1,000 Hours

1,000 Hours
EP by Green Day
Released	April 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Skate Punk
Length	11:55
Label	Lookout!, Reprise
Producer	Andy Ernst and Green Day
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Green Day EP chronology
1,000 Hours (1989) Slappy (1990)

1,000 Hours is the first release from American punk rock band Green Day and the first of several releases for the independent record label Lookout! Records, the label that nurtured the band's development in their early years before their signing with a major label in 1993.

Recording and release

It was recorded in 1988 while the band was still named "Sweet Children," and released in early 1989 on vinyl only, with several different colors of vinyl available in limited quantities. Upon its release, it was also available with a pink cover. Shortly after it was recorded, the band changed their name to Green Day, despite the objections of Lookout Records' owner Lawrence "Larry" Livermore.

In 1991, all of the songs from 1,000 Hours were reissued on 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. 1,000 Hours remained in print on the Lookout! label until August, 2005 when Green Day removed their catalog from Lookout! Records.

Since March 24th, 2009 1,000 Hours (along with Slappy) has been back in print as a bonus to the vinyl reissue of the 39/Smooth album.

Track listing

All tracks by Green Day.

Side A.

1. "1,000 Hours" – 2:24
2. "Dry Ice" – 3:43

Side B.

1. "Only of You" – 2:44
2. "The One I Want" – 2:59

Notes

• According to Billie Joe, the song Dry Ice took 18 times to record because Al Sobrante kept making mistakes while drumming. At the end of the song, you can hear the band shout "yes, yes, we did it".
• Originally Dry Ice was supposed to be called "Whupped", but according to a KLAX interview, Al Sobrante named it Dry Ice because he felt "Whupped was stupid".

Personnel

• Billie Joe Armstrong - lead vocals/guitar
• Mike Dirnt - bass guitar/backing vocals
• Al Sobrante - drums