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"J.A.R." is a song by the American rock band Green Day. The song was a previously unreleased track from the Dookie sessions but it was later featured on the soundtrack to the movie Angus in 1995. In August 1995, the song reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and spent 16 weeks on it. The song peaked at number 22 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song was featured as the eighth track on Green Day's 2001 greatest hits collection International Superhits!, and on their 2011 live album Awesome as Fuck.

For other uses, see Jar (disambiguation).
"J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)"
Single by Green Day
from the album Angus: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedJuly 10, 1995
RecordedApril 1995
Genre
  • Punk rock[1]
  • alternative rock[2]
Length2:51
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Rob Cavallo
  • Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"She"
(1995)		 "J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)"
(1995)		 "Geek Stink Breath"
(1995)
Audio
"J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)" on YouTube

Background


The acronym stands for 'Jason Andrew Relva', a childhood friend of Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt. Jason Relva was born on November 16, 1972, and died at the age of 19 on April 18, 1992, as the result of injuries sustained from a car accident. Mike Dirnt wrote the song in remembrance of him.[3]

Jason Relva is thanked in the liner notes of 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Kerplunk.


Track listing


Promo
No.TitleLength
1."J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)"2:51

Vinyl Box Set

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)"2:51
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Emenius Sleepus"1:44

Chart positions


Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[4] 22
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 17
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] 1

Reception


PopMatters listed "J.A.R." as the ninth best Green Day song, commenting "It's a winner in its own right, and in a sense, its bubbling bass, buzzing chord crashes, and Tre Cool's killer chorus drum beat is the Platonic ideal of a Green Day song."[7]

Both Mark Hoppus of blink-182 and Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake rated "J.A.R." as their favorite Green Day song. Hoppus stated that the opening guitar riff of the blink-182 song "What's My Age Again?" was created by him trying and failing to play the opening bass riff of "J.A.R." on his guitar.[8][9][10]


References


  1. Solman, Gregory (July 30, 1995). "Green Day's 'J.A.R.' Unsealed". San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. Cosores, Philip (July 4, 2017). "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. Carter, Emily (2020-04-27). "10 lesser known Green Day songs that everyone needs to hear". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. "Green Day Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  5. "Green Day Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  6. "Green Day Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  7. Ramirez, AJ. "Nice Guys Finish Last: The Top 15 Green Day Songs". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  8. DeMakes, Chris (October 19, 2020). "Chris DeMakes a Podcast. Ep. 21: Mark Hoppus discusses blink-182's "What's My Age Again?"". Spotify.
  9. Carter, Emily (2020-10-20). "Mark Hoppus Reveals The Green Day Song That Inspired The Opening Riff To blink-182's What's My Age Again?". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  10. Aniftos, Rania (2020-10-20). "Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Reveals the Green Day Song That Inspired 'What's My Age Again?'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-12-28.


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«J.A.R.» es una canción de la banda Green Day. La canción aparece en la banda sonora de la película Angus. El acrónimo deriva de 'Jason Andrew Relva' un amigo de la infancia del bajista de Green Day, Mike Dirnt. Jason Relva murió el 18 de abril de 1992 a los 19 años como resultado de un accidente automovilístico. Mike Dirnt escribió la canción en su memoria, esta es sobre vivir la vida al máximo y sobre las propias decisiones. La canción alcanzó el número 1 de Billboard's Modern Rock charts en 1995.


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