record_label last of the american girls
`` Last of the American Girls '' is a song written and recorded by the American punk rock band Green Day and is the fifth and last single from their eighth ___MASK2___ 21st Century Breakdown . It peaked at # 26 on the US alternative rock charts . In its album review , Rolling Stone wrote : `` ' Last of the American Girls ' comes on as a fabulous left - wing love song to a rebel girl -- when Armstrong sings , ' She wo n ' t cooperate , ' he ' s giving her the highest compliment he can imagine . '' The song is playable in the video game Green Day : Rock Band . A rock opera is a collection of ___MASK14___ songs with lyrics that relate to a common story . Rock operas typically are released as concept albums and are not scripted for acting , which distinguishes them from operas , although several have been adapted as rock musicals . The use of various character roles within the song lyrics is a common storytelling device . The success of the rock opera genre has inspired similar works in other musical styles , such as rap opera . Proto - punk ( or " protopunk ") is the ___MASK14___ played by garage bands < ref name =" Bangs ( RS - 2nd ed ./ Garage )"></ ref > from the 1960s and early 1970s that presaged the punk rock movement . A retroactive ___MASK90___ , the musicians involved were not originally associated with each other , coming from a variety of backgrounds and styles , but together they anticipated many of punk ' s musical and thematic attributes . ___MASK14___ is a genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll " in the United States in the 1950s , and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later , particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States . It has its roots in 1940s ' and 1950s ' rock and roll , itself heavily influenced by blues , rhythm and blues and ___MASK54___ . ___MASK14___ also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk , and incorporated influences from jazz , classical and other musical sources . Bryan David Vigorson ( born August 2 , 1955 ), better known as Butch Vig , is an American musician and ___MASK5___ producer , best known as the drummer and co - producer of the alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of diamond - selling ___MASK85___ " Nevermind " by Nirvana . Punk rock ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK14___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and ___MASK25___ . Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt . For much of the group ' s career , the band has been a trio with drummer Tré Cool , who replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990 prior to the recording of the band ' s second ___MASK2___ , " Kerplunk " ( 1991 ). Guitarist Jason White , who has worked with the band as a touring member since 1999 , was an official member from 2012 to 2016 . John Kiffmeyer ( born July 11 , 1969 ), known professionally in music as Al Sobrante , is an American musician , best known as the former drummer for the punk rock band Green Day . His name of Al Sobrante is a reference to his hometown , El Sobrante . His work with Green Day resulted in about 961 , 000 albums sold , which are mostly from the compilation ___MASK85___ " 1 , 039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours ". 21st Century Breakdown is the eighth ___MASK2___ by American punk rock band Green Day . It is the band ' s second rock opera , following " American Idiot " ( 2004 ), and their first album to be produced by Butch Vig . Green Day commenced work on the record in January 2006 and forty - five songs were written by vocalist / guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong by October 2007 , but the band members did not enter studio work until January 2008 . American Idiot is the seventh ___MASK2___ by American rock band Green Day . Produced by Rob Cavallo , the album was released in the UK on September 20 , 2004 and in the US on September 21 , 2004 by ___MASK67___ . Green Day first achieved popularity in the 1990s with a string of successful albums . Following disappointing sales of their sixth album , " Warning " ( 2000 ), the band took a break before recording their next album , titled " Cigarettes and Valentines ." The recording process was cut short when the album ' s master tapes were stolen . Rather than re - record that material , the group decided to start over . Genre ( or ; from French " genre " , " kind " or " sort ", from ___MASK74___ " genus " ( stem " gener -"), Greek  , " gés ")