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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
* '''CD1'''
<small>Reprise 44525</small>
#"Iris (Album Edit)" – 4:49
#"Iris" (Edit) – 4:49
#"Lazy Eye" – 3:45
#"Lazy Eye" – 3:45
#"I Don't Want To Know" – 3:37
#"I Don't Want To Know" – 3:37

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===EP version===
* '''CD2'''
#"Iris" – 4:51
#"Iris" – 4:51
#"Slide" – 3:34
#"Slide" – 3:34
#"Iris" (acoustic version) – 3:26
#"Iris" (acoustic version) – 3:26
#"Slide" (acoustic version) – 3:15
#"Slide" (acoustic version) – 3:15
===Korean CD single===
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#"Iris"
#"Lazy Eye"
#"I Don't Want to Know"


==Reception==
==Reception==
Upon its release, "Iris" became second of a string of hits from the film's soundtrack, ''[[City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture]]''. (The first was [[Alanis Morissette]]'s "[[Uninvited (song)|Uninvited]]" and the third was [[Sarah McLachlan]]'s "[[Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)|Angel]].") On the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] the song peaked at number nine for five weeks, and it spent a record eighteen weeks at number one on the [[Hot 100 Airplay]] chart. It was not allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 until after it had peaked (still managing to crack the top ten at #9) because no commercial single had been released. "Iris" also peaked at #8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock and #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts.
Upon its release, "Iris" became second of a string of hits from the film's soundtrack, ''[[City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture]]''. (The first was [[Alanis Morissette]]'s "[[Uninvited (song)|Uninvited]]" and the third was [[Sarah McLachlan]]'s "[[Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)|Angel]].") On the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] the song peaked at number nine for five weeks, and it spent a record eighteen weeks at number one on the [[Hot 100 Airplay]] chart. It was not allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 until after it had peaked (still managing to crack the top ten at #9) because no commercial single had been released. "Iris" also peaked at #8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock and #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts.


The song was also a major international hit. "Iris" spent 31 weeks on the charts and peaked at number 5 in the Ireland singles chart, it is the thirteenth biggest-selling single there.<ref>http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement</ref>
The song was also a major international hit. "Iris" spent 31 weeks on the charts and peaked at number 5 in the Ireland singles chart, it is the thirteenth biggest-selling single there.<ref>http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement</ref> The Goo Goo Dolls performed this on October 20, 2001 at [[Madison Square Garden]] as part of the [[The Concert For New York City]] to raise money for victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.<ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=660 Iris Songfacts] </ref> This song was also used in the production of ''The Bear'' by Anton Chekov performed by Rebecca Gove and Ioannis Bakogeorgos. Besides the song's success on the charts, "Iris" enjoyed critical acclaim. At the [[41st Grammy Awards]], "Iris" received nominations for "Record of the Year" and "Pop Performance by a Duo or Group." The song also garnered John Rzeznik a "Song of the Year" nomination.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/specials/1999/grammys/bigpicture.html 41st annual Grammy nominees and winners]. 24 February 1999. ''CNN''. Accessed 7 March 2008.</ref> The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 18, 2008.

The Goo Goo Dolls performed this on October 20, 2001 at [[Madison Square Garden]] as part of the [[The Concert For New York City]] to raise money for victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.<ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=660 Iris Songfacts] </ref>

This song was also used in the production of ''The Bear'' by Anton Chekov performed by Rebecca Gove and Ioannis Bakogeorgos.

Besides the song's success on the charts, "Iris" enjoyed critical acclaim. At the [[41st Grammy Awards]], "Iris" received nominations for "Record of the Year" and "Pop Performance by a Duo or Group." The song also garnered John Rzeznik a "Song of the Year" nomination.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/specials/1999/grammys/bigpicture.html 41st annual Grammy nominees and winners]. 24 February 1999. ''CNN''. Accessed 7 March 2008.</ref>

The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 18, 2008.


==Charts==
==Charts==
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==Ronan Keating version==
{{Infobox Single
| Name = Iris
| Cover = Ronaniris.jpg
| Artist = [[Ronan Keating]]
| from Album = [[Bring You Home]]
| Released = July 14, 2006
| Format = [[CD single]]
| Recorded = 2005&ndash;2006
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = 4:08
| Label = [[Polydor Records]]
| Writer = [[John Rzeznik]]
| Producer = Mark Taylor
| Last single = "[[All Over Again]]"<br />(2006)
| This single = "'''Iris'''"<br />(2006)
| Next single = "This I Promise You"<br />(2006)
}}

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In 2006, [[Irish people|Irish]] singer, [[Ronan Keating]], covered the song and subsequently released it as the second single from his fourth studio album, ''[[Bring You Home]]''. The single was accompanied with a music video shot in [[Dubai]]. It remains his only single not to reach the UK top ten, peaking at #15.

==Tracklisting==
; UK CD1
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# "Iris" - 4:08
# "When You Say Nothing At All" (Live At Bush Hall)

; UK CD2
# "Iris" - 4:08
# "Lovin' Each Day" (Live At Bush Hall)
# "Last Thing On My Mind" (Live At Bush Hall)
# "Iris" (Video)

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2006)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left"|Irish Singles Chart
|align="center"|30
|-
|align="left"|German Singles Chart
|align="center"|24
|-
|align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart
|align="center"|22
|-
|}


==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
*[[Avril Lavigne]] performed the song on stage at the Fashion Rocks Awards with Goo Goo Dolls lead singer Johnny Rzeznik. It was the choice of the [[first dance]] for her 2006 wedding with [[Sum 41]] lead singer [[Deryck Whibley]].
*[[Avril Lavigne]] performed the song on stage at the Fashion Rocks Awards with Goo Goo Dolls lead singer Johnny Rzeznik. It was the choice of the [[first dance]] for her 2006 wedding with [[Sum 41]] lead singer [[Deryck Whibley]].
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*In 2006, [[Irish people|Irish]] singer, [[Ronan Keating]], covered the song and subsequently released it as the second single from his ''[[Bring You Home]]'' album, with a music video shot in [[Dubai]]. It remains his only single not to reach the UK top ten.
*It was recently featured on the reality show ''[[Rock Star: Supernova]]'', performed by [[Ryan Star]].
*It was recently featured on the reality show ''[[Rock Star: Supernova]]'', performed by [[Ryan Star]].
*[[New Found Glory]] also recorded the song for their album, ''[[From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II]]''
*[[New Found Glory]] also recorded the song for their album, ''[[From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II]]''
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[[Category:1998 singles]]
[[Category:2006 singles]]
[[Category:2006 singles]]

Revision as of 15:54, 7 December 2011

"Iris"
Song

"Iris" is a song by American alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls. Originally written for the soundtrack of 1998 film City of Angels, the song was later included on the band's sixth album Dizzy Up the Girl. "Iris" has contributed greatly to the band's success. It is the longest charting number one single in Billboard Hot 100 Airplay history with 18 weeks in the number one spot.

Origins and theme

The instrumentals in the song are heavily driven by guitar riffs, mandolin, violins, and cellos, with a steady drum beat beneath. The acoustic guitar in the song gives a distinctive sound as it is in an odd tuning, with 5 of the 6 strings tuned to D. This gives a ringing effect similar to a 12-string guitar.

It was the first song that the Goo Goo Dolls had been asked to write specifically for a film. Songwriter Johnny Rzeznik has been quoted as saying he broke several years of writer's block and several years of sobriety simultaneously the night he wrote this track.

In the music video the band is shown high up in skyscrapers, watching the lives of people through telescopes. Seen throughout the video is the actor Nicolas Cage. This theme reflects on what the angels do in the film. Interspersed throughout the video are clips from the film depicting scenes where Seth is falling in love and deciding whether or not to give up being an angel.

The song was named "Iris" by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik for Iris DeMent.[citation needed] Rzeznik found an article about her written by Daniel Levitin while flipping through an issue of Billboard Magazine, and thought she had a nice name, and thus chose it for the song title. Prior to this, some fans[who?] of the song have speculated that the title refers to the Greek messenger of the gods, Iris. This is thought supposedly because angel is the ancient Greek word for messenger and this song was written for the movie City of Angels (in which the main character is an angel).

Track listing

  • CD1
  1. "Iris" (Edit) – 4:49
  2. "Lazy Eye" – 3:45
  3. "I Don't Want To Know" – 3:37
  • CD2
  1. "Iris" – 4:51
  2. "Slide" – 3:34
  3. "Iris" (acoustic version) – 3:26
  4. "Slide" (acoustic version) – 3:15

Reception

Upon its release, "Iris" became second of a string of hits from the film's soundtrack, City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture. (The first was Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited" and the third was Sarah McLachlan's "Angel.") On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at number nine for five weeks, and it spent a record eighteen weeks at number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. It was not allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 until after it had peaked (still managing to crack the top ten at #9) because no commercial single had been released. "Iris" also peaked at #8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock and #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts.

The song was also a major international hit. "Iris" spent 31 weeks on the charts and peaked at number 5 in the Ireland singles chart, it is the thirteenth biggest-selling single there.[1] The Goo Goo Dolls performed this on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden as part of the The Concert For New York City to raise money for victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.[2] This song was also used in the production of The Bear by Anton Chekov performed by Rebecca Gove and Ioannis Bakogeorgos. Besides the song's success on the charts, "Iris" enjoyed critical acclaim. At the 41st Grammy Awards, "Iris" received nominations for "Record of the Year" and "Pop Performance by a Duo or Group." The song also garnered John Rzeznik a "Song of the Year" nomination.[3] The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 18, 2008.

Charts

Chart (1998) [4][5] Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 1
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Italian Singles Chart[6] 1
Swedish Singles Chart 34
New Zealand Singles Chart 16
UK Singles Chart 50
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 8
US Billboard Hot 100 9
Chart (1999)[7] Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) 3
Dutch Singles Chart 9
Irish Singles Chart 5
UK Singles Chart (re-release) 26
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Norwegian Singles Chart 19
UK Singles Chart 39
Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 3
Preceded by Australian Singles Chart number one single
August 2, 1998 - September 6, 1998 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian Singles Chart number one single (first run)
July 13, 1998 - August 10, 1998 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian Singles Chart number one single (second run)
August 24, 1998 - September 7, 1998 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Italian Singles Chart number one single (first run)
November 21, 1998 - December 12, 1998 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Italian Singles Chart number one single (second run)
December 26, 1998 - December 12, 1998 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
July 4, 1998 – August 1, 1998 		Succeeded by

Ronan Keating version

"Iris"
Song

In 2006, Irish singer, Ronan Keating, covered the song and subsequently released it as the second single from his fourth studio album, Bring You Home. The single was accompanied with a music video shot in Dubai. It remains his only single not to reach the UK top ten, peaking at #15.

Tracklisting

UK CD1
  1. "Iris" - 4:08
  2. "When You Say Nothing At All" (Live At Bush Hall)
UK CD2
  1. "Iris" - 4:08
  2. "Lovin' Each Day" (Live At Bush Hall)
  3. "Last Thing On My Mind" (Live At Bush Hall)
  4. "Iris" (Video)

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 15
Irish Singles Chart 30
German Singles Chart 24
Austrian Singles Chart 22

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement
  2. ^ Iris Songfacts
  3. ^ 41st annual Grammy nominees and winners. 24 February 1999. CNN. Accessed 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Goo+Goo+Dolls&titel=Iris&cat=s
  5. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=8575
  6. ^ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1998.htm
  7. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement
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