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| from the album ¡Tré! | ||||
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| Recorded | February 14–June 26, 2012 at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California | |||
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"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
"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
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Song meaning
“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]
Critical reception
Ray Rahman of Entertainment Weekly named "X-Kid" as the best song on ¡Tre!, above "Brutal Love" and "Missing You".[6]
Chart positions
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Green Day "X-Kid" (video) | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robinson, Joe (21 December 2012). "Green Day, 'X-Kid' – New Video". Diffuser.fm.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.YouTube (2012-12-19). "Green Day - "X-Kid" - Album: ¡TRE!". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heller, Jason (December 11, 2012). "Green Day: ¡Tre!". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 6, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong on '¡Uno!,' '¡Dos!' and '¡Tre!' - Page 2". Guitar World. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ray Rahman (2013-01-09). "Tre! - review - Green Day Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
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