The Green Day song that begins with “Do you have the time to listen to me whine?” is “Basket Case.” The opening line immediately introduces the song’s anxious, confessional tone, with Billie Joe Armstrong describing panic, worry, and the fear that he may be losing control.
“Basket Case” was released in 1994 as the third single from Green Day’s breakthrough album Dookie. Armstrong later explained that the song drew on his experiences with anxiety and panic attacks, which he initially interpreted as possible madness. The track turns those feelings into a fast, catchy pop-punk song, creating a contrast between its bright energy and its uneasy subject matter.
A common mix-up is confusing “Basket Case” with other major Dookie singles such as “When I Come Around” or “Longview.” Those songs also helped define Green Day’s 1990s sound, but neither opens with the quoted question. “Basket Case” became one of the band’s signature songs and remains a defining example of 1990s pop-punk.