J.A.R.

"J.A.R."
Single by Green Day
from the album Angus: Music from the Motion Picture & International Superhits!
Released	July 10, 1995
Format	Promo CD, vinyl
Recorded	April 1995
Genre	Punk rock, alternative rock
Length	2:51
Label	Reprise
Writer(s)	Mike Dirnt / Green Day
Producer	Rob Cavallo, Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"She" (1995) "J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)" (1995) "Geek Stink Breath" (1995)

"J.A.R." is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was featured on the soundtrack to the movie Angus in 1995. The acronym stands for 'Jason Andrew Relva', a childhood friend of Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt. Jason Relva died at the age of 19 on April 18, 1992 as the result of injuries sustained from a car accident. Mike Dirnt wrote the song in remembrance of him. In August 1995, the song reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and spent 16 weeks on it.

The song was also featured as the eighth track on Green Day's 2001 greatest hits collection International Superhits!, and on their 2011 live album Awesome as Fuck.

Track listing

Promo
No.	Title	Length
1.	"J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)"	2:51

Vinyl Box Set

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)"	2:51

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Emenius Sleepus"	1:44

Trivia

• Jason Relva is thanked in the liner notes of 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Kerplunk!.
• Mike Dirnt sports a tattoo on his left arm that is identical to one that Jason Relva had.
• This song was originally scrapped from the Dookie sessions.

References

Preceded by "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single August 26, 1995	Succeeded by "Tomorrow" by Silverchair
Preceded by Tomorrow by Silverchair	Canadian RPM Alternative 30 number-one single September 11, 1995	Succeeded by "Comedown" by Bush X