Longview (song)

"Longview"
The cover depicts three dogs smoking what could be marijuana. One of them is seen throwing something. The Green Day logo with the plane and smoke, can be seen above.
Artwork for commercial overseas releases
Single by Green Day
from the album Dookie
ReleasedJune 6, 1994 (1994-06-06)
StudioFantasy (Berkeley, California)
Genre
Length3:59
Label
Composer(s)Green Day
Lyricist(s)Billie Joe Armstrong
Producer(s)
Green Day singles chronology
"Longview"
(1994) 		"Basket Case"
(1994)
Audio sample
Music video
"Longview" on YouTube

"Longview" is the debut single by American rock band Green Day. It is the fourth track on the band's third studio album, Dookie (1994), released to radio on February 1, 1994. It was physically released on June 6, 1994. The song was the band's first single to top the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. The music video for the song received heavy airplay on MTV and is largely credited for breaking Green Day into mainstream popularity. It was directed by Bay Area music video director Mark Kohr, who later collaborated with the band on future music videos.

In 1995, Green Day received four Grammy Award nominations, including Best Hard Rock Performance for "Longview".[7] The song was ranked at number three on the list of the "Best Singles of 1994" by Rolling Stone.[8]

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