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“Basket Case” is a song by Green Day from its third album Dookie. After the single was released, the song ended up being a huge hit, spending five weeks at the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was written by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong about his struggle with anxiety; before he was diagnosed with a panic disorder, he thought he was going crazy. The music video, featuring the band members in a mental institution, received heavy airplay on MTV. This song and its music video helped propel Dookie to become a major success among most mainstream rock listeners. Dookie went on to become a multi-platinum album featuring this song as well as hit singles “Longview”, “When I Come Around”, “Welcome to Paradise” and “She”.

In 1995, Green Day was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for “Basket Case”.

In 2006, on Mike Davies and Zane Lowe’s Lock Up Special on BBC Radio 1, the listeners voted “Basket Case” the Greatest Punk Song of All Time.

The song can also be found on their 2001 greatest hits compilation International Superhits!. The music video can be found on their International Supervideos! DVD. A live version is also found on Bullet in a Bible, a live album of Green Day performing at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in 2005.

Track listing

Initial Pressing

1. “Basket Case” - 3:01
2. “On The Wagon” (Non-LP Track) - 2:48
3. “Tired Of Waiting For You” (Non-LP Track) - 2:30
4. “409 In Your Coffeemaker” (Unmixed) - 2:49

Alternate Pressing

1. “Basket Case” - 3:01
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  • Dookie
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  • 2005-01-15: Boeblingen, Germany
    Green Day Play
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  • International Superhits!
    Green Day
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  • International Superhits
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  • motorbikegame

    @lyle_catcliffe can't tell if trolling, or just stupid

    22 days ago

  • scattered-nimro

    @ a_barfight correct amondo !

    25 days ago

  • AndreyTerentev

    I Like this song very much.

    last month

  • suicidalmarz

    <3

    last month

  • a_barfight

    @lyle_catcliffe: you, sir, are a fucking idiot. mcfly only wrote their song about 15 years after this one. try wikipedia before you make yourself sound like a fucking dumbass, next time.

    last month

  • lyle_catcliffe

    This song sounds exactly like McFly's 'Girl With 5 Colours In Her Hair'. Did Green Day get sued for this blatant plagiarism?

    March 2012

  • runt14500721

    PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK

    March 2012

  • lauragoesroar

    *puts head through wall in sheer bliss* [2]

    March 2012

  • a_barfight

    *puts head through wall in sheer bliss*

    March 2012

  • DeathNoteAddict

    If you don't like Green Day you fail. at life. \m/

    March 2012

  • DJCPUG

    My lifes a bore, so who should i see ??

    March 2012

  • CarnyKid93

    Good times!

    February 2012

  • star2777

    :)*

    February 2012

  • readaryan

    I karaoke to thisn this only

    February 2012

  • ginva

    Greenday will live forever!!!!

    February 2012

  • Foggster

    hell, we all were young once...;-)

    February 2012

  • jgreer78223

    gee, 2 of my favorite artists have a song called"basket case".

    January 2012

  • HeavyMedal

    best song ever

    January 2012

  • gferro1

    God...my college years. This song is a classic. 90's!

    January 2012

  • ShredMyFace

    5th grade memories! I'd jam to this on the bus on my CASSETTE PLAYER.

    December 2011
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