Complete List Of Goo Goo Dolls Songs From A to Z

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The Goo Goo Dolls formed in Buffalo, New York, in the mid-1980s, beginning as a rough-edged punk-influenced trio before growing into one of America’s best-known alternative rock bands. Guitarist and singer John Rzeznik, bassist and singer Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska recorded the band’s earliest records, with Takac handling most of the lead vocals on their self-titled debut. Their early material was loud, unruly, and often miles removed from the melodic rock ballads that later brought them international acclaim. The band’s development over the following decades makes its complete recording history particularly rewarding to explore.

Albums such as Jed, Hold Me Up, and Superstar Car Wash revealed a group gradually finding its songwriting identity, with Rzeznik emerging as a distinctive lead singer. A Boy Named Goo became their commercial breakthrough in 1995, driven by the single ‘Name,’ and Mike Malinin took over the drum chair during that period. Their success grew dramatically with 1998’s Dizzy Up the Girl, whose songs included ‘Slide,’ ‘Black Balloon,’ ‘Broadway,’ and ‘Iris.’ The latter first appeared on the City of Angels soundtrack and became one of the defining songs of late-1990s rock radio.

The Goo Goo Dolls continued their success with Gutterflower, Let Love In, Something for the Rest of Us, and Magnetic, moving comfortably between guitar-driven rock and polished melodic pop. Their songs also found a place in films and television, from ‘I’m Awake Now’ in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare to ‘Lazy Eye’ in Batman & Robin and ‘Before It’s Too Late’ in Transformers. Rzeznik and Takac remained the band’s principal creative partnership through lineup changes and further releases, including Boxes, Miracle Pill, the holiday album It’s Christmas All Over, and Chaos in Bloom. The latter records brought new textures to the band’s sound without losing its sense of melody.

Beyond the main studio albums, the band’s music includes unusual early singles, soundtrack contributions, cover versions, B-sides, acoustic performances, and archival releases. The 2017 You Should Be Happy EP added new material, while the 2021 EP 21 revisited familiar songs in stripped-back arrangements. In 2025, Summer Anthem introduced seven tracks, including ‘Ocean,’ ‘Nothing Lasts Forever,’ and ‘Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes).’ The band continued releasing recordings in 2026, including a collaboration with Steve Aoki and the single ‘Postcards from Paradise.’ Across the years, the Goo Goo Dolls have built a catalog that reaches well beyond their biggest radio hits.

Complete List Of Goo Goo Dolls Songs From A to Z

0–E

“22 Seconds” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“30K Feet” – You Should Be Happy EP (2017)
“7th of Last Month” – Jed (1989)
“Acoustic #3” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Ain’t That Unusual” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“All Eyes on Me” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“All That You Are” – Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album (2011)
“Already There” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“American Girl (Live)” – Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (2008); Tom Petty cover, official live-only release
“Amigone” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Another Second Time Around” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Artie” – Jed (1989)
“As I Am” – Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
“As I Am (Acoustic Version)” – EP 21 (2021)
“Autumn Leaves” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“Beat Me” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Beautiful Lie” – Beautiful Lie single (2024)
“Become” – Let Love In (2006)
“Before It’s Too Late (Sam and Mikaela’s Theme)” – Transformers: The Album (2007)
“Best of Me” – Hawaii Five-0: Original Songs from the Television Series (2011)
“Better Days” – Better Days single (2005)
“Better Days (2020 Holiday Recording)” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“Big Machine” – Gutterflower (2002)
“Bitch” – No Alternative compilation (1993); with Lance Diamond
“Black Balloon” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Boxes” – Boxes (2016)
“Boxes (Alex Aldi Mix)” – You Should Be Happy EP (2017); remix
“Bringing on the Light” – Magnetic (2013)
“Broadway” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Bullet Proof” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“BulletProofAngel” – Magnetic (2013)
“BulletProofAngel (Acoustic Version)” – EP 21 (2021)
“Burnin’ Up” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Can’t Let It Go” – Let Love In (2006)
“Catch Me Now I’m Falling” – Something for the Rest of Us (Deluxe pre-order bonus) (2010); Kinks cover
“Caught in the Storm” – Magnetic (2013)
“Christmas All Over Again” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“Christmas Don’t Be Late” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“The Christmas Party” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020); featuring the Union Square 5
“Close Your Eyes” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Come On” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Come to Me” – Magnetic (2013)
“Cuz You’re Gone” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Day After Day” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“Different Light” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Disconnected” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Dizzy” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Domino” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Don’t Beat My Ass (With a Baseball Bat)” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Don’t Change” – Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls soundtrack (1995); cover of INXS
“Don’t Fear the Reaper” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Don’t Worry” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Down on the Corner” – Jed (1989)
“Do You Believe in Him?” – For Children of the Night charity cassette (1989); with Lance Diamond
“Em Elbmuh” – Jed (1989)
“Extra Pale” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Eyes Wide Open” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)

F–J

“Fallin’ Down” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Fearless” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“Feel the Silence” – Let Love In (2006)
“Feel the Silence (Acoustic Version)” – EP 21 (2021)
“Feel the Silence (Remix)” – Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles (2007); distinct remix
“Flat Top” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Flood” – Boxes (2016); featuring Sydney Sierota
“Free of Me” – Boxes (2016)
“Full Forever” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Gimme Shelter” – Jed (1989)
“Girl Right Next to Me” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Give a Little Bit” – Give a Little Bit single (2004)
“Going Crazy” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“Had Enough” – Jed (1989)
“Hammerin’ Eggs (The Metal Song)” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Happiest of Days” – Magnetic (2013)
“Happiest of Days (Acoustic Version)” – EP 21 (2021)
“Hardsores” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“Hate This Place” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“Here Is Gone” – Gutterflower (2002)
“Hey” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Hey Ya” – Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
“Hit or Miss” – Only One single B-side (1995)
“Home” – Waiting for the Rest of It EP (2010)
“I Don’t Want to Know” – Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours (1998)
“If the World Turned Upside Down” – Finding Neverland: The Album (2015)
“I’ll Be There for You” – Shred N Ragen television theme CD (1996); Rembrandts cover
“I’m Addicted” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“I’m Awake Now” – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare soundtrack (1991)
“Impersonality” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“I’m Still Here (Jim’s Theme)” – Treasure Planet: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (2002)
“Indestructible” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“Iris” – City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture (1998)
“Iris (Demo)” – Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (2008); archival demo
“Iris (Steve Aoki Version)” – Iris single (2026); with Steve Aoki
“It’s Over” – Gutterflower (2002)
“I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” – It’s Christmas All Over (Again) (2021)
“I Wanna Destroy You” – Name single B-side (1995); cover of the Soft Boys
“I Won’t Back Down” – I Won’t Back Down single (2023); with O.A.R.
“January Friend” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Just a Man” – Miracle Pill (Deluxe) (2020)
“Just the Way You Are” – Hold Me Up (1990)

K–O

“Keep the Car Running” – Magnetic (2013)
“Kevin’s Song” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Know My Name” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Last Hot Night” – Magnetic (2013)
“Laughing” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Lazy Eye” – Batman & Robin soundtrack (1997)
“Let It Snow” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“Let Love In” – Let Love In (2006)
“Let the Sun” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“Life’s a Message” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“Lights” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“Listen” – Let Love In (2006)
“Living in a Hut” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Long Way Down” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Long Way Down (Chris Lord-Alge Remix)” – Rarities (2021); archival remix
“Long Way Home” – Boxes (2016)
“Lost” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“Love Dolls” – Jed (1989)
“Loving Life” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“Lucky One” – Boxes (2016)
“Lucky Star” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Messed Up” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Million Miles Away” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Miracle Pill” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“Misery” – Summer Anthem EP (2025)
“Misfortune” – Jed (1989)
“Money, Fame & Fortune” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“More of You” – Magnetic (2013)
“My Girl” – For Children of the Night charity cassette (1989); with Lance Diamond
“Naked” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Naked (Remix)” – MTV Buzz Bin, Vol. 2 (1997); remixed recording
“Name” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Name (2007 Re-recording)” – Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles (2007); new recording
“Never Take the Place of Your Man” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Notbroken” – Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
“Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)” – Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes) single (2025); later included on Summer Anthem EP
“Nothing Can Change You” – Name single B-side (1995)
“Nothing Is Real” – Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
“Nothing Lasts Forever” – Nothing Lasts Forever single (2025); later included on Summer Anthem EP
“No Way Out” – Jed (1989)
“Now I Hear” – Waiting for the Rest of It EP (2010)
“Ocean” – Summer Anthem EP (2025)
“One Last Song About Christmas” – It’s Christmas All Over (Again) (2021)
“One Night” – Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
“Only One” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“On the Lie” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“On Your Side” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Out of Sight” – Jed (1989)
“Out of the Red” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Over and Over” – Boxes (2016)
“Over You” – Miracle Pill (2019)

P–T

“Past Mistakes” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“The Pin” – Boxes (2016)
“Postcards from Paradise” – Something for the Rest of Us (Deluxe pre-order bonus) (2010); Flesh for Lulu cover; also issued as a single in 2026
“Prayer in My Pocket” – Boxes (2016)
“Real” – AT&T Team USA Soundtrack (2008)
“Rebel Beat” – Magnetic (2013)
“Reverse” – Boxes (2016)
“The Right Track” – Miracle Pill (Deluxe) (2020)
“Road to Salinas” – Jed (1989)
“Rough Boys” – Something for the Rest of Us (Deluxe pre-order bonus) (2010); Pete Townshend cover
“Run All Night” – Run All Night single (2023); later included on Summer Anthem (2025)
“Save Me from Myself” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“Say You’re Free” – Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
“Scream” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Sex Maggot” – Jed (1989)
“Shake Hands with Santa Claus” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“Silent Night” – KROQ’s How the … Stole Christmas (1995); holiday performance
“Slaughterhouse” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Slave Girl” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Slide” – Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)
“Slide (Pride)” – Sesame Street: Songs from the Street (35 Years of Music) (2003); separate family-friendly adaptation
“Slightly Broken” – Summer Anthem EP (2025)
“Slow It Down” – Magnetic (2013)
“Smash” – Gutterflower (2002)
“So Alive” – Boxes (2016)
“So Alive (Acoustic Version)” – So Alive (Acoustic) single (2017)
“So Far Away” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Soldier” – Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
“So Long” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Somethin’ Bad” – A Boy Named Goo (1995)
“Something for the Rest of Us” – Something for the Rest of Us (2010)
“So Outta Line” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Souls in the Machine” – Boxes (2016)
“Stay with You” – Let Love In (2006)
“Step in Line” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“Still Your Song” – Waiting for the Rest of It EP (2010)
“Stop the World” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Strange Love” – Let Love In (2006)
“String of Lies” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“Such a Mystery” – Summer Anthem EP (2025)
“Sunshine of Your Love” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Superstar” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“Sweetest Lie” – Waiting for the Rest of It EP (2010)
“Sympathy” – Gutterflower (2002)
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” – Take Me Out to the Ball Game promotional single (1996)
“Tattered Edge / You Should Be Happy” – You Should Be Happy EP (2017)
“There You Are” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“Think About Me” – Gutterflower (2002)
“Think It Over” – Miracle Pill (2019)
“This Is Christmas” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“Tonight, Together” – Miracle Pill (Deluxe) (2020)
“Torn Apart” – Goo Goo Dolls (1987)
“Truth Is a Whisper” – Gutterflower (2002)
“Tucked Away” – Gutterflower (2002)
“Two Days in February” – Hold Me Up (1990)

U–Z

“Up, Up, Up” – Gutterflower (2002)
“Up Yours” – Jed (1989)
“Use Me” – You Should Be Happy EP (2017)
“Wait for the Blackout” – Tommy Boy: Music from the Motion Picture (1995); cover of the Damned
“Walk Away” – You Should Be Happy EP (2017)
“War” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“We Are the Normal” – Superstar Car Wash (1993)
“We’ll Be Here (When You’re Gone)” – Let Love In (2006)
“We’ll Be Here (When You’re Gone) (2008 Mix)” – Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (2008); reworked mix
“What a Scene” – Gutterflower (2002)
“What Do You Need?” – Gutterflower (2002)
“When the World Breaks Your Heart” – Magnetic (2013)
“Who’s Gonna Hear Their Wish” – It’s Christmas All Over (Again) (2021)
“Without You Here” – Let Love In (2006)
“Yeah, I Like You” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“You Ain’t Getting Nothin'” – It’s Christmas All Over (2020)
“You Are the Answer” – Chaos in Bloom (2022)
“You Know What I Mean” – Hold Me Up (1990)
“You Never Know” – Gutterflower (2002)

GOO GOO DOLLS STUDIO ALBUMS

Goo Goo Dolls (1987)

Jed (1989)

Hold Me Up (1990)

Superstar Car Wash (1993)

A Boy Named Goo (1995)

Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)

Gutterflower (2002)

Let Love In (2006)

Something for the Rest of Us (2010)

Magnetic (2013)

Boxes (2016)

Miracle Pill (2019)

It’s Christmas All Over (2020)

Chaos in Bloom (2022)

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