Goo Goo Dolls: Artist Essentials

First released: 1998 (year verified)

The original full-band recording was publicly released in the 1998 City of Angels soundtrack cycle before its inclusion on Dizzy Up the Girl. The artist account distinguishes the familiar released recording from the version heard in the film. Only year precision is assigned.

Recording: Original 1998 full-band studio soundtrack recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original soundtrack: City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture

John Rzeznik - original Iris recording account
The artist interview introduction identifies the original 1998 City of Angels soundtrack release and explicitly distinguishes the version heard in the film from the familiar released recording. It also identifies Name as a 1995 song and the Buffalo origin of the band. No lyrics or unsupported inspiration paraphrases are copied. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Dizzy Up the Girl - label original program
The label explicitly identifies the original 1998 album and its original thirteen-track program. The modern anniversary product date is not used. Iris has a separately reviewed earlier soundtrack release, while Slide has its own 1998 advance-single metadata. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1995 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1995 and belongs to the original A Boy Named Goo program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1995 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: A Boy Named Goo
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

A Boy Named Goo - original studio program metadata
Original 1995 distributor album and track metadata are reviewed through the public Apple lookup, including Long Way Down, Naked and Name. These original album performances are selected; a later recording carrying the same composition title would remain separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1998 (year verified)

The original band studio track was issued in 1998 as an advance single. Track-level metadata is considered independently of the associated album, and only year precision is published.

Recording: Original 1998 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Slide

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Dizzy Up the Girl - label original program
The label explicitly identifies the original 1998 album and its original thirteen-track program. The modern anniversary product date is not used. Iris has a separately reviewed earlier soundtrack release, while Slide has its own 1998 advance-single metadata. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1998 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1998 and belongs to the original Dizzy Up the Girl program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1998 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Dizzy Up the Girl
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

Dizzy Up the Girl - label original program
The label explicitly identifies the original 1998 album and its original thirteen-track program. The modern anniversary product date is not used. Iris has a separately reviewed earlier soundtrack release, while Slide has its own 1998 advance-single metadata. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1998 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1998 and belongs to the original Dizzy Up the Girl program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1998 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Dizzy Up the Girl
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

Dizzy Up the Girl - label original program
The label explicitly identifies the original 1998 album and its original thirteen-track program. The modern anniversary product date is not used. Iris has a separately reviewed earlier soundtrack release, while Slide has its own 1998 advance-single metadata. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2002 (year verified)

The original band studio track was issued in 2002 as an advance single. Track-level metadata is considered independently of the associated album, and only year precision is published.

Recording: Original 2002 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Here Is Gone

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Gutterflower - label original studio program
The label explicitly identifies the original 2002 album and original twelve-song program, including Big Machine, Here Is Gone and Sympathy. The contemporary vinyl product date is not used as first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2002 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 2002 and belongs to the original Gutterflower program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 2002 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Gutterflower
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

Gutterflower - label original studio program
The label explicitly identifies the original 2002 album and original twelve-song program, including Big Machine, Here Is Gone and Sympathy. The contemporary vinyl product date is not used as first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2005 (year verified)

The original band studio track has its own 2005 release metadata before the associated album. In particular, Better Days was already public in 2005 before Let Love In in 2006. Only the supported year is published; the album date is not substituted for the single date.

Recording: Original 2006 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Better Days

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Let Love In - original album and individual track metadata
The associated public distributor lookup identifies the original 2006 album and its tracks. Better Days has a distinct 2005 track release date; Stay with You has an advance 2006 single date. The compound phonogram years do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 2006 (year verified)

The original band studio track was issued in 2006 as an advance single. Track-level metadata is considered independently of the associated album, and only year precision is published.

Recording: Original 2006 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Stay with You

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Let Love In - original album and individual track metadata
The associated public distributor lookup identifies the original 2006 album and its tracks. Better Days has a distinct 2005 track release date; Stay with You has an advance 2006 single date. The compound phonogram years do not establish first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1995 (year verified)

The original studio recording was released in 1995 and belongs to the original A Boy Named Goo program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.

Recording: Original 1995 studio recording
Credit: The Goo Goo Dolls
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: A Boy Named Goo
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.

A Boy Named Goo - original studio program metadata
Original 1995 distributor album and track metadata are reviewed through the public Apple lookup, including Long Way Down, Naked and Name. These original album performances are selected; a later recording carrying the same composition title would remain separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Goo Goo Dolls - reviewed public distributor recording metadata
Actually retrieved JSON supplies all selected original album track titles, The Goo Goo Dolls artist credit and individual release dates. Iris 1998, Slide 1998, Here Is Gone 2002, Better Days 2005 and Stay with You 2006 have track dates earlier than their associated album dates. Only year precision is published; no phonogram or January 1 placeholder is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18