Dookie
Sign in to saveDookie is the third studio album and major-label debut by the American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. The band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo, it was recorded in 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. Written mostly by the singer 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" (which originally appeared
OverviewAI-generated
Dookie is a studio album by Green Day, released in the United States on February 1, 1994. The record was produced by Rob Cavallo and distributed through Reprise Records. It is written in English and falls under the punk rock genre. The album features Billie Joe Armstrong as the lyricist and has a total duration of 1873 seconds.
The work consists of 14 parts, with a tracklist that includes "Welcome to Paradise," "Basket Case," "She," and "When I Come Around." Dookie is available in several distribution formats, including LP record, compact disc, music download, and music streaming.
Synthesized by Vinony from 30 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, MusicBrainz, Deezer, Itunes, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,850
- Total plays
- 17,529
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dookie">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Dookie
Key facts
- Album.alt
- a cartoon picture of dogs throwing bombs and feces on people and buildings and a huge mushroom cloud explosion with the band's name on top of the cloud. A blimp on the left in the sky says "Bad Year" and on the right, a man sits on a cloud with a harp in hand.
- Album.recorded
- September–October 1993
- Album.studio
- Fantasy (Berkeley, California) Music Grinder (Los Angeles, California)
- Album.length
- 39:35
- Album.label
- Reprise
- Album.prev_title
- Kerplunk
- Album.prev_year
- 1991
- Album.next_title
- Insomniac
- Album.next_year
- 1995
- Album.name
- Dookie
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Green Day
- Album.cover
- Green Day - Dookie cover.jpg
- Album.border
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- punk rock
- Producer
- Rob Cavallo
- Duration
- 1873
- Performer
- Green Day
- Record label
- Reprise Records
- Lyrics by
- Billie Joe Armstrong
- Distribution format
- compact cassette
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 1994-02-01
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- Dookie
- form of creative work
- studio album
- place of publication
- United States
- number of parts of this work
- 14
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
~39 min read
Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Background
- Recording and production
- Music and lyrics
- Songs 1–7
- Songs 8–14
- Title and artwork
- Release and promotion
- Critical reception
- Legacy
- Accolades
- Live performances
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Decade-end charts
- Certifications and sales
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Dookie is the third studio album and major-label debut by the American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. The band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo, it was recorded in 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. Written mostly by the singer 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" (which originally appeared on the band's second studio album, 1991's Kerplunk), and "When I Come Around".
After several years of grunge's dominance in popular music, Dookie brought a livelier, more melodic rock sound to the mainstream and propelled Green Day to worldwide fame. Considered one of the defining albums of the 1990s and of punk rock in general, it was also pivotal in solidifying the genre's mainstream popularity. Its influence continued into the new millennium and beyond, being cited as an inspiration by many punk rock and pop-punk bands, as well as artists from other genres.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dookie” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.