Longview (song)
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| Single by Green Day | ||||
| from the album Dookie | ||||
| Released | February 1, 1994 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy (Berkeley, California) | |||
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| Length | 3:59 | |||
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| Composer(s) | Green Day | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Billie Joe Armstrong | |||
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| "Longview" on YouTube | ||||
"Longview" is a song by American rock band Green Day, released as their debut single. It is the fourth track on the band's third studio album, Dookie (1994). "Longview" was serviced to US radio on February 1, 1994, and was physically released on June 6, 1994, by Reprise and WEA International. The song was the band's first single to top the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US. 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". The song was ranked at number three on the list of the "Best Singles of 1994" by Rolling Stone.