Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004

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Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004
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Live album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 2004
RecordedJuly 4, 2004
Genre Alternative rock
Length68:20
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Gutterflower
(2002)
Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004
(2004)
Let Love In
(2006)
Singles from Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004
  1. "Give a Little Bit"
    Released: October 5, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004 is a live album by the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It includes a CD and a DVD, showing their concert in Buffalo, New York from July 4, 2004. The concert included performances of all their major hits, including "Iris", "Name", and "Slide". There are nineteen (19) songs on the DVD total, plus a studio version of their Supertramp cover, "Give A Little Bit" on the CD. The concert was shot and recorded in downtown Buffalo on Niagara Square in front of Buffalo City Hall. As for the concert itself, the performance was enigmatic, garnering comparisons to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense from members of the band's crew. Over 60,000 fans attended the performance, braving a torrential downpour. The rain cleared in time for the Goo Goo Dolls to start the show, but during their performance of "January Friend", the rain began pouring down again, harder than before. The band played on, finishing the set, despite being pulled off stage briefly for a safety precaution and skipping three songs* that were on the original set list.

Contents

The music video for "Give a Little Bit", which consists of footage from the concert and documentary, was edited by Scott C. Wilson.

Track listing

All songs written by Johnny Rzeznik except when noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Give a Little Bit" (Supertramp cover; Studio recording)3:33
2."Big Machine"3:29
3."Naked"3:39
4."Slide"3:58
5."Think About Me"3:42
6."Smash" (Robby Takac)2:04
7."Tucked Away" (Takac)3:10
8."Black Balloon"4:12
9."Dizzy"2:47
10."Name"5:22
11."Cuz You're Gone/1000 Words"6:28
12."Sympathy"2:49
13."January Friend" (Takac)3:08
14."Here Is Gone"3:29
15."What a Scene"4:13
16."Acoustic #3"2:31
17."Two Days in February"3:42
18."Broadway"4:55
19."Iris"6:16
20."Give a Little Bit"4:02

Personnel

Goo Goo Dolls
Additional personnel

Songs omitted due to rain delay

  1. "We Are the Normal"
  2. "Burnin' Up"
  3. "All Eyes On Me"

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 161

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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