"Real" is a song by the
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik, bassist/vocalist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska.
After starting off as a cover band and then developing a punk so ...
that is featured on the ''
AT&T Team USA Soundtrack'', a compilation containing exclusive tracks by different artists to benefit and encourage the
U.S. Olympic Team. The song was also released on to iTunes stores, with the exception of stores in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The song was later released onto the remaining iTunes stores on , coinciding with the start of the
2008 Beijing Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
.
John changed the first line of the lyrics to "You read the news, the stories never change" in the live versions he played after the Europe 2008 tour, probably because the original line also appears in
Stay With You: "These streets, turn me inside out".
Track listing
*iTunes Single
#"Real" - 3:26
Charts
References
2008 singles
Goo Goo Dolls songs
Songs written by John Rzeznik
Songs written by Gregg Wattenberg
2008 songs
Warner Records singles
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