Brain Stew / Jaded

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"Brain Stew" / "Jaded" are two songs by the American punk rock band Green Day. They are the tenth and eleventh tracks and third single from the group's fourth studio album, Insomniac. The song was also included on Godzilla: The Album. The two songs were released as one single, as the songs are transitional - "Brain Stew" segues directly into "Jaded". After 9/11, "Brain Stew" was placed on Clear Channel's list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles. The song "Brain Stew" is about Armstrong dealing with insomnia. According to Armstrong himself, "Brain Stew" was originally called "Insomniac" on demo sessions (hence the title of the album on which it is featured), and the title "Brain Stew" is a reference to Armstrong's friend, James Washburn, who is nicknamed Brain Stew.

Video Brain Stew / Jaded

Track listing

Vinyl box set

Maps Brain Stew / Jaded

Other versions

"Brain Stew"

• A live version featured on Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking recorded March 26, 1996 at Sporthalle, Prague, Czech Republic. Later featured on the Vinyl Box Set version of the "Brain Stew / Jaded" single.
• Another live version on Bullet in a Bible.
• A remix was made for the soundtrack of the 1998 movie Godzilla.
• Rivers Cuomo did a cover of the song on Sessions @AOL in 2009. The performance was recorded for his band, Weezer's EP called Happy Record Store Day

"Jaded"

• A live version found on Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking. (recorded March 26, 1996 at Sporthalle, Prague, Czech Republic)
• A live version was performed during the Milton Keynes concert recorded for "Bullet in a Bible" but was omitted from the CD/DVD

"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

• This single features a demo version of the Nimrod track Good Riddance (Time of Your Life). This demo is played in Gb rather than G Standard.

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Live performances

The "Brain Stew" part of the song has been played at almost every single one of Green Day's concerts since its release. There have been several notable performances of this song. For instance, the band played the song in front of 130,000 people at the Milton Keynes National Bowl for the live DVD-CD Bullet in a Bible. Another notable performance was when the group performed it at Goat Island in Sydney, Australia on October 19, 2000, where Armstrong mixed up the verses by accident.

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Music video

The music video for "Brain Stew/Jaded" consists of two parts: The "Brain Stew" portion of the video is sepia toned and depicts the band lying on a couch being pulled through a landfill by a bulldozer, interspersed with shots of Hula dancers, mealworms, a dog, and a teacher writing on a chalkboard. When the song transitions to "Jaded", the video transitions to chrome and shows fast shots of the band playing the song in their recording studio with more shots of mealworms and hula dancers. The video was directed by Kevin Kerslake.

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Chart positions

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See also

• List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles (Canada)

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References

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• Brain Stew official video on YouTube

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