The song refers to the Broadway-Filmore neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, a lower income, working-class neighborhood in which songwriter John Rzeznik grew up. It also describes Rzeznik's difficult relationship with his alcoholic father, who died when Rzeznik was 15, and the "cycle of destruction" that he witnessed in the neighborhood. The lyrics "See the young man sittin' in the old man’s bar / Waitin' for his turn to die" specifically refers to a common occurrence he saw in the bar he and his father frequented:[1]
"When I was young, my dad used to take me down to the local bar, prop me up on the barstool, order a drink for himself, and a soda and chips for me. He'd give me a quarter for the pinball machine and sit there and drink. I'd look around and see all these kids who just turned 18, and they were hanging out there, sitting in the same chairs as their fathers. When they were old enough to drink with their dads, they took his place at the bar, carrying on the tradition. I decided I didn't want to be like that."
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December 28, 2022
broadway, dolls, song, broadway, song, recorded, dolls, song, released, 2000, last, single, from, their, sixth, studio, album, dizzy, girl, 1998, although, popular, albums, previous, singles, iris, slide, song, still, managed, number, billboard, number, billbo. Broadway is a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls The song was released in 2000 as the last single from their sixth studio album Dizzy Up the Girl 1998 Although not as popular as the albums previous singles Iris and Slide the song still managed to hit number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 84 on the Billboard year end Hot 100 singles of 2000 The single also peaked number 7 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number 6 on the Icelandic Singles Chart Broadway German maxi single artworkSingle by Goo Goo Dollsfrom the album Dizzy Up the GirlReleased2000Length3 58LabelWarner Bros Songwriter s John RzeznikProducer s Rob Cavallo Goo Goo DollsGoo Goo Dolls singles chronology Black Balloon 1999 Broadway 2000 Here Is Gone 2002 Music video Broadway on YouTube Contents 1 Content 2 Track listings 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 ReferencesContent EditThe song refers to the Broadway Filmore neighborhood of Buffalo New York a lower income working class neighborhood in which songwriter John Rzeznik grew up It also describes Rzeznik s difficult relationship with his alcoholic father who died when Rzeznik was 15 and the cycle of destruction that he witnessed in the neighborhood The lyrics See the young man sittin in the old man s bar Waitin for his turn to die specifically refers to a common occurrence he saw in the bar he and his father frequented 1 When I was young my dad used to take me down to the local bar prop me up on the barstool order a drink for himself and a soda and chips for me He d give me a quarter for the pinball machine and sit there and drink I d look around and see all these kids who just turned 18 and they were hanging out there sitting in the same chairs as their fathers When they were old enough to drink with their dads they took his place at the bar carrying on the tradition I decided I didn t want to be like that John Rzeznik 1 Track listings EditGerman maxi single 2 Broadway album version Naked live version Black Balloon live version Australian maxi single 3 Broadway 3 57 Black Balloon 4 11 Slide 3 32 Naked live 3 55 Black Balloon live 3 42Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2000 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 4 66Canada Top Singles RPM 5 7Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 6 22Canada Rock Alternative RPM 7 9Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 8 6US Billboard Hot 100 9 24US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 10 10US Adult Top 40 Billboard 11 5US Alternative Airplay Billboard 12 38US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 13 15 Year end charts Edit Chart 2000 PositionIceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 14 66US Billboard Hot 100 15 84US Adult Top 40 Billboard 16 13US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 17 54References Edit a b Dye Robert 2020 04 15 John Rzeznik Details Writing Broadway During a Behind the Mic Session American Songwriter Retrieved 2022 04 18 Broadway German maxi single CD sleeve Goo Goo Dolls Hollywood Records 2000 0111535HWR a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Australian charts com Goo Goo Dolls Broadway ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved October 9 2020 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 Mt Martha VIC Australia Moonlight Publishing Top RPM Singles Issue 7220 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved September 17 2019 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 7215 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved September 17 2019 Top RPM Rock Alternative Tracks Issue 7219 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved September 17 2019 Islenski Listinn Topp 20 8 6 15 6 2000 Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic June 9 2000 p 12 Retrieved October 7 2019 Goo Goo Dolls Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved September 17 2019 Goo Goo Dolls Chart History Adult Alternative Songs Billboard Retrieved September 17 2019 Goo Goo Dolls Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved September 17 2019 Goo Goo Dolls Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved September 17 2019 Goo Goo Dolls Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved September 17 2019 Islenski Listinn Topp 100 Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic January 5 2001 p 10 Retrieved February 8 2020 Billboard Top 100 2000 Archived from the original on March 4 2009 Retrieved August 31 2010 Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000 PDF Billboard Vol 8 no 51 December 22 2000 p 48 Retrieved February 17 2021 Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000 PDF Billboard Vol 8 no 51 December 22 2000 p 54 Retrieved March 28 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Broadway Goo Goo Dolls song amp oldid 1093635971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
