She (Green Day song)

"She"
"She"
Promotional single by Green Day
from the album Dookie
Released	May 5, 1995
Recorded	1993
Genre	Punk rock; pop-punk;
Length	2:14
Label	Reprise; WEA International;
Composer(s)	Green Day
Lyricist(s)	Billie Joe Armstrong;
Producer(s)	Rob Cavallo; Green Day;
Green Day singles chronology
Audio
	"She" on YouTube

"She" is a song by the American rock band Green Day. It is the eighth track on their third album, Dookie and was released as Green Day's first promotional single in their discography. The song was written by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong about a former girlfriend who showed him a feminist poem with an identical title.^[5] In return, Armstrong wrote the lyrics of "She" and showed them to her.^[5] She later dumped him and moved to Ecuador, prompting Armstrong to put "She" on the album. The same ex-girlfriend is the topic of the songs "Sassafras Roots" and "Chump".^[5] It is one of the few Green Day singles that did not have a music video.

Track listing

Promo
No.	Title	Length
1.	"She"	2:14

Reception

The song has been frequently listed as one of Green Day's best songs. Kerrang! listed it as their second best song,^[6] while Rolling Stone listed it as their seventh.^[7] PopMatters listed "She" as the eighth best Green Day song, citing "'She' is sensitive without being soft; in between Armstrong's empathetic declarations of 'Scream at me / Until my ears bleed / I'm taking heed / Just for you', the band is hammering away at its instruments with amped-up intensity."^[4]

Covers

In 2016, British-American band As It Is covered the song for the Green Day cover album "American Superhits!".^[8]

In 2018, Californian punk-ska band Mad Caddies covered the song with a reggae beat for their cover album Punk Rocksteady.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Radio Songs (Billboard)^[9]	41
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[10]	18
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[12]	Gold	40,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Green Day - Fantasy Studios" (PDF). Fantasy Studios. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-24. Issued in February 1994, Dookie would spawn five hit singles — 'Longview', 'Welcome To Paradise' (a re‐recording of a track on Kerplunk), 'Basket Case', 'When I Come Around' and 'She' — and, with worldwide sales of over 16 million units, would prove to be the group's most popular work, while establishing them at the forefront of the neo-punk scene.
^ Payne, Chris (February 1, 2014). "Green Day's 'Dookie' at 20: Classic Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ Coulson, David (May 2021). "The Top 10 Green Day Songs of All-time". Chaospin. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b AJ Ramirez. "Nice Guys Finish Last: The Top 15 Green Day Songs". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Billie Joe Armstrong Interview on VH1". VH1. Archived from the original on 2002-08-09. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
^ "The 20 greatest Green Day songs – ranked". Kerrang!. 2020-04-10. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
^ "Readers' Poll: Green Day's Best Songs". Rolling Stone. 2012-09-26. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
^ "As It Is Cover Green Day's She". Kerrang!. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^ "Green Day Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
^ "Green Day Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
^ "Green Day Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Green Day – She". Music Canada. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[1] "Green Day - Fantasy Studios" (PDF). Fantasy Studios. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-24. Issued in February 1994, Dookie would spawn five hit singles — 'Longview', 'Welcome To Paradise' (a re‐recording of a track on Kerplunk), 'Basket Case', 'When I Come Around' and 'She' — and, with worldwide sales of over 16 million units, would prove to be the group's most popular work, while establishing them at the forefront of the neo-punk scene.

[payne-2] Payne, Chris (February 1, 2014). "Green Day's 'Dookie' at 20: Classic Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[coulson-3] Coulson, David (May 2021). "The Top 10 Green Day Songs of All-time". Chaospin. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[PopMatters-4] AJ Ramirez. "Nice Guys Finish Last: The Top 15 Green Day Songs". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2013-05-25.

[vh1_interview-5] "Billie Joe Armstrong Interview on VH1". VH1. Archived from the original on 2002-08-09. Retrieved 2007-07-16.

[6] "The 20 greatest Green Day songs – ranked". Kerrang!. 2020-04-10. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.

[7] "Readers' Poll: Green Day's Best Songs". Rolling Stone. 2012-09-26. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.

[8] "As It Is Cover Green Day's She". Kerrang!. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

[sc_Billboardradiosongs_Green_Day-9] "Green Day Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Green_Day-10] "Green Day Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[sc_Billboardalternativesongs_Green_Day-11] "Green Day Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[CanadaGreen_DayShesingleCertRef-12] "Canadian single certifications – Green Day – She". Music Canada. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

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Live albums	Bullet in a Bible Awesome as Fuck Woodstock 1994 BBC Sessions
Compilations	1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours International Superhits! Shenanigans Demolicious Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band
EPs	1,000 Hours Slappy Sweet Children Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking Tune In, Tokyo... Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo 21 Guns
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v t e Green Day songs
1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours	"Knowledge"
Kerplunk	"Welcome to Paradise"
Dookie	"Longview "Basket Case "She" "When I Come Around"
Insomniac	"Stuck with Me" "Geek Stink Breath" "Brain Stew / Jaded" "Walking Contradiction"
Nimrod	"Nice Guys Finish Last" "Hitchin' a Ride" "Redundant" "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Warning	"Warning" "Waiting" "Minority"
American Idiot	"American Idiot" "Jesus of Suburbia" "Holiday" "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
21st Century Breakdown	"21st Century Breakdown" "Know Your Enemy" "East Jesus Nowhere" "Last of the American Girls" "21 Guns"
Awesome as Fuck	"Cigarettes and Valentines"
¡Uno!	"Let Yourself Go" "Kill the DJ" "Oh Love"
¡Dos!	"Stray Heart" "Amy"
¡Tré!	"X-Kid" "The Forgotten"
Revolution Radio	"Bang Bang" "Revolution Radio" "Still Breathing"
Father of All Motherfuckers	"Father of All..." "Oh Yeah!"
Saviors	"The American Dream Is Killing Me" "Look Ma, No Brains!" "Dilemma" "One Eyed Bastard" "Bobby Sox"
Other songs	"J.A.R." "Xmas Time of the Year" "I Fought the Law" "The Saints Are Coming" "The Simpsons Theme" "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" "Dreaming"