Dookie

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Dookie is an album by the punk rock band Green Day. Released on February 1, 1994 (see 1994 in music), Dookie became a sensation among the American mainstream, caused considerable controversy in the punk rock community, with many critics claiming the band had sold out. With singles like "When I Come Around", "Basket Case" and "Longview" all going to #1 on Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart, Dookie was propelled to #2 on the Billboard 200 album charts. Dookie won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

The Album was originally going to be called "Liquid Dookie" but the band changed the name at the last minute because it was considered too gross for mainstream. (Dookie means faeces.)

"Longview", one of the songs on this album, contains references to boredom-induced masturbation. The song itself is much like The Damned's song "New Rose" with the same drum lead ups and extremely fast guitars. It also features an interesting bass line that is one of group bassist Mike Dirnt's watermarks. This song was one of Green Day's first successes in the mainstream.

The original back cover of Dookie featured Ernie from Sesame Street amongst a mosh pit. Ernie was later airbrushed out for two really good, excusable, shocking reasons: first, Sesame Workshop threatened to sue for the unauthorized background abuse of Ernie, as parents also threatened legal action after purchasing the album for their young children, believing Green Day were a band targeted for that age range, which it isn't according to the meaning of the title and most of the tracks' lyrics.

As of June 2005, Dookie has sold 7.5 million units in the US, with a diamond certification (10 million units shipped).

Track listing

1. "Burnout" (2:07)
2. "Having a Blast" (2:45)
3. "Chump" (2:54)
4. "Longview" (4:00)
5. "Welcome to Paradise" (3:44)
6. "Pulling Teeth" (2:31)
7. "Basket Case" (3:04)
8. "She" (2:14)
9. "Sassafras Roots" (2:37)
10. "When I Come Around" (2:59)
11. "Coming Clean" (1:34)
12. "Emenius Sleepus" (1:44)
13. "In the End" (1:47)
14. "F.O.D." (5:47)
    • Contains the hidden track All By Myself, written and sung by Tré Cool.

Charting singles

1994    Basket Case	     Mainstream Rock Tracks	             No. 9
1994	Longview	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 13
1994	Basket Case	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 1
1994	Longview	        Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 1
1994	Welcome To Paradise	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 7
1994	Basket Case	        Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 16
1995	She	                Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 18
1995	When I Come Around	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 2
1995	She	                Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 5
1995	When I Come Around	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 1
1995	When I Come Around	Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 2

1994 F.O.D.

Personnel

• Rob Cavallo - Producer
• Green Day - Producer
• Neill King - Engineer
• Casey McCrankin - Engineer