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 Green Day facts

• For much of the group's career, the band has been a trio with drummer Tré Cool, who replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990 prior to the recording of the band's second studio album, Kerplunk (1991)
• In 2012, guitarist Jason White became an official member after having performed with the band as a touring member since 1999
• Green Day was originally part of the punk scene at the DIY 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California
• The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records
• In 1994, its major label debut Dookie (released through Reprise Records) became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U
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• Green Day was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands Sublime, Bad Religion, The Offspring, Blink-182, and Rancid, with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States
• Green Day's three follow-up albums, Insomniac (1995), Nimrod (1997), and Warning (2000) did not achieve the massive success of Dookie, though they were still successful, with Insomniac and Nimrod reaching double platinum and Warning achieving platinum status
• The band's rock opera, American Idiot (2004), reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling six million copies in the U
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