"Big Machine" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls

The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...

, first released on their Gutterflower

Gutterflower

Gutterflower is the seventh studio album by Goo Goo Dolls, released in 2002.-Track listing:All songs by Johnny Rzeznik except when noted.# "Big Machine" – 3:10# "Think About Me" – 3:59# "Here Is Gone" – 3:58# "You Never Know" – 3:07...

album in 2002

2002 in music

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. It was written by lead vocalist/guitarist Johnny Rzeznik

Johnny Rzeznik

John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik , also known as Johnny Rzeznik, is an American songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and producer...

, who calls it his "disco song" and describes its meaning as "a propulsive tale of unrequited love

Unrequited love

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". This song's drums were on a drum machine, and it was called "Disco". This song was written about the people in LA, and the way of life, as told on VH1's Storytellers.

Track listings

U.S. Promo CD

1. "Big Machine" - 3:10

Australian CD Single

1. "Big Machine" - 3:10
2. "Black Balloon" - 4:01
3. "Broadway" - 3:50

Live versions

The song was performed live as the opener for the band's Independence Day

Independence Day (United States)

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 concert, and was filmed for the Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004

Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004

Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004 is the first live performance released by the Goo Goo Dolls. It includes a CD and a DVD, showing their concert in Buffalo, New York from July 4, 2004, which is Independence Day in the United States. The concert included performances of all their major hits,...

 DVD release.

Chart positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	64
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	10