« Dookie »

Dookie is the third studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, through Reprise Records. It was the band’s first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo and its major record label debut. Dookie became a worldwide commercial success, peaking at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 and charting in seven countries. The album helped propel Green Day, and even punk rock music into mainstream popularity. Dookie was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America for the shipment of 10 million copies. Dookie produced five hit singles for the band: “Longview, “When I Come Around, “Basket Case, a re–recorded version of “Welcome to Paradise and the radio–only single “She. The album has garnered considerable acclaim, from its release to present day, winning a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1995 and being ranked No. 193 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As of 2014, Dookie is the band’s best–selling album with more than 20 million copies sold worldwide. Due to a legal copyright dispute with “Sesame Street, the popular TV–Series, about the display of the “Ernie figurine on rear cover on first releases later releases were censored and the display of the figurine was cut out.