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{{Infobox Single |
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| Name = She |
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| name = She |
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| Cover = Green Day - She cover.jpg |
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| cover = Green Day - She cover.jpg |
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| Artist = ] |
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| from Album = ] |
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| type = promo |
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| artist = ] |
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| Released = May 5, 1995<ref>. Retrieved 2009-12-23.</ref> |
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| Format = Promo CD |
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| album = ] |
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| Recorded = 1993 |
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| released = May 5, 1995 |
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| recorded = 1993 |
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| Genre = ], ] |
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| Length = 2:14 |
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| Label = ], ] |
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| Writer = ] / Green Day |
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* ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasystudios.com/documents/classic-tracks-0211.pdf |title=Green Day - Fantasy Studios |publisher=Fantasy Studios |quote=Issued in February 1994, Dookie would spawn five hit singles — ‘Longview’, ‘Welcome To Paradise’ (a re‐recording of a track on Kerplunk), ‘Basket Case’, ‘When I Come Around’ and ‘She’ — and, with worldwide sales of over 16 million units, would prove to be the group’s most popular work, while establishing them at the forefront of the neo-punk scene. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624060812/http://www.fantasystudios.com/documents/classic-tracks-0211.pdf |archivedate=2011-06-24 }}</ref><ref name="payne">{{cite magazine |last1=Payne |first1=Chris |title=Green Day's 'Dookie' at 20: Classic Track-By-Track Review |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-days-dookie-at-20-classic-track-by-track-review-5893819/ |magazine=] |access-date=16 March 2022 |date=February 1, 2014 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104111655/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-days-dookie-at-20-classic-track-by-track-review-5893819/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="coulson">{{cite web |last1=Coulson |first1=David |title=The Top 10 Green Day Songs of All-time |url=https://chaospin.com/the-top-10-green-day-songs-of-all-time/ |website=Chaospin |access-date=March 16, 2022 |date=May 2021 |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523023901/https://chaospin.com/the-top-10-green-day-songs-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| Producer = ], Green Day |
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* ]<ref name=PopMatters/> |
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| Last single = "]"<br>(1995) |
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| length = 2:14 |
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| This single = "'''She'''" <br>(1995) |
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| label = * ] |
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| Next single = "]" <br>(1995) |
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* ] |
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| lyricist = * ] |
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| composer = Green Day |
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| prev_year = 1995 |
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| next_title = ] |
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| next_year = 1995 |
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| misc = {{external music video|type=song|header=Audio|{{YouTube|cXGSKEjR6_U|"She"}}}} |
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"'''She'''" is a song by the American ] band ]. It was released as the fifth and final single from their third album, '']''. The song was written by frontman ] about a former girlfriend who showed him a feminist poem with an identical title.<ref name="vh1 interview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/ultimate_albums/58025/episode_interviews_int.jhtml?start=1|title=Billie Joe Armstrong Interview on VH1|accessdate=2007-07-16|publisher=VH1}}</ref> In return, Armstrong wrote the lyrics of "She" and showed them to her.<ref name="vh1 interview"/> She later dumped him and moved to Ecuador, prompting Armstrong to put "She" on the album. The same ex-girlfriend is the topic of the songs "Sassafras Roots", "Chump", and "]".<ref name="vh1 interview"/> It is one of the few Green Day singles that did not have a music video. |
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'''"She"''' is a song by the American ] band ]. It is the eighth track on their third album, '']'' and was released as Green Day's first promotional single in their ]. The song was written by frontman ] about a former girlfriend who showed him a feminist poem with an identical title.<ref name="vh1 interview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/ultimate_albums/58025/episode_interviews_int.jhtml?start=1|title=Billie Joe Armstrong Interview on VH1|accessdate=2007-07-16|publisher=VH1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020809204426/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/ultimate_albums/58025/episode_interviews_int.jhtml?start=1|archive-date=2002-08-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> In return, Armstrong wrote the lyrics of "She" and showed them to her.<ref name="vh1 interview"/> She later dumped him and moved to Ecuador, prompting Armstrong to put "She" on the album. The same ex-girlfriend is the topic of the songs "Sassafras Roots" and "Chump".<ref name="vh1 interview"/> It is one of the few Green Day singles that did not have a music video. |
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At a Green Day concert at ] on December 5, 1994, Armstrong performed it naked. |
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==Track listing== |
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==Track listing== |
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#"She" - 2:14 |
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==Other versions== |
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==Reception== |
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The song has been frequently listed as one of Green Day's best songs. '']'' listed it as their second best song,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-green-day-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest Green Day songs – ranked|date=2020-04-10|access-date=2021-12-28|website=]|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228231057/https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-green-day-songs-ranked|url-status=live}}</ref> while '']'' listed it as their seventh.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-green-days-best-songs-10928/7-she-224071/|title=Readers' Poll: Green Day's Best Songs|date=2012-09-26|access-date=2021-12-28|magazine=]|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228231059/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-green-days-best-songs-10928/7-she-224071/|url-status=live}}</ref> '']'' listed "She" as the eighth best Green Day song, citing "'She' is sensitive without being soft; in between Armstrong's empathetic declarations of 'Scream at me / Until my ears bleed / I'm taking heed / Just for you', the band is hammering away at its instruments with amped-up intensity."<ref name=PopMatters>{{cite web |author=AJ Ramirez |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/162725-nice-guys-finish-last-the-top-15-green-day-songs/P1/ |title=Nice Guys Finish Last: The Top 15 Green Day Songs |publisher=PopMatters |accessdate=2013-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102000343/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/162725-nice-guys-finish-last-the-top-15-green-day-songs/P1 |archive-date=2012-11-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* A live version on the "]" single (recorded November 18, 1994 at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago). |
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* Another live version on '']'' (recorded January 27, 1996 at Harumi Arena, Tokyo). |
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==Covers== |
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* Another live version on the "]" single (recorded in Japan). |
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In 2016, British-American band ] covered the song for the Green Day cover album "American Superhits!".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/as-it-is-cover-green-days-she|title=As It Is Cover Green Day's She|date=December 7, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=]|archive-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228231059/https://www.kerrang.com/as-it-is-cover-green-days-she|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* This song can also be found on '']'', the band's compilation CD of their singles up until '']''. |
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* A live version during their '']'' performance, which was omitted from the CD/DVD package. |
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In 2018, Californian punk-ska band ] covered the song with a reggae beat for their cover album ]. |
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==Charts== |
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! scope="col" | Chart (1995) |
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! scope="col" | Peak<br>position |
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! scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardradiosongs|41|artist=Green Day|accessdate=November 12, 2016}} |
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! scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|18|artist=Green Day|accessdate=November 12, 2016}} |
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! scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|5|artist=Green Day|accessdate=November 12, 2016}} |
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==Certifications== |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Green Day|title=She|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1995|certyear=2023|accessdate=October 18, 2023}} |
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{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=yes|noshipments=yes}} |
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==References== |
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