The song was certified Gold in the United Kingdom for sales of 400,000. It also peaked at number eight in Canada and the UK, while reaching number 13 in Australia. The single peaked at number six in the United States, becoming Green Day's second top-10 single. The song is notable in that it is largely unrelated to the storyline that runs throughout the rest of the album. Armstrong at one point dubbed the song the most autobiographical he had written to that point, considering it "therapeutic" but also difficult to perform.
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" was written by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong about his father, who died from esophageal cancer when Armstrong was 10 years old. The song's music video depicts a couple broken apart by the Iraq War, which was intended to convey the song's central theme of loss.
The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In the United States, the song became symbolic after Hurricane Katrina, where it was dedicated to victims of the disaster, and also regarded as a dedication to the victims of the September 11 attacks that occurred in 2001. It was also a top-10 single in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and New Zealand and was a number-one single in the Czech Republic. The song became a hit single, peaking at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100. The acoustic ballad was written by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong about the death of his father when he was 10 years old. " Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by American rock band Green Day, released on June 13, 2005, as the fourth single from the group's seventh studio album, American Idiot (2004). "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (short version) on YouTube "Wake Me Up When September Ends" on YouTube
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