Jump to content

Main menu Navigation ●Main page ●Contents ●Current events ●Random article ●About Wikipedia ●Contact us ●Donate Contribute ●Help ●Learn to edit ●Community portal ●Recent changes ●Upload file

●Create account ●Log in ●Create account ● Log in Pages for logged out editors learn more ●Contributions ●Talk

(Top) 1 Track listings 2 Live versions 3 Chart positions 4 References

Big Machine (Goo Goo Dolls song)

Add links ●Article ●Talk ●Read ●Edit ●View history Tools Actions ●Read ●Edit ●View history General ●What links here ●Related changes ●Upload file ●Special pages ●Permanent link ●Page information ●Cite this page ●Get shortened URL ●Download QR code ●Wikidata item Print/export ●Download as PDF ●Printable version Appearance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Big Machine"

SinglebyGoo Goo Dolls

from the album Gutterflower

Released

September 17, 2002

Genre

Alternative rock, pop rock

Length

3:09

Rob Cavallo, Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls singles chronology

"Here Is Gone"
(2002)

"Big Machine"
(2002)

"Sympathy"
(2003)

"Big Machine" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls, first released on their Gutterflower album in 2002. It was written by lead vocalist/guitarist Johnny Rzeznik, who calls it his "disco song" and describes its meaning as "a propulsive tale of unrequited love". This song's drums were on a drum machine, and it was called "Disco". This song was written about the people in LA, and the way of life, as told on VH1's Storytellers.^[1]

Track listings[edit]

U.S. promo CD

"Big Machine" - 3:10

Australian CD single

"Big Machine" - 3:10
"Black Balloon" - 4:01
"Broadway" - 3:50

Live versions[edit]

The song was performed live as the opener for the band's Independence Day concert, and was filmed for the Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004 DVD release.

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)	77
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[2]	18
USBillboard Hot 100^[3]	64
USAdult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	10
USPop Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	31

References[edit]

^ Gutterflower#"Big Machine"

^ "Singles : Top 50". Broadcast Data Systems. Archived from the original on February 16, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

^ "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

^ "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

^ "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

v t e Goo Goo Dolls
John Rzeznik Robby Takac George Tutuska Mike Malinin
Studio albums	Goo Goo Dolls Jed Hold Me Up Superstar Car Wash A Boy Named Goo Dizzy Up the Girl Gutterflower Let Love In Something for the Rest of Us Magnetic Boxes Miracle Pill It's Christmas All Over Chaos in Bloom
Extended plays	Bang! Dizzy EP Waiting for the Rest of It
Live albums	Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004
Compilations	What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce iTunes Originals Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles Vol.2 Rarities
Videography	Music in High Places: Live in Alaska Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004
Singles	"There You Are" "I'm Awake Now" "We Are the Normal" "Only One" "Name" "Naked" "Long Way Down" "Lazy Eye" "Iris" "Slide" "Dizzy" "Black Balloon" "Broadway" "Here Is Gone" "Big Machine" "Sympathy" "Give a Little Bit" "Better Days" "Let Love In" "Stay with You" "Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)" "Real" "Home" "Notbroken" "All That You Are" "Rebel Beat" "Come to Me"
Related material	Discography Lance Diamond

This 2000s rock song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Machine_(Goo_Goo_Dolls_song)&oldid=1187551232" Categories: ●2002 singles ●Goo Goo Dolls songs ●Songs written by John Rzeznik ●Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo ●Torch songs ●2000s rock song stubs Hidden categories: ●Use mdy dates from March 2021 ●Articles with short description ●Short description is different from Wikidata ●Articles with hAudio microformats ●Single chart usages for Billboardhot100 ●Single chart called without song ●Single chart usages for Billboardadultpopsongs ●Single chart usages for Billboardpopsongs ●Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers ●All stub articles ●This page was last edited on 29 November 2023, at 23:39 (UTC). ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. ●Privacy policy ●About Wikipedia ●Disclaimers ●Contact Wikipedia ●Code of Conduct ●Developers ●Statistics ●Cookie statement ●Mobile view