Basket Case

1994 single by Green Day
VisualArtwork single Q1750952
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Basket Case

Summary

Basket Case is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basket Case's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Basket Case's composer is recorded as Billie Joe Armstrong[4].
  • Basket Case's genre is punk rock[5].
  • Basket Case's genre is pop-punk[6].
  • Basket Case's genre is alternative rock[7].
  • Basket Case followed Welcome to Paradise[8].
  • Basket Case was followed by When I Come Around[9].
  • Basket Case was followed by She[10].
  • Basket Case was produced by Rob Cavallo[11].
  • Among the performers on Basket Case was Green Day[12].
  • Basket Case's record label is recorded as Reprise Records[13].
  • Basket Case is part of Dookie[14].
  • Basket Case's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Basket Case was distributed by CD single[16].
  • Basket Case was distributed by vinyl record[17].
  • Basket Case was distributed by compact disc[18].
  • Basket Case's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • 1993 marks the founding of Basket Case[20].
  • Basket Case was published on November 29, 1994[21].
  • Basket Case's lyricist is recorded as Billie Joe Armstrong[22].
  • Basket Case's main subject is basket case[23].
  • Basket Case's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Basket Case'}[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6087db75-c515-351f-a1fc-98c7cd4a8155[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Basket Case was Green Day[12]. It was produced by Rob Cavallo[11].

Publication

Basket Case was released on November 29, 1994[21]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include punk rock[5], pop-punk[6], and alternative rock[7]. It is part of Dookie[14]. Recorded distribution format include CD single[16], vinyl record[17], and compact disc[18].

Subject and Themes

Basket Case's main subject is basket case[23].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Basket Case followed Welcome to Paradise[8]. Successors include When I Come Around[9] and She[10].

Why It Matters

Basket Case ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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