Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt,with drummer TréCool joining in 1990. In 1994,their major-label debut Dookie,released through Reprise Records,became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S. Alongside fellow California punk bands Bad Religion,the Offspring,Rancid,NOFX,Pennywise and Social Distortion,Green Day is credited with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S.
Insomniac is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Green Day,released on October 10,1995,by Reprise Records. It was recorded at Hyde Street in San Francisco,and the band prioritized high-energy takes during the recording sessions. Released as the follow-up to the band's multi-platinum breakthrough Dookie,Insomniac featured a heavier,hardcore punk sound,with bleaker lyrics than its predecessor. Lyrically,the album discusses themes such as alienation,anxiety,boredom,and drug use. Insomniac also served as a reaction to many early fans who had turned their backs on the band after it achieved mainstream success with Dookie.
Dookie is the third studio album by the American rock band Green Day,released on February 1,1994,by Reprise Records. The band's major label debut and first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo,it was recorded in late summer 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley,California. Written mostly by frontman and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong,the album is largely based on his personal experiences and includes themes such as boredom,anxiety,relationships,and sexuality. It was promoted with four singles:"Longview","Basket Case",a re-recorded version of "Welcome to Paradise",and "When I Come Around".
"Basket Case" is a song by rock band Green Day,released on August 1,1994 by Reprise Records as the second single from the band's third studio album,Dookie (1994). The song spent five weeks at the top of the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart and garnered a Grammy Award nomination in the category for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. Its music video was directed by Mark Kohr and filmed in an abandoned mental institution in California. In 2001,the song appeared on their greatest hits album International Superhits!. In 2021,"Basket Case" was ranked number 150 in Rolling Stone's updated list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". As of March 2024,"Basket Case" is the most streamed song by the band on Spotify,with over 1 billion streams.
"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" (or "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)") is a song by American rock band Green Day,released in December 1997 as the second single from their fifth studio album,Nimrod (1997). It is one of their most popular songs and has also become a staple of their concerts,usually played as the final song.
"American Idiot" is a protest song by the American rock band Green Day. The first single released from the album American Idiot,the song received positive reviews by critics and was nominated for four 2005 Grammy Awards:Record of the Year,Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,Best Rock Song,and Best Music Video. It is considered one of the band's signature songs.
"Welcome to Paradise" is a song by the American rock band Green Day. It first appeared as the third track on the band's second studio album,Kerplunk (1991). It was re-recorded and rereleased as the fifth track on the band's third studio album,Dookie (1994),and released as the album's third single. Its physical release was exclusive to the United Kingdom on October 17,1994,though the song still saw radio airplay in the United States. The song peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. The Dookie version is more popular and was later included on the band's 2001 compilation album International Superhits!.
"Holiday" is an anti-war protest song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the third single from the group's seventh studio album American Idiot,and is also the third track. The song is in the key of F minor. Though the song is a prelude to "Boulevard of Broken Dreams","Holiday" was released as a single later on,on March 14,2005.
"Minority" is a song by the American rock band Green Day. It was released to radio in August 2000 as the lead single from their sixth studio album,Warning. The song remained at No. 1 for five weeks in a row on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in late 2000,making it one of the most successful songs from the band in the 2000s.
"When I Come Around" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It is the 10th track on their third studio album,Dookie (1994),and was shipped to radio in December 1994 before being physically released as the fourth single from that album in January 1995 by Reprise Records. It was played live as early as 1992.
"She" is a song by the American rock band Green Day. It is the eighth track on their third album,Dookie and was released as Green Day's first promotional single in their discography. The song was written by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong about a former girlfriend who showed him a feminist poem with an identical title. In return,Armstrong wrote the lyrics of "She" and showed them to her. She later dumped him and moved to Ecuador,prompting Armstrong to put "She" on the album. The same ex-girlfriend is the topic of the songs "Sassafras Roots" and "Chump". It is one of the few Green Day singles that did not have a music video.
"Jesus of Suburbia" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the fifth and final single from the group's seventh studio album,American Idiot,and the second song on the album. With the song running for 9 minutes and 8 seconds,it is Green Day's second longest song and the group's longest song to be released as a single. The studio version of the song was considered to be unfriendly for radio,so it was cut down to 6½minutes for the radio edit. The long version was still played on many album rock and alternative rock radio stations. The single has sold 205,000 copies as of July 2010. Despite its commercial success,the song is the only hit single from the American Idiot album not to be included on the band's greatest hits album God's Favorite Band.
"East Jesus Nowhere" is a song by American rock band Green Day. The single was released on October 19,2009,as the third single and eighth track from their eighth album 21st Century Breakdown. The title is derived from a phrase in the 2007 film Juno.
"21 Guns" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their eighth studio album,21st Century Breakdown (2009),and serves as the sixteenth track from the album. The single was released through Reprise Records on May 25,2009 as a digital download and July 14,2009 as a CD single.
"Oh Love" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the lead single from their ninth studio album,¡Uno!,through Reprise Records on July 16,2012,and is the album's closing track. It is also the first single overall from the ¡Uno!,¡Dos! &¡Tré! trilogy. An EP of the song was released on August 14,2012,the same day Kill the DJ was released as a single. It was recorded at Jingletown Studios from February 14 to June 26,2012;however,it was also played at a secret show held by the band in 2011.
"Let Yourself Go" is a song by American rock band Green Day. The song is featured as the fourth track on their ninth studio album ¡Uno! (2012). Written by Billie Joe Armstrong and produced by Rob Cavallo,the song was released as the third and final single from the album on September 5,2012. However,the "official live video" of the song was revealed on August 1,2012. It is also the third single from the ¡Uno!,¡Dos! &¡Tré! trilogy.
"Bang Bang" is a song by American rock band Green Day,released as the lead single from their twelfth studio album,Revolution Radio (2016),on August 11,2016. Regarded as combining elements of the band's early punk rock days with themes from their politically motivated later albums,the song was inspired by the events of mass shootings in the United States and is written from the viewpoint of a mass shooter.
"Still Breathing" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released on November 12,2016,as the second single from their twelfth studio album,Revolution Radio (2016). It is considered to be an emotionally dark song that explores the theme of individuals finding strength in the face of hardship and tough times. The song's music video –released on November 7,2016 –reflected upon that theme.
"Oh Yeah!" is a song recorded by American rock band Green Day for their thirteenth studio album,Father of All Motherfuckers (2020). Band members Billie Joe Armstrong,TréCool,and Mike Dirnt all co-wrote the song,which samples Joan Jett's cover of "Do You Wanna Touch Me". "Oh Yeah!" was released on January 16,2020,through Reprise Records as the album's third single. It later made its radio debut on January 28,2020.
"The American Dream Is Killing Me" is a song by the American rock band Green Day,released on October 24,2023 as the lead single from their fourteenth studio album,Saviors (2024). It was released alongside a music video through Reprise Records. It is the first Green Day single since 2013's "X-Kid" to be produced by Rob Cavallo.
