Green day乐队在美国另类乐坛的后“nirvana”时期崛起,实际“jam pearl”之后最有影响的乐队。本质上,“green day”是punk复兴者,复活了急速而简练的,3个和弦的punk流行歌曲。尽管他们的音乐并没有特别的创新,但他们用《dookie》奖70年代末的punk带给新的年轻的一代。“green day”未能保持住他们的成功——《dookie》卖出800万张,而它的下一张之卖了前者的四分之一,但是他们的影响甚为深远,是他们打开了美国新朋克,朋克金属和第三次ska音乐浪潮之门。
《kerplunk》在地下的成功引起各大唱片公司的兴趣,乐队最后决定签约reprise。《dookie》,“green day”的首张大公司专辑发行于1994年春。多亏mtv电视台对单曲《longview》的支持,该专辑成为大热门。《dookie》在夏天继续升温,第2首单曲《basket case》在美国现代摇滚榜上5周高居榜首。同时,乐队在“五德斯托克94”上露面,更扩大了专辑的销量。第4首单曲《when i come around》在1995年初的现代摇滚榜上蝉联7周冠军。《dookie》最终在美国售出800万张,全球销量大1000万。他还获得1994年格莱美最佳另类音乐表演奖。
"Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" Green Day I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don’t know where it goes But it’s home to me and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams Where the city sleeps and I’m the only one and I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk a... My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me ’Til then I walk alone Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah I’m walking down the line That divides me somewhere in my mind On the border line Of the edge and where I walk alone Read between the lines What’s ****ed up and everything’s alright Check my vital signs To know I’m still alive and I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk a... My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me ’Til then I walk alone Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah Ah-ah, Ah-ah I walk alone I walk a... I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams Where the city sleeps And I’m the only one and I walk a... My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me ’Til then I walk alone...