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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Green Day
Green Day
Performer
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Guitar
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Bass Guitar
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Drums
Carmel Dean
Carmel Dean
Synthesizer
Alec Berlin
Alec Berlin
Guitar
Trey Files
Trey Files
Percussion
Alysha Umphress
Alysha Umphress
Background Vocals
Andrew Call
Andrew Call
Background Vocals
Aspen Vincent
Aspen Vincent
Background Vocals
Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson
Background Vocals
Brian Charles Johnson
Brian Charles Johnson
Background Vocals
Michael Esper
Michael Esper
Vocals
Chase Peacock
Chase Peacock
Background Vocals
Declan Bennett
Declan Bennett
Background Vocals
Gerard Canonico
Gerard Canonico
Background Vocals
Joshua Kobak
Joshua Kobak
Background Vocals
Lorin Latarro
Lorin Latarro
Background Vocals
Miguel Cervantes
Miguel Cervantes
Background Vocals
Omar Lopez-Cepero
Omar Lopez-Cepero
Background Vocals
Van Hughes
Van Hughes
Background Vocals
Rachel Turner Houk
Rachel Turner Houk
Cello
John Gallagher, Jr.
John Gallagher, Jr.
Vocals
Stark Sands
Stark Sands
Vocals
Leslie McDonel
Leslie McDonel
Background Vocals
The American Idiot Broadway Company
The American Idiot Broadway Company
Vocals
Libby Winters
Libby Winters
Background Vocals
Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry
Guitar
Erin Benim
Erin Benim
Viola
Kathy Marshall
Kathy Marshall
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Songwriter
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Songwriter
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Songwriter
Tom Kitt
Tom Kitt
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Producer
Adam Fair
Adam Fair
Additional Engineer
Brad Kobylczak
Brad Kobylczak
Additional Engineer
Denny Müller
Denny Müller
Assistant Engineer
Ian Shea
Ian Shea
Assistant Engineer
Lee Bothwick
Lee Bothwick
Assistant Engineer
Chris Dugan
Chris Dugan
Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
[Chorus]
Like my father's come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
[Verse 1]
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
[Verse 2]
As my memory rests
But never forgets
What I lost
Wake me up when September ends
[Chorus]
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
[Verse 3]
Ring out the bells again
Like we did when spring began
Wake me up when September ends
[Verse 4]
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
[Verse 5]
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends
[Chorus]
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
[Chorus]
Like my father's come to pass
Twenty years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
[Outro]
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Written by: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
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