Brain Stew/Jaded are the third and fourth singles from Green Day's 1995 album Insomniac released in 1996. The two songs are transitional: "Brain Stew" ending and moving right into "Jaded" without the music stopping. They are tracks 10 and 11 on the album Insomniac, and due to the transition were put out together as one single. The combination of the two became an alternative-rock radio staple.
"Brain Stew" was written as a result of lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong's exhaustion being kept up all night by his newborn son.
Due to the simplicity of "Brain Stew", a song containing only five power chords, five bass notes, and a relatively simple drum pattern for Tre Cool's usual fast tom fills and explosive transitions, this song is one of the first to appear in the repertoire of many garage bands.
The musical pattern in Brain Stew also bares a remarkable similarity to the one found in Led Zeppelin's, "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", that begins at the 2:22 mark, and also Chicago's 25 or 6 to 4. Later, Papa Roach's "Last Resort" used a very similar chord progression. Also, the main riff used in The White Stripes "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" is nearly identical to that of "Brain Stew's"
"Jaded" is a strongly riff-driven song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Marti Frederiksen. It was released on March 13, 2001 as the first single off of the album Just Push Play. The song was first debuted publicly at the American Music Awards and was also played at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV in January 2001.
