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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Guitar
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Background Vocals
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Composer
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Composer
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Green Day
Green Day
Producer
Brian Judd
Brian Judd
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Nathaniel Mela
Nathaniel Mela
Drum Technician
Greyson Smith
Greyson Smith
Editing Engineer
Andrew Hans Buscher
Andrew Hans Buscher
Guitar Technician
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Producer
Chris Dugan
Chris Dugan
Recording Engineer
Bill Schneider
Bill Schneider
Equipment Technician
Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Additional Engineer
Duncan Fuller
Duncan Fuller
Assistant Engineer
Jacob Spitzer
Jacob Spitzer
Assistant Engineer
Mark Aguilar
Mark Aguilar
Additional Engineer
Mark Aguilar
Mark Aguilar
Additional Engineer
Scott Moore
Scott Moore
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
She's gonna bang her head like 1981
She's gonna bang her head like 1981 (So long, farewell)
She's gonna bang her head like 1981
She's gonna bang her head like 1981
[Verse 1]
She's throwing punches to the beat
To the sound of cable TV
And she'll never see the world the same
She is a Cold War in my head
And I am East Berlin
On the danger side of parts unknown
[PreChorus]
Coffee and cyanide for lovers in disgrace
If this is not a test, we got one foot in the grave
[Chorus]
She's gonna bang her head like 1981
She's gonna bang her head like 1981 (So long, farewell)
She's gonna bang her head like 1981
She's gonna bang her head like 1981
[Bridge]
Crimes from another time
Champagne and party lines
God bless the end of times
Pain, commies and cocaine
Slam-dance in acid rain
We live the dream for fifteen minutes of fame
[Chorus]
She's gonna bang her head like 1981
She's gonna bang her head like 1981 (So long, farewell)
She's gonna bang her head like 1981
She's gonna bang her head like 1981 (So long, farewell)
So long, farewell
Written by: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
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