When It's Time

"When It's Time"
Song

"When It's Time" is a song by the American rock band Green Day. The single was released in the UK through Reprise Records on June 11, 2010.

Background

The song was originally recorded for their seventh album American Idiot in 2004, though it appeared on American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording in 2010. It was originally written many years ago around the time Kerplunk was released for Armstrong's wife, Adrienne Armstrong. The single is available in the UK iTunes store along with on Amazon's digital download service. The song made rare appearances during encores on the 2009 leg of the 21st Century Breakdown Tour, played solo by Armstrong on an acoustic guitar. The song also appeared on most setlists during the European 2010 tour, opening the acoustic encore. It is the third single not to be accompanied by a music video, the others being "She" and "J.A.R." Due to the sensitive nature of the lyrics, the director of the American Idiot musical Michael Mayer was given special permission to feature an acoustic solo version sung by John Gallagher, Jr. for as a number for the production.

Track listing

UK Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When It's Time"	3:23

Chart positions

"When It's Time" began its chart performance on the United Kingdom Singles Chart, where on June 20, 2010, it entered at number 71. It moved up to a peak of 68 the next week.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	68
UK Rock Chart	2