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Hollister is tapping into graduation season with a new voice. The Abercrombie & Fitch Co.-owned brand has teamed with breakout singer-songwriter Gigi Perez and Green Day to release a cover of “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” reframing the late-’90s ballad for a new generation of listeners.
Though it wasn’t originally written with commencements in mind, the track has long functioned as an unofficial graduation anthem and often played at end-of-year ceremonies and retrospectives. Its staying power was underscored again in February, when the song surpassed one billion streams on Spotify — a milestone that arrived nearly three decades after its initial release.
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Hollister ‘Time of Your Life’ Collection
Perez, whose 2024 single “Sailor Song” has amassed’ more than 1.7 billion streams on Spotify has built a sizable Gen-Z audience on social media, fronts the reimagined version. Like Green Day, whose catalog came to define a generation of late-’90s and early-2000s listeners, Perez’s appeal hinges on emotional directness that carries into her stripped-back take on “Time of Your Life.”
“There were a lot of pieces that I felt made [this opportunity] perfect,” Perez said in a statement. “I’m a very deeply nostalgic person; thinking about my own senior year, what Green Day has meant to me… has been really, really, really special.”
The accompanying music video, directed by Hollister in collaboration with filmmaker Natalie Simmons, leans into that nostalgia. It follows a group of high school seniors in the lead-up to graduation, anchored by a fictional “Memory Market” — a storefront of keepsakes tied to formative moments from the school year Perez opens the film before transitioning into a live performance of the track, as students deposit and revisit their nostalgic objects.
“Senior year sits in that in-between space—between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming—and the best way to capture it was by featuring members of our own Hollister community in the film,” Joanna Ewing, senior vice president of creative at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., said in a statement. “The project let us build on a timeless track, and do it through emotional, authentic storytelling that feels true to Hollister today.”
The release is tied to a limited “Time of Your Life” collection, spanning denim, apparel, footwear and accessories designed with graduation season in mind. Pieces include customizable jewelry and subtle “Class of 2026” detailing. Shop the limited-edition capsule here.
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