I Fought The Law by Green Day (I Fought The Law (single))

Released On

I Fought The Law (single) 01 FEB 2004

Words By Sonny Curtis

Original Artist The Crickets

Music By Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool

Recorded At Unknown

Producer Rob Cavallo & Green Day

Live Performances 25

First Played 2004-07-29

Last Played 2022-02-12

Performances By Year

Staple (80-100%)

Regular (50-79%)

Sporadic (20-49%)

Rare (1-19%)

Inactive (0%)

Performance Probability

Doubtful

Odds of being played at the next show

(Calculated from the last 100 shows)

Song Notes

Green Day recorded their version of 'I Fought the Law' for a Pepsi and iTunes commercial that aired during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004. While the track was originally written by The Crickets, the band clearly used The Clash’s 1979 classic cover as their blueprint. Shortly after its Super Bowl debut, the song was released as a standalone digital single.

Lyrics

Breaking rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money because I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

I miss my baby and I feel so sad
I guess my race is run
Well, she's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the

Robbing people with a six gun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I miss my baby and I miss my fun!
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

I miss my baby and I feel so sad
I guess my race is run
Well, she's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the

I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the