Bayan wani ɗan gajeren lokaci a 1996, Green Day ya fara aiki a kan sabon kundin a 1997. Daga farkon, duka ƙungiyar da Cavallo sun yarda cewa kundin ya bambanta da kundin da suka gabata. Sakamakon ya kasance Nimrod, wani gwaji na gwaji daga nau'in kiɗa na pop-punk na ƙungiyar. An saki sabon kundin a watan Oktoba 1997. Ya ba da nau'o'in kiɗa, daga pop-punk surf, dutse, da ska, zuwa wani ballad na acoustic. Nimrod ya shiga cikin sigogi a lamba 10. Nasarar "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) " ya sami ƙungiyar MTV Video Award don Mafi kyawun Bidiyo. An kuma yi amfani da waƙar a cikin "clip show" na biyu na Seinfeld da kuma a cikin sassan biyu na ER. Tambaya: A wace shekara ce Green Day ta fara aiki a kan sabon kundin bayan hutu?
Shekarar 1997