Father of All... (song)

"Father of All..." is a song by American rock band Green Day, released as the lead single from their thirteenth studio album, Father of All Motherfuckers, on September 10, 2019.^[4]

Background and composition

Lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong has stated the song is about "making people feel bad." Armstrong added "Rock and roll sometimes has become so tame because a lot of rock acts are always trying to look for the feel-good song of the year or something."^[5] Despite that, Rolling Stone described the song as "bright, upbeat and a big departure from the tone of 2016's Revolution Radio."^[6]

A departure in sound for the band,^{[citation needed]} the song has been described as garage rock revival,^[7] garage punk,^[8] and dance-punk.^[9] Containing dirty guitars, grooving bass, and rolling drums, as well as filtered and falsetto vocals, it has been compared to their tenth studio album ¡Dos! (2012) and their side-project Foxboro Hot Tubs.^{[citation needed]} The song features a riff from the song "Fire" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Music video

The music video pays homage to the "Guitar Man" portion of the opening number from Elvis Presley's 1968 comeback special. In it, the band performs in front of the dancers in the red background while footage of people doing various movements intervene.^[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[11]	1
Czech Republic (Top 20 Modern Rock)^[12]	3
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[13]	38
Scotland (OCC)^[14]	92
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[15]	6
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[16]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[17]	66
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[18]	30

Personnel

Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar
Mike Dirnt – bass
Tre Cool – drums, percussion

References

^ "30 New Songs Out Today". Brooklyn Vegan.
^ "Green Day, Weezer & Fall Out Boy Unite For 2020 Hella Mega Tour". Grammy Awards.
^ Pettigrew, Jason. "GREEN DAY'S 'FATHER OF ALL…' SET THE RULES, YOU JUST MOVE TO THEM—REVIEW". Alternative Press.
^ Evan Minsker (September 10, 2019). "Green Day Announce New Album, Share New Song "Father of All...": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^ Rhian Daly (April 4, 2018). "Green Day's 2020 album 'Father Of All...' - tracklist, release date, artwork, and everything we know so far". NME. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^ Andy Greene (July 11, 2019). "Green Day Preview New Album With Leadoff Single 'Father of All…'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^ "New Songs: JPEGMAFIA, Vivian Girls, Yves Tumor, Twin Peaks, more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^ "Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy: Hella Mega Tour". Grammy.com. September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^ Pettigrew, Jason (February 7, 2020). "GREEN DAY'S 'FATHER OF ALL…' SET THE RULES, YOU JUST MOVE TO THEM—REVIEW". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ Althea Legaspi (September 19, 2019). "Watch Green Day Flip Off Chaotic World in New 'Father of All…' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "Green Day Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select CZ RADIO TOP 20 MODERN ROCK and insert 202004 into search. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
^ "Green Day Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
^ "Green Day Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

v t e Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong Mike Dirnt Tré Cool John Kiffmeyer Sean Hughes Raj Punjabi
Studio albums	39/Smooth Kerplunk Dookie Insomniac Nimrod Warning American Idiot 21st Century Breakdown ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! Revolution Radio Father of All Motherfuckers Saviors
Live albums	Bullet in a Bible Awesome as Fuck Woodstock 1994 BBC Sessions
Compilations	1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours International Superhits! Shenanigans Demolicious Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band
EPs	1,000 Hours Slappy Sweet Children Tune In, Tokyo... Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo 21 Guns
Tours	Pop Disaster Tour American Idiot World Tour 21st Century Breakdown World Tour 99 Revolutions Tour Revolution Radio Tour Hella Mega Tour The Saviors Tour
Associated acts	Foxboro Hot Tubs The Network Pinhead Gunpowder The Frustrators The Lookouts The Big Cats The Influents The Longshot The Coverups
Related articles	Discography List of songs Awards and nominations Adeline Records Seltzer v. Green Day, Inc Oakland Coffee Works Cigarettes and Valentines Money Money 2020 Stop Drop and Roll!!! American Edit Green Day's American Idiot soundtrack Green Day: Rock Band songs ¡Cuatro! Foreverly "Boulevard of Broken Songs" Ordinary World Love Is for Losers No Fun Mondays Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So!
Category

v t e Green Day songs
1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours	"Knowledge"
Kerplunk	"Welcome to Paradise"
Dookie	"Longview "Basket Case "She" "When I Come Around"
Insomniac	"Stuck with Me" "Geek Stink Breath" "Brain Stew / Jaded" "Walking Contradiction"
Nimrod	"Nice Guys Finish Last" "Hitchin' a Ride" "Redundant" "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Warning	"Warning" "Waiting" "Minority"
American Idiot	"American Idiot" "Jesus of Suburbia" "Holiday" "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
21st Century Breakdown	"21st Century Breakdown" "Know Your Enemy" "East Jesus Nowhere" "Last of the American Girls" "21 Guns"
Awesome as Fuck	"Cigarettes and Valentines"
¡Uno!	"Let Yourself Go" "Kill the DJ" "Oh Love"
¡Dos!	"Stray Heart" "Amy"
¡Tré!	"X-Kid" "The Forgotten"
Revolution Radio	"Bang Bang" "Revolution Radio" "Still Breathing"
Father of All Motherfuckers	"Father of All..." "Oh Yeah!"
Saviors	"The American Dream Is Killing Me" "Look Ma, No Brains!" "One Eyed Bastard" "Dilemma"
other songs	"J.A.R." "I Fought the Law" "The Saints Are Coming" "The Simpsons Theme "When It's Time" "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" "Xmas Time of the Year" "Dreaming"

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