Green Day have surprised fans with their first new music since 2024’s Saviors, unveiling the rollicking new single I’m Never Gonna R.I.P. alongside the announcement of the soundtrack to their upcoming comedy film, NIMRODS.
If you somehow missed the memo that Green Day were making a movie, you’re probably not alone.
Green Day – I’m Never Gonna R.I.P. (From the ‘NIMRODS’ Original Soundtrack)
Hitting cinemas on August 14, NIMRODS follows three friends in a struggling garage band who hit the road believing they’ve landed the ultimate gig: opening for Green Day at a New Year’s Eve show in Los Angeles.
As you’d expect, things don’t exactly go according to plan.
The film was co-produced by the punk icons themselves – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – and draws directly from the band’s own early touring experiences crammed into vans long before they became one of the biggest punk bands on the planet.
Speaking about the project last year, bassist Mike Dirnt described NIMRODS as “triumphant”, “hilarious” and full of heart.
“It basically follows the story of a band and their adventures trying to get across the country to open for us,” Dirnt explained. “They mimic adventures that actually happened to us, and things that actually happened to us when we were touring in vans back in the day.”
Landing ahead of the film is the official NIMRODS soundtrack, due out July 31, featuring 30 tracks dominated by Green Day alongside music from fictional in-universe band Analog Dogs, plus contributions from The Paradox, Ultra Q and actor-musician Mckenna Grace.
Leading the release is Green Day original I’m Never Gonna R.I.P., a swaggering, 1950s-inspired rock ‘n’ roll cut that channels the spirit of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Bill Haley & His Comets while marking Green Day’s first brand new song since Saviors.
The accompanying video also offers fans their best look yet at NIMRODS, mixing footage from the film with the band’s latest single and giving a glimpse of the coming-of-age road trip at the heart of the project.
Whether NIMRODS ends up becoming the next great rock comedy remains to be seen – but for Green Day fans, the prospect of a feature film inspired by the band’s scrappy early years, plus a soundtrack packed with classics and brand new music, is a pretty enticing combination.
You can take I’m Never Gonna R.I.P. for a spin up above, or suss the soundtrack artwork and tracklist down below.
NIMRODS – The Soundtrack Artwork:
NIMRODS – The Soundtrack Tracklist:
01. Longview – Green Day
02. In The End – Green Day
03. Bored – Analog Dogs
04. When I Come Around – Green Day
05. Walking Contradiction – Green Day
06. Dilemma – Green Day
07. Waiting – Green Day
08. Geek Stink Breath – Green Day
09. Bab’s Uvula Who? – Green Day
10. Panic Song – Green Day
11. Basket Case – Green Day
12. Hitchin’ a Ride – Green Day
13. Dominated Love Slave – Analog Dogs
14. Haushinka – Green Day
15. Bobby Sox – Green Day
16. Ms. Lauren – The Paradox
17. It’s So Fine – Mckenna Grace
18. Getaway – Analog Dogs
19. Freaking Out – Analog Dogs
20. Cold – Ultra Q
21. Last Night on Earth – Green Day
22. Brain Stew – Green Day
23. Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day
24. Corvette Summer – Green Day
25. American Idiot (Live) – Green Day
26. Know Your Enemy (Live) – Green Day
27. Auld Lang Syne (Live) – Green Day
28. Good Riddance – Green Day
29. I’m Never Gonna R.I.P. – Green Day
30. Going to Pasalacqua (Live) – Green Day
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