Slide (Goo Goo Dolls song)

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"Slide"
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Single by Goo Goo Dolls
from the album Dizzy Up the Girl
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1998
GenreJangle pop
Length3:32
Label
  • Warner Bros. (US)
  • Edel (Europe)
  • Third Rail (Australia)
Songwriter(s)Johnny Rzeznik
Producer(s)
Goo Goo Dolls singles chronology
"Iris"
(1998) 		"Slide"
(1998) 		"Dizzy"
(1999)
Music video
"Slide" on YouTube

"Slide" is a song recorded by American alternative rock group Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1998 as the first commercial single release[1] from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up the Girl.

The song reached number one on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and the Mainstream Top 40 chart. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number eight in February 1999. In Canada, the song debuted atop the RPM Top Singles chart on October 19, 1998, becoming the band's second number-one single on that chart after "Iris". Worldwide, "Slide" reached number 14 in Iceland, number 29 in Australia, number 36 in New Zealand and number 43 in the United Kingdom.

Meaning and composition[]

In a 2002 performance on VH1 Storytellers, Rzeznik explained that the song refers to a teenage girl in a strict Catholic environment who has become pregnant. She and her boyfriend are debating as to the possibility of abortion or marriage, which is presented in the song as the verse "do you want to get married or run away".[2] A jangle pop song,[3] "Slide" is written in cut time (2
2) with a key of F minor.[4]

Chart performance[]

Although not as successful as "Iris", "Slide" became another major hit for the Goo Goo Dolls. The song peaked atop three US Billboard charts: the Adult Top 40 chart,[5] the Modern Rock Tracks chart,[6] and the Mainstream Top 40 chart.[7] On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number eight in February 1999 and became the United States' thirteenth best-selling song of 1999.[8][9] In October 2012, "Slide" was ranked number nine on Billboard's "Top 100 Pop Songs 1992–2012" chart, which also featured two other Goo Goo Dolls hits: "Iris" (number one) and "Name" (number 24). The Goo Goo Dolls are the only musicians to have three songs chart on the list, two breaking the top 10 and all three falling within the top 25. They are also the only musicians that have back to back singles ("Iris" and "Slide") featured on the list.[10]

In Canada, the song accomplished a rare feat by debuting at number one on the RPM Top Singles chart, on October 19, 1998.[11] Not counting the number-one song on the magazine's first issue, it became only the third (and final) song to debut at number one on this chart, after Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1985 and Tom Cochrane's "I Wish You Well" in 1995.[12][13] After its debut, "Slide" spent a second week at number one, then dropped to number four on November 2.[14] It spent a total of 26 weeks in the top 20 and remained in the top 100 until the end of 1999.[15] The song also reached number 22 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart and number five on the Alternative 30 chart.[16][17] It was the eighteenth highest-selling single of Canada for 1999.[18]

Outside North America, "Slide" underperformed in most countries. It debuted at number 45 on the Australian Singles Chart on January 17, 1999, then slowly climbed up the chart until reaching its peak of number 29 on March 7. Afterwards, it dropped out of the top 30 and left the chart five weeks after peaking.[19] Despite its low peak, it managed to earn a Gold certification for sales exceeding 35,000 copies.[20] In neighboring New Zealand, the single first appeared at number 41 on February 21 and peaked at number 36 the following week, then spent three more weeks in the top 50.[21] On the UK Singles Chart, "Slide" debuted and peaked at number 43 on March 27, but spent only one more week on the chart before dropping out of the top 100.[22] On the UK Indie Chart, which ranks songs released by independent record labels, it reached number eight.[23] It found its highest European peak in Iceland, where it charted at number 14 for two weeks.[24]

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Nancy Bardawil and partially filmed at the El Dorado Hotel on South Spring Street, Los Angeles.

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ The song "Iris" was the first song from Dizzy Up the Girl to be played on the radio; however, there was no commercial release until after "Slide."
  2. ^ Rzeznik: "...the song is actually about these two teenage kids, and the girlfriend gets pregnant and... they're trying to decide whether she should get an abortion, or they should get married or what should go on..." (VH1 Storytellers: The Goo Goo Dolls, directly before they perform "Slide")
  3. ^ Payne, Chris (May 31, 2018). "'Dizzy Up the Girl' 20 Years Later: The Goo Goo Dolls' Improbable Journey from the 'Cracks of Society' to the 'City of Angels'". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Slide by Goo Goo Dolls – Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. MN0064961. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Top 100 – 1999". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/474814/the-top-100-pop-songs-1992-2012-from-no-100-to-no-1
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7047." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9636". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2749". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7039". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  15. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 10000". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7480." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 7080." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – The Goo Goo Dolls – Slide". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "Charts.nz – The Goo Goo Dolls – Slide". Top 40 Singles.
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "Íslenski Listinn (9.4–16.4. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 9, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  25. ^ Slide (UK CD single liner notes). Goo Goo Dolls. Edel Records. 1998. 0043956ERE.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ Slide (European CD single liner notes). Goo Goo Dolls. Edel Records. 1998. 0043955 ERE.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ Slide (Australian maxi-single liner notes). Goo Goo Dolls. Third Rail Records. 1998. D1763.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  28. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  29. ^ "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  30. ^ "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  31. ^ "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Rock Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  32. ^ "RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 63 no. 12. December 14, 1998. p. 20. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  33. ^ "RPM's Top 50 Alternative Tracks of '98". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  34. ^ "1999 – The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. 148. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  35. ^ Jump up to: a b "1999 – The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. 138. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  36. ^ "Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. February 20, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  37. ^ "Greatest of All Time Adult Pop Songs : Page 1". Billboard. March 18, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  38. ^ "Greatest of All Time Pop Songs: Page 1". Billboard. August 1, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  39. ^ "American single certifications – Goo Goo Dolls – Slide". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 8, 2018.

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