Basket Case (song)

"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.

"Basket Case"
Song by Green Day
from Dookie"
Released	1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Punk rock
Length	3:01
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong
Producer(s)	Green Day, Jerry Finn
Green Day singles chronology
""Welcome to Paradise" (1994) Basket Case ""She" (1995)

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
2. "Longview" (live) - 3:30
3. "Burnout" (live) - 2:11
4. "2,000 Light Years Away" (Live) - 2:49

• (Live tracks recorded March 11, 1994 at Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, Florida)

Chart positions

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 stopped the song from charting on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other websites

• Song Review Archived 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine at Allmusic