Name (song)

"Name"
Single by Goo Goo Dolls
from the album A Boy Named Goo
B-side
  • "Burnin' Up"
  • "Hit or Miss"
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
Genre
Length
  • 4:30 (album version)
  • 4:03 (single edit)
  • 4:15 (2007 re-recording)
Label
Songwriter(s)John Rzeznik
Producer(s)Lou Giordano
Goo Goo Dolls singles chronology
"Flat Top"
(1995)
"Name"
(1995)
"Naked"
(1996)

"Name" is a song by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1995 as the third single from their fifth studio album, A Boy Named Goo (1995). "Name" became the band's first major hit,[3][4] topping both the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Album Rock Tracks chart. It also reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, "Name" peaked at number two on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and number one on the RPM Alternative 30.

Although Goo Goo Dolls were considered an alternative group prior to the single's release, "Name" crossed over to pop and adult contemporary radio, greatly increasing the band's fan base.[citation needed] The band re-recorded "Name" for their compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles; this version featured minimal arrangements and production.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995". Spin. August 6, 2015. p. 5. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (August 6, 2004). "Top Ten Mediocre Post-Grunge / Alternative Bands". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Miers, Jeff (October 12, 2018). "Timeline: Goo Goo Dolls, through the years". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "As Goo As It Gets". The Buffalo News. April 16, 1996. Retrieved October 27, 2021.