X-Kid
2013 single by Green Day
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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.
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| Single by Green Day | ||||
| from the album ¡Tré! | ||||
| Released | February 12, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | February 14–June 26, 2012 at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California | |||
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| Length | 3:42 | |||
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| "X-Kid" on YouTube "X-Kid (Video Contest Finalist)" on YouTube | ||||
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
According to The A.V. Club, "X-Kid" has "a rousing intro" which becomes a "hybrid" of "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" and "One Of My Lies", two songs from Green Day's second studio album, Kerplunk.[4]
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]
Credits and Personnel
- Songwriting: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
- Production: Rob Cavallo, Green Day
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
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Canada Rock (Billboard)[7] | 38 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 48 |
| US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 36 |