Can you tell I’ve been having fun going through all these Halloween-related stock images of headphones? Anyway, hello! It’s time for another game of Heardle. As always, I’ve got clues and the answer coming up.

In case you haven’t tried it before, here’s how to play Heardle: You will hear the first second of a reasonably well-known song. You’ll then try to guess the artist and title or skip your turn. If you skip or guess incorrectly, you’ll get to hear a little more of the song. The game continues until the sixth and final guess, at which point you’ll hear 16 seconds of the track.

The songs we’ve had so far this week are:

As for today’s song, here are some clues, followed by the answer:

Heardle Clues For October 26

1. This song is in the alternative rock and hard rock genres.
2. It was released in 2004.
3. It reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the U.K. singles chart.
4. It appeared on an album called American Idiot.
5. The artist is from East Bay, California.
6. The song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

Heardle Answer For October 26

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Today’s song is…

“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day!

Pretty strange to see this one pop back up as it was the Heardle song of the day not even a month ago — albeit as part of a double A-side with “Holiday.” As I said the last time they showed up, I love Green Day, but I sure am tired of Heardle going back to the same well over and over.

This is the sixth Green Day song we’ve had since early June. There are a lot of other famous artists with recognizable songs out there, Spotify! In any case, you can listen to this one below: