"Warning" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It is the second single and title track from their sixth album of the same name. The song was a number-three modern-rock hit in the United States. The song also entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.

Composition

The main guitar riff of "Warning" has been compared to the Kinks' song "Picture Book".

Music video

The music video for "Warning" premiered on MTV in January 2001. It was directed by Francis Lawrence and shows the life of a rather oblivious young man who does dangerous, socially unacceptable and trivial things during his day. His punch-in card reveals his name to be John Earle.

Live performances

Despite being included in the band's greatest hits albums International Superhits! and God's Favorite Band, as well as appearing as a playable track in the video game Green Day: Rock Band, the band did not perform the song live for 21 years since 2001, until it was performed during a warm-up show before their performance at the 2022 Lollapalooza.

Track listings

US 7-inch single UK CD1 UK CD2 UK 7-inch single Australian CD single Japanese CD single

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history