Who wrote iris by the goo goo dolls?

Answer 1

Iris was originally released in 1998 on the City of Angels soundtrack. The song was also included on the Goo Goo Dolls' next album, Dizzy Up The Girl. To this date, Iris remains one of the most downloaded songs on iTunes.

Answer 2

The Goo Goo Dolls were asked to write a song specifically for the City of Angels (1998) soundtrack. John Rzeznik, the lead singer and songwriter for the band had been suffering from writer's block for several years. However, this was the challenge he needed. After seeing the City of Angels, he sat down and wrote the song Iris in one hour. As for the song's name, many thought it was named after Greek messenger of the gods, Iris. But John said he just thought Iris was a nice name so he chose it for the title. The song appeared on the City of Angels soundtrack, and later that year on Dizzy Up The Girl. To this date, Iris has been the biggest hit for the Goo Goo Dolls.

Answer 3

"Iris" and superstardom (1998-2005)Rzeznik was approached to write a song for the City of Angels soundtrack, and the end product was "Iris". This song propelled the band to stardom, as it stayed on top of Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts for a record-breaking 18 weeks, and was nominated for three Grammys that year. According to several interviews with Rzeznik, he was experiencing serious bouts of writer's block when he was approached, and was on the verge of quitting the band days before he wrote the song that would launch the band to worldwide fame.[10] Iris is set to re-enter the UK charts at number 1, following performances by two X-Factor finalists, which has helped to put the band back into the consciousness of the British public.[11]

"Iris" was included on the triple-platinum Dizzy Up the Girl, and was among Top-Ten hits "Slide", "Black Balloon", "Broadway", and "Dizzy" from the same album. The new, polished sound garnered legions of new fans, many of whom had not followed the band before their mainstream success. Most of the Goo Goo Dolls concerts feature few, if any, songs the band wrote before 1995, reflecting the band's more mainstream sound. In 2001, the Goos released their first ever compilation CD, What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce. Next, Gutterflower(2002) - the last longplay in spirit of America, with dark lyrical undertones from Rzeznik's divorce-achieved gold certification, producing the hits "Here Is Gone", "Sympathy", and "Big Machine". On July 4, 2004, the band performed a free concert in their hometown of Buffalo, continuing through a deluge of rain that can be seen on the DVD released later that year. The DVD also contained a studio version of the Goo Goo Dolls' cover of "Give a Little Bit" by Supertramp. The single reached the top of the Adult Top 40 chart in 2005.

Goo Goo Dolls perform their song "Before It's Too Late" from the OST of the 2007 film Transformers at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts, on July 22, 2007.

Answer 4

John Rzeznik, the lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls, wrote the song Iris. Mr. Rzeznik writes most all of his own songs.

Answer 5

Iris was featured in The City of Angels (1998), starring Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage.

Answer 6

Dizzy Up the Girl