Green Day

Green Day is an American Pop punk band formed in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For much of the band's career, they have been a trio with drummer Tré Cool, who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990 before the recording of the band's studio album, Kerplunk! (1991). Touring guitarist Jason White joined the band full-time in 2012, but returned to his role as a touring musician in 2016. Green Day was originally part of the late-'80s/early-'90s punk scene at the 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records. In 1994, the band released their major label debut, Dookie, on Reprise Records which eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S and spawning hit singles Welcome To Paradise, Longview, Basket Case, When I Come Around and the radio hit She. Green Day is credited alongside fellow California punk bands Sublime, the Offspring, and Rancid, with repopularizing interest in punk rock in the U.S.
In 1995 the band released the album Insomniac which spawned the hit single Brain Stew/Jaded as well as minors hits Green Stink Breath, Stuck With Me, 86 and Walking Contraction and sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. The band's 1997 album Nimrod spawned the acoustic hit Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) and minor hits Nice Guys Finish Last, Hitchin' A Ride and Redundant and also sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. The band's 2000 album Warning failed to reach as much success due to the album being leaked onto Napster weeks before release. The band's 2004 comeback album American Idiot was a major commercial success, selling over 6 million copies in the U.S., reaching number one on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and spawning five hit singles, American Idiot, Holiday, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Jesus Of Suburbia and Wake Me Up When September Ends. The band's success contained with the album 21st Century Breakdown. The band released a trilogy of albums in 2012, entitled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré!. The band would release Three more albums, Revolution Radio, Father Of All Motherfuckers, and Saviors, in 2016, 2020, and 2024 respectively. 
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