Album
A Boy Named Goo
A Boy Named Goo is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995. It followed Superstar Car Wash from 1993 and came out through Warner Bros. and Metal Blade Records. Its sound sits across alternative rock, post-grunge, power pop and pop rock, and it found a wide audience, going double-platinum in the United States within a year.
It also marks a turning point in the band's story. This is the last Goo Goo Dolls record to feature George Tutuska on drums, as Mike Malinin took his place just before release. If you want to hear the band on the way up, before the arrival of Dizzy Up the Girl in 1998, this is the record to start with.
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A Boy Named Goo: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 42:19Tracklist
- 1Long Way DownJohn Rzeznik3:29
- 2Burnin' UpRzeznik, Takac, Tutuska2:29
- 3NakedJohn Rzeznik3:44
- 4Flat TopJohn Rzeznik4:30
- 5ImpersonalityRzeznik, Takac, Tutuska2:41
- 6NameJohn Rzeznik4:30
- 7Only OneJohn Rzeznik3:18
- 8Somethin' BadRzeznik, Takac, Tutuska2:31
- 9Ain't That UnusualJohn Rzeznik3:20
- 10So LongRzeznik, Takac, Tutuska2:33
- 11Eyes Wide OpenRzeznik, Takac, Tutuska3:56
- 12DisconnectedBompczyk, Guariglia, Secrist, Suchman3:00
- 13Slave GirlMick Blood and Richard Jakimyszyn2:18
- Produced by
- Lou Giordano, Rob Cavallo, Goo Goo Dolls
- Recorded at
- BearTracks Studios, Suffern, NY and Trackmaster Studios, Buffalo, NY
- Recorded
- 1994
- Mixed by
- Lou Giordano
- Engineered by
- Lou Giordano, Jerry Finn
- Labels
- Metal Blade Records, Warner Bros., Metal Blade
- Length
- 42:19
Singles
- “Only One” · February 1995
- “Flat Top” · 12 June 1995
- “Name” · 26 September 1995
- “Naked” · January 1996
- “Long Way Down” · March 1996
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1995–1996 | 27 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1995–1996 | 15 |
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) · 2025 | 38 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1996 | Platinum |
| United States · 1996 | 2× Platinum |
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Goo Goo Dolls
1987
Jed
1989
Hold Me Up
1990
Superstar Car Wash
1993
Long Way Down
1996
Bang!
1997
Dizzy Up the Girl
1998
Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy EP 1999
Dizzy EP
1999
What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce: 1987-2000
2001
Gutterflower
2002
Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004
2004
Let Love In
2006
Greatest Hits, Volume One: The Singles
2007
Vol. 2
2008
Waiting for the Rest of It
2010
Something for the Rest of Us
2010
Magnetic
2013
Made to Be Broken
2013
Boxes
2016
You Should Be Happy
2017
The Audience Is This Way
2018
Miracle Pill
2019
It’s Christmas All Over
2020
EP 21
2021
Rarities
2021
Chaos in Bloom
2022
Summer Anthem
2025
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (1994, 1995)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 15 March 1994 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 March 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 14 March 1995 | |
| US release | 14 March 1995 | earliest US date |
16 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 777499208766 | other |
| 15 March 1994 | US | Metal Blade Records | original | |
| 1995 | DE | Edel Records | 4029758027028 | other |
| 1995 | ZA | Warner Bros. Records | 6001491327427 | other |
| 1995 | AU | Metal Blade Records | 093624575023 | other |
| 14 March 1995 | US | — | 777499208766 | other |
| 14 March 1995 | XW | Warner Records | 0093624575061 | other |
| 14 March 1995 | US | Metal Blade Records | 093624575023 | other |
| 14 March 1995 | US | Metal Blade Records | 093624575023 | other |
| 27 November 2015 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624925866 | deluxe |
| 27 November 2015 | — | Metal Blade Records | 093624923060 | deluxe |
| 27 November 2015 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624926023 | other |
| 22 January 2025 | — | Warner Records | 093624833635 | deluxe |
| 14 March 2025 | — | Warner Records | 093624838555 | deluxe |
| 14 March 2025 | XW | Warner Records | 093624838562 | deluxe |
| — | — | Warner Bros. Records | 093624918820 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |