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Goo Goo Dolls

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LIST YEAR

1996

Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.

Genre

Alternative rockPop rockRock

Theme

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1995

Release: 1995Source checked | Recent carryover

V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. 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.

The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.

Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1996.html, 1996.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

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.

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.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Supplied note - not independently verified

This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

The song was inspired by lead singer John Rzeznik's childhood memories.

Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 1996.html, song-list position 32
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)

Editorial artist-repertoire classification

Billboard year-end 1996 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.

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