The tune follows “The American Dream Is Killing Me”, “Look Ma, No Brains!” and “Dilemma” as the fourth preview to the California band’s fourteenth studio album ahead of its release on January 19.
“'One Eyed Bastard' started off as just a riff I had, a shuffle, almost like a Black Sabbath kind of riff,” explains Billie Joe Armstrong. “Lyrically, I was just reflecting on bad times in life. That's the thing about nostalgia – sometimes you think, 'That was an awful time.' Everybody's got that ugly place in their life where they have to deal with ugly thoughts – it could be like revenge or whatever. Thankfully, I have an outlet in songwriting."
Green Day recorded “Saviors” in London and Los Angeles with longtime producer Rob Cavallo.
The band will launch a global stadium tour in support of the set next May when they play across Europe and the UK before hitting North America for summer dates starting in late July.
The series will feature new music alongside a career-spanning celebration, as 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Green Day’s 1994 smash, “Dookie”, and the 20th anniversary of 2004’s “American Idiot.”
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