Hitchin' a Ride

1997 single by Green Day
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Hitchin' a Ride

Summary

Hitchin' a Ride is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hitchin' a Ride's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Hitchin' a Ride's genre is punk rock[4].
  • Hitchin' a Ride's genre is pop-punk[5].
  • Hitchin' a Ride's genre is alternative rock[6].
  • Hitchin' a Ride followed Walking Contradiction[7].
  • Hitchin' a Ride was produced by Rob Cavallo[8].
  • Hitchin' a Ride was performed by Green Day[9].
  • Hitchin' a Ride's record label is recorded as Reprise Records[10].
  • Hitchin' a Ride is part of Nimrod[11].
  • Hitchin' a Ride's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Hitchin' a Ride was released on September 22, 1997[13].
  • Hitchin' a Ride's lyricist is recorded as Billie Joe Armstrong[14].
  • Hitchin' a Ride's different from is recorded as Hitchin' a Ride[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 824aa65c-55f3-423f-9299-3faba4599512[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Hitchin' a Ride was Green Day[9]. It was produced by Rob Cavallo[8].

Publication

Hitchin' a Ride was published on September 22, 1997[13]. Genres include punk rock[4], pop-punk[5], and alternative rock[6]. It is part of Nimrod[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hitchin' a Ride followed Walking Contradiction[7].

Why It Matters

Hitchin' a Ride ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hitchin' a Ride. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hitchin-a-ride-q2505282
MLA “Hitchin' a Ride.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hitchin-a-ride-q2505282.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hitchin-a-ride-q2505282_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hitchin' a Ride}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hitchin-a-ride-q2505282}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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