''Boxes'' is the eleventh

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by American

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band

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. It was released on May 6, 2016, through

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. It marks the band's first album since ''

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'' recorded without drummer

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, who was removed from the band in 2013, and their first album to be recorded as duo. Upon, release, ''Boxes'' debuted and peaked at #27 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, with first week sales of 15,000 copies. The album marks the first studio album released by the band to not debut in the top ten since 1998's ''

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''.

Singles

The

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from ''Boxes'', "So Alive", was released on April 8, 2016. A second single, "Over And Over", was released to radio on October 12 of the same year, along with an official lyric video.

Critical reception

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rated the album three out of five stars and states: "(The band) unapologetically embraces their middle age, excising any remaining hints of the raucous rock band of yore and splitting their time between power ballads and insistent anthems."

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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Personnel

Credits adapted from

and album's liner notes. Goo Goo Dolls *

John Rzeznik John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik (; born December 5, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the founder, guitarist and frontman of the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, with whom he has recorded 14 studio albums. Early life Rzeznik w ...

–

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, vocals (1-5, 7-9, 11),

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(3, 8, 9) *

Robby Takac Robert Carl Takac Jr. (born September 30, 1964) is an American rock bassist and vocalist. Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, along with Johnny Rzeznik. Background Takac was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in the Buf ...

–

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, vocals (6, 10) Musicians * Mike Adubato –

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(9),

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(3, 6, 8-11) * Yazz Alali – background vocals (5) * John Alicastro – background vocals (9) *

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– guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7) * Clare Fisher –

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(10) * Gretchen Fisher – violin (10) * Kiersten Fisher –

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(10) * Derek A.E. Fuhrmann – guitar (3, 6, 8, 10, 11), piano (3, 6, 10), background vocals (3, 8-11) * George Hattori – guitar (10) * Rachel Kanner – background vocals (9) * Kim Kat – background vocals (2) * Michael Lauri – background vocals (9) * Craig MacIntyre –

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(1, 2, 4, 5, 7),

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(4) * Jordan Miller – background vocals (9, 11) * Mark Neisser – background vocals (3) * Gunnar Olsen – drums (3, 8, 9, 11), guitar (3, 8) * Drew Pearson – keyboards (4) *

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– drums (6, 10) * Sydney Sierota - vocals (3) * Kit Walters – background vocals (10, 11) *

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– guitar (3, 6, 8, 11), background vocals (3, 8-11) * Katie Weissman –

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(10) Technical * Mike Adubato –

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(3, 6, 8-11), programming (9) * Jeffery David – vocal production (3) * Emerson Day – assistant engineer (1-5) *

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– mixing * Richie English – string arrangements (10) * Nicolas Essig – assistant engineer (7) * Kevin J. Estrada – engineer (1-5, 7) * Derek A.E. Fuhrmann –

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(3, 6, 8-11), programming (3, 6, 10) * Doug Johnson – mixing assistant * Justin Rose – engineer (9, 10), string production and engineering (10) * Drew Pearson – production (1, 2, 4, 5, 7), engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7) * Gregg Wattenberg – production (3, 6, 8-11), programming (3, 6, 10) *

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- mastering engineer

Charts

Release history

Source:

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In popular culture

The single, "So Alive", was used in a 2017 television advertisement for BMW.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxes (album) 2016 albums Goo Goo Dolls albums Warner Records albums