Wake Me Up When September Ends

Wake Me Up When September Ends is a song by Green Day that was released as the fourth single from their album American Idiot on June 13, 2005. The single was a commercial success, reaching 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's second and final top 10 hit on that chart. The song was dedicated to victims of Hurricane Katrina after the hurricane hit New Orleans. The single has since been certified platinum in the United States for 1 million units sold.
==Meaning==
The song deals with the death of Billie Joe Armstrong's father when he was 10 years old. It is the only song on the album to not be about the Jesus Of Suburbia character. Armstrong has once stated that the song is the most autobiographical song he had ever written.
==Music video==
A music video of the song was produced. The video notably is not related to the song itself. The video shows a couple in love with the boyfriend vowing to never leave his girlfriend. However they argue when he enlists to serve in the Iraq War, breaking his vow. It then cuts to him in battle, having been ambushed as he watches his commrads getting shot. The video then shows the girlfriend crying in a quiet field, implying that he had died.
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