X-Kid
| "X-Kid" | ||||
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| File:Greendayxkidtape.jpg | ||||
| Single by Green Day | ||||
| from the album ¡Tré! | ||||
| Released | February 12, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | February 14–June 26, 2012 at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California | |||
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| Length | 3:42 | |||
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| "X-Kid" on YouTube "X-Kid (Video Contest Finalist)" on YouTube | ||||
"X-Kid" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It is the fifth track on their eleventh studio album, ¡Tré! (2012), and was released as the second single from the album on February 12, 2013, and is the sixth and final single from the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! & ¡Tré! trilogy.
Background and release
[edit | edit source]"X-Kid" was released as a single on February 12, 2013. On December 19, 2012, a video was released to Green Day's official YouTube channel showing "X-Kid" playing on a cassette tape.[3]
Theme and composition
[edit | edit source]According to The A.V. Club, "X-Kid" has "a rousing intro" which becomes a "hybrid" of "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" and "One Of My Lies", two songs from Green Day's second studio album, Kerplunk.[4]
Song meaning
[edit | edit source]“X-Kid” from ¡Tré! deals with the suicide of a close friend of the band's. “I don’t really want to get into it,” Armstrong says. “It’s too heavy.”[5]
Credits and Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Songwriting: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
- Production: Rob Cavallo, Green Day
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]Ray Rahman of Entertainment Weekly named "X-Kid" as the best song on ¡Tre!, above "Brutal Love" and "Missing You".[6]
Chart positions
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Rock (Billboard)[7] | 38 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 48 |
| US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 36 |
References
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- ^ "Green Day Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Green Day Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ "Green Day Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
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