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Shenanigans
Compilation album by Green Day
Released	July 2, 2002
Recorded	1993 - 2002
Genre	Punk rock
Length	33:23
Label	Reprise
Producer	Green Day, Rob Cavallo
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Green Day chronology
International Superhits! (2001) Shenanigans (2002) American Idiot (2004)

Shenanigans is a compilation album of Green Day, released in 2002. It contains B-sides, rarities, covers, and an exclusive new song, "Ha Ha You're Dead". Shenanigans reached #27 in the US charts upon its release and has sold 200,000 units there as of August 2006.

All tracks by Billie Joe Armstrong (lyrics) and Green Day (music), except where noted.

1. "Suffocate" (from "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)") – 2:54
2. "Desensitized" (from "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)") – 2:48
3. "You Lied" (from "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)") – 2:26
4. "Outsider" (Dee Dee Ramone) (from "Warning") – 2:17
5. "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" (from "Geek Stink Breath") – 1:39
6. "Espionage" (from "Hitchin' a Ride") – 3:23
7. "I Want to Be on TV" (Fang) (from "Geek Stink Breath") – 1:17
8. "Scumbag" (Mike Dirnt/Green Day) (from "Warning") – 1:46
9. "Tired of Waiting for You" (Ray Davies) (from "Basket Case") – 2:33
10. "Sick of Me" (from "Hitchin' a Ride") – 2:07
11. "Rotting" (from "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)") – 2:52
12. "Do Da Da" (from "Brain Stew/Jaded") – 1:30
13. "On the Wagon" (from "Basket Case") – 2:48
14. "Ha Ha You're Dead" (Mike Dirnt/Green Day) – 3:07

There is some confusion over the rare song "DUI", written by Tré Cool, which is mentioned in the Shenanigans track listing but is not on the album. In the track listing, "DUI" is listed between tracks nine and ten, "Tired of Waiting For You" and "Sick of Me" respectively. All of the song information except for the title is hidden by a large spot of spray paint. This led to many years of speculation by fans. Finally in 2006, on the Idiot Club website, in the Question and Answer section, Mike joked that it was removed because it was filled with "great advice," then Billie Joe stated that he "likes irresponsibility, but not that much irresponsibility," laying to rest a long disputed topic.

• One theory regarding this anomaly is that "DUI" was originally track ten on the album, but due to lack of space was cut. This seems unlikely, since "DUI" is a rather short song and would have easily fit on the album.

• Another theory is that this is a cleverly disguised hidden track. This also seems unlikely, both because bands rarely give hints as to the existence of hidden tracks, and because if "DUI" is indeed a hidden track, then millions of Green Day fans haven't found it yet.

• A final theory is more heavily based in fact: downloaded from GreenDayAuthority.com, the song is listed as being on Shenanigans Unmastered. This may be because it was dropped at the last minute from the original album, and instead of producing a whole new track listing, they just tweaked the old one.

The song "DUI" can be found in its entirety at Green Day Authority.com

According to GDA, the track was originally posted on greenday.com, so maybe the problem was that the band didn't think the song was good enough to be on the album, so they just posted it on their website.

• There is a squishy noise on the song "Sick of Me" just before Billie Joe says "like a dog".
• Even though the original cover does not feature a title, several retailers fixed confusion over it by designing a sticker plastered on the side and shipped around the world. It is unknown who the creator is, but he is reported to be from Puerto Rico.
• Mike Dirnt plays the baseball bat in "Desensitized."