LIVING WITHOUT WARNING: GREEN DAY

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/KRISTINE ASHTON/LATHUM NELSON

LIVING WITHOUT WARNING: GREEN DAY recently returned to their Northern California hometown to shoot a video for their new single, the catchy acoustic-based title track from their platinum WARNING (Warners/Reprise). Directed by Francis Lawrence, the video spends a day following a carefree young man while he ignores each of the "warnings" he comes across without the slightest hint of fear or hesitation. Whether he's running with scissors, eating raw chicken or staring at the sun, he confidently keeps pressing forward, unharmed and consequence free. While out for an evening jog, dressed in black from head to toe, he nonchalantly accepts candy from a creepy stranger without a second thought. His actions humorously reflect the song's lyrics that examine the "warnings" everyone fears and obeys. "Warning," the second single from the album of the same name, moves to #3 on next week's Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, following the success of "Minority" which held the #1 position on the same chart for six straight weeks. Barry Walters reviewed the WARNING album in Rolling Stone's 2000 Yearbook issue, where it was listed among the Top 50 albums of the year, writing: "Green Day are willing to show their vulnerabilities, which sets them apart from their mainstream progeny, but 'Warning' is an incredibly enthusiastic record. Even when tempos drop and arrangements embrace artful pop, these tender hooligans still sound like they're pogoing." Here's how Playboy's Vic Garbarini recently described the self-produced album: "'Warning' is Green Day's way of staying true to their punk ideals. Even though their latest is a quantum leap in sophistication for the Bay area trio, the band is still angry and still churns out kick-ass punk rock. Green Day proves that punks can grow up without selling out." Meanwhile, GREEN DAY's headlining U.S. concert tour launched January 11 at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas, with the first leg running through January 27 in Tulsa, OK.