Tag: Slide

“Slide” is the title of a song recorded by The Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1998 as the first commercial single release from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up the Girl.
The song reached number one on both the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number eight on the Hot 100 chart in late 1998 and early 1999. The song also debuted at #1 on Canada’s Singles chart, and stayed on the chart for 70 more weeks. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 2008. The music video was directed by Nancy Bardawil and partially filmed at the El Dorado Hotel in South Spring Street, Los Angeles. This song was performed at the 2000 Kids Choice Awards.
In a 2002 performance on VH1 Storytellers, Rzeznik stated that the song refers to a teenage girl in a strict Catholic environment who has become pregnant. She and her boyfriend are debating as to the possibility of abortion or marriage. It has been argued that the ending verse of the song suggests…