This guy is completely willing to give up his own immortality, just to be able to feel something very human. "I was thinking about the situation of the Nicolas Cage character in the movie. In a 2013 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Rzeznik explained how he wrote the song: Shortly afterwards that same day, John Rzeznik called Rob with a song he had written called "Iris", a power ballad. The following morning Morissette called Rob, and asked him to produce the song " Uninvited" which she had written afterwards as a demo. Bob took Alanis Morissette whilst Rob took the Goo Goo Dolls. Īfter completing the first-edit on the film City of Angels, co-producer Bob Cavallo and his music producer son Rob Cavallo decided to take along musical artists to a viewing to create the soundtrack. "Iris" is the Goo Goo Dolls' signature song and has received critical acclaim, being described as an "ubiquitous" staple for the band's live sets. The song reached number one in Australia, Canada and Italy, number three in the United Kingdom, number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, and has become one of Ireland's best-selling singles of all time. "Iris" has contributed greatly to the band's success. The song was released as a single on April 1, 1998.
Originally written for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels, the song was later included on the band's sixth album, Dizzy Up the Girl. " Iris" is a song by American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. From the album Dizzy Up the Girl and City of Angels