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American Edit is a mashup album released by Party Ben and team9  under the shared alias Dean Gray. Its primary basis is the Green Day album American Idiot  — the name "Dean Gray" is a spoonerism  of "Green Day".

As an internet-only release with no intent of commercial gain, Dean Gray asked fans who enjoyed the album to donate to charities that Green Day have been known to support. Nevertheless, only 10 days after its November 18, 2005 release, the American Edit website was shut down, reportedly after receiving a cease and desist order from Green Day's label, Warner Records, despite the fact that Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong expressed an interest after hearing "Boulevard of Broken Songs" on the radio. The website returned online soon after, without the music.

91X, a radio station in San Diego, played the entire album shortly before Dean Gray Tuesday.

In August 2006, a condensed live version of American Edit was performed as a "mashup rock opera" at a Bootie party at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Entitled Dean Gray - American Edit: The Theatrical Experience, the show – presented by the band Smash-Up Derby and starring performance artist Foxy Cotton – was a combination of live music, theatre, and visuals.

In 2008 an unofficial extended version of the album was released on The Pirate Bay. Subtitled "Deluxe Edition 2008", the new album featured 4 new songs by DJ Pegasus, who had no part in the original album: Can't Get A Life, Country Basket, I Like American Idiots and Greenday Triple Tracker.

The track, "The Bad Homecoming", would precipitate an actual collaboration between U2 and Green Day in 2006: a cover of "The Saints Are Coming".


TRACKLIST
 American Jesus                               [8:40]
 Dr. Who On Holiday                           [4:57]
 Boulevard Of Broken Songs                    [4:42]
 The Bad Homecoming (Waiting)                 [3:25]
 St. Jimmy The Prankster                      [2:22]
 Novocaine Rhapsody                           [4:18]
 Impossible Rebel                             [2:05]
 Ashanti's Letterbomb                         [4:32]
 Green Day Massacre                           [3:43]
 Whatsername (Susanna Hoffs)                  [3:28]
 Boulevard Of Broken Songs (Dance Mix 2005)   [6:17]

Afhankelijk van hoeveel tijd ik vanmiddag heb en of ik 'm ergens te pakken kan krijgen spot ik de Deluxe versie uit 2008. Als ik die niet kan vinden wordt het de standaard versie uit 2005.