The song debuted at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart on April 18, 1998, and eventually spent a then-record of 18 weeks at number one in Hot 100 Airplay. (The first was Alanis Morissette's " Uninvited" and the third was Sarah McLachlan's " Angel"). Upon its release, "Iris" became second of a string of hits from the film's soundtrack, City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture. Rzeznik named the song after country folk singer-songwriter Iris DeMent, after he noticed her name in a concert listing in the LA Weekly newspaper. Speaking with Songwriting Magazine, Rzeznik said that further inspiration for the song came from the fact that he wanted to be on a soundtrack album with U2, Peter Gabriel and Alanis Morrisette. And I think, 'Wow! What an amazing thing it must be like to love someone so much that you give up everything to be with them.' That's a pretty heavy thought." This guy is completely willing to give up his own immortality, just to be able to feel something very human. "I was thinking about the situation of the Nicolas Cage character in the movie. In a 2013 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Rzeznik explained how he wrote the song: Shortly afterwards that same day, John Rzeznik called Rob with a song he had written called "Iris", a power ballad. The following morning Morissette called Rob, and asked him to produce the song " Uninvited" which she had written afterwards as a demo. Bob took Alanis Morissette whilst Rob took the Goo Goo Dolls. Composition Īfter completing the first-edit on the film City of Angels, co-producer Bob Cavallo and his son Rob Cavallo, also a music producer, decided to take along musical artists to a viewing to create the soundtrack. "Iris" is the Goo Goo Dolls' signature song and has received critical acclaim, being described as a "ubiquitous" staple for the band's live sets. The song reached number one in Australia, Canada, and Italy, number three in the United Kingdom, number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, and has become one of Ireland's best-selling singles of all time. "Iris" has contributed greatly to the band's success. The song was released as a single on April 1, 1998. Originally written for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels, the song was later included on the band's sixth album, Dizzy Up the Girl. " Iris" is a song by American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls.
Simpson’s appearance alongside Lovato is her first time on stage since January 2019, which in turn followed a decade-long hiatus from performing live.From the album Dizzy Up the Girl and City of Angels In Sept., Lovato also managed to lure Ashlee Simpson onstage for a rare live appearance to cover the singer’s “La La,” which Lovato has also been performing throughout her North American tour. Nearly 25 years after the release of “Iris,” the track remains a favorite of a younger generation of artists, with everyone from Taylor Swift to Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers covering the song in 2021, Rzeznik was also called upon to perform “Iris” onstage at a Billy Joel concert in the Goo Goo Dolls’ native Buffalo, New York. Throughout Demi Lovato’s Holy Fvck Tour, the singer has been performing her own “4 EVER 4 Me” mashed up with a cover of Goo Goo Dolls’ hit “Iris.” And Tuesday night at Lovato’s New York concert, she decided to take the cover to the next level by welcoming Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik onstage for a surprise duet of the 1998 single. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.
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