16-05-2025
Goo Goo Dolls Fans Lose Their Minds Over 'Incredible' New Release
Fans of the Goo Goo Dolls just got the surprise of their lives when the beloved band released never-before-seen footage from the 1998 music video of one of their biggest hits, and they can't believe the performers have been "hiding" it from them all this time.
Alongside a preview posted to X of "a brand new lyric video" posted to YouTube for their fan-favorite track "Iris," the band revealed they dug "deep into the archives" for video that was shot for the original production but never used.
Listeners were completely gagged by the 26-year-old glimpse at the musicians, who hit it big in 1995 after their breakthrough single "Name." There was enough footage in their archives to make a full-length video of lead vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik, bassist and vocalist Robby Takac, and former drummer Mike Malinin, with one fan calling out how much they loved that it was done to "the full version and not the radio edit."
"Why have you been hiding this?!" one demanded before adding, "I absolutely 💯 love the behind the scenes footage ❤️😊🔥."
"Babe John 🥹," another fawned over the then-33-year-old.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! 😍," others celebrated.
"25 years later and we are still getting fed with UNRELEASED FOOTAGE!" someone on YouTube wrote excitedly, adding, "What a time to be alive."
"Incredible quality," someone else praised. "It is really cool to see additional footage. Love it.""Interesting visual changes," another observed, noting the contrast between the original version. "Love this.""Crying over a song from the '90s like it just broke my heart today," someone else admitted, adequately describing the state of mind for Dolls fans everywhere.
