History Music / Dookie

* CutSong: "J.A.R.", "Haushinka" and "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)". The former was rerecorded for the ''Film/{{Angus}}'' soundtrack and the latter two were rerecorded for ''nimrod.'' (prior to this, a ''Dookie''-era recording of "Good Riddance" appeared as a b-side to the 1995 single "Brain Stew/Jaded" after the group decided not to include the song on ''Insomniac'').

** "Having a Blast" is a MurderBallad.

* MurderBallad: "Having a Blast".

-->-- '''''The New York Times'''''

-->--'''''The New York Times'''''

The album is seen by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest and most influential albums of its time if not ever, being awarded the #193 spot on ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 greatest albums" list]] and winning the UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Alternative Music Album. It was certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling over 10 million copies, and went on to sell double that, making ''Dookie'' the band's highest-selling album. The album also spawned various fan favourites of the band, including "Longview", "When I Come Around", and "Basket Case", all seen as some of their {{Signature Song}}s.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''Do you have the time\\
to listen to me whine\\
about nothing and everything all aaaaat once?'']]

[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Do you have the time / to listen to me whine / about nothing and everything all aaaaat once?"'']]

''Dookie'' is the third studio album by Music/GreenDay, released in 1994. Prior to this album, the band was floating under the radar, with their first two efforts (''39/Smooth'' and ''Kerplunk'') receiving shrugs or light positive reviews from the media. Their first album on a major label (Reprise Records), ''Dookie'' not only propelled them to stardom, but also allowed similar punk rock bands like them to finally make the big transition to the mainstream.

While various music executives approached the band to make their sound more palatable, Green Day instead [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth sought a more "dry" sound]] similar to the Music/SexPistols and Music/BlackSabbath. Touching on controversial themes such as lust, mass murder, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and boredom]], the record faced numerous attempts in production to {{bowdlerize}} its content. Nevertheless, the lyrics and PunkRock influences spoke to numerous youth similar to the manner in which {{grunge}} and AlternativeRock conveyed a sense of dissatisfaction with the world.

The album is seen by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest and most seminal albums of its time if not ever, being awarded the #193 spot on ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 greatest albums" list]] and winning the UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Alternative Music Album. It was certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling over 10 million copies, and went on to sell double that, making ''Dookie'' the band's highest-selling album. The album also spawned various fan favourites of the band, including "Longview", "When I Come Around", and "Basket Case", all seen as some of their {{Signature Song}}s.

** Discussed apathetically openly in "Longview".
--> ''When masturbation lost its fun, you're fucking lonely''

* SelfPlagarism: The latter half of "When I Come Around"'s verses have identical melody to the chorus of "80" from the previous album ''Kerplunk''.

* RecycledTheme: The latter half of "When I Come Around"'s verses have identical melody to the chorus of "80" from the previous album ''Kerplunk''.

Despite this, the album unfortunately became a ToughActToFollow for the band, with their future albums failing to get the gargantuan success that ''Dookie'' did, although ''Music/AmericanIdiot'' got pretty damn close.

* CutSong: "J.A.R.", "Haushinka" and "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)". The former was rerecorded for the Angus soundtrack and the latter two were rerecorded for Nimrod (prior to this, a Dookie era recording of "Good Riddance" appeared as a B-Side to the 1995 single "Brain Stew/Jaded" after the group decided not to include the song on "Insomniac").

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Chump" --> "Longview".

* ShoutOut: The robed character on the album cover is the woman on the cover of Music/BlackSabbath's debut album. We can also see the album ''Music/{{Easter}}'' by Music/PattiSmith in the background. On early prints Ernie from ''Series/SesameStreet'' was also seen on the back cover, but he was later airbrushed out in fear of litigation.

# "All by Myself"[[note]]hidden track[[/note]] (1:40)

** The bonus track "All By Myself".

* EpicRocking: "F.O.D." is a subversion; only 2 minutes of its 6-minute runtime is actually used for the song, and after a chunk of silence "All By Myself" plays at the 4-minute mark.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Tré Cool sings the HiddenTrack "All By Myself".

# "Having A Blast" (2:44)

# "Welcome To Paradise" (3:44)

# "In The End" (1:46)
# "F.O.D. (Fuck Off And Die)" (2:50)
# "All By Myself" (1:40)

* EpicRocking: "FOD" is a subversion; only 2 minutes of its 6-minute runtime is actually used for the song, and after a chunk of silence "All By Myself" plays at the 4-minute mark.

* HiddenTrack: "F.O.D." is followed by a minute of silence, then a short, jokey song called "All By Myself".

** "Having A Blast" is a MurderBallad.

* MinisculeRocking: "Coming Clean", "Emenius Sleepus", "In the End", and "All By Myself" are all under two minutes long.
* MurderBallad: "Having A Blast".

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "FOD (Fuck Off And Die)". It sort of speaks for itself.

* TheRemake: "Welcome To Paradise" was rerecorded from the previous album ''Kerplunk'' in an almost identical, but much more polished recording.

** "Having A Blast", about someone who plans a suicide terrorist attack and wants to bring everyone down with him.

->''"The album that jump-started the [[TheNineties Nineties]] punk-pop revival."''
-->--'''''Magazine/RollingStone''''' ([[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/green-day-dookie-20120524 x]])

->''"...a stellar piece of modern punk that many tried to emulate but nobody bettered..."''
-->--'''Allmusic'''

The album is seen by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest and most seminal albums of its time if not ever, being awarded the #193 spot on ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s coveted [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 greatest albums" list]] and winning the UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Alternative Music Album. It was certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling over 10 million copies, and went on to sell double that, making ''Dookie'' the band's highest-selling album. The album also spawned various fan favourites of the band, including "Longview", "When I Come Around", and "Basket Case", all seen as some of their {{Signature Song}}s.

''Dookie'' is the third studio album by Music/GreenDay, released in 1994. Prior to this album, the band was floating under the radar, with their first two efforts (''39/Smooth'' and ''Kerplunk'') receiving shrugs or light positive reviews from the media. Their first album on a major label - Reprise Records - ''Dookie'' not only propelled them to stardom, but also allowed similar punk rock bands like them to finally make the big transition to the mainstream.

While various music executives approached the band to make their sound more palatable, Green Day instead [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth sought a more "dry" sound]] similar to the Music/SexPistols' [[Music/NevermindTheBollocksHeresTheSexPistols one and only album]] and Music/BlackSabbath. Touching on controversial themes such as lust, mass murder, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and boredom]], the record faced numerous attempts in production to {{Bowdlerize}} its content. Nevertheless, the lyrics and PunkRock influences spoke to numerous youth similar to the manner in which {{Grunge}} and AlternativeRock conveyed a sense of dissatisfaction with the world.

The album is seen by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest and most seminal albums of its time and of all time, being awarded the #193 spot on ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s coveted [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 greatest albums" list]] and winning the UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Alternative Music Album. It was certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling over 10 million copies, and went on to sell double that, making ''Dookie'' the band's highest-selling album. The album also spawned various fan favourites of the band, including "Longview", "When I Come Around", and "Basket Case", all seen as some of their {{Signature Song}}s.

Despite this, the album unfortunately became a ToughActToFollow for the band, with their next three albums (''Insomniac'', ''Nimrod'' and ''Warning'') failing to get the gargantuan success that ''Dookie'' did, although ''Music/AmericanIdiot'' got pretty damn close.

# "F.O.D. (Fuck Off And Die)" (5:46) [[note]]The actual song ends at 2:07, and around the 4-minute mark "All By Myself" plays as a HiddenTrack.[[/note]]
# "All By Myself" (1:11)

* RecycledTheme: The latter half of "When I Come Around"'s verses have identical melody to the chorus of "80" from the previous album "Kerplunk!".
* TheRemake: "Welcome To Paradise" was rerecorded from the previous album "Kerplunk!" in an almost identical, but much more polished recording.

While various music executives approached the band to make their sound more palatable, Green Day instead [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth sought a more "dry" sound]] similar to the Music/SexPistols' [[Music/NevermindTheBollocksHeresTheSexPistols debut record]] and Music/BlackSabbath. Touching on controversial themes such as lust, mass murder, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and boredom]], the record faced numerous attempts in production to {{Bowdlerize}} its content. Nevertheless, the lyrics and PunkRock influences spoke to numerous youth similar to the manner in which {{Grunge}} and AlternativeRock conveyed a sense of dissatisfaction with the world.

--> ''When masturbation lost it's fun, you're fucking lonely''

* AmbiguouslyGay:

--> ''I went to a whore''
--> '' '''He''' said that I'm a bore ''

'''''Dookie''''' is the third studio album by Music/GreenDay, released in 1994. Prior to this album, the band was floating under the radar, with their first two efforts (''39/Smooth'' and ''Kerplunk'') receiving shrugs or light positive reviews from the media. Their first album on a major label - Reprise Records - ''Dookie'' not only propelled them to stardom, but also allowed similar punk rock bands like them to finally make the big transition to the mainstream.