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Basket Case

Words ByBillie Joe Armstrong
Music ByBillie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
Recorded AtFantasy Studios
ProducerRob Cavallo, Green Day
Live Performances 1093
First Played 1992-11-18
Last Played 2026-02-06
Performances By Year
Staple (80-100%)
Regular (50-79%)
Sporadic (20-49%)

Rare (1-19%)
Inactive (0%)
Performance Probability
96%
Staple
Odds of being played at the next show
(Calculated from the last 100 shows) ! For songs debuted recently, the percentage is calculated against total shows performed since the song's debut date rather than the full 100-show window.
Lyrics
Do you have the time To listen to me whine About nothing and everything All at once I am one of those Melodramatic fools Neurotic to the bone No doubt about it Sometimes I give myself the creeps Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me It all keeps adding up I think I'm cracking up Am I just paranoid Am I just stoned I went to a shrink To analyze my dreams She says it's lack of sex That's bringing me down I went to a whore He said "My life's a bore" So quit my whining cause It's bringing her down Sometimes I give myself the creeps Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me It all keeps adding up I think I'm cracking up Am I just paranoid Grasping to control So I better hold on Sometimes I give myself the creeps Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me It all keeps adding up I think I'm cracking up Am I just paranoid Am I just stoned
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Billboard Charts
  • #1 Alternative Airplay (5 weeks)
  • #9 Rock Airplay
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