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"Longview" is the debut single by American rock band Green Day. It is the fourth track on the band's third studio album, Dookie (1994) and their first single as a band. The song was the band's first single to top the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. The music video for this song received heavy airplay on MTV and is largely credited for breaking Green Day into mainstream popularity. The video was directed by the Bay Area music video director Mark Kohr who collaborated with the band on many music videos.

"Longview"
Artwork for commercial overseas releases
Single by Green Day
from the album Dookie
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1994
RecordedSeptember–October 1993
StudioFantasy, Berkeley, California
Genre
Length3:59
Label
  • Reprise
  • WEA International
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Rob Cavallo
  • Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"Longview"
(1994)		 "Welcome to Paradise"
(1994)
Audio sample
  • file
  • help
Music video
"Longview" on YouTube

In 1995, Green Day received four Grammy Award nominations, including Best Hard Rock Performance for "Longview".[8] The song was ranked at number 3 on the list of the Best Singles of 1994 by Rolling Stone.[9]


Concept


The song describes intense boredom and frustration with an inability to self-actualize. Lyrically, the song is about a day spent sitting around the house, doing absolutely nothing of importance and masturbating until the days are no longer fun. Bassist Mike Dirnt has stated that the famous bass line intro to this song was written one night while he was high on LSD.[10]

The song is named after the city of Longview, Washington.[11]


Reception


PopMatters listed "Longview" as the seventh best Green Day song, citing "This song didn’t become an instant classic of its genre merely because Armstrong said the word "masturbation" on the radio—it's all in the delivery."[12] Entertainment Weekly placed it among their favorite Green Day songs.[13]


Music video


"Longview" has a music video, which is the first one created by Green Day. The music video was directed by Mark Kohr, the cinematography was by Adam Beckman, and the editing was by Bob Sarles. The music video received frequent airplay on MTV upon release.

The music video takes place in a dimly-lit basement of a broken-down house in Oakland, California, where the band used to live. The band members say that the look was intentionally grungy. In the video, Billie sits on a couch and watches television. At the end of the music video, he goes insane and tears up the couch, with feathers flying everywhere.

The music video was nominated for three MTV Video Music Awards in 1994: Best Group Video, Best Alternative Video, and Best New Artist. The video is also included on the DVD International Supervideos!.


Track listings


First pressing

  1. "Longview" – 3:59
  2. "Going to Pasalacqua" (live) – 4:12
  3. "F.O.D." (live) – 2:44
  4. "Christie Road" (live) – 3:49

Total length: 14:44

1995 re-issue

  1. "Longview" – 3:59
  2. "Welcome to Paradise" (live) — 4:05
  3. "One of My Lies" (live) — 2:25

Total length: 10:29

Card sleeve

  1. "Longview" – 3:59
  2. "On the Wagon" – 2:48
  3. "F.O.D." (live) – 2:44

Total length: 9:31

7-inch vinyl box set

  1. "Longview" — 3:59
  2. "Welcome to Paradise" — 3:45
  3. "Coming Clean" — 1:35
  4. "Chump" (live from Stockholm, Sweden; Same version on Live Tracks) — 02:39

Total length: 11:58

CD Promo

  1. "Longview" (radio edit) – 3:55
  2. "Longview" (album version) - 3:59

Total length: 7:54

CD promo 2

  1. "Longview" (Very Clean Version) - 3:55
  2. "Longview" (Clean Version) - 3:55

Total length: 7:50


Personnel



Charts


Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 33
Scotland (OCC)[15] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 30
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[17] 3
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[18] 36
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[19] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[20] 13

References


  1. Gold, Jonathan (November 1994). "The Year Punk Broke". Spin.
  2. Pearn, Frank (March 18, 1994). "PUNK BAND GREEN DAY TAKING A 'BOOKISH' TURN". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. "50 Best Punk Songs Of All Time". Consequence of Sound. August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  4. Chesler, Josh (August 31, 2015). "10 Best Pop-Punk Songs of All Time". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  5. Piers, Ryan (September 23, 2020). "These are the 25 most influential songs of pop punk". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. "100 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1994". Spin. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. Cosores, Philip (July 4, 2017). "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. "37th Grammy Awards – 1995". Rock On The Net. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  9. "Rocklist.net Rolling Stone (USA) End Of Year Lists". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  10. Coryat, Karl (November 1994). "Green Day's Mike Dirnt". Bass Player magazine. p. 9.
  11. Paulu, Tom (June 15, 2011). "Longview's Green Day connection". The Daily News. Longview, Washington. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  12. AJ Ramirez. "Nice Guys Finish Last: The Top 15 Green Day Songs". PopMatters. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  13. Hiatt, Brian. "Our favorite Green Day songs -- and yours?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  14. "Green Day – Longview". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  17. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  18. "Green Day Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard.
  19. "Green Day Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  20. "Green Day Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.

На других языках

- [en] Longview (song)

[es] Longview

«Longview» —en español: «Largavista»— es el nombre del sencillo del álbum Dookie, de la banda Green Day, lanzada en el año de 1994. Fue escrita por Billie Joe Armstrong durante un período descrito por él mismo, como de aburrimiento. Mike Dirnt, bajista de la banda, ha dicho que las líneas de bajo que acompañan a la canción le vinieron a la mente en un momento de inspiración, justo cuando llegaba a casa Billie Joe Armstrong, el cual encontró a Mike sentado en el suelo de su casa, bajo los efectos del LSD, y le dijo a Billie: "¡Escucha esto! ¡Escucha esto!". Y las olvido al día siguiente.

[ru] Longview

«Longview» — песня и первый сингл американской панк-рок-группы Green Day, четвёртый трек на третьем альбоме группы, Dookie (1994). Эта песня была первым синглом группы, возглавившим чарт Modern Rock в США. Клип на этот трек очень часто показывали на MTV, именно поэтому многие говорят, что благодаря ему Green Day получили популярность в мейнстриме. Является единственным треком с Dookie, который содержит ненормативную лексику.


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