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2016 studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
Boxes
Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
ReleasedMay 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:00
LabelWarner Bros.
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Magnetic
(2013) 		Boxes
(2016) 		Miracle Pill
(2019)
Singles from Boxes
  1. "So Alive"
    Released: April 8, 2016
  2. "Over and Over"
    Released: October 12, 2016

Boxes is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released on May 6, 2016, through Warner Bros. Records. It marks the band's first album since A Boy Named Goo recorded without drummer Mike Malinin, who was removed from the band in 2013, and their first album to be recorded as a duo. Upon release, Boxes debuted and peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with first week sales of 15,000 copies. The album marks the first studio album released by the band to not debut in the top ten since 1998's Dizzy Up the Girl.

Singles

The lead single from Boxes, "So Alive", was released on April 8, 2016. A second single, "Over And Over", was released to radio on October 12 of the same year, along with an official lyric video.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and states: "(The band) unapologetically embraces their middle age, excising any remaining hints of the raucous rock band of yore and splitting their time between power ballads and insistent anthems."

Track listing

Credits adapted from ASCAP.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over and Over"John Rzeznik, Robby Takac, Craig MacIntyre, Drew Pearson4:07
2."Souls in the Machine"Rzeznik, Pearson3:50
3."Flood" (featuring Sydney Sierota)Rzeznik, Derek Fuhrmann, Gregg Wattenberg4:12
4."The Pin"Rzeznik, Pearson4:12
5."Boxes"Rzeznik, Brad Fernquist4:22
6."Free of Me"Takac3:35
7."Reverse"Rzeznik, Jarrad Kritzstein, Pearson4:13
8."Lucky One"Rzeznik, Fuhrmann, Wattenberg3:05
9."So Alive"Rzeznik, Fuhrmann, Wattenberg3:15
10."Prayer in My Pocket"Takac3:34
11."Long Way Home"Rzeznik, Wattenberg, Jordan Miller3:34
Total length:42:00
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Walk Away"3:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic and album's liner notes.

Goo Goo Dolls

Musicians

  • Mike Adubato – keyboards (9), piano (3, 6, 8–11)
  • Yazz Alali – background vocals (5)
  • John Alicastro – background vocals (9)
  • Brad Fernquist – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
  • Clare Fisher – violin (10)
  • Gretchen Fisher – violin (10)
  • Kiersten Fisher – viola (10)
  • Derek A.E. Fuhrmann – guitar (3, 6, 8, 10, 11), piano (3, 6, 10), background vocals (3, 8–11)
  • George Hattori – guitar (10)
  • Rachel Kanner – background vocals (9)
  • Kim Kat – background vocals (2)
  • Michael Lauri – background vocals (9)
  • Craig MacIntyre – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 7), percussion (4)
  • Jordan Miller – background vocals (9, 11)
  • Mark Neisser – background vocals (3)
  • Gunnar Olsen – drums (3, 8, 9, 11), guitar (3, 8)
  • Drew Pearson – keyboards (4)
  • Shawn Pelton – drums (6, 10)
  • Sydney Sierota – vocals (3)
  • Kit Walters – background vocals (10, 11)
  • Gregg Wattenberg – guitar (3, 6, 8, 11), background vocals (3, 8–11)
  • Katie Weissman – cello (10)

Technical

  • Mike Adubato – engineer (3, 6, 8–11), programming (9)
  • Jeffery David – vocal production (3)
  • Emerson Day – assistant engineer (1–5)
  • Mark Endert – mixing
  • Richie English – string arrangements (10)
  • Nicolas Essig – assistant engineer (7)
  • Kevin J. Estrada – engineer (1–5, 7)
  • Derek A.E. Fuhrmann – production (3, 6, 8–11), programming (3, 6, 10)
  • Doug Johnson – mixing assistant
  • Justin Rose – engineer (9, 10), string production and engineering (10)
  • Drew Pearson – production (1, 2, 4, 5, 7), engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
  • Gregg Wattenberg – production (3, 6, 8–11), programming (3, 6, 10)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 78
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 72
US Billboard 200 27
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 3
UK Albums (OCC) 72

Release history

Source: Amazon.com

Region Date Format(s) Label
United States May 6, 2016 Warner Bros.

In popular culture

The single, "So Alive", was used in a 2017 television advertisement for BMW.

References

  1. "Boxes Available For Pre-order Now". Goo Goo Dolls News. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Boxes - Goo Goo Dolls — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. "ACE Performers Search for Goo Goo Dolls". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. "Boxes - Goo Goo Dolls - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  5. Boxes (booklet). Warner Bros. 2016.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (May 14, 2016). "ARIA Albums: Keith Urban 'Ripcord' Comes in at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  7. "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  8. "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  9. "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  11. "The Goo Goo Dolls: Boxes: Music". ASIN B01D5IZZ9E. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  12. "2017 BMW X5 xDrive40e". iSpot.tv. Retrieved October 15, 2017.

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