▁a ▁certain ▁live ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁often ▁associated ▁as ▁a ▁music ▁video . ▁The ▁video ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁Green ▁Day ' s ▁official ▁website . ▁ ▁The ▁hit ▁single ▁" B asket ▁Case ", ▁which ▁appeared ▁on ▁many ▁singles ▁charts ▁world wide , ▁was ▁also ▁inspired ▁by ▁Arm strong ' s ▁personal ▁experiences . ▁The ▁song ▁de als ▁with ▁Arm strong ' s ▁anx iety ▁attacks ▁and ▁feelings ▁of ▁" going ▁cra zy " ▁prior ▁to ▁being ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁a ▁pan ic ▁dis order . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁verse , ▁" B asket ▁Case " ▁references ▁solic iting ▁a ▁male ▁prost itute ; ▁Arm strong ▁noted ▁that ▁" I ▁wanted ▁to ▁challenge ▁myself ▁and ▁who ever ▁the ▁listener ▁might ▁be . ▁It ' s ▁also ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁saying , ▁' It ' s ▁not ▁as ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁as ▁you ▁think . ▁This ▁isn ' t ▁your ▁grand father ' s ▁prost itute ▁– ▁or ▁maybe ▁it ▁was .' " ▁ ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁an ▁abandoned ▁mental ▁institution . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁songs . ▁ ▁Songs ▁ 8 – 1 4 ▁The ▁radio - only ▁single , ▁" She ", ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Arm strong ▁about ▁a ▁former ▁girl friend ▁who ▁showed ▁him ▁a ▁femin ist ▁poem ▁with ▁an ▁identical ▁title . ▁In ▁return , ▁Arm strong ▁wrote ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁" She " ▁and ▁showed ▁them ▁to ▁her . ▁She ▁later ▁moved ▁to