"Slide" is the title of a song recorded by The 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 both the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number eight on the Hot 100 chart in late 1998 and early 1999. The song also debuted at #1 on Canada's Singles chart, and stayed on the chart for 70 more weeks.[2][3] The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 2008. The music video was directed by Nancy Bardawil and partially filmed at the El Dorado Hotel in South Spring Street, Los Angeles. This song was peformed at the 2000 Kids Choice Awards.
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- "Slide" - 3:33
- "Acoustic #3" - 1:56
- "Nothing Can Change You" (Tommy Keene cover) - 3:14
[edit] Meaning
Speculation as to the song's meaning has persisted for quite some time [1], but Rzeznik himself, in a 2002 performance on VH1 Storytellers, has stated definitively 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. It has been argued that the ending verse of the song suggests the young couple finally opts for an abortion, also suggested is that 'I will run away' means they run away and live their lives, whatever that may be.
Several lines, 'little pieces of the nothing that fall' seem to consider one angle on abortion, while others 'don't you love the life you killed' seem to suggest others. In spite of the 'killed', parts of the song suggest they are still trying to decide what to do. One suggestion even holds that 'the life you killed' is the girl's life, and 'pieces...fall' refers to her possible life with him, coming after 'I'll do anything you ever dreamed to be complete. (Arguments for various interpretations available at the '[1]' link after 'quite some time').[4]
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| Canadian RPM Singles Chart[5] |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] |
13 |
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- ^ 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."
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 68, No. 4, October 19 1998". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7047&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 15, February 21 2000". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9700&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13 1999". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9952&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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