Dizzy Up the Girl

Dizzy Up the Girl
Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
Released September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre
Length 45:13
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Bang!
(1997)		 Dizzy Up the Girl
(1998)		 What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce
(2001)
Singles from Dizzy Up the Girl
  1. "Iris"
    Released: April 7, 1998
  2. "Slide"
    Released: September 17, 1998
  3. "Dizzy"
    Released: January 19, 1999
  4. "Black Balloon"
    Released: June 8, 1999
  5. "Broadway"
    Released: September 11, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(93%)[3]
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Melodic.net[7]
Q[8]
Robert Christgau[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]

Dizzy Up the Girl is the sixth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on September 22, 1998 through Warner Bros. Records. The album is often noted for being the album which propelled the Goo Goo Dolls into success, although they already had success with "Name" in 1995.

History

In most parts of the world, Dizzy Up the Girl is the Goo Goo Dolls' most successful album to date, selling over 3 million copies (3x platinum certified). The success of Dizzy Up the Girl can largely be attributed to the rock ballad "Iris", which was also included in the soundtrack album of the film City of Angels. "Iris" immediately reached #1 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart upon its release in March from the City of Angels soundtrack, and stayed on top for 18 weeks, setting a record that still stands as of September 2012. The song also reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 chart, along with several other charts in the U.S and U.K, and included 3 Grammy nominations. "Iris" and "Slide" were the 2 most successful singles from the album being the 2 songs that sold the album very well and the other 3 singles achieved modest success.

In addition to the huge success of "Iris" (US #9), Dizzy Up the Girl featured three additional top forty singles, with the songs "Slide" (US #8), "Broadway" (US #24), and "Black Balloon" (US #16). The album also produced the moderately popular song "Dizzy" (US #108), which has since become a fan favorite. Along with top forty single status, music videos for all five singles reached VH1's Top 20 Music Videos chart upon release.

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album 4 stars and stated: "Like a less mannered and conflicted Let Your Dim Light Shine-era Soul Asylum, the trio balances hard rockers with ballads. The difference is, they enjoy the mainstreaming of their music and respond with one of their catchiest sets of songs. There's nothing new on the record apart from their willingness to polish their music so it reaches the widest audience. That will alienate whatever hardcore followers they have left, but that attitude will likely please anyone brought aboard with 'Name' and 'Iris'." Melodic.net's review was the most positive, with a rating of 5 stars.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Johnny Rzeznik, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Dizzy"    2:41
2. "Slide"    3:33
3. "Broadway"    3:58
4. "January Friend"  Robby Takac 2:44
5. "Black Balloon"    4:10
6. "Bullet Proof"    4:37
7. "Amigone"  Takac 3:15
8. "All Eyes on Me"  Rzeznik, Takac 3:57
9. "Full Forever"  Takac 2:52
10. "Acoustic #3"    1:56
11. "Iris"    4:50
12. "Extra Pale"  Takac 2:10
13. "Hate This Place"    4:24

Personnel

Goo Goo Dolls
Additional personnel

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1998-99) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 27
Canadian Albums (RPM)[14] 4
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[15] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 19
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 47
US Billboard 200[14] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[21] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[22] 2× Platinum 200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Gold 7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[25] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles

Charts

Year Title Peak Chart Positions (1998-2014)
Australia (ARIA) Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) Canada (Canadian Singles Chart) Canadian (Alternative 30) Hot Canadian Digital Songs Ireland (IRMA) Italy (FIMI) Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) Norway (VG-lista) Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay U.S. Billboard Pop Songs U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
1998 Iris 1 63 3 1 2 41 5 1 9 16 19 34 3 9 1 1 1 1 8 22
Slide 29 - - 1 5 - - - - 36 - - 43 8 1 1 1 1 4 -
1999 Dizzy 50 - - 28 14 - - - - - - - - 108 - - 9 - 13 -
Black Balloon - - - 3 8 - - - - - - - - 16 18 13 13 3 28 -
2000 Broadway - - - 7 9 - - - - - - - - 24 24 15 38 5 - -

Certifications

Year released Title Certification
1998 Iris Platinum
Slide Gold

References

  1. 1 2 LaPage, Mark (December 1998). "Review: Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl". Spin.
  2. 1 2 Andrew H. (January 16, 2005). "Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic.
  3. ↑ Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Dizzy Up the Girl - The Goo Goo Dolls". Allmusic.
  5. ↑ David Browne (September 21, 1998). "Dizzy Up the Girl Review". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ↑ "Top Pop Albums". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1998.
  7. ↑ Johan Wippsson. "Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy up the girl". Melodic.net.
  8. ↑ Howard, Tom (July 1999). "Review: Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl". Q (EMAP Metro Ltd): 115, 116.
  9. ↑ "CG: goo goo dolls". Robert Christgau.
  10. ↑ "What's New Archive - September '98". Musicfanclubs.org. 1998-09-05. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  11. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  14. 1 2 "The Goo Goo Dolls – Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Goo Goo Dolls". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  22. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". Music Canada.
  23. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". Recorded Music NZ.
  24. ↑ "British album certifications – Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Dizzy Up the Girl in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  25. ↑ "American album certifications – Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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