Armatage Shanks

About Armatage Shanks

“Armatage Shanks” is the opening track on Green Day’s 1995 album Insomniac. The name refers to Armitage Shanks, a British toilet company. Green Day saw its name on a bathroom during their first tour in England and decided to name a song after it. .

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About this song

Credited to

Green Day

Album

Insomniac · Track 1 of 14 · Opens the album

Released

October 10, 1995

Duration

2:16

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208,544 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Insomniac