Iris ( song ) - wikipedia Iris ( song ) This article is about the Goo Goo Dolls song. For other songs titled `` Iris '', see Iris ( disambiguation ). `` Iris '' Artwork for earliest commercial release Single by Goo Goo Dolls from the album Dizzy Up the Girl and City of Angels Released April 7, 1998 ( 1998 - 04 - 07 ) Format CD Recorded 1997 ( 1997 ) Genre Alternative rock soft rock Length 4 : 50 ( album version ) 3 : 35 ( radio edit ) Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) John Rzeznik Producer ( s ) Goo Goo Dolls Rob Cavallo Goo Goo Dolls singles chronology `` Lazy Eye '' ( 1997 ) `` Iris '' ( 1998 ) `` Slide '' ( 1998 ) `` Lazy Eye '' ( 1997 ) `` Iris '' ( 1998 ) `` Slide '' ( 1998 ) `` Iris '' is a song by American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. Originally written for the soundtrack of the 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. The song 's time signature alternates between and, and features an unusual guitar tuning in which most of the strings are tuned to D, lending the guitar a chorus - like effect. Besides becoming one of the biggest alternative rock staples of the 1990s, `` Iris '' also remains one of the biggest crossover hits in the history of popular music, crossing over from modern rock radio to pop and adult contemporary radio, reaching number one on all of these formats and becoming the most played song of 1998 for all formats. `` Iris '' has become known as the Goo Goo Dolls ' signature song, with critics describing it as a `` ubiquitous '' staple for the band 's live sets. Contents 1 Composition 2 Commercial performance 3 Accolades 4 Track listing 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications 6 Cover versions and appearances in media 7 References 8 External links Composition `` Iris '' is a power ballad. In a 2013 interview with Songfacts, lead singer John Rzeznik explained how he wrote the song : I was thinking about the situation of the Nicolas Cage character in the movie. This guy is completely willing to give up his own immortality, just to be able to feel something very human. And I think, `` Wow ! What an amazing thing it must be like to love someone so much that you give up everything to be with them. '' That 's a pretty heavy thought. Commercial Performance 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 '' ). The song debuted at # 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart on April 18, 1998, and eventually spent a record of 18 weeks at number one in Hot 100 Airplay. However it was not allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 because no commercial single had been released. In December 1998, just after the song 's airplay had peaked, the rules changed to allow airplay - only songs onto the chart. As a result, the song debuted and peaked at number 9 and stayed on the chart for 14 weeks. On the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, `` Iris '' peaked at number eight. The song was the band 's 2nd number one hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, following their 1995 hit `` Name. '' `` Iris '' stayed at number one for five weeks on the Alternative Songs chart and also hit number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart for four weeks. The song spent a then - record 17 weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart ( beating No Doubt 's 15 - week run at number one with `` Do n't Speak '' in 1996 -- 97 ). The Goo Goo Dolls performed `` Iris '' on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden as part of The Concert for New York City to raise money for victims of the September 11 attacks. The song was also a major international hit. `` Iris '' spent 31 weeks on the charts and peaked at number five on the Irish Singles Chart ; it is the nineteenth biggest - selling single there. `` Iris '' initially peaked at number 50 in the UK in August 1998, before rising to number 25 the following year. On 2 October 2011, after performances by auditionees on The X Factor, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 3. In May 2013, the song charted at number 12 after it was covered by Britain 's Got Talent contestant Robbie Kennedy. Accolades 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 Johnny Rzeznik a `` Song of the Year '' nomination. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 18, 2008. The song was used frequently in the British comedy Gavin & Stacey. The song was ranked at number 39 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 100 greatest pop songs. In October 2012, `` Iris '' was ranked number one on Billboard 's `` Top 100 Pop Songs 1992 -- 2012 '' chart, which ranked the top songs of the first 20 years of the Mainstream Top 40 / Pop Songs chart. The list also featured the Goo Goo Dolls ' hits `` Slide '', ranking at number nine, and `` Name '' at number 24. The Goo Goo Dolls are the only musicians to have three songs 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, 1998 and Slide, 1999 ) featured on the list. Track listing CD1 `` Iris '' ( Edit ) -- 4 : 50 `` Lazy Eye '' -- 3 : 45 `` I Do n't Want To Know '' -- 3 : 37 CD2 `` Iris '' -- 4 : 51 `` Slide '' -- 3 : 34 `` Iris '' ( acoustic version ) -- 3 : 26 `` Slide '' ( acoustic version ) -- 3 : 15 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1998 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canadian Alternative 30 ( RPM ) Italy ( FIMI ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 16 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 34 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 50 US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Radio Songs ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 8 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 22 Chart ( 1999 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Ireland ( IRMA ) 5 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 9 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 26 Chart ( 2006 ) Peak position Norway ( VG - lista ) 19 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 39 Chart ( 2008 ) Peak position Canadian Digital Songs 41 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 66 Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position Ireland ( IRMA ) 18 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK Rock and Metal ( Official Charts Company ) Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position US Rock Digital Songs 17 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 12 Chart ( 2014 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 63 Chart ( 2016 ) Peak position Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 79 Year - end charts Chart ( 1999 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 94 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Italy ( FIMI ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 1,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Closing Time '' by Semisonic Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks number - one single July 4, 1998 -- August 1, 1998 Succeeded by `` Inside Out '' by Eve 6 Preceded by `` Torn '' by Natalie Imbruglia `` The Boy Is Mine '' by Brandy & Monica Canadian Singles Chart number - one single July 13, 1998 -- August 10, 1998 August 24, 1998 -- September 7, 1998 Succeeded by `` The Boy Is Mine '' by Brandy & Monica `` Crush '' by Jennifer Paige Preceded by `` María '' by Ricky Martin Australian Singles Chart number - one single August 2, 1998 -- September 6, 1998 Succeeded by `` High '' by Lighthouse Family Preceded by `` I Do n't Want To Miss A Thing '' by Aerosmith `` Believe '' by Cher Italian Singles Chart number - one single November 21, 1998 -- December 12, 1998 December 26, 1998 Succeeded by `` Believe '' by Cher `` Believe '' by Cher Cover versions and appearances in media Ronan Keating covered the song for his 2006 album Bring You Home. Kathy Brier performed the song on One Life to Live. Khalil Ramos performed a cover of the song which became viral in social media in one of the episodes of DWNU Wish 107.5 's Wishclusive in December 2016. Leona Lewis covered the song for her extended play Hurt : The EP ( 2011 ). New Found Glory covered the song for their second covers album From The Screen To Your Stereo Part II. Sleeping With Sirens performed an acoustic cover of the song which was later uploaded on YouTube in 2012 where it has gained over 45 million views in December 2016 Stacie Orrico took part of the ' Hamilton 's 90 's Mixtape, The Actors Fund and BC / EFA Benefit Concert ', covering Iris. held at the Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles on November 13, 2017. References Jump up ^ LaPage, Mark ( December 1998 ). `` Review : Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl ''. Spin. Jump up ^ Pastorek, Whitney ( April 24, 2006 ). `` Let Love In ( Music - The Goo Goo Dolls ) ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 26, 2015. 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Jump up ^ 41st annual Grammy nominees and winners Archived 2006 - 12 - 22 at the Wayback Machine... 24 February 1999. CNN. Accessed 2008 - 03 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Rolling Stone : 100 Greatest Pop Songs ''. Listology. 2009 - 01 - 27. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` The Top 100 Pop Songs 1992 - 2012, From No. 100 To No. 1 - Chart Beat ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Goo Goo Dolls -- Iris ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Rock / Alternative - Volume 67, No. 23, August 31, 1998 ''. RPM. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single : 1998 ''. Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Goo Goo Dolls -- Iris ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Goo Goo Dolls -- Iris ''. Singles Top 100. ^ Jump up to : `` Goo Goo Dolls : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Goo Goo Dolls Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. 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Archived from the original on 2009 - 07 - 09. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Italian single certifications -- Goo Goo Dolls -- Iris '' ( in Italian ). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 12. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Goo Goo Dolls -- Iris ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 12. Enter Iris in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ Copsey, Rob ( September 19, 2017 ). `` The UK 's Official Chart ' millionaires ' revealed ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Goo Goo Dolls -- Iris ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 12. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Marcie Sings `` Iris '' at Al 's Funeral - YouTube ``. youtube.com. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 09. Jump up ^ Corner, Lewis ( December 11, 2011 ). `` Leona Lewis : ' Hurt EP ' review ''. Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved August 14, 2017. Jump up ^ Kellin Quinn ( 2012 - 05 - 29 ), Sleeping With Sirens - Iris ( Goo Goo Dolls Cover ), retrieved 2016 - 12 - 17 External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Goo Goo Dolls John Rzeznik Robby Takac George Tutuska Mike Malinin Studio albums Goo Goo Dolls Jed Hold Me Up Superstar Car Wash A Boy Named Goo Dizzy Up the Girl Gutterflower Let Love In Something for the Rest of Us Magnetic Boxes Extended plays Just the Way You Are EP Bang ! Dizzy EP Platinum Play EP Rolling Stone Original Waiting for the Rest of It Live albums Live in Buffalo : July 4th, 2004 Compilations What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce iTunes Originals Greatest Hits Volume One : The Singles Vol. 2 Videography Music in High Places : Live in Alaska Live in Buffalo : July 4th, 2004 Live and Intimate Singles `` There You Are '' `` I 'm Awake Now '' `` We Are the Normal '' `` Only One '' `` Flat Top '' `` Name '' `` Naked '' `` Long Way Down '' `` Lazy Eye '' `` Iris '' `` Slide '' `` Dizzy '' `` Black Balloon '' `` Broadway '' `` Here Is Gone '' `` Big Machine '' `` Sympathy '' `` Give a Little Bit '' `` Better Days '' `` Let Love In '' `` Stay with You '' `` Before It 's Too Late ( Sam and Mikaela 's Theme ) '' `` Real '' `` Home '' `` Notbroken '' `` All That You Are '' `` Rebel Beat '' `` Come to Me '' `` Caught in the Storm '' `` So Alive '' `` Over and Over '' Other songs `` Laughing '' `` So Far Away '' Tours Something for the Rest of Us Tour 2013 Summer Tour Canada 2014 The Otis Midnight Sessions 2014 Summer Tour Boxes Tour Related material Discography Lance Diamond Ronan Keating Discography Studio albums Ronan ( 2000 ) Destination ( 2002 ) Turn It On ( 2003 ) Bring You Home ( 2006 ) Fires ( 2012 ) Time of My Life ( 2016 ) Cover albums Songs for My Mother ( 2009 ) Winter Songs ( 2009 ) Duet ( 2010 ) When Ronan Met Burt ( 2011 ) Compilation albums 10 Years of Hits ( 2004 ) Singles `` When You Say Nothing at All '' `` Life Is a Rollercoaster '' `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' `` In This Life '' `` Lovin ' Each Day '' `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' `` I Love It When We Do '' `` We 've Got Tonight '' `` The Long Goodbye '' `` Lost for Words '' `` She Believes ( In Me ) '' `` Last Thing on My Mind '' `` I Hope You Dance '' `` Father and Son '' `` Baby Can I Hold You '' `` All Over Again '' `` Iris '' `` Time After Time '' `` This Is Your Song '' `` Stay '' `` It 's Only Christmas '' `` Believe Again '' `` What The World Needs Now '' `` Fires '' `` Wasted Light '' Related articles Boyzone Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iris_(song)&oldid=835170971 '' Categories : 1990s ballads Rock ballads Ronan Keating songs 1998 singles 2006 singles Goo Goo Dolls songs Billboard Mainstream Top 40 ( Pop Songs ) number - one singles Number - one singles in Italy Songs written for films Songs written by John Rzeznik RPM Top Singles number - one singles Billboard Adult Top 40 number - one singles Billboard Alternative Songs number - one singles 1998 songs Warner Bros. 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Question: when was iris by the goo goo dolls released
Answer: 1998