GREEN DAY TO GO NUMBER ONE, GRAVY ACCORDING TO BILLIE JOE

Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown was released on Friday, and it’ll go Number One, which Billie Joe Armstrong called “Gravy.”

Despite Green Day’s new album “21st Century Breakdown” was released on Friday, May 15, and the short week won’t stop it from debuting at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums. The band and label Reprise have shipped nearly 650,000 units to retailers, with most, but not all, expected to go by the time the chart tabulation stops in the middle of next week.

In a previous interview, Billie Joe Armstrong, flanked by Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt, says it’s all gravy at this point when it comes to album sales.

“When we first started playing we always wanted to just have the ability to play music for the rest of our lives and write songs for the rest of our lives. So, I don’t know. I think we’ve kind of gone beyond our expectations.”

Green Day’s first single “Know Your Enemy” continues to be the Number One Modern Rock track in the land. They’ll embark on a tour starting July 3rd in Seattle, Washington.