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“2000 Light Years Away” by Green Day
From the album Kerplunk! (1991)
“2000 Light Years Away” by Green Day appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1995 and 2005. It was first released in 1991 on the album Kerplunk!. Its best result is #74 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #292 alternative song of 1995 and #4,314 alternative song of all time.
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"2000 Light Years Away" is one of the songs on Kerplunk!, Green Day's second album, released in the UK in December 1991 on Lookout! Records, and the first with Tré Cool on drums after John Kiffmeyer left for college. Billie Joe Armstrong sings, plays guitar and wrote the words, Mike Dirnt plays bass, and the band shares the music credit.
They cut the album with Andy Ernst at Art of Ears Studios in San Francisco, starting in May 1991 and finishing in September after a break to tour; Ernst co-produced with the band, engineered and mixed. It's fast, bright pop-punk from a trio, and the record's songs about love and Armstrong's own head found a much bigger audience once Dookie hit and sent fans back to the catalog.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 74 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 849 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 2002 | 1327 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2004 | 360 | 107.7 The End | The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 900 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
Also listed as: 2,000 Light Years Away.
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