It is confirmed that the album will be broken down into three parts, and the full album will be a total of 16 songs.

Part 1: Heroes and Cons
Confirmed tracks:
1. 21st Century Breakdown
2. Know Your Enemy
3. Viva la Gloria
4. Before the Lobotomy
5. Christian's Inferno
6. Last Night on Earth


Part 2: Charlatans and Saints
Confirmed tracks:
1. March of the Dogs
2. Restless Heart Syndrome


Part 3: Horseshoes and Handgrenades
Confirmed tracks:
1. 21 Guns


***Also, the first single will be called "Know Your Enemy" and will be released April 20.

***The Album will be released May 8

***World Tour starting July 2009




The album will have a total of 16 songs and is divided into three movements: "Heroes and Cons," "Charlatans and Saints," and "Horseshoes and Handgrenades." Musically, the album continues the rock opera style of American Idiot. Mike Dirnt told Alternative Press magazine that the songs "speak to each other the way the songs on Born to Run speak to each other. I don't know if you'd call it a 'concept album,' but there's a thread that connects everything."

MTV compared the material to classic rockers like The Who. Spin Magazine claimed the title track is "Green Day's most epic song yet."