] "Lescharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Germany4_Green_Day-17] "Offiziellecharts.de – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[18] "Top 50 Ξένων Άλμπουμ: Eβδομάδα 18-24/12"(in Greek).IFPI Greece.Archived fromthe originalon December 26, 2005.Retrieved7 February2021.

[ac_Hungary_Green_Day-19] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2005. 47. hét"(in Hungarian).MAHASZ.Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[ac_Italy_Green_Day-20] "Italiancharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_New_Zealand_Green_Day-21] "Charts.nz – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Norway_Green_Day-22] "Norwegiancharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Portugal_Green_Day-23] "Portuguesecharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Sweden_Green_Day-24] "Swedishcharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_Switzerland_Green_Day-25] "Swisscharts.com – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[ac_UK2_Green_Day-26] "Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[27] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2005".Australian Recording Industry Association.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.

[28] "Top de l'année Top Albums 2005"(in French). SNEP.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.

[29] "Classifica annuale 2005 (dal 03.01.2005 al 01.01.2006) – Album & Compilation"(in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.RetrievedSeptember 1,2021.

[30] "Top Selling Albums of 2005".The Official NZ Music Charts.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.

[31] "Årslista Album – År 2005"(in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.

[32] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005".Official Charts Company.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.

[33] "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005"(PDF).IFPI.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on November 17, 2008.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.

[34] "Ranking Anual de DVD 2006 (Repertorio Popular)"(in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. 2006. Archived fromthe originalon July 29, 2008.RetrievedApril 20,2021.

[35] "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2006".Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-01-27.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.

[36] "Jahreshitparade Alben 2006".austriancharts.at(in German).RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.

[37] "2006 Year-End European Albums".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon June 29, 2012.RetrievedOctober 5,2010.

[38] "Annual Chart — Year 2006 Top 50 Ξένων Αλμπουμ"(in Greek).IFPI Greece.Archived fromthe originalon February 2, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 26,2021.

[39] "Classifica Annuale 2006 (dal 02.01.2006 al 31.12.2006) – Album & Compilation"(in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.RetrievedJuly 18,2021.

[40] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006".Billboard.RetrievedSeptember 20,2020.

[AustraliaGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-41] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association.

[AustriaGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-42] "Austrian album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in German).IFPIAustria.RetrievedOctober 20,2012.

[DenmarkGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-43] "Danish album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".IFPI Danmark.RetrievedOctober 15,2021.

[GermanyGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-44] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Green Day;'Bullet in a Bible') "(in German).Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[IrelandGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-45] "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum".Irish Recorded Music Association.

[46] "Le Cifre Di Vendita - Album - Dati 2005/2006"(PDF)(in Italian).Musica e dischi.p. 7. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on January 6, 2014.

[MexicoGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-47] "Certificaciones"(in Spanish).Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.TypeGreen Dayin the box under theARTISTAcolumn heading andBullet in a Biblein the box under theTÍTULOcolumn heading.

[New_ZealandGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-48] "New Zealand album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".Recorded Music NZ.RetrievedFebruary 23,2014.

[PortugalGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-49] "Portuguese album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in Portuguese).Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.Archived fromthe originalon November 20, 2010.

[SwedenGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-50] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006"(PDF)(in Swedish).IFPI Sweden.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-05-17.

[United_KingdomGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblealbumCertRef-51] "British album certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible".British Phonographic Industry.

[52] "Discos de Oro y Platino"(in Spanish).Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2011.

[BrazilGreen_DayBullet_in_a_BiblevideoCertRef-53] "Brazilian video certifications – Green Day – Bullet in a Bible"(in Portuguese).Pro-Música Brasil.

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