American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording

American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording
Cast recording by Cast of American Idiot and Green Day
Released	April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20)
Recorded	November 2009 – January 2010
Studio	Electric Lady Studios (New York City)
Genre	Punk rock alternative rock pop punk musical
Length	82:10
Label	Reprise
Producer	Green Day
Green Day chronology
Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo (2009) American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording (2010) Awesome as Fuck (2011)
Singles from American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording
"21 Guns" Released: December 3, 2009 "When It's Time" Released: June 11, 2010

American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording is an album by the cast of American Idiot and Green Day. In September 2009, American Idiot began its run in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California.^[1] After two extensions, it was transferred to the St. James Theatre on Broadway. The first single from the album, "21 Guns" was released on December 3, 2009. The album also includes "When It's Time", a previously unreleased song written by Billie Joe Armstrong. Two versions of it appear on the album, one by The Cast and one by Green Day. It was originally released on mtv.com on April 13, 2010 and was released on CD on April 20, 2010. A vinyl version of the album was released on July 13, 2010. The album debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200, becoming one of the highest-charting musical soundtracks. The album won Best Musical Show Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Shortly after the album's release, another album featuring 13 songs from the album was released as American Idiot: Selections from the Original Broadway Cast Recording.