"Jesus of Suburbia" is the fifth and final single to be released from Green Day's seventh studio album, American Idiot. The single was released on October 25, 2005. Billie Joe Armstrong had stated that it would almost be a prequel for the album American Idiot . The original song ran just over 9 minutes, which was considered to be unfriendly for radio appeal, so it was cut down to around 6½ minutes for the radio edit. The long version was still played on many album rock and alternative rock radio stations.