Hold Me Up

For the song by Conrad Sewell, see Hold Me Up (song).

Hold Me Up is the third studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on October 16, 1990, by Metal Blade Records. It marked the beginning of John Rzeznik's emergence as the band's principal lead vocalist. The album features the band's first single "There You Are," which became their first music video as well. In 2017, Loudwire listed the album as one of Metal Blade's best albums.^[8]

Hold Me Up
Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
Released	October 16, 1990
Recorded	May 1990
Studio	Trackmaster Audio, Buffalo, New York
Genre	Punk rock[1] power pop[2] alternative rock
Length	39:32
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Armand John Petri
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Jed (1989) Hold Me Up (1990) Superstar Car Wash (1993)
Singles from Hold Me Up
"There You Are" Released: 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Goo Goo Dolls, except when noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Laughing"		3:41
2.	"Just the Way You Are"		3:08
3.	"So Outta Line"		2:22
4.	"There You Are"		3:07
5.	"You Know What I Mean"		3:24
6.	"Out of the Red"		1:40
7.	"Never Take the Place of Your Man"	Prince	3:49
8.	"Hey"		2:51
9.	"On Your Side"		3:04
10.	"22 Seconds"		0:40
11.	"Kevin's Song"		3:09
12.	"Know My Name"		2:42
13.	"A Million Miles Away"	Peter Case Joey Alkes Chris Fradkin	2:44
14.	"Two Days in February"		3:11

Personnel

• Johnny Rzeznik - guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 13, and 14, co-lead vocals on track 8
• Robby Takac - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12, co-lead vocals on track 8
• George Tutuska - drums, lead vocals on track 10

Additional personnel

• Lance Diamond - lead vocals on track 7
• Armand John Petri - production

Just the Way You Are EP

An EP featuring the studio version of the title song and three live tracks from "Hold Me Up" was released in 1991.^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Just the Way You Are"	3:08
2.	"Just the Way You Are" (Live in Nashville)	3:13
3.	"Hey" (Live in Nashville)	2:32
4.	"You Know What I Mean" (Live in Nashville)	3:24