East Jesus Nowhere
"East Jesus Nowhere" is a song by American rock band Green Day. The single was released on October 19, 2009 as the third single and eighth track from their eighth album "21st Century Breakdown". The title is derived from a phrase in the 2007 film "Juno". Song meaning. The song rebukes fundamentalist religion and was written by singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong after Mike Dirnt attended a church service where a friend's baby was baptized. Music video. The music video was released on September 17, 2009. It shows a montage of live concert footage and pictures  from their 21st Century Breakdown World Tour. The video is longer by about 30 seconds, because the bridge of the song is extended, although the studio version of the song is still used instead of a live version. The music video was directed by Chris Dugan and M. Douglas Silverstein.