Green Day – Basket Case
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"Basket Case" is a 1994 punk rock song by Green Day, known for its catchy melody and lyrics about anxiety and mental health, and is one of the band's most iconic hits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green Day – "Basket Case" | 1 |
| Green Day – Basket Case canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10688289 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Green Day – Basket Case Context triple: [Mark Kohr, directedMusicVideo, Green Day – Basket Case]
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A.
Green Day – 1,000 Hours (EP)
Green Day – 1,000 Hours is the band’s debut EP, showcasing their early punk rock sound and laying the groundwork for their later mainstream success.
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B.
Green Day – Slappy (EP)
Green Day – Slappy (EP) is an early punk rock extended play by Green Day that showcases the band’s raw, pre-major-label sound and helped build their underground following.
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C.
Dookie
Dookie is the breakthrough 1994 punk rock album by Green Day that helped popularize pop-punk worldwide.
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D.
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band, formed in the late 1980s, known for popularizing pop-punk worldwide with albums like "Dookie" and "American Idiot."
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E.
Crash Test Dummies
Crash Test Dummies are a Canadian rock band best known for their deep-voiced vocals and the 1993 hit single "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Green Day – Basket Case Target entity description: "Basket Case" is a 1994 punk rock song by Green Day, known for its catchy melody and lyrics about anxiety and mental health, and is one of the band's most iconic hits.
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A.
Green Day – 1,000 Hours (EP)
Green Day – 1,000 Hours is the band’s debut EP, showcasing their early punk rock sound and laying the groundwork for their later mainstream success.
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B.
Green Day – Slappy (EP)
Green Day – Slappy (EP) is an early punk rock extended play by Green Day that showcases the band’s raw, pre-major-label sound and helped build their underground following.
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C.
Dookie
Dookie is the breakthrough 1994 punk rock album by Green Day that helped popularize pop-punk worldwide.
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D.
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band, formed in the late 1980s, known for popularizing pop-punk worldwide with albums like "Dookie" and "American Idiot."
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E.
Crash Test Dummies
Crash Test Dummies are a Canadian rock band best known for their deep-voiced vocals and the 1993 hit single "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Dookie ⓘ |
| artist | Green Day ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
number 1 on US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
ⓘ
top 10 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| composer |
Billie Joe Armstrong
ⓘ
Mike Dirnt ⓘ Tré Cool ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
breakthrough hit for Green Day
ⓘ
one of Green Day's signature songs ⓘ |
| featuredOn | rock radio playlists worldwide ⓘ |
| followedBy | When I Come Around ⓘ |
| follows | Longview ⓘ |
| genre |
pop punk
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| hasBside |
On the Wagon
ⓘ
When I Come Around (live) ⓘ
linked to:
When I Come Around
|
| hasMusicVideo | Basket Case music video ⓘ |
| includedIn | Green Day greatest hits setlists ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:01 ⓘ |
| liveStapleOf | Green Day concerts ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Mark Kohr ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Dookie ⓘ |
| performer | Green Day ⓘ |
| precededBy | Longview ⓘ |
| producer |
Green Day
ⓘ
Rob Cavallo ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Reprise Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-08-29 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
7-inch vinyl single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| subjectOf | music video set in a mental institution ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| theme |
anxiety
ⓘ
mental health ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| writer |
Billie Joe Armstrong
ⓘ
Mike Dirnt ⓘ Tré Cool ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Green Day – Basket Case Description of subject: "Basket Case" is a 1994 punk rock song by Green Day, known for its catchy melody and lyrics about anxiety and mental health, and is one of the band's most iconic hits.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Green Day – Basket Case