Goo Goo Dolls  The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by guitarist/vocalist Johnny Rzeznik, bassist/vocalist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska. Mike Malinin was the band's drummer from December 1994 until December 27, 2013. The band are renowned for their biggest hit single "Iris". Other notable singles include "Name" and "Naked" from 1995's "A Boy Named Goo"; "Slide", "Black Balloon", "Dizzy", and "Broadway" from 1998's "Dizzy Up the Girl"; "Here Is Gone" from 2002's "Gutterflower", "Better Days", "Give a Little Bit", and "Stay with You" from 2006's "Let Love In", and "Home" from 2010's "Something for the Rest of Us". The band has had 19 top ten singles on various charts, and have sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. In October 2012, "Iris" was ranked #1 on "Billboard"s "Top 100 Pop Songs 1992–2012" chart, which also featured "Slide" (ranking at #9) and "Name" (ranking at #24). The song spent nearly 12 straight months on the Billboard charts, and held the number one position on the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 18 weeks. "Home" extended the band's record to 14 top ten hits at the Hot AC radio format (more than any other artist in the history of that format). The band's original lineup included Johnny Rzeznik (guitar, vocals), Robby Takac (bass, vocals), and George Tutuska (drums, percussion). Takac and Tutuska had been long-time friends in school and met Rzeznik while he was playing in the band The Beaumonts with Takac's cousin, Paul Takac and close friend Michael Harvey who was the inspiration for the band. The trio picked their name from a "True Detective" ad for a toy called a Goo Goo Doll. "We were young and we were a garage band not trying to get a deal. We had a gig that night and needed a name. It's the best we came up with, and for some reason it stuck. If I had five more minutes, I definitely would have picked a better name", John stated. With Takac as their lead singer, the band released their first album, "Goo Goo Dolls" in 1987 on Mercenary Records, but was picked up in 1988 by Celluloid Records, a larger record company.