Who sang the song "Iris" first?

Question

I have heard Goo Goo Dolls and New Found Glory sing it. Now who sang it first and who just covered it?

Answer 1

    The Goo Goo Dolls.  It was made for the soundtrack of the movie "City of Angels".

BTW, for the record, 311's "Love Song" was originally made by The Cure and not 311...same kind of deal.

Answer 2

johnny reznick from the goo goo dolls wrote iris, he had writers block before this and was asked to write a song for the city of angels soundtrack and this song broke his writers block and was the most well known song from the goo goo dolls if that all makes sense?

Answer 3

Goo Goo Dolls, before New Found Glory were around.

Answer 4

goo goo dolls-johnny reznik (sp?) wrote it.

Answer 5

goo goo dolls:]

i love that song<3

Answer 6

Yes it was the goo goo dolls and ronan keating covered it

hope that helped

Answer 7

Goo Goo Dolls for sure.  New Found Glory has done a LOT of covers including

That Thing You Do!

Never Ending Story Theme Song

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

Glory of Love {Theme from Karate Kid Part 2}

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You

My Heart Will Go On {Love Theme from the Titanic}

Head over Heels

Stay (I Missed You)

Kiss Me

Crazy For You

Cry Me A River

Dont You Forget About Me

Heaven

Hungry Eyes

It Aint Me Babe

Love Fool

Tennesee

The King Of Wishful Thinking

and

The Promise

To Name A Few