Song of the Century
Lyrics
Sing us a song of the century
That's louder than bombs
And eternity
The era of static and contraband
That's leading us to the promised land
Tell us a story that's by candlelight
Waging a war and losing the fight
They're playing the song of the century
Of panic and promise and prosperity
Tell me a story into that goodnight
Sing us a song for me
Live Performances
"Song of the Century" has been played 134 times live:
- Oct 29, 2010 - San Jose, , Costa Rica at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
- Oct 26, 2010 - Lima, , Peru at Estadio San Marcos
- Oct 24, 2010 - Santiago, , Chile at Estadio Bicentenario la Florida
- Oct 22, 2010 - Buenos Aires, , Argentina at Costanera Sur
- Oct 20, 2010 - Sao Paulo, , Brazil at Arena Anhembi
- Oct 17, 2010 - Brasilia, , Brazil at Ginásio Nilson Nelson
- Oct 15, 2010 - Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil at HSBC Arena
- Oct 13, 2010 - Porto Alegre, , Brazil at Gigantinho
- Oct 10, 2010 - Bogota, , Colombia at Nem-Catacoa Festival
- Oct 08, 2010 - Caracas, , Venezuela at Campo de Futbol Universidad Simon Bolivar
- Sep 04, 2010 - Mountain View, CA, United States at Shorline Amphitheater
- Sep 02, 2010 - Chula Vista, CA, United States at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
- Aug 31, 2010 - Irvine, CA, United States at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- Aug 30, 2010 - Phoenix, AZ, United States at Cricket Wireless Pavilion
- Aug 28, 2010 - Englewood, CO, United States at Comfort Dental Amphitheater
- Aug 26, 2010 - Dallas, TX, United States at Superpages.com Center
- Aug 23, 2010 - Clarkston, MI, United States at DTE Energy Music Theater
- Aug 21, 2010 - Montreal, , Canada at Quai Jacques Cartier
- Aug 20, 2010 - Quebec City, QC, Canada at Agora
- Aug 18, 2010 - Toronto, ON, Canada at Molson Amphitheater
- Aug 16, 2010 - Manfsield, MA, United States at Comcast Center
- Aug 14, 2010 - Holmdel, NJ, United States at PNC Bank Arts Center
- Aug 12, 2010 - Hartford, CT, United States at Comcast Theatre
- Aug 11, 2010 - Bristow, VA, United States at Jiffy Lube Live
- Aug 09, 2010 - Alpharetta, GA, United States at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- Aug 07, 2010 - Chicago, IL, United States at Lollapalooza
- Aug 05, 2010 - Darien Center, NY, United States at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
- Aug 03, 2010 - Camden, NJ, United States at Susquehanna Bank Center
- Jul 02, 2010 - Werchter, , Belgium at Rock Werchter 2010
- Jul 01, 2010 - Mainz, , Germany at Mainz Messepark
- Jun 29, 2010 - Prague, , Czech Republic at Vystaviste Holesovice
- Jun 26, 2010 - Paris, , France at Parc des Princes
- Jun 23, 2010 - Dublin, , Ireland at Marlay Park
- Jun 21, 2010 - Glasgow, , Scotland at S.E.C.C.
- Jun 19, 2010 - London, , England at Wembley Stadium
- Jun 16, 2010 - Manchester, , England at Lancashire County Cricket Ground
- Jun 12, 2010 - Nickelsdorf, , Austria at Novarock Festival
- Jun 11, 2010 - Munich, , Germany at Resstadion Riem
- Jun 08, 2010 - Helsinki, , Finland at Kylasaari
- Jun 05, 2010 - Gothenburg, , Sweden at Ullevi Stadium
- Jun 04, 2010 - Oslo, , Norway at Oslo Ulleval Stadium
- Jun 02, 2010 - Skive, , Denmark at Skive Festival
- May 30, 2010 - Hannover, , Germany at Tui Arena
- May 29, 2010 - Landgraaf, , Netherlands at Pinkpop Festival
- Jan 25, 2010 - Nagoya, , Japan at Nippon Gaishi Hall
- Jan 24, 2010 - Saitama, , Japan at Saitama Super Arena
- Jan 23, 2010 - Saitama, , Japan at Saitama Super Arena
- Jan 21, 2010 - Osaka, , Japan at Osaka-jō Hall
- Jan 18, 2010 - Seoul, , South Korea at Olympic Gymnastics Arena
- Jan 16, 2010 - Hong Kong, , China at AsiaWorld-Arena
- Jan 14, 2010 - Singapore, , at Singapore Indoor Stadium
- Jan 12, 2010 - Bangkok, , Thailand at IMPACT Arena
- Dec 19, 2009 - Auckland, , New Zealand at Vector Arena
- Dec 18, 2009 - Auckland, , New Zealand at Vector Arena
- Dec 16, 2009 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia at Rod Laver Arena
- Dec 14, 2009 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia at Rod Laver Arena
- Dec 12, 2009 - Sydney, NSW, Australia at Acer Arena
- Dec 11, 2009 - Sydney, NSW, Australia at Acer Arena
- Dec 09, 2009 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia at Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- Dec 08, 2009 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia at Brisbane Entertainment Centre
- Dec 06, 2009 - Adelaide, SA, Australia at Adelaide Entertainment Centre
- Dec 04, 2009 - Perth, WA, Australia at Burswood Dome
- Nov 12, 2009 - Turin, , Italy at PalaOlimpico
- Nov 11, 2009 - Casalecchio di Reno, , Italy at Futurshow Station
- Nov 10, 2009 - Assago, , Italy at DatchForum di Assago
- Nov 08, 2009 - Zürich, , Switzerland at Hallenstadion
- Nov 06, 2009 - Vienna, , Austria at Wiener Stadthalle
- Nov 03, 2009 - Munich, , Germany at Olympiahalle
- Nov 01, 2009 - London, , England at Wembley Arena
- Oct 31, 2009 - Manchester, , England at Manchester Evening News Arena
- Oct 30, 2009 - Manchester, , England at Manchester Evening News Arena
- Oct 28, 2009 - Birmingham, , England at LG Arena
- Oct 27, 2009 - Birmingham, , England at LG Arena
- Oct 26, 2009 - Sheffield, , England at Sheffield Arena
- Oct 24, 2009 - London, , England at The O2 Arena
- Oct 23, 2009 - London, , England at The O2 Arena
- Oct 21, 2009 - Dublin, , Ireland at The O2
- Oct 20, 2009 - Belfast, , Northern Ireland at Odyssey Pavilion
- Oct 19, 2009 - Glasgow, , Scotland at SECC
- Oct 17, 2009 - Antwerp, , Belgium at Antwerps Sportpaleis
- Oct 16, 2009 - Rotterdam, , Netherlands at Ahoy
- Oct 14, 2009 - Dortmund, , Germany at Westfalenhallen
- Oct 12, 2009 - Oslo, , Norway at Oslo Spektrum
- Oct 11, 2009 - Stockholm, , Sweden at Ericsson Globe
- Oct 09, 2009 - Copenhagen, , Denmark at Forum Copenhagen
- Oct 08, 2009 - Hamburg, , Germany at Color Line Arena
- Oct 07, 2009 - Berlin, , Germany at O2 World
- Oct 04, 2009 - Paris, , France at Bercy
- Oct 02, 2009 - Toulouse, , France at Zénith de Toulouse
- Oct 01, 2009 - Barcelona, , Spain at Palau Sant Jordi
- Sep 29, 2009 - Madrid, , Spain at Community of Madrid Sports Centre
- Sep 28, 2009 - Lisbon, , Portugal at Atlantic Pavilion
- Aug 25, 2009 - Inglewood, CA, USA at The Forum
- Aug 24, 2009 - Sacramento, CA, USA at ARCO Arena
- Aug 22, 2009 - Phoenix, AZ, USA at US Airways Center
- Aug 21, 2009 - Las Vegas, NV, USA at Mandalay Bay
- Aug 20, 2009 - San Diego, CA, USA at Cox Arena
- Aug 18, 2009 - San Jose, CA, USA at HP Pavilion
- Aug 16, 2009 - Salt Lake City, UT, USA at EnergySolutions Arena
- Aug 15, 2009 - Denver, CO, USA at Pepsi Center
- Aug 13, 2009 - Omaha, NE, USA at Qwest Center Omaha
- Aug 12, 2009 - Kansas City, MO, USA at Sprint Center
- Aug 11, 2009 - St. Louis, MO, USA at Scottrade Center
- Aug 09, 2009 - San Antonio, TX, USA at AT&T Center
- Aug 08, 2009 - Houston, TX, USA at Toyota Center
- Aug 07, 2009 - New Orleans, LA, USA at New Orleans Arena
- Aug 05, 2009 - Orlando, FL, USA at Amway Arena
- Aug 04, 2009 - Miami, FL, USA at AmericanAirlines Arena
- Aug 03, 2009 - Tampa, FL, USA at St. Pete Times Forum
- Aug 01, 2009 - Duluth, GA, USA at The Arena At Gwinnett Center
- Jul 31, 2009 - Nashville, TN, USA at Sommet Center
- Jul 29, 2009 - Washington, DC, USA at Verizon Center
- Jul 28, 2009 - New York, NY, USA at Madison Square Garden
- Jul 27, 2009 - New York, NY, USA at Madison Square Garden
- Jul 25, 2009 - Albany, NY, USA at Times Union Center
- Jul 24, 2009 - Hartford, CT, USA at XL Center
- Jul 22, 2009 - Pittsburgh, PA, USA at Mellon Arena
- Jul 21, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA, USA at Wachovia Spectrum
- Jul 20, 2009 - Boston, MA, USA at TD Banknorth Garden
- Jul 18, 2009 - Montreal, QC, Canada at Bell Centre
- Jul 17, 2009 - Ottawa, ON, Canada at Scotiabank Place
- Jul 16, 2009 - Hamilton, ON, Canada at Copps Coliseum
- Jul 14, 2009 - Detroit, MI, USA at The Palace Of Auburn Hills
- Jul 13, 2009 - Chicago, IL, USA at United Center
- Jul 11, 2009 - Minneapolis, MN, USA at Target Center
- Jul 10, 2009 - Fargo, ND, USA at Fargodome
- Jul 09, 2009 - Winnipeg, MB, Canada at MTS Centre
- Jul 07, 2009 - Saskatoon, SK, Canada at Credit Union Centre
- Jul 06, 2009 - Edmonton, AB, Canada at Rexall Place
- Jul 04, 2009 - Vancouver, BC, Canada at General Motors Place
- Jul 03, 2009 - Seattle, WA, USA at Key Arena
- May 18, 2009 - New York, NY, USA at Bowery Ballroom
- May 12, 2009 - Paris, , France at Le Trabendo
- Apr 14, 2009 - Oakland, CA, USA at Fox Theater
Other tracks from 21st Century Breakdown
1 | Song of the Century |
2 | 21st Century Breakdown |
3 | Know Your Enemy |
4 | ¡Viva La Gloria! |
5 | Before The Lobotomy |
6 | Christian's Inferno |
7 | Last Night On Earth |
8 | East Jesus Nowhere |
9 | Peacemaker |
10 | Last Of The American Girls |
11 | Murder City |
12 | ¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl) |
13 | Restless Heart Syndrome |
14 | Horseshoes And Handgrenades |
15 | The Static Age |
16 | 21 Guns |
17 | American Eulogy |
18 | See The Light |