“Iris,” written by the band’s lead singer, John Rzenik, snagged some major accolades on Billboard’s 2025 Year-End Charts, ...

Portrait of, from left, American Pop Rock musicians Mike Malinin, Johnny Rzeznik, and Robby Takac, all from the band Goo Goo Dolls, as they pose together during an instore promotional visit as part of ...

What was the song of the summer for 2025? Add the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” from 1998 to the short list—proving summer hits can be from any decade. The track was originally written for the film City of ...

The post Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” Passes One Billion Streams on Spotify appeared first on Consequence. We certainly know who they are, alright: Goo Goo Dolls’ classic 1998 hit “Iris” has officially ...

Drake, Ed Sheeran and Tyler, the Creator, are usually reliable hitmakers. But the songs they’ve put out this summer haven’t stuck around. Instead, listeners keep returning to a power ballad from 1998: ...

“‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand,” Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls wailed plaintively in “Iris,” which dominated charts from April through July of 1998. He was singing about Nicolas ...

Last night, GRAMMY-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls performed their global hit “Iris” with Mattie Pruitt on the season finale of American Idol. Watch the mesmerizing performance here. The 4x ...

Demi Lovato, avowed fan of the Goo Goo Dolls’ hit “Iris,” enlisted the band to soundtrack the first dance at her wedding this past weekend. Goo Goo Dolls revealed their wedding band duties on ...

When multi-platinum hitmaker Mitchell Tenpenny was working on his upcoming album, he knew he wanted the collection of songs to authentically reflect him like none of his previous work. That desire ...

Even if you were not alive in the ’90s, the Goo Goo Dolls probably ring a bell. “Iris” plays as the first dance song at countless weddings every year, and “Better Days,” though released in 2006, gave ...