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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Vocals
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Bass Guitar
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Songwriter
Frank Edwin III Wright ​
Songwriter
Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Green Day
Green Day
Producer
Chris Dugan
Chris Dugan
Additional Engineer
Reto Peter
Reto Peter
Additional Engineer
Dmitar "Dim-E" Krnjaic
Dmitar "Dim-E" Krnjaic
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jimmy Hoyson
Jimmy Hoyson
Assistant Engineer
Joe Brown
Joe Brown
Assistant Engineer
Doug McKean
Doug McKean
Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Rob Cavallo
Rob Cavallo
Producer
B. Vibberts
B. Vibberts
Assistant Engineer
Greg Burns
Greg Burns
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

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