Let Love In (Goo Goo Dolls album)

Let Love In is the eighth studio album by American rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, released in 2006. The album peaked at #9 on the US Billboard 200, selling around 83,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold^[6] for sales of 500,000 units in May 2019 by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Let Love In
Studio album by the Goo Goo Dolls
Released	April 25, 2006
Recorded	2004 ("Give a Little Bit") Mid–late 2005
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge pop rock
Length	42:02
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Glen Ballard Rob Cavallo
The Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004 (2004) Let Love In (2006) Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles (2007)
Singles from Let Love In
"Better Days" Released: September 20, 2005 "Stay with You" Released: April 4, 2006 "Let Love In" Released: October 2, 2006

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	57/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	85% [2]
AllMusic	[3]
The Celebrity Cafe
Entertainment Weekly	C+[4]
Q Magazine
Rolling Stone	[5]
Sputnik Music
Ultimate Guitar

Track listing

All songs written by Johnny Rzeznik except when noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stay with You" (Rzeznik, Glen Ballard)	3:56
2.	"Let Love In" (Rzeznik, Ballard, Gregg Wattenberg)	5:00
3.	"Feel the Silence"	3:50
4.	"Better Days"	3:33
5.	"Without You Here"	3:49
6.	"Listen" (Rzeznik, Robby Takac)	3:11
7.	"Give a Little Bit" (Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson) (Supertramp cover)	3:35
8.	"Can't Let It Go"	3:53
9.	"We'll Be Here (When You're Gone)"	3:29
10.	"Strange Love" (Rzeznik, Takac)	3:35
11.	"Become" (Ballard, Rzeznik)	4:08

Tour Edition DVD

Live and Intimate

1. "Stay with You"
2. "Let Love In"
3. "Feel the Silence"
4. "Better Days"
5. "Without You Here"
6. "Listen"
7. "Can't Let It Go"
8. "We'll Be Here (When You're Gone)
9. "Strange Love"
10. "Black Balloon"
11. "Iris"
12. "Become"
13. "Broadway"
14. "Here Is Gone"

Audio studio tracks

1. "We'll Be Here (When You're Gone) (Acoustic)
2. "Better Days" (Acoustic) (also included on Japan pressings)

Personnel

• John Rzeznik – guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Robby Takac – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Listen" and "Strange Love"
• Mike Malinin – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Joel Shearer – rhythm guitars
• Zac Rae – keyboards
• Tim Pierce – rhythm guitars
• Greg Suran – rhythm guitars
• Paul Gordon – keyboards
• Brian Kilgore – percussion

Production notes

• Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
• Mastered by Ted Jensen

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7]	51
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	39
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	58
US Billboard 200[10]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11]	Silver	60,000*
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.