Boxes (Goo Goo Dolls album)

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 was removed from the band in 2013. 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.

Boxes
Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
Released	May 6, 2016
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:00
Label	Warner Bros.
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Magnetic (2013) Boxes (2016) Miracle Pill (2019)
Singles from Boxes
"So Alive" Released: April 8, 2016 "Over and Over" Released: October 12, 2016

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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

Credits adapted from ASCAP.[3]

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	3:50
3.	"Flood" (featuring Sydney Sierota)	Rzeznik, Derek 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:			42:00

Japanese bonus track

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[4]

Musicians

Mike Adubato – keyboards, piano Yazz Alali – background vocals John Alicastro – background vocals Brad Fernquist – guitar Clare Fisher – strings, violin Gretchen Fisher – strings, violin Kiersten Fisher – viola Derek A.E. Fuhrmann – guitar, piano, background vocals Rachel Kanner – background vocals Kim Kat – background vocals Michael Lauri – background vocals Craig MacIntyre – drums, percussion Jordan Miller – background vocals Mark Neisser – background vocals Gunnar Olsen – drums, guitar Drew Pearson – keyboards Shawn Pelton – drums John Rzeznik – guitar, vocals Sydney Sierota - Vocals (Track 3) Robby Takac – bass, guitar, vocals Kit Walters – background vocals Gregg Wattenberg – guitar, background vocals Katie Weissman – cello

Technical Mike Adubato – engineer, programming Jeffery David – vocal production Emerson Day – assistant engineer Mark Endert – mixing Richie English – string arrangements Nicolas Essig – assistant engineer Kevin Estrada – engineer Derek A.E. Fuhrmann – production, programming Justin Rose – engineer, production Drew Pearson – engineer, production Robby Takac – programming Gregg Wattenberg – production, programming Tom Coyne - mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	78
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6]	72
US Billboard 200[7]	27
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8]	3
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	72

Release history

Source: Amazon.com[10]

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

In popular culture

The single, "So Alive", was used in a 2017 television advertisement for BMW.[11]

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. Ryan, Gavin (May 14, 2016). "ARIA Albums: Keith Urban 'Ripcord' Comes in at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
6. "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
7. "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
8. "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
10. "The Goo Goo Dolls: Boxes: Music". Amazon.com. ASIN B01D5IZZ9E. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
11. "2017 BMW X5 xDrive40e". iSpot.tv. Retrieved October 15, 2017.

External links

• Official website