Exactly 30 years to the day, multi-platinum, four-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls are set to release a 30th Anniversary deluxe edition of their fifth studio album, “A Boy Named Goo”, on Friday 14 March. Pre-order HERE. Originally released in 1995, this classic album catapulted the band to mainstream success and was Certified 2x Platinum within a year of its release. Driven by the smash hit “Name,” the record also included the singles “Flat Top,” “Naked,” “Only One” and “Long Way Down”. Fans can now stream the band’s Modern Rock Live version of “Name” HERE.
The 24-track, deluxe 2xLP format will include the original album, plus an unreleased live concert performance recorded in Las Vegas on March 10, 1996. The 2xCD deluxe edition contains 34 tracks and includes the live concert, plus 4 B-sides from the era and 6 songs recorded semi-acoustically for the radio show Modern Rock Live in 1996. There is also a limited 2xLP edition pressed on sea blue vinyl available exclusively via the band’s webstore.
In addition, the band are returning to Australia next month for their first headline tour down under in over 20 years, as well as playing at Yours & Owls Festival. This follows the band supporting Matchbox Twenty in Australia last year. All touring details can be found HERE.
The band will perform a career-encompassing set that features multiple songs from their 2022 album Chaos in Bloom along with other hits from their complete discography, including their global hit “Iris” which has amassed over 2 billion streams worldwide.
Formed by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac in Buffalo, NY during 1986, Goo Goo Dolls have quietly broken records, contributed a string of staples to the American songbook, connected to millions of fans, and indelibly impacted popular music for three-plus decades. Beyond selling 15 million records worldwide, the group has garnered 4x GRAMMY Award nominations and nearly a dozen platinum and gold singles combined, and seized a page in the history books by achieving 16 #1 and Top 10 hits. As a result, they hold the all-time radio record for “Most Top 10 Singles.”
Thus far, A Boy Named Goo (1995) has gone 2x Certified Platinum, Dizzy Up The Girl (1998) 5x Certified Platinum and Gutterflower (2002) and Let Love In (2006) are both Certified Gold. In addition, Something for the Rest of Us (2010) and Magnetic (2013) bowed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200. Their music continues to reach new audiences around the world and has been covered by everyone from the likes of Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers.
Stay tuned for more from Goo Goo Dolls to come soon as they are currently in the studio working on their 15th studio album.
A BOY NAMED GOO (30TH ANNIVERSARY)
TRACK LIST
2xLP Deluxe Edition
LP1 – Original album
Side One:
1. Long Way Down
2. Burnin’ Up
3. Naked
4. Flat Top
5. Impersonality
6. Name
Side Two:
1. Only One
2. Somethin’ Bad
3. Ain’t That Unusual
4. So Long
5. Eyes Wide Open
6. Disconnected
7. Slave Girl
LP2 – Live At The Aladdin Theatre (Las Vegas, NV – 3/10/1996)
Side One:
1. Naked
2. Impersonality
3. Fallin’ Down
4. Burnin’ Up
5. Eyes Wide Open
6. Long Way Down
Side Two:
1. Only One
2. Hey
3. Slave Girl
4. Name
5. Flat Top
Note: This applies to the all retail black and the D2C sea blue exclusive.
2xCD Deluxe Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition
Original album:
1. Long Way Down
2. Burnin’ Up
3. Naked
4. Flat Top
5. Impersonality
6. Name
7. Only One
8. Somethin’ Bad
9. Ain’t That Unusual
10. So Long
11. Eyes Wide Open
12. Disconnected
13. Slave Girl
Deluxe Bonus Content
1. Hit Or Miss (B-Side)
2. Nothing Can Change You (B-Side)
3. I Wanna Destroy You (Soft Boys Cover)
4. Wait For The Black Out (The Damned Cover)
5. Naked (Modern Rock Live New York)
6. Name (Modern Rock Live New York)
7. Another Second Time Around (Modern Rock Live New York)
8. Girl Right Next To Me (Modern Rock Live Los Angeles)
9. Name (Modern Rock Live Los Angeles)
10. Don’t Change (Modern Rock Live Los Angeles)
11. Naked (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
12. Impersonality (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
13. Fallin’ Down (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
14. Burnin’ Up (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
15. Eyes Wide Open (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
16. Long Way Down (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
17. Only One (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
18. Hey (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
19. Slave Girl (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
20. Name (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
21. Flat Top (Live in Las Vegas, March 10, 1996)
Note: Tracks 1-10 of the deluxe bonus tracks are only on the 2-CD format and digital deluxe edition.
GOO GOO DOLLS AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Thursday 20 February – AIS Arena, Canberra
Friday 21 February – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Sunday 23 February – Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle
Tuesday 25 February – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
Thursday 27 February – Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Saturday 1 March – Yours & Owls Festival, Wollongong
Sunday 2 March – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
