Green Day Return with New Single “I’m Never Gonna R.I.P.” and a Soundtrack for Their Fictionalized Past

Green Day have shared “I’m Never Gonna R.I.P.,” a 1950s rock ‘n’ roll pastiche that steps away from their usual sound and into the echoes of Elvis Presley, Bill Haley & His Comets, and Chuck Berry. It’s the first new material from the band since 2024’s Saviors, and it arrives ahead of a full soundtrack.

The single belongs to NIMRODS, a comedy film co-produced by the band and set for an August 14th release. The story follows three friends in a garage band who believe they’re opening for Green Day at a New Year’s Eve show in Los Angeles, a road trip that mirrors the kinds of mishaps the band actually lived through in their van-touring days. Mike Dirnt told Heavy Consequence the film “has a lot of heart” and mixes triumph, humor, and “really heartfelt moments.”

The NIMRODS soundtrack lands on July 31st with 30 tracks. The tracklist leans heavily on Green Day’s catalog—classics like “Longview,” “Basket Case,” and “Good Riddance,” plus live versions of “American Idiot” and “Know Your Enemy”—then folds in songs from the fictional group Analog Dogs, along with cuts by The Paradox, Ultra Q, and actress Mckenna Grace. It’s less a conventional score than a curated cross-section of the band’s world, filtered through a half-fictional lens.