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Goo Goo Dolls are set to release the 20th anniversary expanded edition of their acclaimed album, “Let Love In,” on July 24 via Warner Records. Originally released in 2006, the album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold in 2019 by RIAA. This 21-track limited-edition release features the original album and 10 "Live and Intimate" recordings from a special session captured at Capitol Studios. This intimate live set features renditions of songs "Better Days," "Stay With You," "Let Love In" and “Feel The Silence.” In conjunction, the band released “Better Days (Live and Intimate)” as well as a 4K remastered version of the original video for "Better Days."
Please note, the 20th anniversary LP is pressed on red eye vinyl and includes a 12-page lyric booklet, but does not include the “Live and Intimate” session.
“Preorder Let Love In (20th Anniversary Edition)” here.
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On the heels of going viral, the band’s Diamond-certified hit “Iris” is experiencing a massive boom with the “Mom/Dad, what were you like in the 90s?” trend, which has accumulated over 7 billion views and counting. Sparked by Drew Barrymore’s Instagram post on Feb. 24, this trend has exploded and now features contributions from key celebrities such as Will Smith, Serena Williams, Dwayne Johnson, Reese Witherspoon, Sharon Stone, John Stamos, Backstreet Boys, Brooke Shields, Halle Berry, Usher, Jessica Alba, Snoop Dogg, Shaquille O'Neal, Anne Hathaway, Aerosmith, SZA and many more.
The four-times-Grammy-nominated track has garnered over 5.7 billion streams to date worldwide, amassing over 1 billion streams in 2025 alone. Originally released in 1998, “Iris” continues to reach new audiences around the world and recently received a new version by SZA in addition to being covered by the likes of Swift, Machine Gun Kelly, Phoebe Bridgers, Maggie Rogers and Sombr, yet again proving the timelessness and staying power of Goo Goo Dolls’ illustrious catalog. The New York Times, as well as “Today,” ran pieces on the track as well as the nostalgic nature of the viral trend, which can be found here and here.
In addition, the group will take its lauded live show back on the road this summer with an extensive run of U.S. tour dates with Neon Trees. Kicking off July 24, the tour includes performances at Minneapolis’ Mystic Lake Amphitheater, Richmond’s Allianz Amphitheatre at Riverfront, Milwaukee’s BMO Pavilion, Cincinnati’s Rose Music Center at The Heights, Pittsburgh’s The Pavilion at Star Lake and Charleston’s Credit One Stadium. The band will also embark on a Las Vegas residency in May, featuring a five-show run at The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Tickets and information for all tour dates can be found here
Formed by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac in Buffalo in 1986, Goo Goo Dolls have quietly broken records, contributed a string of staples to the American songbook, connected to millions of fans, and indelibly impacted popular music for three-plus decades. Beyond selling 15 million records worldwide, the group has garnered four Grammy nominations and nearly a dozen Platinum and Gold singles combined, while seizing a page in the history books by achieving 15 No. 1 and Top 10 hits. As a result, they hold the all-time radio record for most top 10 singles.
Thus far, “A Boy Named Goo” (1995) has gone two-times-Platinum, “Dizzy Up The Girl” (1998) five-times-Platinum and “Gutterflower” (2002) and “Let Love In” (2006) are both Gold. In addition, “Something for the Rest of Us” (2010) and “Magnetic” (2013) bowed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200.
The band’s “Summer Anthem” EP is out now via Warner Records. Consisting of seven tracks, “Summer Anthem” is a precise, hard-hitting project, featuring the type of vivid lyricism that’s led the band to becoming one of the most influential alternative rock groups of all time.