# Know Your Enemy guitar solo

> Billie Joe Armstrong's guitar solo on Know Your Enemy by Green Day (2009) starts at about 1:40. From the album 21st Century Breakdown.

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Green Day, 2009, from *21st Century Breakdown*. Solo by *Billie Joe Armstrong*.

A rapid, stabbing lead that fits the song's call-to-arms energy without slowing it down.

Know Your Enemy by Green Day is #8 in our ranking of the best Green Day guitar solos. The solo is played by Billie Joe Armstrong and the song was released in 2009.

## In our lists

- [The Best Green Day Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/green-day-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Know Your Enemy?

Billie Joe Armstrong played the solo on Green Day's Know Your Enemy (2009).

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