:Dizzy Up the Girl

Dizzy Up the Girl is the Goo Goo Dolls' most successful album to date, selling over 4 million copies (4× platinum certified).{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010430/lam090.html|title=Warner Bros. Records to Release Goo Goo Dolls Collection on May 29th|website=PR Newswire|publisher=Cision|date=April 30, 2001|access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010728134445/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010430/lam090.html|archive-date=July 28, 2001}} The success of Dizzy Up the Girl can largely be attributed to the rock ballad "Iris", which was also included in the soundtrack album of the film City of Angels. "Iris" immediately reached {{abbr|No.|Number}} 1 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart upon its release in March from the City of Angels soundtrack, and stayed on top for 18 weeks, setting a record that still stands as of June 2017. The song also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 chart, along with several other charts in the US and UK, and received three Grammy nominations. The album sold very well, with "Iris" and "Slide" being the two most successful singles, while the other three singles achieved modest success.

In addition to the huge success of "Iris" (US No. 9), Dizzy Up the Girl included three additional top-40 singles, with the songs "Slide" (US #8), "Broadway" (US No. 24), and "Black Balloon" (US No. 16). The album also produced the moderately popular song "Dizzy", which has since become a fan favorite. Along with top-40 single status, music videos for all five singles reached VH1's Top 20 Music Videos chart upon release.

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|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dizzy-up-the-girl-mw0000042636 |title=Dizzy Up the Girl – Goo Goo Dolls |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 1, 2012 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

|rev2 = The Boston Phoenix

|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/98/10/01/OTR/GOO_GOO_DOLLS.html |title=Goo Goo Dolls: Dizzy Up the Girl (Warner Bros.) |newspaper=The Boston Phoenix |date=October 1, 1998 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |last=Ashare |first=Matt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120003253/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/98/10/01/OTR/GOO_GOO_DOLLS.html |archive-date=November 20, 2008 |url-status=dead}}

|rev3 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite book |chapter=Goo Goo Dolls |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |publisher=Omnibus Press |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}

|rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev4score = B−{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/09/21/dizzy-girl/|title=Dizzy Up the Girl|website=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 21, 1998|access-date=January 16, 2023|last=Browne|first=David|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018175130/https://ew.com/article/1998/09/21/dizzy-girl/|archive-date=October 18, 2015|url-status=live}}

|rev5 = Los Angeles Times

|rev5score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-03-ca-49981-story.html |title=Top Pop Albums |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=December 3, 1998 |access-date=May 1, 2012}}

|rev6 = Q

|rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite journal |title=Goo Goo Dolls: Dizzy Up the Girl |journal=Q |issue=154 |date=July 1999 |last=Howard |first=Tom |pages=115–16}}

|rev7 = Rolling Stone

|rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com:80/artists/googoodolls/albums/album/303101/rid/5940530/ |title=Goo Goo Dolls: Dizzy Up The Girl |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 17, 1998 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509172053/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/googoodolls/albums/album/303101/rid/5940530/ |archive-date=May 9, 2006 |url-status=dead}}

|rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev8score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite book |chapter=Goo Goo Dolls |last=Harris |first=Keith |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor-last=Brackett |editor-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA338 338]}}

|rev9 = Spin

|rev9score = 6/10{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4wK_Oz2Yz7IC&pg=PT18 |title=Goo Goo Dolls: Dizzy Up the Girl |journal=Spin |volume=14 |issue=12 |date=December 1998 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |last=LePage |first=Mark |page=182}}

|rev10 = USA Today

|rev10score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |url=http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/misc/usatodaydizzyreview.html |title=Goo Goo Dolls' confection will make you 'Dizzy' |newspaper=USA Today |date=October 6, 1998 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |last=Gundersen |first=Edna |author-link=Edna Gundersen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004547/http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/misc/usatodaydizzyreview.html |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |url-status=dead}}

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated: "Like a less mannered and conflicted Let Your Dim Light Shine-era Soul Asylum, the trio balances hard rockers with ballads. The difference is, they enjoy the mainstreaming of their music and respond with one of their catchiest sets of songs. There's nothing new on the record apart from their willingness to polish their music so it reaches the widest audience. That will alienate whatever hardcore followers they have left, but that attitude will likely please anyone brought aboard with 'Name' and 'Iris'."

{{Track listing

| all_writing = John Rzeznik, except where noted

| title1 = Dizzy

| length1 = 2:43

| title2 = Slide

| length2 = 3:34

| title3 = Broadway

| length3 = 4:00

| title4 = January Friend

| writer4 = Robby Takac

| length4 = 2:46

| title5 = Black Balloon

| length5 = 4:11

| title6 = Bullet Proof

| length6 = 4:39

| title7 = Amigone

| writer7 = Takac

| length7 = 3:17

| title8 = All Eyes on Me

| writer8 = Rzeznik, Takac, Mike Malinin

| length8 = 3:59

| title9 = Full Forever

| writer9 = Takac

| length9 = 2:53

| title10 = Acoustic #3

| length10 = 1:58

| title11 = Iris

| length11 = 4:51

| title12 = Extra Pale

| writer12 = Takac

| length12 = 2:12

| title13 = Hate This Place

| length13 = 4:24

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• In some countries the album was released with a bonus track, e.g. in Japan ("Iris" - Acoustic version) and in Germany ("Name").

Goo Goo Dolls

• Mike Malinin – drums
• Johnny Rzeznik – lead and rhythm guitar, lead vocals, producer
• Robby Takac – bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 4, 7, 9, & 12, producer

Additional personnel

• Tommy Keene  – guitar on 'Broadway'
• Rob Cavallo – producer
• Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
• Ken Allardyce – engineer
• David Campbell – string arrangements
• Greg Collins – assistant engineer
• Steve Gerdes – art direction, design
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Jamie Muhoberac – piano, keyboards, processing
• Tim Pierce – mandolin and guitar on track 11
• Nick Paul – assistant engineer
• Melanie Nissen – photography
• Carmen Rizzo – programming
• Allen Sides – engineer
• Darrell Thorp – assistant engineer
• Richard Ash – assistant engineer

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