Desensitized
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Desensitized | |
Written by: | Billie Joe Armstrong |
Song length: | 2:47 |
Album: | "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" single (1997) Shenanigans (2002) |
Chronology | |
Previous song: | "Suffocate" |
Next song: | "You Lied" |
"Desensitized" is one of the B-sides to the "Good Riddance" single. It was later released on the compilation album Shenanigans. "Desensitized" was also included as a bonus track on the Australian and Japanese editions of Nimrod as tracks 21 and 19 respectively.
"Desensitized" is often paired with "Suffocate" since it segues into "Desensitized" on Shenanigans. Billie Joe Armstrong wishes that both songs were on Nimrod.[1]
Meaning[edit | edit source]
"Desensitized" is about the World Wide Web, which was relatively new when this song was recorded. The song opens up with the sound of a bell, followed by Mike Dirnt yelling and smashing objects with a baseball bat for about 30 seconds before the actual song starts. Mike received credit in the liner notes for this role.
Live performances[edit | edit source]
Green Day has only played "Desensitized" live four times.[2]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Desensitized/lyrics
References[edit | edit source]
Tracks | "Nice Guys Finish Last" · "Hitchin' a Ride" · "The Grouch" · "Redundant" · "Scattered" · "All the Time" · "Worry Rock" · "Platypus (I Hate You)" · "Uptight" · "Last Ride In" · "Jinx" · "Haushinka" · "Walking Alone" · "Reject" · "Take Back" · "King for a Day" · "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" · "Prosthetic Head" |
B-sides | "Sick" · "Espionage" · "Suffocate" · "You Lied" · "Desensitized" · "Rotting" |
Tracks | "Suffocate" · "Desensitized" · "You Lied" · "Outsider" · "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" · "Espionage" · "I Want to Be on T.V." · "Scumbag" · "Tired of Waiting for You" · "Sick of Me" · "Rotting" · "Do Da Da" · "On the Wagon" · "Ha Ha You're Dead" |
Outtakes | "D.U.I." |