Dizzy Up the Girl

Dizzy Up the Girl
Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
Released September 22, 1998
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre Rock, alternative rock, heartland rock
Length 45:13
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Rob Cavallo, Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Bang!
(1997)
Dizzy Up The Girl
(1998)
What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk (93%)[1]
Allmusic [2]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[3]
Melodic.net [4]
Q [5]
Robert Christgau [6]
Sputnikmusic [7]

Dizzy Up the Girl is the sixth album by Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1998. It is often known as one of their best-known, successful and critically praised album from the band.

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History

In most parts of the world, Dizzy Up the Girl is the Goo Goo Dolls' most successful album to date, selling over 3 million copies (3x platinum certified). The success of Dizzy Up the Girl can arguably be attributed to the rock ballad "Iris", which was also included in the soundtrack album of the film City of Angels. "Iris" immediately reached #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 2011. The song also reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, along with several other charts in the U.S and U.K, and included 3 Grammy nominations.

In addition to the huge success of "Iris" (US #9), Dizzy Up the Girl featured three additional top forty singles, with the songs "Slide" (US #8), "Broadway" (US #24), and "Black Balloon" (US #16). The album also produced the moderately popular song "Dizzy" (US #108), which has since become a fan favorite. Along with top forty single status, music videos for all five singles reached VH1's Top 20 Music Videos chart upon release.

Track listing

All songs by John Rzeznik except when noted.

  1. "Dizzy" – 2:41
  2. "Slide" – 3:33
  3. "Broadway" – 3:58
  4. "January Friend" (Robby Takac) – 2:44
  5. "Black Balloon" – 4:10
  6. "Bullet Proof" – 4:37
  7. "Amigone" (Takac) – 3:15
  8. "All Eyes on Me" (Rzeznik, Takac) – 3:57
  9. "Full Forever" (Takac) – 2:52
  10. "Acoustic #3" – 1:56
  11. "Iris" – 4:49
  12. "Extra Pale" (Takac) – 2:10
  13. ”Hate This Place" – 4:24
  14. "Iris" (acoustic version) - (Japan Bonus Track)

Personnel

Song information

References