2000 Light Years Away
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| Kerplunk | ||
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| Studio album by Green Day | ||
| Released | January 7 1992 | |
| Recorded | May and September 1991 at Art of Ears Studio in San Francisco | |
| Genre | Punk rock/Pop Rock | |
| Length | 42:08 | |
| Label | Lookout! Records | |
| Producer(s) | Green Day and Andy Ernst | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Green Day chronology | ||
| 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991) | Kerplunk! (1992) | Dookie (1994)
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2000 Light Years Away is the first track on Kerplunk! by punk rock band Green Day released on Lookout Records.
[edit] Meaning
The song was written by Billie Joe after the first time he kissed his girlfriend, and future wife, Adrienne. Billie Joe wrote this song about having to be away from Adrienne, how much he would miss her, and how he felt as if he were "2000 Light years away" from her, as he lived in California and she lived 2,000 miles away in Minnesota.
[edit] Other Versions
- A remixed version by Rob Cavallo and Jerry Finn featured on the Jerky Boys Soundtrack 1995
- A live version of this song appeared on the UK "Basket Case" single
- Another live version on the Foot In Mouth EP
[edit] See also
Autobiographical songs
List of songs about sleep
