The song was ranked the number one on Rolling Stone's Reader's Choice: Singles of the Decade list in 2009 and number 65 on the 100 Best Songs of the Decade list in the same year. MTV's Green Day Makes a Video described 'Holiday' as a party, and 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' as the subsequent hangover. This is in contrast to the previous track on the album, 'Holiday', which illustrates Jesus of Suburbia's high of being in The City. The song speaks from the point of view of American Idiot's main character, 'Jesus of Suburbia', and is a moderate midtempo song characterized by somber and bleak lyrics. 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' remains one of Green Day's signature songs. Production was handled by Rob Cavallo and Green Day. The song's lyrics were written by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, and the music was composed by the band.

Reprise Records released 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' as the second single from American Idiot. It is the fourth track from their seventh studio album American Idiot (2004). 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' is a song by American rock band Green Day.

Cafe of broken dreams