Dizzy Up the Girl
Occupation
Vocals, Electric Guitar: John Rzeznik Drums: Mike Malinin Vocals, bass guitar Robby Takak
Dizzy Up the Girl is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released on 22 September 1998 at the Warner Music Group and earned the band thanks to the hit singles, Iris, Slide, Black Balloon Broadway and international breakthrough.
- 4.1 album
- 4.2 Singles
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In the songs of January Friend, Amigone and Extra Pale bassist Robby Takak took over the lead vocals. With nearly 3 million albums sold Dizzy Up the Girl was the most successful of the band. Were the Goo Goo Dolls at the beginning of her career even as a pure punk band, this album is classified grunge more in the genre Alternative Rock, or mail. The two most successful singles, Iris and Slide are ballads from the pop-rock track. Especially over the single iris, which belongs to the City of Angels soundtrack of the film, the band is defined. From the U.S. magazine Billboard Iris was selected No. 1 on the top 100 pop songs of the decade.
Title list
The lyrics were written by lead singer John Rzeznik.
Bonus Tracks:
Singles
On April 7, 1998, released as the first single iris. With the release of the album was then coupled in September 1998 as the second single slide. In January 1999, follow the lead single Dizzy before even Black Balloon and Broadway were published.
Reviews
Alexander Cordas of laut.de sees the album as a single point of criticism the " hit potential of each single. Each of the 14 song is so beautiful sweet and sticky that it remains hanging in the ear canal immediately. " Dizzy Up The Girl "is one of the plates that you do not get two weeks out from his CD player, but then probably only rarely inserts. " Musikexpress.de awarded 5 stars and certifies the album " punchy, energetic songwriting, catchy sing-along choruses and above all lots of hits. " For rockhard.de it was " no surprise that the band in America is inundated with platinum awards," because " fleet college rockers like " Dizzy "," Broadway "or" Full Forever " shine with beautiful melodies and catchy choruses with their Invite almost to sing along. " Allmusic.com awarded 4 stars out of 5.
Chart positions
Album
Singles
The single missed Dizzy with space for almost 108 official Billboard Top 100 charts in the United States. Although just Iris became a radio hit around the world, missed all the songs, the German -language single charts. Especially in the UK Iris is still very successful, regularly reaches the single chart positions there. 2011, it was the Goo Goo Dolls as first reach the top 10 of the charts in the UK. 2013 album release Magnetic, Iris 18 weeks climbed to number 12 in the U.S. stood iris without interruption at the top of the airplay charts. This record remains unbroken to this day.