Green Day releases new single and NIMRODS soundtrack

The rock band Green Day has released a new song, "I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.," and announced the full soundtrack for their upcoming comedy film "NIMRODS." The soundtrack, featuring 30 tracks, will be released on July 31, while the film is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters on August 14.

The new single, described as channeling 1950s rock and roll energy, is the band's first new music since their 2024 studio album "Saviors." It will appear on the end credits of the movie and is part of a soundtrack that includes 22 career-spanning Green Day songs, four previously unreleased live recordings from a performance at the Palladium in Los Angeles, and the new track. The soundtrack also features songs by The Paradox, Ultra Q, actress Mckenna Grace, and four tracks by Analog Dogs, the fictional band central to the film's plot.

"NIMRODS" is a coming-of-age story developed by writer-director Lee Kirk with Green Day and produced by Tim Perell. The film follows three friends, played by Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, and Ryan Foust, who embark on a road trip from Kansas City to Los Angeles after mistakenly believing their garage band has been invited to open for Green Day on New Year's Eve. The band's...