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"Brain Stew" / "Jaded"
Single by Green Day
from the album Insomniac
B-side
  • "Do Da Da"
  • "Good Riddance"
ReleasedApril 10, 1996 (1996-04-10)
StudioHyde Street (San Francisco, California)
Genre
Length
  • 3:13 ("Brain Stew")
  • 1:30 ("Jaded")
LabelReprise
ComposerGreen Day
LyricistBillie Joe Armstrong
Producers
Green Day singles chronology
"Stuck with Me"
(1995) 		"Brain Stew" / "Jaded"
(1996) 		"Hitchin' a Ride"
(1997)
Music video
"Brain Stew" / "Jaded" on YouTube

"Brain Stew" and "Jaded" are two songs by American rock band Green Day, released as a joint single. The songs are transitional—"Brain Stew" segues directly into "Jaded". They appear as the 10th and 11th tracks on the group's fourth studio album, Insomniac, and were released as the album's third and final single in April 1996. One of the B-sides has an early version of the song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", with the song having a more sarcastic tone than the original. There is also a limited-edition CD single of the two songs in which the disc is in the shape of a brain.

Upon its release, "Brain Stew" / "Jaded" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number one on the Canadian RPM Alternative 30, and number 28 on the UK Singles Chart. Both songs were included on the band's first greatest hits album, International Superhits!. However, only "Brain Stew" was included on the band's second greatest hits album, God's Favorite Band, and is the only song off of Insomniac to be included. After the September 11 attacks, "Brain Stew" was placed on Clear Channel's list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles.[7][8]

Background

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"Brain Stew" is about vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong dealing with insomnia. According to Armstrong, "Brain Stew" was originally called "Insomniac" on demo (hence the title of the album on which it is featured),[9] and "Brain Stew" is a reference to Armstrong's long-time friend, James Washburn, who is nicknamed Brain Stew.[10]

Music video

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The music video for "Brain Stew / Jaded" consists of two parts: The "Brain Stew" portion of the video is sepia toned and depicts the band lying on a couch being pulled through a landfill by a bulldozer, interspersed with shots of hula dancers, mealworms, a dog, and a teacher writing on a chalkboard. When the song transitions to "Jaded", the video transitions to chrome and shows fast shots of the band playing the song in their recording studio with more shots of mealworms and hula dancers. The video was directed by Kevin Kerslake.[11][12]

Live performances

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"Brain Stew" has been played at most Green Day concerts since its release and is one of the band’s most-played songs live.[13] There have been several notable performances of this song. For instance, the band played the song in front of 130,000 people at the Milton Keynes National Bowl for the live DVD–CD Bullet in a Bible. Another notable performance was when the group performed it at Goat Island in Sydney, Australia, on October 19, 2000, where Armstrong mixed up the verses by accident. During the 21st Century Breakdown World Tour, the band played this after playing numerous rock cover songs.

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Brain Stew" / "Jaded"4:43
2."Do Da Da"1:30
3."Good Riddance"2:03
4."Brain Stew" (clean radio edit; faded ending)3:13

Vinyl box set

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Brain Stew" / "Jaded"4:43
2."Walking Contradiction"2:31
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Brain Stew" / "Jaded" (live at Sporthall, Prague, March 26, 1996)4:27
2."No Pride"2:20

Other versions

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"Brain Stew"

"Jaded"

  • A live version found on Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking recorded March 26, 1996, at Sporthalle, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • A live version was performed during the Milton Keynes concert recorded for Bullet in a Bible but was omitted from the CD/DVD.

"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

  • This single features a demo version of the Nimrod track "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)". This demo is played in G♭ rather than G standard.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Brain Stew / Jaded"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Brain Stew / Jaded"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan April 10, 1996 CD Reprise [30]
United Kingdom June 24, 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
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See also

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References

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