Goo Goo Dolls

The band's original lineup included John Rzeznik (guitar, vocals), Robby Takac (bass, vocals), and George Tutuska (drums, percussion). Takac and Tutuska had been long-time friends in school and met Rzeznik while he was playing in the band The Beaumonts with Takac's cousin, Paul Takac, and close friend Michael Harvey who was the inspiration for the band.{{cite web |last=Morano |first=Scott |year=1996 |title=Goo Goo Dolls FAQ |publisher=Music Fan Clubs |work=musicfanclubs.org |url=http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/misc/faq.htm#1 |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060546/http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/misc/faq.htm#1 |url-status=live }} In 1999 Rolling Stone reported the trio picked their name from a True Detective ad for a toy called a Goo Goo Doll.Rolling Stone, November 1999. In 2022, Rzeznik said he didn't remember how they picked the name. "We had a gig and so we had to come up with some kind of a name just to play the show", Rzeznik said. "It's kind of a stupid name."{{Citation |last=Lee |first=Yuna |title=John Rzeznik says he regrets the name 'Goo Goo Dolls' |date=August 3, 2022 |url=https://www.4029tv.com/article/goo-goo-dolls-name/40798256 |language=en |access-date=August 4, 2022}}

The band started out playing covers, but went on to develop a punk sound.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2019/9/10/20858182/goo-goo-dolls-miracle-pill-interview|title=The Goo Goo Dolls Were Never the Cool Kids, but They're Still Standing|first=Rob|last=Harvilla|date=September 10, 2019|website=The Ringer}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/goo-goo-dolls|title=The Goo Goo Dolls | Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com}} With Takac as their lead singer, the band released their first album, Goo Goo Dolls, in 1987 on Mercenary Records, but was picked up in 1988 by Celluloid Records, a larger record company. They played around Buffalo's underground music circuit and across the country opening for punk bands such as Gang Green, SNFU, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion, Motörhead, ALL, The Dead Milkmen, Doughboys, Big Drill Car, The Gun Club, Uniform Choice, The Dickies, and DRI and playing with fellow Buffalo bands. The band released its second album, Jed, in 1989.{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=B. Kimberly |year=1996 |title=Goo Goo Dolls Biography |publisher=Thomson Gale |work=Contemporary Musicians |url=http://arts.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/goo-goo-dolls-biography |access-date=November 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061120175649/http://arts.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/goo-goo-dolls-biography |archive-date=November 20, 2006}}

The band released its third album, Hold Me Up, in 1990 and featured Rzeznik as the lead vocalist on five tracks, including the single "There You Are"—as well as their then-concert favorite, "Two Days in February". After being embraced by local college radio and punk scenes (including such venues as CBGB), the Goo Goo Dolls incorporated elements of heavy metal, pop rock, and punk rock into the album. In 1991, the song "I'm Awake Now" was recorded for the soundtrack of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Superstar Car Wash, released in 1993, received significant media attention. The critical success and encouraging sales of their last album resulted in a larger budget from Metal Blade Records. The album was partially recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario. The single "We Are the Normal", co-written with Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, Westerberg providing the lyrics, received a major push toward play on college and independent radio, and its video was displayed on MTV's 120 Minutes program. "Fallin' Down" made it onto the 1993 soundtrack of Pauly Shore's hit film Son in Law.{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Son in Law Soundtrack |url=https://www.tunefind.com/movie/son-in-law-1993-us |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=Tunefind}}

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Just before A Boy Named Goo's release, Tutuska was fired from the band and replaced by Mike Malinin. Prior to Tutuska's departure, there was a payment dispute between him and Rzeznik over Tutuska's contribution to the writing of the Superstar Car Wash single "Fallin' Down". During the completion of A Boy Named Goo, Tutuska had told band management that he would not tour behind the album unless royalties were to be split evenly among the three members, a practice Tutuska said had been the band's standard practice ever since the release of its self-titled debut in 1987. Tutuska has said that when he told Rzeznik he had not received royalties from "Fallin' Down", Rzeznik admitted that he had been receiving such royalties for two years.{{cite web|url=http://googoodolls.iwarp.com/rs081099.htm |title=From Rolling Stone 8 |publisher=Googoodolls.iwarp.com |date=August 10, 1999 |access-date=November 23, 2015}}

A Boy Named Goo, released in 1995, had a catchy rock sound, and became one of the most successful alternative rock albums of the mid-1990s. A Boy Named Goo became the first album in Metal Blade history to achieve double-platinum status. The single "Name" was particularly successful on the record.{{Cite web|url=https://concerty.com/artist/the-goo-goo-dolls-552249|title=Goo Goo Dolls Biography|website=Concerty.com}} This success, however, proved bittersweet, as the band found themselves in a legal battle with Metal Blade. The band filed suit against Metal Blade, claiming they had not earned any royalties from their album's sales, which was attributed to a "grossly unfair, one-sided and unenforceable contract" which had been signed by the band in 1987.{{cite web |author= |date=December 2, 1996 |title=Goo Goo Dolls Want Label to Forget Their Name |publisher=Rolling Stone |work=rollingstone.com |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/googoodolls/articles/story/5927020/goo_goo_dolls_want_label_to_forget_their_name |access-date=November 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012194335/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/googoodolls/articles/story/5927020/goo_goo_dolls_want_label_to_forget_their_name |archive-date=October 12, 2007}} The two sides reached a settlement which had the band signed to the Metal Blade's distributing label, Warner Bros. Records, under which the band released their sixth album, Dizzy Up the Girl, in 1998.{{cite web |author= |date=April 12, 1997 |title=Goo Goo Dolls Lawsuit Coming to a Head |publisher=Rolling Stone |work=rollingstone.com |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/googoodolls/articles/story/5929327/goo_goo_dolls_lawsuit_coming_to_a_head |access-date=November 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002062226/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/googoodolls/articles/story/5929327/goo_goo_dolls_lawsuit_coming_to_a_head |archive-date=October 2, 2007}}

The Goo Goo Dolls experienced mainstream success following the 1995 release of their breakthrough single, "Name".{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/09/02/flashback-how-the-goo-goo-dolls-got-their-name/|title=Flashback: How The Goo Goo Dolls Got Their Name|first=Zack O'Malley|last=Greenburg|website=Forbes}}{{Cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/timeline-goo-goo-dolls-through-the-years/article_761f1337-8017-54c8-9695-05256734329a.html|title=Timeline: Goo Goo Dolls, through the years|first=Jeff|last=Miers|website=The Buffalo News|date=October 12, 2018|access-date=October 27, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/as-goo-as-it-gets/article_3dac5eb5-3e63-587a-93c6-3d6a6841d497.html|title=As Goo As It Gets|website=The Buffalo News|date=April 16, 1996|access-date=October 27, 2021}}{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2020|title=Interview: Goo Goo Dolls Look Back on 35 Years of Rock & 25 Years of "Name"|url=http://atwoodmagazine.com/goo-goo-dolls-interview-music-2020/|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=Atwood Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216181145/https://atwoodmagazine.com/goo-goo-dolls-interview-music-2020/|url-status=live}} The success of "Name" marked a fundamental change in the band's sound from alternative rock to a more mainstream, adult-oriented direction; this disappointed many of the original fans of the band. "Name" made the band popular, and led to guest appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ''Charmed.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

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Rzeznik was approached to write a song for the City of Angels soundtrack, and the end product was "Iris". This song continued the band's fame, as it stayed on top of Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts for a record-breaking 18 weeks and spent 4 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Songs chart. Iris held the record for the most weeks on the radio for almost 22 years before The Weeknd released "Blinding Lights" and broke the long-standing record on August 22, 2020. Shortly after Iris was released in 1998, it was nominated for three Grammys. According to several interviews with Rzeznik, he was experiencing serious bouts of writer's block when he was approached, and was on the verge of quitting the band days before he wrote the song.{{cite web |last=Lovelady |first=Lyndsey |date=September 6, 2010 |title=Multi Platinum Man: An Interview With Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik |work=American Songwriter |url=https://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/09/multi-platinum-man-a-qa-with-goo-goo-dolls-johnny-rzeznik/ |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511053745/http://americansongwriter.com/2010/09/multi-platinum-man-a-qa-with-goo-goo-dolls-johnny-rzeznik/ |url-status=live }}

"Iris" was included on the quintuple-platinum Dizzy Up the Girl, considered their most successful album, and was among top-ten hits "Slide", "Black Balloon", "Broadway", and "Dizzy" from the same album. In 2001, the Goos released their first ever compilation CD, What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce. Next, Gutterflower (2002) achieved gold certification, producing the hits "Here Is Gone", "Sympathy", and "Big Machine". On July 4, 2004, the band performed a free concert in Buffalo, playing through a deluge of rain that can be seen on the DVD released later that year. The DVD also contained a studio version of the Goo Goo Dolls' cover of "Give a Little Bit" by Supertramp. The single reached the top of the Adult Top 40 chart in 2005.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} July 4, 2004, has been proclaimed "Goo Goo Dolls Day" in their native Buffalo, New York.{{cite web |last=Gomez |first=Luis |date=July 8, 2013 |title=Interview: Backstage party with Goo Goo Dolls singer John Rzeznik |publisher=Chicago Tribune |work=articles.chicagotribune.com/ |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/07/08/interview-backstage-party-with-goo-goo-dolls-singer-john-rzeznik/ |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410225529/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-07-08/entertainment/chi-interview-goo-goo-dolls-20130708_1_goo-goo-dolls-john-rzeznik-good-hook |url-status=live }}

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In 2006, the Goo Goo Dolls marked their 20th anniversary with their new album Let Love In, which included the studio recording of "Give a Little Bit" as well as other top 10 radio singles "Better Days", "Stay with You", and "Let Love In". With their third consecutive single ("Let Love In") from the album, the Goo Goo Dolls hit a record 12 top 10 hits in Adult Top 40 history; upon the release of "Before It's Too Late", that total increased to 13.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} Goo Goo Dolls performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 8, 2007, and at The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on June 22, 2007.{{cite web |last=Naidenov |first=Eugeny |date=April 30, 2007 |title=Goo Goo Dolls Transforming Experience? |work=ultimate-guitar.com |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/video_news/goo_goo_dolls_transforming_experience.html |access-date=November 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706001112/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/video_news/goo_goo_dolls_transforming_experience.html |archive-date=July 6, 2007}}

On June 27, 2007, the Goo Goo Dolls performed to a sold-out crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. The entire concert was released as a DVD on the limited edition version of their 2008 release, Vol.2.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} Though the album has not (as of 2007) been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), various music sites have asserted that it has gone gold.{{cite web |last=Luce |first=Patrick |date=February 19, 2007 |title=The Goo Goo Dolls set for CD/DVD version of 'Let Love In' and world tour |website=monstersandcritics.com |publisher=Monsters and Critics |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/music/news/article_1265648.php/The_Goo_Goo_Dolls_set_for_CD_DVD_version_of_Let_Love_In_and_world_tour |url-status=dead |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175015/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/music/news/article_1265648.php/The_Goo_Goo_Dolls_set_for_CD_DVD_version_of_Let_Love_In_and_world_tour |archive-date=February 1, 2014}}

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On November 13, 2007, the Goo Goo Dolls released a greatest hits album entitled Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles, which includes a new version of "Name" recorded and mixed by Paul David Hager, and a remix of "Feel the Silence" by Michael Brauer.{{cite web |date=August 23, 2007 |title=Goo Goo Dolls to Release First-Ever Greatest Hits CD |publisher=Warner Bros. |work=marketwired.com |url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=763694&k=Goo%20Goo%20Dolls |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=April 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430032438/http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=763694&k=Goo%20Goo%20Dolls |url-status=live }}

The band performed "Better Days" and "Stay With You" at the halftime of the Detroit Lions' 2007 Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field, which focused on the United Way and the NFL's commitment to youth health and fitness.{{cite web |date=November 16, 2007 |title=Goo Goo Dolls Team with NFL & United Way in Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Halftime Show |publisher=Warner Bros. |work=marketwired.com |url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=793849 |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=December 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212041157/http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=793849 |url-status=live }}

The Goo Goo Dolls announced recording sessions for a new album, on their official website, unrelated to their Volume Two in 2008.{{cite web |title=The Goo Goo Dolls |work=www.googoodolls.com |year=2008 |url=http://www.googoodolls.com |access-date=February 9, 2008 |archive-date=April 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402122658/http://secure.googoodolls.com/ |url-status=live }} In addition, the band performed as part of the O2 Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park in the summer of 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a91409/goo-goo-dolls-join-o2-wireless-bill.html|title=Goo Goo Dolls Join O2 Wireless Bill|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|date=March 12, 2008|publisher=Digital Spy|work=digitalspy.com|access-date=November 9, 2016|archive-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216083513/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a91409/goo-goo-dolls-join-o2-wireless-bill.html|url-status=live}}

Something for the Rest of Us was released on August 31, 2010.{{cite web |date=May 31, 2010 |title=John Rzeznik – Twitter |publisher=John Rzeznik |url=https://twitter.com/johnrzeznik1 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121202625/http://twitter.com/Johnrzeznik1 |archive-date=January 21, 2010}}{{better source needed|date=October 2021}} While the album was full of the pop-rock that has sustained the band for decades, lead singer/guitarist Rzeznik's songwriting took on a more somber, serious tone.{{cite web |last=Donahue |first=Ann |date=July 23, 2010 |title=Goo Goo Dolls Had Fun 'Blowing Things Up' on New Album, Says Frontman |website=Billboard.com |publisher=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957233/goo-goo-dolls-had-fun-blowing-things-up-on-new-album-says-frontman |access-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910095637/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957233/goo-goo-dolls-had-fun-blowing-things-up-on-new-album-says-frontman |url-status=live }} Something for the Rest of Us included the single "Home", which extended the band's record to 14 top ten hits at the Hot AC radio format (more than any other artist in the history of that format).{{cite web |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=October 3, 2012 |title=The Top 100 Pop Songs 1992–2012, From No. 100 To No. 1 – Chart Beat |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/474814/the-top-100-pop-songs-1992-2012-from-no-100-to-no-1 |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=November 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110122022/http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/474814/the-top-100-pop-songs-1992-2012-from-no-100-to-no-1 |url-status=live }}

The band performed a live mini-concert at the Apple Store in Manhattan, New York on December 2, 2010.{{cite web |date=November 25, 2010 |title=Apple In Store Announced |website=googoodolls.com|publisher=Goo Goo Dolls |url=http://googoodolls.com/newsdetail.php?id=354 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313123404/http://googoodolls.com/newsdetail.php?id=354 |archive-date=March 13, 2012}}

The album Magnetic was released on June 11, 2013{{cite web |date=January 22, 2013 |title=GOO GOO DOLLS: New Album Magnetic Available May 7th |website=googoodolls.com |publisher=Goo Goo Dolls |url=http://googoodolls.com/newsdetail.php?id=739 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302151204/http://googoodolls.com/newsdetail.php?id=739 |archive-date=March 2, 2013}} and debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. On July 19, 2013, the band released the second single off of Magnetic, "Come to Me".{{cite web |author=Sarah |date=July 19, 2013 |title=New Single – 'Come To Me' – Goo Goo Dolls Official Blog |website=Googoodolls.com |publisher=Goo Goo Dolls |url=http://www.googoodolls.com/blog/new-single-come-me-119536 |access-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816184046/http://www.googoodolls.com/blog/new-single-come-me-119536 |url-status=live }}

In December 2013, Mike Malinin announced his departure from the band.{{Cite web|url=https://drummerszone.com/news/mike-malinin-fired-from-goo-goo-dolls/music-news-2-12580/article/|title=Mike Malinin fired from Goo Goo Dolls|website=Drummerszone |access-date=October 27, 2021}} In November 2014, Malinin sued the band for wrongful termination, claiming that he was fired after requesting paternity leave.{{cite web|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/goo-goo-dolls-drummer-is-gone-gone/|title=Goo Goo Dolls Drummer Is Gone Gone |last=Heuer |first=Mike |date=November 18, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-goo-goo-dolls-1220941|title=Goo Goo Dolls ex-drummer Michael Malinin sues former bandmates|website=NME|date=November 16, 2014|access-date=October 27, 2021}}

The Goo Goo Dolls contributed to the soundtrack of the broadway musical Finding Neverland in 2015. The soundtrack, released June 9, 2015, contained the song "If the World Turned Upside Down".{{cite web |date=June 9, 2015 |title=Finding Neverland: The Album (Songs from the Broadway Musical) by Various Artists on iTunes |website=iTunes |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/finding-neverland-the-album-songs-from-the/1440853770 |access-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-date=June 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613021453/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/finding-neverland-album-songs/id986581918 |url-status=live }}

The band spent the majority of 2015 in the studio writing and recording their eleventh studio album, Boxes, at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, Washington. The album was released on May 6, 2016.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

The Goo Goo Dolls celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of A Boy Named Goo by releasing a special edition of the album on November 27, 2015.{{cite web |title=The Goo Goo Dolls – A Boy Named Goo (20th Anniversary Edition) – Amazon.com Music | website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014YCF4ZA/ref=cm_sw_su_dp |access-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526072421/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014YCF4ZA/ref=cm_sw_su_dp |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Goo Goo Dolls – Warner Bros. Records |website=Store.warnermusic.com |publisher=Warner Bros. |url=http://store.warnermusic.com/warner-bros-records/artists/goo-goo-dolls.html |access-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023153516/http://store.warnermusic.com/warner-bros-records/artists/goo-goo-dolls.html |url-status=live }}

Goo Goo Dolls released an exclusive vinyl box set for Record Store Day on April 22, 2017, entitled Pick Pockets, Petty Thieves, and Tiny Victories (1987–1995).{{cite web|url=http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/9354|title=RSD '17 Special Release: The Goo Goo Dolls – Pick Pockets, Petty Thieves, and Tiny Victories (1987–1995)|via=recordstoreday.com|access-date=April 23, 2017|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424174909/http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/9354|url-status=live}}{{better source needed|date=October 2021}}

On May 12, 2017, Goo Goo Dolls released a five-song EP entitled You Should Be Happy. In support of the EP, the band toured throughout the summer of 2017 on the "Long Way Home" tour with Phillip Phillips.{{cite web|last=Hassler|first=Abby|date=May 12, 2017|title=Listen to Goo Goo Dolls' New Song, 'Use Me'. Announce New EP|website=radio.com|publisher=Warner Bros.|url=http://radio.com/2017/05/12/goo-goo-dolls-you-should-be-happy-ep/|access-date=May 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513040800/http://radio.com/2017/05/12/goo-goo-dolls-you-should-be-happy-ep/|archive-date=May 13, 2017|url-status=dead}} With 2018 marking the 20th anniversary of Dizzy Up the Girl, the band embarked on a commemorative tour where they performed the album in its entirety. Also in 2018, the band released two live albums: The Audience is This Way in June, and The Audience is That Way in November.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

At the beginning of 2019, the Goo Goo Dolls announced that they were working on a twelfth studio album. On record store day (April 13, 2019), a vinyl box limited to 1000 copies under the name Topography was released.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

On August 24, 2020, the band announced its first Christmas album: It's Christmas All Over, which was released on October 30. Later that year, Rzeznik sat down with Atwood Magazine to discuss the band's 35th anniversary.

In May 2021, the band announced that Rarities, a double compilation featuring rare and unheard songs spanning from 1995 to 2007, would be released on June 25, 2021.{{Cite web|date=May 16, 2021|title=Goo Goo Dolls announce 'Rarities' LP and share cover of INXS's 'Don't Change'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/goo-goo-dolls-announce-rarities-lp-and-share-live-cover-of-inxss-dont-change-2941383|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517004811/https://www.nme.com/news/music/goo-goo-dolls-announce-rarities-lp-and-share-live-cover-of-inxss-dont-change-2941383|url-status=live}}

In a June 2021 interview published on YouTube, singer John Rzeznik revealed that the band was working on their 14th studio album, which would be released sometime in 2022. When asked about how the album differs from the band's previous work, Rzeznik claimed that the band had decided to approach both writing and recording in an alternative way. Specifically, the band used earlier forms of production which they utilized prior to the digital era in the music industry.{{Cite web|date=June 28, 2021|title=Goo Goo Dolls on Soundtracks, B-Sides, and Going Back to an Early Sound for New Album|url=https://consequence.net/2021/06/goo-goo-dolls-kyle-meredith-podcast-2021/|access-date=August 29, 2021|website=Consequence|language=en-US|archive-date=July 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704163124/https://consequence.net/2021/06/goo-goo-dolls-kyle-meredith-podcast-2021/|url-status=live}}{{Citation|title=Kyle Meredith with... Johnny Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls)| date=June 28, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEGcqLZfGvk|language=en|access-date=August 29, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628175610/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEGcqLZfGvk|url-status=live}}

In a November 2021 Spin interview, Rzeznik stated that he produced most of the album himself. He added that the album would sound more experimental than the band's past releases, hinting that he did not believe it would receive much radio airplay.{{Cite web|date=November 30, 2021|title=Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik Reflects on Phoebe Bridgers Giving New Life to 'Iris' and Flaunts His Jersey Pride|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/11/goo-goo-dolls-john-rzeznik-christmas-album-phoebe-bridgers/|access-date=December 2, 2021|website=SPIN|language=en-US}} It was later confirmed that the album was entirely produced by Rzeznik.{{Cite web |last=Ellwood-Hughes |first=Pip |title=Goo Goo Dolls to release 13th studio album Chaos in Bloom in August |date=July 2022 |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2022/07/01/goo-goo-dolls-to-release-13th-studio-album-chaos-in-bloom-in-august/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |language=en-US}}

On June 27, 2022, the band officially announced on their Facebook page the title of their new album, Chaos in Bloom, as well as the first single off it, "Yeah, I Like You". The latter premiered on July 1, 2022.{{Citation |title=Goo Goo Dolls - Pre-save our new song "Yeah, I Like You" –... {{!}} By Goo Goo Dolls {{!}} Pre-save our new song "Yeah, I Like You" – out this Friday, July 1st !! New album 'Chaos in Bloom' coming soon !! https://GooGooDolls.lnk.to/YILY |url=https://www.facebook.com/googoodolls/videos/pre-save-our-new-song-yeah-i-like-you-out-this-friday-july-1st-new-album-chaos-i/366837075574033/ |language=en |access-date=June 27, 2022}}

In February 2023, Goo Goo Dolls announced their North America tour.{{Cite web |last=Ellwood-Hughes |first=Pip |title= Goo Goo Dolls' North America tour will include stop in Mankato |date=July 2023 |url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/goo-goo-dolls-north-america-tour-will-include-stop-in-mankato |access-date=July 1, 2022 |language=en-US}}

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;Current members

• John Rzeznik – guitar (1986–present), lead and backing vocals (1990–present), backing and lead vocals (1986–1990), keyboards (2008–2010)
• Robby Takac – bass (1986–present), backing and lead vocals (1990–present), lead and backing vocals (1986–1990), guitar (2016)

;Current touring musicians

• Brad Fernquist – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (2006–present)
• Craig Macintyre – drums, percussion (2014–present)
• Jim McGorman – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2018–present)

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;Former members

• George Tutuska – drums, percussion (1986–1995), vocals (1990)
• Mike Malinin – drums, percussion (1995–2013)

;Former touring musicians

• Lance Diamond – guest vocals (1986–2014; died 2015)
• Nathan December – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (1998–2000)
• Dave Schulz – keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2000)
• Jason Freese – keyboards, accordion, saxophone, backing vocals (2001–2004)
• Greg Suran – guitar, mandolin, percussion, backing vocals (2002–2006)
• Paul Gordon – keyboards, backing vocals (2004–2006; died 2016)
• Korel Tunador – keyboards, guitar, saxophone, backing vocals (2006–2009, 2009–2018)
• Scott Eric Olivier – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2009)
• Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. – drums, percussion (2013–2014)

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;Studio albums

• Goo Goo Dolls (1987)After signing with Metal Blade Records in 1987, the band's self-titled debut album Goo Goo Dolls was re-released under the revised title of First Release by their new record label. The albums Goo Goo Dolls and First Release are both identical, except for different cover artwork.
• Jed (1989)
• Hold Me Up (1990)
• Superstar Car Wash (1993)
• A Boy Named Goo (1995)
• Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
• Gutterflower (2002)
• Let Love In (2006)
• Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
• Magnetic (2013)
• Boxes (2016)
• Miracle Pill (2019)
• Chaos in Bloom (2022)

At the 41st Grammy Awards, "Iris" received nominations for "Record of the Year" and "Pop Performance by a Duo or Group". The song also garnered John Rzeznik a "Song of the Year" nomination.[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/specials/1999/grammys/bigpicture.html 41st annual Grammy nominees and winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061222042453/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/specials/1999/grammys/bigpicture.html |date=December 22, 2006 }}. February 24, 1999. CNN. Accessed March 7, 2008. The song was ranked at number 39 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the 100 greatest pop songs.{{cite web |url=http://listology.com/blindsider/list/rolling-stone-100-greatest-pop-songs |title=Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Pop Songs |publisher=Listology |date=January 27, 2009 |access-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220002304/http://listology.com/blindsider/list/rolling-stone-100-greatest-pop-songs |url-status=live }}

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