1988年，只有16岁的吉他手兼歌手Billie Joe Armstrong与同龄的儿时伙伴，贝司手Mike Dirnt联手在美国加利福尼亚州西北部首先组建了Green Day的前身Sweet Children乐队，1989年当鼓手Al Sobrante加入之后正式更名为Green Day——吸食大麻的一天，意在使歌迷们对他们的音乐如同对大麻一样上瘾。专辑包含以下歌曲：21st Century Breakdown - (London, England), Know Your Enemy - (Manchester, England), East Jesus Nowhere - (Glasgow, Scotland), Holiday - (Dublin, Ireland), Gloria - (Dallas, Texas), Cigarettes And Valentines - (Phoenix, Arizona), Burnout - (Irvine, California), Pasalaqua - (Chula Vista, California), JAR - (Detroit, Michigan - August 23rd 2010), Holden Caulfield - (New York, New York), Geek Stink Breath - (Saitama-shi, Japan), When I Come Around - (Berlin, Germany), She - (Brisbane, Australia - December 8th 2009), 21 Guns, American Idiot, Wake Me Up, Good Riddance。