American Idiot - the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day - achieved success worldwide, charting in 27 countries and peaking at number one in nineteen of them, including the United States and the United Kingdom. Since its release, American Idiot has sold over 14 million copies worldwide. The album won a number of awards, including a Grammy for Best Rock Album, and received acclaim by critics. In 2009, Kerrang! named American Idiot the best album of the decade. Rolling Stone also listed "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "American Idiot" among the 100 best songs of the 2000s…
The DVD issue Green Day - American Idiot represents something of an unofficial companion piece to Green Day's Bullet in a Bible unofficial in the sense that Critical Review has not been officially authorized by the band or its representation. Review, like its predecessor, examines the band during its 2005 world tour promoting its seventh album, the 2004 Who- and Queen-influenced rock opera, American Idiot.