Green Day's previous album Dookie (1994), their first for a major label, was approaching the ten-million sales mark by the time of recording Insomniac, and the band's success saw them rejected by the punk circles in which the group got their start. Sometimes I feel that Insomniac is the most honest record I ever made at the particular moment that it was written and recorded." That’s all we wanted to do, keep making music.
"The fact that that album came out, like, a year and a half after Dookie was us trying to cut off the bullshit in its tracks and just keep making music. In 2021, a deluxe version of the album was released for its 25th anniversary, including previously unreleased live tracks. The album was reissued on vinyl on May 12, 2009. Insomniac has sold over 2,100,000 copies in the United States and over 10,000,000 copies worldwide as of 2022. Though it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1996, Insomniac did not have the sales endurance of its predecessor Dookie, largely due to its slightly darker lyrical tone and its heavier and more abrasive sound. Three songs were released as singles, " Geek Stink Breath", " Stuck with Me", and " Brain Stew / Jaded". The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's songwriting and sarcastic sense of humor. Insomniac also served as a reaction to many early fans who had turned their backs on the band after it achieved mainstream success with Dookie.
Lyrically, the album discusses themes such as alienation, anxiety, boredom, and drug use. Released as the follow-up to the band's multi-platinum breakthrough Dookie, Insomniac featured a heavier and more “ punk” sound, and bleaker lyrics than its predecessor.
It was recorded at Hyde Street in San Francisco, and the band prioritized high-energy takes during the recording sessions. Insomniac is the fourth studio album by American rock band Green Day, released on October 10, 1995, by Reprise Records.
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