Bobby Sox

"Bobby Sox"
"Bobby Sox"
	Cover art for Bobby Sox.
Single by Green Day
from the album Saviors
Released	January 19, 2024
Recorded	2023
Genre	Punk rock; pop-punk;
Length	3:45
Label	Reprise; Warner;
Songwriter(s)	Billie Joe Armstrong; Mike Dirnt; Tré Cool;
Producer(s)	Rob Cavallo; Green Day;
Green Day singles chronology
Music video
	"Bobby Sox" on YouTube

"Bobby Sox" is a song by the American rock band Green Day, released as the fifth single from the band's fourteenth studio album, Saviors (2024). A music video was released on the same day as the album's release, on January 19, 2024.

Background & Composition

Billie Joe Armstrong said that the group wanted to capture the feeling of their early career with a new song, while also making a song that spoke to queer audiences as well. In an interview, he said he originally wrote the song for his wife, but he wanted the song to be noted as a universal anthem by switching "Do you want to be my girlfriend?" to "Do you want to be my boyfriend?"^[1]

The song can also be a nod to Billie Joe's bisexuality.^[2]

Notes

Live

Green Day played Bobby Sox live at the IHeartRadio Music Awards on April 2, 2024, but in the bridge part, Green Day switched from Bobby Sox to their hit song Basket Case.^[3]

Music video

In the music video, Green Day plays the song in a backyard, while people in the background make out together, get tattoos and jump off roofs.^[4] It was directed by Ryan Baxley.

Personnel

Green Day

Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, lead vocals
Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
Tré Cool – drums, percussion

Production

Rob Cavallo – producer
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Charts

Chart performance for "Bobby Sox"
Chart (2024)	Peak position
Official Charts^[5]	23

References

^ Daw, Stephen (2024-01-19). "Green Day Throws a '90s House Party in New Video for Queer-Affirming Song 'Bobby Sox'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
^ Boisvert, Lauren (2024-01-22). "Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About Being a Bisexual Icon, Discusses Green Day's New Anthem "Bobby Sox"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
^ "Watch: Green Day Perform 'Bobby Sox' And 'Basket Case' To Accept iHeartRadio Landmark Award". Rock Sound.
^ Factora, James (2024-01-19). "In the Video for "Bobby Sox," Green Day Plays a Delightfully Queer House Party". Them. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
^ "BOBBY SOX". Official Charts. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

[1] Daw, Stephen (2024-01-19). "Green Day Throws a '90s House Party in New Video for Queer-Affirming Song 'Bobby Sox'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

[2] Boisvert, Lauren (2024-01-22). "Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About Being a Bisexual Icon, Discusses Green Day's New Anthem "Bobby Sox"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

[3] "Watch: Green Day Perform 'Bobby Sox' And 'Basket Case' To Accept iHeartRadio Landmark Award". Rock Sound.

[4] Factora, James (2024-01-19). "In the Video for "Bobby Sox," Green Day Plays a Delightfully Queer House Party". Them. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

[5] "BOBBY SOX". Official Charts. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

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Studio albums	39/Smooth Kerplunk Dookie Insomniac Nimrod Warning American Idiot 21st Century Breakdown ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! Revolution Radio Father of All Motherfuckers Saviors
Live albums	Bullet in a Bible Awesome as Fuck Woodstock 1994 BBC Sessions
Compilations	1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours International Superhits! Shenanigans Demolicious Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band
EPs	1,000 Hours Slappy Sweet Children Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking Foot In Mouth Tune In, Tokyo... Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo 21 Guns
Tours	Pop Disaster Tour American Idiot World Tour 21st Century Breakdown World Tour 99 Revolutions Tour Revolution Radio Tour Hella Mega Tour The Saviors Tour
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Category

v t e Green Day songs
1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours	"Knowledge"
Kerplunk	"Welcome to Paradise"
Dookie	"Longview "Basket Case "She" "When I Come Around"
Insomniac	"Stuck with Me" "Geek Stink Breath" "Brain Stew / Jaded" "Walking Contradiction"
Nimrod	"Nice Guys Finish Last" "Hitchin' a Ride" "Redundant" "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Warning	"Warning" "Waiting" "Minority"
American Idiot	"American Idiot" "Jesus of Suburbia" "Holiday" "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
21st Century Breakdown	"21st Century Breakdown" "Know Your Enemy" "East Jesus Nowhere" "Last of the American Girls" "21 Guns"
Awesome as Fuck	"Cigarettes and Valentines"
¡Uno!	"Let Yourself Go" "Kill the DJ" "Oh Love"
¡Dos!	"Stray Heart" "Amy"
¡Tré!	"X-Kid" "The Forgotten"
Revolution Radio	"Bang Bang" "Revolution Radio" "Still Breathing"
Father of All Motherfuckers	"Father of All..." "Oh Yeah!"
Saviors	"The American Dream Is Killing Me" "Look Ma, No Brains!" "Dilemma" "One Eyed Bastard" "Bobby Sox"
Other songs	"J.A.R." "Xmas Time of the Year"
Cover songs	"I Fought the Law" "The Saints Are Coming" "The Simpsons Theme" "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" "Dreaming"