Brain Stew / Jaded

"Brain Stew / Jaded"
Single by Green Day
from the album Insomniac
Released	July 3, 1996 (1996-07-03)
Format	CD single, cassette, vinyl
Recorded	1995
Genre	Punk rock
Length	4:43
Label	Reprise
Writer(s)	Billie Joe Armstrong / Green Day
Producer	Rob Cavallo, Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"Stuck with Me" (1995) "Brain Stew/Jaded" (1996) "Walking Contradiction" (1996)

"Brain Stew" / "Jaded" are two songs by the American punk rock band Green Day. They were released as the third single from the group's fourth studio album, Insomniac. The two songs were released as one single, as the songs are transitional, "Brain Stew" ending and moving right into "Jaded" without the music stopping. They are tracks 10 and 11 on both Insomniac and compilation album International Superhits! (2001).

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brain Stew" / "Jaded"	4:43
2.	"Do Da Da"	1:30
3.	"Good Riddance"	2:03
4.	"Brain Stew" (clean radio edit; faded ending)	3:13

Vinyl Box Set

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brain Stew" / "Jaded"	4:43
2.	"Walking Contradiction"	2:31

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brain Stew" / "Jaded" (live at Sporthall, Prague, March 26, 1996)	4:27
2.	"No Pride"	2:20

Other versions

"Brain Stew"

• A live version featured on Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking recorded March 26, 1996 at Sporthalle, Prague, Czech Republic. Later featured on the Vinyl Box Set version of the "Brain Stew / Jaded" single.
• Another live version on Bullet in a Bible.
• A remix was made for the soundtrack of the Godzilla movie released in 1998.
• The band Weezer did a cover of the song for their EP called Happy Record Store Day

"Jaded"

• A live version found on Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking. (recorded March 26, 1996 at Sporthalle, Prague, Czech Republic)
• A live version was performed during the Milton Keynes concert recorded for "Bullet in a Bible" but was omitted from the CD/DVD

Live performances

The "Brain Stew" part of the song has been played at almost every single one of Green Day's concerts since its release. There have been several notable performances of this song. For instance, when they played it in front of 130,000 fans at the Milton Keynes National Bowl for their live DVD–CD Bullet in a Bible. Another notable performance was when the group performed it at Goat Island in Sydney, Australia on October 19, 2000, where Armstrong mixed up the verses by accident.

Music video

The music video for "Brain Stew/Jaded" consists of two parts: The "Brain Stew" portion of the video is sepia toned and depicts the band lying on a couch being pulled through a landfill by a bulldozer, interspersed with shots of Hula dancers and an old lady with a chalkboard. When the song transitions to "Jaded", the video transitions to normal color and fast shots of the band playing the song. The video was directed by Kevin Kerslake.

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	35
Canadian RPM Alternative 30	1
UK Singles Chart	28
US Modern Rock Tracks	3
US Mainstream Rock Tracks	8

See also

• List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles (Canada)