| Green Day are an American rock band
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| | popularizing punk rock in the United
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| formed in 1989 comprising three core
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| | States. Green Day's immediate follow-up
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| members: Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar,
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| | albums did not achieve the massive
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| lead vocals), Mike Dirnt (bass) and Tré
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| | success of Dookie, but they were still
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| Cool (drums).
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| | successful. Their 2004 rock opera
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| Green Day was originally part of the punk
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| | American Idiot reignited the band's
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| rock scene at 924 Gilman Street in
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| | popularity with a younger generation,
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| Berkeley, California. Their early
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| | selling 5 million copies in the U.S.
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| releases for independent label Lookout!
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| | The band has sold over 60 million records
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| Records earned them a grassroots fanbase,
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| | worldwide, including 22 million in the
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| some of whom felt alienated when the band
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| | United States alone. Their success has
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| signed to a major label. Nevertheless,
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| | influenced prominent pop punk bands such
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| their major label debut Dookie became a
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| | as Sum 41, New Found Glory, and Good
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| breakout success in 1994 and eventually
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| | Charlotte. Green Day currently has three
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| sold over 10 million copies in the U.S.
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| | Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Album
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| alone. As a result, Green Day was widely
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| | for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American
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| credited, along with fellow California
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| | Idiot, and Record of the Year for
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| punk bands The Offspring and Rancid, with
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| | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
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| reviving mainstream interest in and
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