Stuck with Me

"Stuck with Me"
Single by Green Day
from the album Insomniac
Released	December 27, 1995
Format	CD
Recorded	1995
Genre	Punk rock
Length	2:15
Label	Reprise, WEA International
Writer(s)	Billie Joe Armstrong / Green Day
Producer	Rob Cavallo, Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"Geek Stink Breath" (1995) "Stuck with Me" (1995) "Brain Stew/Jaded" (1996)

"Stuck with Me" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their fourth album, Insomniac. The song is about being too weak and too much of a push-over to stand up for yourself. It is also about the band being part of the upper classes after the release of their previous album, Dookie, and how frontman Billie Joe Armstrong didn't quite fit in.^[1] The song also appears on the live album Foot in Mouth. It peaked at #24 on the UK charts.^[2]

Studio mix-up

When Green Day was recording songs for Insomniac, they were trying to think of an appropriate name for the song that later was released as "Stuck with Me." They also recorded the song now called "Do Da Da" around the same time. However, "Do Da Da" was originally called "Stuck with Me." However, there was a studio mix-up, and someone labeled the third track on Insomniac "Stuck with Me." When the band discovered the error, they felt the name was appropriate for the song and kept it. When deciding on B-sides, Green Day decided to release the real "Stuck with Me." They in turn gave it the nonsensical name "Do Da Da."^[1] It was later re-released on Shenanigans.

Track listing

Promo

1. "Stuck with Me" (Radio edit) - 2:15

UK CD Part 1

1. "Stuck with Me" - 2:16
2. "When I Come Around" (live) - 2:54
3. "Jaded" (live) - 1:52

UK CD Part 2

1. "Stuck with Me" (live)
2. "Dominated Love Slave" (live)
3. "Chump" (live)

• Live tracks recorded September 4, 1995 at Vejby Risskov Hall, Aarhus, Denmark

Music video

The music video was filmed in black and white. One half of the video shows Green Day performing the song (in black and white), and the other half displays some of Winston Smith's animated artwork done for the album.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Insomniac Song Meanings". Green Day Authority. March 22, 2009. http://www.greendayauthority.com/TheBand/songmeanings.php?section=insomniac. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
2. ^ "Green Day". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2010-10-22.