▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁Do ok ie ▁( st yl ized ▁as ▁do ok ie ) ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁and ▁major ▁label ▁debut ▁by ▁American ▁rock ▁band ▁Green ▁Day , ▁released ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁by ▁Re prise ▁Records . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁first ▁collaboration ▁with ▁producer ▁Rob ▁Caval lo , ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁at ▁Fant asy ▁Studios ▁in ▁Ber keley , ▁California . ▁Writ ten ▁mostly ▁by ▁front man ▁Bill ie ▁Joe ▁Arm strong , ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁mostly ▁based ▁around ▁his ▁personal ▁experiences , ▁with ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁b ored om , ▁anx iety , ▁relationships , ▁and ▁sexual ity . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁promoted ▁with ▁five ▁singles : ▁" Long view ", ▁" B asket ▁Case ", ▁a ▁re - record ed ▁version ▁of ▁" Wel come ▁to ▁Parad ise ", ▁" When ▁I ▁Come ▁Ar ound ", ▁and ▁the ▁radio - only ▁" She ". ▁“ All ▁By ▁Mys elf ” ▁was ▁a ▁hidden ▁track ▁performed ▁by ▁Tr é ▁C ool . ▁ ▁Do ok ie ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁upon ▁its ▁release , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁band ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Altern ative ▁Album ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁world wide ▁success , ▁reaching ▁number ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁countries ; ▁it ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁bringing ▁punk ▁rock ▁to ▁main stream ▁popular ity , ▁and