What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce: 1987-2000 by Goo Goo Dolls, album cover
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What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce: 1987-2000

Released17 July 2001
Popularity29.8
Also cited25 June 2001

What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce is a compilation from American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, gathering songs recorded between 1987 and 2000. It came out through Warner Bros. Records in July 2001, and it isn't a standard greatest-hits set: most of the band's biggest songs, "Iris" and "Name" among them, are left off.

Instead, the tracklist draws on all six of their albums, running backwards from Dizzy Up the Girl and A Boy Named Goo to Superstar Car Wash, Hold Me Up, Jed and the self-titled debut. It mixes album cuts, singles from before their 1995 breakthrough, fan favourites and a few of their less successful singles. Every song has been remixed and remastered. "Naked" is extended, "Two Days In February" is re-recorded by Rzeznik, and some tracks gain longer instrumental passages. It suits listeners who want the band beyond the radio hits.

What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce: 1987-2000: tracklist and credits

22 tracks · 1:14:14

Tracklist

  1. 1Bullet ProofJohn Rzeznik4:37
  2. 2All Eyes on Me4:05
  3. 3AmigoneRobby Takac3:15
  4. 4Acoustic #32:25
  5. 5Naked4:06
  6. 6Ain't That UnusualJohn Rzeznik3:19
  7. 7Burnin' Up2:32
  8. 8Flat TopJohn Rzeznik4:29
  9. 9Eyes Wide OpenRzeznik, Takac, Tutuska3:55
  10. 10Fallin' Down3:14
  11. 11Another Second Time AroundGoo Goo Dolls3:00
  12. 12Cuz You're Gone3:32
  13. 13We Are the NormalGoo Goo Dolls and Paul Westerberg3:36
  14. 14Girl Right Next to Me3:44
  15. 15Lucky Star3:08
  16. 16On the LieJohn Rzeznik3:16
  17. 17Just the Way You Are3:14
  18. 18Two Days in February3:12
  19. 19Laughing3:43
  20. 20There You AreRzeznik, Takac, Tutuska3:10
  21. 21Up Yours1:39
  22. 22I'm Addicted3:03
Produced by
Rob Cavallo, Goo Goo Dolls, Lou Giordano
Mixed by
Jack Joseph‐Puig, Lou Giordano
Engineered by
Ken Allardyce, Lou Giordano
Recorded
1987–2000
Labels
Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
Length
1:14:14

Line-up

  • Melora Creager · cello · guest

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MusicBrainz25 June 2001ignored lone early release dated 2001-05-29
Wikipedia infobox17 July 2001
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US release29 May 2001earliest US date
UK / Europe release25 June 2001earliest UK or European date
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DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
29 May 2001USWarner Bros. Records093624794523original
25 June 2001XEHollywood Records4029758271124other
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