Insomniac is the fourth studio album by the American
punk rock band
Green Day. It was released on October 10, 1995 through
Reprise Records. Though it peaked at number two in the
United States and went double-platinum (according to the
RIAA) by 1996,
Insomniac did not have the sales endurance of its predecessor,
Dookie, largely due to its slightly darker lyrical tone and heavier, more abrasive sound.
Insomniac has sold 2,100,000 copies in the US alone, according to
Billboard in 2012. The album was reissued on
vinyl on May 12, 2009.