Boxes (Goo Goo Dolls album)

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Boxes
Goo Goo Dolls Boxes.jpg
Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
Released May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
Genre Alternative rock
Length 41:59
Label Warner Bros.
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Magnetic
(2013)Magnetic2013
Boxes
(2016)
Singles from Boxes
  1. "So Alive"
    Released: April 8, 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.[1] It marks the band's first album since A Boy Named Goo recorded without drummer Mike Malinin, who left the band in 2013.

Singles

The lead single from Boxes, "So Alive", was released on April 8, 2016.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[2]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5 stars[3]

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."[2]

Track listing

Source: ASCAP[4]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Over and Over"   John Rzeznik, Robby Takac, Craig MacIntyre, Drew Pearson 4:07
2. "Souls in the Machine"   Rzeznik, Pearson 3:49
3. "Flood" (featuring Sydney Sierota) Rzeznik, Derek A.E. Fuhrmann, Gregg Wattenberg 4:12
4. "The Pin"   Rzeznik, Pearson 4:12
5. "Boxes"   Rzeznik, Brad Fernquist 4:22
6. "Free of Me"   Takac 3:35
7. "Reverse"   Rzeznik, Jarrad Kritzstein, Pearson 4:13
8. "Lucky One"   Rzeznik, Fuhrmann, Wattenberg 3:05
9. "So Alive"   Rzeznik, Fuhrmann, Wattenberg 3:15
10. "Prayer in My Pocket"   Takac 3:34
11. "Long Way Home"   Rzeznik, Wattenberg, Jordan Miller 3:34
Total length:
41:59

Japanese bonus track

No. Title Length
12. "Walk Away"   3:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[5]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 78
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 72
US Billboard 200[8] 27
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 72

Release history

Source: Amazon.com[11]

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

References

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  7. "Goo Goo Dolls – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Goo Goo Dolls. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  8. "Goo Goo Dolls – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Goo Goo Dolls. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  9. "Goo Goo Dolls – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Goo Goo Dolls. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
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