Gutterflower is the seventh studio album by 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...

, released in 2002.

Track listing

All songs by Johnny Rzeznik

Johnny Rzeznik

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

 except when noted.

1. "Big Machine
   Big Machine (Goo Goo Dolls song)
   "Big Machine" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls, first released on their Gutterflower album in 2002. It was written by lead vocalist/guitarist Johnny Rzeznik, who calls it his "disco song" and describes its meaning as "a propulsive tale of unrequited love". This song's drums were on a drum machine,...
   
   " – 3:10
2. "Think About Me" – 3:59
3. "Here Is Gone
   Here Is Gone
   "Here is Gone" is the title of a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in March 2002 as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Gutterflower. It reached number 18 on the U.S...
   
   " – 3:58
4. "You Never Know" (Takac) – 3:07
5. "What a Scene" – 4:27
6. "Up, Up, Up" (Takac) – 2:58
7. "It's Over" – 3:35
8. "Sympathy
   Sympathy (Goo Goo Dolls song)
   "Sympathy" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls. The song was the last single released from their album, Gutterflower. The song appeared on the soundtrack to the film A Cinderella Story. It was edited to about 2:48 for the soundtrack...
   
   " – 2:58
9. "What Do You Need?" – 3:49
10. "Smash" (Takac) – 2:26
11. "Tucked Away" (Takac) – 3:13
12. "Truth Is a Whisper" – 4:00

Song information

"Here Is Gone", "Big Machine" and "Sympathy" have been the only three songs released from this album as singles, and videos

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 have been created for all three.

"Big Machine"

John Rzeznik refers to this as his "disco song". "I’m really horrible at programming drum machines, but this was like pattern 74 on my drum machine, which said 'disco.' I called all my friends and said, 'Check this out, this is my disco song!'" He describes it as "a propulsive tale of unrequited love". "Big Machine" was occasionally performed live on a smashed Stratocaster guitar

Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

 that Rzeznik has fondly nicknamed "The Half-Caster". Despite being smashed in half, it still plays. It can be seen in a 2002 VH1 Storytellers

VH1 Storytellers

Storytellers is a television music series produced by the VH1 network.In each episode artists perform in front of a live audience, and tell stories about their music, writing experiences and memories, somewhat similar to MTV Unplugged...

 special. Rzeznik stated that he had someone fix it up and it works just fine.

"Here is Gone"

John Rzeznik wrote this song on the phone while talking to a friend. He asked his friend if he should "take the chords up or take 'em down?" and the friend told him to "take 'em up" and that's how he came up with the chorus and the rest of the song came together shortly thereafter.

According to Rzeznik in 2007, the video for this song cost more to make than the entire Gutterflower album.

Personnel

• Johnny Rzeznik
  Johnny Rzeznik
  John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik , also known as Johnny Rzeznik, is an American songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and producer...
  
   – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  , lead vocals
• Robby Takac
  Robby Takac
  Robert Carl Takac, Jr., known as Robby Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, along with Johnny Rzeznik. He is the band's bassist and was formerly the lead singer on the Goo Goo Dolls' earlier albums....
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , background vocals, lead vocals on "Smash", "Tucked Away", "You Never Know" and "Up, Up, Up"
• Mike Malinin
  Mike Malinin
  Michael Theodore Malinin joined the Goo Goo Dolls in January 1995, after a brief jam session with founding members Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac, who were seeking to replace drummer George Tutuska.-Background:...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
  A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
  
  

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	The Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 200	4

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Here Is Gone"	Billboard Adult Top 40	3
2002	"Here Is Gone"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	21

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	July 9, 2002