The Goo Goo Dolls are a rock band that formed in 1985 in Buffalo, New York by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac. The band released their first album, Goo Goo Dolls in 1987 on Mercenary Records, but was picked up in 1988 by Celluloid Records, a larger record company. The band released its second album, Jed, in 1989 after moving to Los Angeles. The Goo Goo Dolls released its third album, Hold Me Up in 1990. It features their first single, "There You Are", which became their first music video as well. Then in 1993, they released Superstar Car Wash. In 1995 they released A Boy Named Goo, but they wouldn’t find mainstream success until they released the album Dizzy Up the Girl. It spawned several hit singles which include "Iris", "Slide", "Broadway" and "Black Balloon". Along with top forty single status, music videos for all five singles reached VH1’s Top 20 Music Videos chart upon release. The album has since gone triple platinum. The Goo Goo Dolls have since released two more albums which include "Gutterflower" in 2002 and "Let Love In" in 2006. On July 2, 2008, the Goo Goo Dolls released a new single called "Real" to select iTunes stores.
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