When I Come Around - wikipedia When I Come Around `` When I Come Around '' Single by Green Day from the album Dookie Released January 31, 1995 Format CD single Recorded Genre Punk rock alternative rock Length 2 : 58 Label Reprise, WEA International Songwriter ( s ) Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool Producer ( s ) Rob Cavallo and Green Day Green Day singles chronology `` Basket Case '' ( 1994 ) `` When I Come Around '' ( 1995 ) `` She '' ( 1995 ) `` Basket Case '' ( 1994 ) `` When I Come Around '' ( 1995 ) `` She '' ( 1995 ) `` When I Come Around '' is a song released by American punk rock band Green Day. It is the tenth track on their third studio album, Dookie, and was released as the fourth single from that album in 1995. It was played live as early as 29 August 1992. `` When I Come Around '' was Green Day 's most popular radio single in their early career, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. This was their highest charting radio single until 2004 's `` Boulevard of Broken Dreams '' peaked at No. 2. `` When I Come Around '' was one of the most successful alternative rock songs of 1995. It topped Billboard 's Alternative Songs chart for a then - record seven weeks, and also hit number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. It was Green Day 's third straight number - one from Dookie, after `` Longview '' and `` Basket Case ''. As of August 2010, `` When I Come Around '' has sold 639,000 copies, making it the band 's second best - selling single of the 1990s behind only their 1997 hit `` Good Riddance ( Time of Your Life ) ''. Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Initial pressing 1.2 AU single 1.3 7 '' picture disc 2 Music video 3 Use in media 4 Chart positions 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External links Track listing Initial pressing `` When I Come Around '' -- 2 : 58 `` Coming Clean '' ( live ) -- 1 : 36 `` She '' ( live ) -- 2 : 14 ( Live tracks recorded November 18, 1994 at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago ) AU single `` When I Come Around '' -- 2 : 58 `` Longview '' ( live ) -- 3 : 30 `` Burnout '' ( live ) -- 2 : 11 `` 2,000 Light Years Away '' ( live ) -- 2 : 48 ( Live tracks recorded March 11, 1994, at Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, Florida ; Tracks 2 - 3 are the same on the Live Tracks EP ; Track 4 has an extended intro, but is the same performance ) 7 '' picture disc Side A `` When I Come Around '' -- 2 : 58 Side B `` She '' ( live ) -- 2 : 14 Music video The music video shows the band walking to different places, like the Mission District and the Powell Street Station in San Francisco and Berkeley, California at night, along with various scenes of people doing common things all inter-related. One of the first scenes of the video eventually leads back to the scene at the end. The band 's friend and former secondary guitarist Jason White can be seen in the video with his girlfriend at the time. Mark Kohr directed this video. Before the video was filmed, MTV aired a live performance of the song by the band at the 1994 Woodstock Festival. MTV 's Ultimate Albums : Dookie special credited the simple horizontally - striped sweater worn by Armstrong in the video for starting a fashion trend of similar sweaters. Use in media `` When I Come Around '' was featured in South Park episode `` Hummels & Heroin ''. It was also featured in the Green Day themed Rock Band game Green Day : Rock Band. Chart positions Weekly charts Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 7 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 45 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 33 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 28 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 27 US Radio Songs ( Billboard ) 6 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Rock Digital Songs 31 Year - end charts Chart ( 1995 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 21 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 28 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Bang and Blame '' by R.E.M. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number - one single January 7 -- February 18, 1995 Succeeded by `` Lightning Crashes '' by Live References Jump up ^ `` Green Day - Fantasy Studios '' ( PDF ). Fantasy Studios. Issued in February 1994, Dookie would spawn five hit singles -- ' Longview ', ' Welcome To Paradise ' ( a re ‐ recording of a track on Kerplunk ), ' Basket Case ', ' When I Come Around ' and ' She ' -- and, with worldwide sales of over 16 million units, would prove to be the group 's most popular work, while establishing them at the forefront of the neo-punk scene. Jump up ^ `` Top 10 Alt - Rock Videos From 1995 ''. Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Week Ending Aug. 8, 2008 : Taylor Swift Returns - Chart Watch ''. New.music.yahoo.com. August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2011. Jump up ^ `` GDA Video Information ''. Greendayauthority.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2005. Retrieved August 14, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Green Day -- When I Come Around ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 8002. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Green Day Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Green Day -- When I Come Around '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Green Day -- When I Come Around ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Green Day -- When I Come Around ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Green Day : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Green Day Chart History ( Radio Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Green Day Chart History ( Pop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Green Day Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Green Day Chart History ( Alternative Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Green Day Rock Digital ''. Jump up ^ `` RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1995 ''. RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1995 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The ARIA Report : Issue 1002 ( Week Commencing 11 May 2009 '' ( PDF ). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Green Day ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 22, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics When I Come Around official video on YouTube Green Day Billie Joe Armstrong Mike Dirnt Tré Cool Jason White John Kiffmeyer Studio albums 39 / Smooth Kerplunk Dookie Insomniac Nimrod Warning American Idiot 21st Century Breakdown ¡ Uno ! ¡ Dos ! ¡ Tré ! 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Question: when did when i come around come out
Answer: January 31, 1995