▁at ▁Fant asy ▁Studios ▁in ▁Ber keley , ▁California . ▁Arm strong ▁later ▁said ▁of ▁their ▁studio ▁experience , ▁" Every thing ▁was ▁already ▁written , ▁all ▁we ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁was ▁play ▁it ." ▁ ▁Writing ▁and ▁composition ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁content ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Arm strong , ▁except ▁" E men ius ▁S leep us " ▁written ▁by ▁bass ist ▁Mike ▁Dir nt , ▁and ▁the ▁hidden ▁track , ▁" All ▁by ▁Mys elf ", ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁drum mer ▁Tr é ▁C ool . ▁The ▁album ▁touched ▁upon ▁various ▁experiences ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁and ▁included ▁subjects ▁like ▁anx iety ▁and ▁pan ic ▁attacks , ▁m ast urb ation , ▁sexual ▁orientation , ▁b ored om , ▁mass ▁murder , ▁divor ce , ▁and ▁ex - g irl fri ends . ▁ ▁Songs ▁ 1 – 7 ▁Arm strong ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁" H aving ▁a ▁Bl ast " ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁single ▁" Long view " ▁had ▁a ▁signature ▁bass ▁line ▁that ▁bass ist ▁Dir nt ▁wrote ▁while ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁L SD . ▁" Wel come ▁to ▁Parad ise ", ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁from ▁Do ok ie , ▁was ▁originally ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁second ▁studio ▁album , ▁Ker pl unk . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁re - record ed ▁with ▁a ▁less ▁gra iny ▁sound ▁for ▁Do ok ie . ▁The ▁song ▁never ▁had ▁an ▁official ▁music ▁video ; ▁however ,