Green Day's "21 Guns" Single Sucks All Around

It has been about a month since Green Day had officially released their new album, "21^st Century Breakdown."

So far, Green Day has done a good job in their media blitz for this new album. They went on many programs, ranging from the Colbert Report to Good Morning America and everything in between. They made their first single, "Know Your Enemy" well known, which is how it went to the top of the Modern and Mainstream Rock Charts on Billboard Magazine. In addition, the single charted as high as 28 on the Hot 100 and the album went to the top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

In my opinion, all of that was done right. The media blitz was good and the first single was on my top third list.

But then, Green Day announces that their next single is going to be "21 Guns," which was not on my top third list, but rather appeared on my bottom third list. The single will be officially released on June 17. Right now, it has only been released to Modern Rock radio stations across America.

When it comes to "21 Guns," there are several problems with it. In my opinion, this song was probably the worst song Green Day could have picked to be released.

The first thing wrong with it is how it is charting. Even though it has not been released to every radio station, this song is lagging well behind in the charts. Right now, after three weeks in, "21 Guns is only at 21 on the Modern Rock Charts-you know the stations that are playing the song.

What makes it worse is this song is available for digital download. Yet, despite those two facts, this single is not charting, which means there is no interest for this song. When it comes to charting, this song will not do well at all. I expect this song to permanently end all single charting from Green Day. This will officially ruin their career.

I mean, there is hardly anything good with it. Firstly, all of the "fans" seem to like this song best. Whatever the Green Day fans like, they never do well. Take a look at all of the singles off their overrated album, "Dookie." Nothing charted. Nothing. Not one song charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Yeah, ok, the songs did well on the Modern Rock Charts. But they sucked on every other chart. Therefore, whatever Green Day fans pick as their song, it usually sucks up the charts.

However, when I pick a song, they do very well on the charts. Take my favorite song, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as an example. That charted all the way up to two on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the top single for 16 weeks on Modern Rock and 14 for Mainstream Rock.

Actually, every song off of "American Idiot" did great, despite all of the negative personal attacks it received from the Green Day haters out there, even those who declare themselves "Dookie" lovers. But remember, I don't think there are that many "Dookie" fans considering the CD was the most overrated I have seen in punk rock history.

Another thing wrong with this single is how whiny this song sounds. I mean, listen to it. This song is pathetic with all capital letters! All Billie Joe Armstrong does in this song is whine and moan about god knows what.

The sound was off, the vocals were off, and it just sounded like a bunch of grumpy moans that I thought would never end. This song just drags on for over five minutes and makes you yawn, which shows you how truly boring it is.

This song had no life. None at all. Zip, zilch, zero. It was just a song of sobs, groans, moans, and whines. Who wants to hear a song like that, unless you are some of these so called fans? I sure don't.

That is why this song is not charting. This song will continue not to chart, even when every single radio station in America is able to play it. Why? It's simple, because no one will want to hear it! This song will be dead in the water quicker than it was released. It is just that bad.

Remember, whatever I choose, does good from them. Whatever I think sucks, ends up sucking in the charts, which means I have a good taste for what music the majority of Americans want in rock. I loved "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and it charted. I loved "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and it charted.

But I did not like most of the crap on "Dookie," such as "When I Come Around," and that song sucked up the Hot 100. That song sucked everywhere on almost every single chart.

Therefore, this single should have never been released. My top three songs on this album were "21^st Century Breakdown," "!Viva La Gloria!," and "Before the Lobotomy."

Perhaps if Green Day wants Hot 100 success, as well as just success with mainstream America, these are the songs. Otherwise, they can go back to the "Dookie" style and become a group that will be forever remembered as overrated crap.

The choice is up to them.