| A Boy Named Goo | ||||
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| Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls | ||||
| Released | March 14, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 at BearTracks Studios, Suffern, NY and Trackmaster Studios, Buffalo, NY | |||
| Genre | Rock, alternative rock, heartland rock | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros./Metalblade | |||
| Producer | Lou Giordano | |||
| Goo Goo Dolls chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Robert Christgau | [2] |
| Melodic.net | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[4] |
A Boy Named Goo, sometimes referred to as ABNG, is the fifth studio album by the Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995 on Warner Bros..
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This is the Goo Goo Dolls' last studio album with George Tutuska on drums; he was replaced by current drummer Mike Malinin just before the album was released. This album is the Goo Goo Dolls first studio album not to have fourteen tracks. The song "Stand Alone" was written by George Tutuska, and because Johnny Rzeznik didn't want to exploit George's efforts after his dismissal, the song was only included on a promo version of the album. On the wide-release version, it is replaced with "Disconnected" and "Slave Girl." On the same promo, "Ain't That Unusual" was labeled as "Someday." The two replacement songs are covers of songs by defunct Buffalo and Sydney, punk bands The Enemies and Lime Spiders.
The song "Name" is well-known as the Goo Goo Dolls' first hit. This was "quite accidentally," according to lead singer Johnny Rzeznik. It also marked the band's last album with the Metalblade Records imprint.
All songs by Johnny Rzeznik except when noted.
The track listing for advance copies of ABNG was slightly different before George Tutuska was fired from the band.
The song "Ain't That Unusual" was featured on the soundtrack of the 1995 film, Angus. A remix of the song "Long Way Down" was also featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film, Twister.
Haste the Day, a metalcore band, covered the song "Long Way Down" for their album When Everything Falls.
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 27 |
| 1995 | Canadian RPM Albums Chart | 15 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | "Naked" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 9 |
| "Name" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 | |
| Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 | ||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | ||
| "Only One" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 21 | |
| "Long Way Down" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 25 |
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | November 16, 1995 |
| Platinum | February 8, 1996 | |
| Double Platinum | July 17, 1996 |
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