What song did Billie Joe Armstrong record at age five?

At age five, Billie Joe Armstrong recorded the song “Look for Love.”

Armstrong recorded the song in 1977 while growing up in Rodeo, California. A teacher encouraged his musical interest, and he worked with music teacher Marie Louise Fiatarone, who recognized his singing ability. The recording was released on the small Bay Area label Fiat Records, making it an unusually early start for the future Green Day frontman.

The record is more than a childhood curiosity: its spoken interview recording was later sampled at the beginning of “Maria,” a song included on Green Day’s 2001 compilation International Superhits! The recording also connects Armstrong’s earliest studio experience with his later career. Sixteen years after “Look for Love,” Green Day recorded Dookie at Fantasy Studios, the same Berkeley facility associated with the child recording. The other options are unrelated songs and do not describe Armstrong’s first recorded performance.