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Dookie is the third studio album and the major label debut by American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. All by Myself” is a hidden track performed by drummer Tré Cool. Dookie received critical acclaim upon its release and won the band a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995. Eventually, the band left their independent record label, Lookout! Records, on friendly terms and signed to Reprise. Cavallo was chosen as the main producer of the album, with Jerry Finn as the mixer. Green Day originally gave the first demo tape to Cavallo, and after listening to it during the car ride home he sensed that ” had stumbled on something big.

The band’s recording session lasted three weeks, and the album was mixed twice. Much of the album’s content was written by Armstrong, except “Emenius Sleepus” written by bassist Mike Dirnt, and the hidden track, “All by Myself”, which was written by drummer Tré Cool. Armstrong wrote the song “Having a Blast” when he was in Cleveland in June 1992. The single “Longview” had a signature bass line that bassist Dirnt wrote while under the influence of LSD. Sample of “Basket Case”, the third single from Dookie, which was about Armstrong’s panic attacks. The hit single “Basket Case”, which appeared on many singles charts worldwide, was also inspired by Armstrong’s personal experiences.

The radio-only single “She” was written by 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. The final single, “When I Come Around”, was again inspired by a woman, though this time being about Armstrong’s wife, then former girlfriend, Adrienne. Following a dispute between the couple, Armstrong left Adrienne to spend some time alone. Hidden track, “All By Myself”, with vocals and guitar by drummer Tre Cool, plays 1 minute and 17 seconds after “F. The name of the album is a reference to the band members often suffering from diarrhea, which they referred to as “liquid dookie”, as a result of eating spoiled food while on tour.

The album artwork by fellow East Bay punk Richie Bucher caused controversy, since it depicted bombs being dropped on people and buildings. The setting is a replica of Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue. In the center, there is an explosion, with the band’s name at the top. I wanted the art work to look really different. I wanted it to represent the East Bay and where we come from, because there’s a lot of artists in the East Bay scene that are just as important as the music.

So we talked to Richie Bucher. He did a 7-inch cover for this band called Raooul that I really liked. Canadian and European prints still feature Ernie on the back cover. Dookie was released on February 1, 1994.

The album only sold 9,000 copies in its first week and didn’t gain commercial success until the summer of 1994. Throughout the 1990s, Dookie continued to sell well, eventually receiving diamond certification in 1999. By 2013, Dookie had sold over 20 million copies worldwide and remains the band’s best-selling album. Dookie was released to critical acclaim.

The band did not respond initially to these comments, but later claimed that they were “just trying to be themselves” and that “it’s our band, we can do whatever we want”. Along with The Offspring’s Smash, Dookie has been credited for helping bring punk rock back into mainstream music culture. In April 2014, Rolling Stone placed the album at No. 1 on its “1994: The 40 Best Records From Mainstream Alternative’s Greatest Year” list. A month later, Loudwire placed Dookie at No.