Green Day is an American punk trio formed in 1987. Green Day was originally part of the punk rock scene at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley; California. Its early releases for independent record label Lookout! Records earned them a grassroots fanbase; some of whom felt alienated when the band signed to a major label. Nevertheless; its major label debut Dookie (1994) became a breakout success and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone; and 15 million copies sold worldwide.The band has sold over 65 million records worldwide; including 22 million in the United States alone. They have won three Grammy Awards; Best Alternative Album for Dookie; Best Rock Album for American Idiot; and Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", also called "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)" or more commonly "Time of Your Life", is a popular song by the American punk band Green Day. Although written by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong just after the release of their 1994 hit album Dookie, the song was not released until their third major-label album Nimrod in 1997 although an alternate version did appear as a.