Dookie is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994. The album touched upon various experiences of the band members and included subjects like anxiety and panic attacks, masturbation, sexual orientation, boredom, mass murder, divorce, hobos and ex-girlfriends.Along with The Offspring's record "Smash," Dookie has been credited for helping bring punk rock back into mainstream music culture.