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Iris
The Goo Goo Dolls
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- Album
- Dizzy up the Girl
- Released
- 1998
- Genres
- Length
- 4:50
- Tempo
- 156 BPM
- Label
- Warner Records
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About this song
"Iris" was written for the 1998 film City of Angels, which starred Nicolas Cage. It went on to become one of the Goo Goo Dolls' biggest and most recognizable hits, eclipsing the movie it was written for.
What it's about
Rzeznik said he wrote the song with the Nicolas Cage character in mind, an angel willing to give up his immortality to feel something very human. The song reflects on how amazing it must be to love someone so much that you would give up everything to be with them.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 5 other songs, like “I Believe In New Religion by Mejiias & lichi (ESP)”.
- Covered 74 times, including “Iris by Bentley Jones”.
- Written by John Rzeznik.
- Produced by Rob Cavallo and The Goo Goo Dolls.