Editing 1,000 Hours (section)

==Release and reception==
The record deal with Lookout Records made Sweet Children realise that they needed a new name, settling on Green Day.<ref name=Spitz64>Spitz 2010, p. 64</ref>{{#tag:ref|Marc Spitz, author of ''Nobody Likes You – Inside the Turbulent Life, Times and Music of Green Day'' (2006), wrote that the Green Day name was taken from an Armstrong-written track of the same name,<ref name=Spitz64/> which was ultimately featured on their debut studio album, ''[[39/Smooth]]'' (1990).<ref>Gaar 2006, p. 36</ref> Myers, who also mentioned the track, said the name originated from a comment spoken by ''[[Sesame Street]]'' character [[Ernie (Sesame Street)|Ernie]]. It subsequently became an inside joke between the members, who used it to refer to their joint smoking sessions, with Kiffmeyer even having the words displayed on the back of his jacket.<ref name=Myers53>Myers 2006, p. 53</ref> Gaar said it was "variously attributed" to both Ernie and as a slang term for smoking pot.<ref name=Gaar32>Gaar 2006, p. 32</ref>|group="nb"}} Livermore theorized that one reason for altering their name was that there was a band with the similar-sounding name of [[Sweet Baby (band)|Sweet Baby]],<ref name=Myers53/> something that Gaar also noted.<ref name=Gaar32/> As Lookout were preparing to release the upcoming EP, he was furious: "I was like, 'Everybody knows you as Sweet Children. How am I supposed to sell a record by a band called Green Day?{{single double}}<ref name=Myers53/> Sweet Children played their last show under this old moniker on April 1, 1989 at Gilman for a benefit show alongside [[Samiam]] and [[Stikky]].<ref name=Myers52>Myers 2006, p. 52</ref>{{#tag:ref|Myers suggested that this show, which also had {{notatypo|Squeable Squabble}} and Square Meal on the line-up, caused Sweet Children to perceive that their name was highly similar to other acts that performed at Gilman, "a little too dumb."<ref>Myers 2006, pp. 52–53</ref>|group="nb"}}

''1,000 Hours'' EP released in April 1989 through Lookout Records on [[Phonograph record|seven-inch vinyl]].<ref name=Myers51/> The artwork had the band's name and the EP's title in black ink against a green sleeve, which was swapped for pink when Livermore used up all the green paper when [[Xerox art|xeroxing]] the covers.<ref name=Gaar32/> The back of the EP sleeve, taken by Murray Bowles,<ref name=Gaar32/> had a picture of the band; additional roles were listed for each member, such as Armstrong with "hat", Dirnt with "hair" and Kiffmeyer with "bus".<ref name=Myers51>Myers 2006, p. 51</ref> Gaar suggested that the extra credits alluded to back cover, which had Armstrong wearing a baseball cap on backwards and Dirnt hanging off a railing upside as his hair reaches the floor below.<ref>Gaar 2006, pp. 32–33</ref> The second pressing of the EP included a lyric sheet, offering credits for the songs.<ref name=Gaar32/>

Dirnt said the members of Green Day went into Lookout's office when the EP arrived from the pressing planet to help staff fold the sleeve for each record.<ref name=Myers51/> Livermore commented that due to the poppy nature of the release that it would be difficult to sell to Lookout Records-inclined record buyers. It subsequent took around six months for the EP to start attracting attention from the public.<ref name=Gaar31/> According to Myers, the ''1,000 Hours'' EP became a consistent-selling release for Lookout Records. He mentioned that while it did not have a unique musical direction amongst their peers,<ref name=Myers51/> the EP helped to place Green Day as well as Berkeley "on the map."<ref name=Myers52/> Green Day performed for the first time since the name change supporting [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]] on May 28, 1989, at Gilman.<ref>Spitz 2010, p. 62</ref> They then supported Necromancy for a show in [[Davis, California]], 50 miles away from where they were located.<ref>Gaar 2006, p. 34</ref> Around this time, Armstrong and Dirnt were preoccupied with appearing in other bands: [[Blatz (band)|Blatz]] and Corrupted Morals for the former, and Crummy Musicians for the latter.<ref>Gaar 2006, p. 35</ref>

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Critics latched on to the production of EP. Raggett focused on "how polished, even downright professional, everything sounds ... clearly recorded and instantly engaging."<ref name=AMreview/> Akin to their other early work, Raggett found the four tracks to be "engaging rather than flat-out fantastic."<ref name=AMreview/> Spitz was also impressed with "how ready the band sounds";<ref name=Spitz64/> Myers, similarly, commented that what he heard to be alarming was "not the relatively cheap-sounding production ... but the ability of three school kids who have been lucky enough – or talented, or a bit of both – to find their own unique voice early on."<ref name=Myers50/>

The ''1,000 Hours'' EP was included in its entirety alongside ''39/Smooth'' and the ''[[Slappy]]'' (1990) EP as part of the ''[[1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours]]'' (1991) compilation.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours|year=1991|type=sleeve|publisher=[[Lookout Records]]|id=Lookout 22CD}}</ref> In late 2005, citing a royalty dispute, the band took control of their Lookout Records-era releases, including ''1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours'', second studio album ''[[Kerplunk (album)|Kerplunk]]'', and the ''1,000 Hours'' and ''[[Slappy]]'' (1990) EPs.<ref name=Myers180>Myers 2006, p. 180</ref>