With the success in the independent world of the band's first two albums, 39/Smooth (1990) and Kerplunk (1991), which sold 30,000 units each, a number of major record labels became … 展开

Dookie is American slang for feces. It is a reference to the diarrhea—"liquid dookie"—that the band members suffered while eating spoiled food … 展开

While rehearsing in the house they rented in Berkeley at the end of 1993 in anticipation of a tour for Dookie, the band was invited to the Warner offices in Los Angeles to discuss the … 展开

Green Day's Dookie—along with the Offspring's Smash, released two months later—has been credited for helping bring punk rock back … 展开

Following the band's last Gilman Street performance, Green Day demoed the songs "She", "Sassafras Roots", "Pulling Teeth" and "F.O.D." on … 展开

Much of Dookie's content was written by Armstrong, except "Emenius Sleepus", which was written by the bassist Mike Dirnt, and the hidden track, "All by Myself", which was written by Tré Cool. The album touched upon various experiences of the band … 展开

Dookie was released to critical acclaim. In early 1995, Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote, "Punk turns into pop in fast, funny, catchy, high … 展开