Shoplifter
American Idiot (single) [2004]
Shoplifter (digital single) [2006]
7" Vinyl Singles Box [2009]
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
Studio 880
Ocean Way Recording
Ocean Way Recording
Rob Cavallo, Green Day
59
2004-09-16
2025-03-03
Staple (80-100%)
Regular (50-79%)
Sporadic (20-49%)
Rare (1-19%)
Inactive (0%)
Performance Probability
44%
Odds of being played at the next showSporadic
(Calculated from the last 100 shows)!For songs debuted recently, the percentage is calculated against total shows performed since the song's debut date rather than the full 100-show window.
Song Notes
Originally released on August 3, 2004 as a b-side to the 'American Idiot' single.
Lyrics
Shoplifter, you'll never learn
When you commit the crime
Shoplifter, you're getting burned
And now you got to do the time
It's a 1, 2, 3 on the felony
Well, not everything is free
Now that you serve the community
It's the life of a petty thief
It's not considered stealing
Unless you're getting caught
But you'll be caught stealing
Trying to take something you haven't got
Shoplifter, you'll never learn
What lies behind your back
Not a burglar or a bank robber
Just some kleptomaniac
Attention!
It's not considered stealing
Unless you're getting caught
But you've been caught stealing
Trying to take something you haven't got
Shoplifter, you'll never learn
When you commit the crime
Shoplifter, you're getting burned
And now you got to do the time
And now you got to do the time
And now you got to do some time