"Basket Case" is a song by the band, Green Day from its third album Dookie. The song ended up being a huge hit, spending five weeks at the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart after it was released. The song was written by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong about his struggle with anxiety; before he was diagnosed with a panic disorder, and he thought he was going crazy.[1]
Track listing [change]
Initial Pressing [change]
- "Basket Case" - 3:01
- "On The Wagon" (Non-LP Track) - 2:48
- "Tired Of Waiting For You" (Non-LP Track) - 2:30
- "409 In Your Coffeemaker" (Unmixed) - 2:49
Alternate Pressing [change]
- "Basket Case" - 3:01
- "Longview" (live) - 3:30
- "Burnout" (live) - 2:11
- "2,000 Light Years Away" (Live) - 2:49
- (Live tracks recorded March 11, 1994 at Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, Florida)
Chart positions [change]
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1994 |
Modern Rock Tracks (US) |
No. 1 |
| 1994 |
Mainstream Rock Tracks (US) |
No. 9 |
| 1995 |
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay |
No. 26 |
| 1994 |
Top 40 Mainstream (US) |
No. 16 |
| 1995 |
Official Norwegian Singles Chart |
No. 2 |
| 1994 |
Official Sweden Singles Chart |
No. 3 |
| 1994 |
Official UK Singles Chart |
No. 6 |
| 1995 |
Official Irish Singles Chart |
No. 11 |
| 1995 |
Official German Singles Chart |
No. 18 |
It should be noted that, while the song was extremely popular in the United States, even reaching hit number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, the lack of a commercial single single-handedly stopped the song from charting on the Billboard Hot 100.
- ↑ "Billie Joe Armstrong Interview on VH1". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/ultimate_albums/58025/episode_interviews_int.jhtml?start=1. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
Other websites [change]
