<P> "Slide" is a song recorded by American alternative rock group The Goo Goo Dolls . It was released in September 1998 as the first commercial single release from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up the Girl . </P> <P> The song reached number one on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, the Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Mainstream Top 40 chart, and number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1998 and early 1999 . The song also debuted at #1 on Canada's Singles chart, and stayed on the chart for 70 more weeks . The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 2008 . </P> <P> In a 2002 performance on VH1 Storytellers, Rzeznik explained that the song refers to a teenage girl in a strict Catholic environment who has become pregnant . She and her boyfriend are debating as to the possibility of abortion or marriage . </P> <P> When the band guest starred on an episode of Sesame Street the song was reworked into "Pride"; a song sung to Elmo that celebrated the tasks he accomplished in his life; the episode aired on January 31, 2000 . </P>

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