Their song "Give A Little Bit" is on the commercial for Extreme Makover: Home Edition.
Their song "Iris" stayed on the Billboard charts at number one for 18 weeks and was nominated for three Grammys in 1998.
Their song "Fallin' Down" made it onto the soundtrack of Pauly Shore's hit film Son in Law.
The album Superstar Car Wash is named after a real place in Buffalo, NY.
"Two Days in February" was written for writer/photographer Allison Braun.
Their song "Sympathy" was in the 2004 movie, A Cinderella Story.
John Rzeznik is a singer and the guitarist.
The Goo Goo Dolls have had 20 singles, including "There You Are" (Hold Me Up), "We Are the Normal" (Superstar Car Wash), "Only One" (A Boy Named Goo), "Name" (A Boy Named Goo), "Flat Top" (A Boy Named Goo), "Naked" (A Boy Named Goo), "Long Way Down" (A Boy Named Goo), "Lazy Eye" ( Batman & Robin Original Soundtrack), "Slide" (Dizzy Up the Girl), "Iris" (Dizzy Up the Girl), "Dizzy" (Dizzy Up the Girl), "Black Balloon" (Dizzy Up the Girl), "Broadway" (Dizzy Up the Girl), "Here Is Gone" (Gutterflower), "Big Machine" (Gutterflower), Sympathy (Gutterflower, "Give a Little Bit" (Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004), "Better Days" (Let Love In), and "Let Love In" (Let Love In).
George Tutuska was the drummer for the band from 1986 to New Year's Eve 1994. He was fired because he and lead singer/guitarist John Rzeznick could barely stand to be in the same room with each other. John quit the band, but Robby convinced him to rejoin, and fired George.
The band's original name was The Sex Maggots, until they later changed it to the Goo Goo Dolls because a local club owner would not let them play unless they changed their name. They chose the name out of an adverstisement in True Detective magazine.
Their hit song "Iris" spent a record 18 weeks on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.
Their song "Sympathy" is on the A Cinderella Story movie soundtrack.
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