Green Day “played it uncharacteristically safe” during its Super Bowl LX pregame performance, “leaving out the politically charged messages it has been voicing,” according to Irshad & Vaziri of the S.F. CHRONICLE, 2/8). Instead, they “went into an instrumental portion and guitar solo after finishing the first chorus and omitted that verse of the song completely.” The performance “made much less of a statement than many had anticipated” (CNN.com, 2/8). The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s wrote Puth “delivered the performance in signature Puth style, singing a beautiful rendition” while playing the piano himself. He “hit all the right notes” (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 2/8).

Source: CNN February 09, 2026 17:07 UTC