The Goonies 'R' Good Enough
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| "Goonies 'R' Good Enough" | ||
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| Single by Cyndi Lauper | ||
| from the album The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Format | Vinyl (7")Vinyl (12") |
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| Recorded | 1984 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 3:38 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt, A. Stead | |
| Producer(s) | Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze | |
| Cyndi Lauper singles chronology | ||
| "When You Were Mine" | "Goonies 'R' Good Enough" |
"True Colors" |
"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" was a single released by singer Cyndi Lauper. It was from the 1985 film The Goonies. The song reached #5 in Canada, #8 in Australia, #10 in the United States, #11 in Casey's Top 40 Radio & Records, #16 in Chile, #22 in New Zealand, #24 in Italy, #25 Cash Box Top 100 Singles and #49 in Germany.
There was also a two part video shot for this song featuring pro-wrestlers (including André the Giant), Steven Spielberg, part of The Goonies cast, and -hidden among the video's cast- there are some "girl pirates" who are the (then completely unknown) "Bangles". The single's B-side was "What a Thrill", which got her nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female in 1986.
The song is also considered a rarity among Lauper fans since it has never appeared on any album. It was not included in her 1995 compilation Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some, but it was included in 2003's The Essential Cyndi Lauper as well as appearing on the 2003 3-Disc Australian compilation The Great Cyndi Lauper from Rajon Music Group. Lauper admitted in an interview with Matthew Rettenmund for his 1996 book Totally Awesome 80s: A Lexicon of the Music, Videos, Movies, TV Shows, Stars, and Trends of that Decadent Decade that she hated the song, which was why she had chosen not to include it in Twelve Deadly Cyns.
The song was covered by a few artist such as Airbag, Bombones and New Found Glory.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 6 |
| Australia ARIA Singles Chart | 8 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Chilean Singles Chart | 16 |
| Colombian Singles Chart | 2 |
| German Singles Chart | 49 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 24 |
| New Zealand Singles Charts | 22 |
[edit] Official versions
- Dance Re-Mix
- Dub Version
- Single Version
- Video Part 1 Version
- Video Part 2 Version
Both parts of the video are included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of The Goonies.
