Goodness Gracious (Ellie Goulding song)

"Goodness Gracious"
Single by Ellie Goulding
from the album Halcyon Days
Released 21 February 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013; British Grove Studios (London); Echo Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre Synthpop
Length 3:46
Label Polydor
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Greg Kurstin
Ellie Goulding singles chronology
"How Long Will I Love You"
(2013)		 "Goodness Gracious"
(2014)		 "Beating Heart"
(2014)

"Goodness Gracious" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). The song was written by Greg Kurstin, Goulding and Nate Ruess. It was released as the third single from the reissue.

Background

Goulding explained the meaning behind "Goodness Gracious" to Rolling Stone, saying, "I've been in situations where I knew someone wasn't right for me, yet I kept bringing them back", adding that the song "is about dissing yourself for not thinking straight and not being fair."[1]

Commercial performance

After entering the UK Singles Chart at number 124, "Goodness Gracious" climbed to number eighty-six with 2,867 copies sold.[2] The song rose to number forty-nine the following week, selling 5,061 copies.[3] In its fourth week on the chart, the single sold 7,254 copies to climb to number thirty-six.[4] In its sixth week, "Goodness Gracious" jumped from number twenty-six to number sixteen with sales of 16,233 copies, becoming Goulding's tenth top twenty hit.[5]

Music video

Goulding unveiled a teaser trailer for the music video for "Goodness Gracious" on 31 December 2013.[6] The video, directed by Kinga Burza, was filmed on location in Los Angeles,[7][8] and premiered on 5 January 2014.[9][10]

Track listings

  1. "Goodness Gracious" – 3:46
  2. "Goodness Gracious" (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) – 4:19
  3. "Goodness Gracious" (Honest Remix) – 4:36
  1. "Goodness Gracious" (The Chainsmokers Extended Remix) – 4:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halcyon Days.[13]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[14] 39
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[15] 5
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[16] 19
Croatia (ARC 100)[17] 22
scope="row"Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[18] 25
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[19] 10
scope="row"Scotland (Official Charts Company)[20] 13
scope="row"Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[21] 25
scope="row"UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 16

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[23] 13 January 2014 Contemporary hit radio Polydor
Australia[24] 21 February 2014 Digital download Universal
Austria[25]
Finland[26]
Ireland[11] Polydor
Netherlands[27] Universal
New Zealand[28]
Switzerland[29]
United Kingdom[30] 23 February 2014 Polydor
Belgium[31] 24 February 2014 Universal
Italy[32]
Norway[33]
Portugal[34]
Spain[35]
Sweden[36]
Australia[12] 18 April 2014 Digital download –
The Chainsmokers Extended Remix
Finland[37]
Netherlands[38]
New Zealand[39]
Switzerland[40]
Belgium[41] 21 April 2014
Italy[42]
Norway[43]
Portugal[44]
Spain[45]
Sweden[46]
Canada[47] 22 April 2014
United States[48]
Austria[49] 23 April 2014 Universal

References

  1. ↑ Frehsee, Nicole (15 August 2013). "Ellie Goulding Shifts Gears on New 'Halcyon Days' Tracks". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Jones, Alan (3 February 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: Clean Bandit single sells another 137k". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 16 February 2014. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Jones, Alan (10 February 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: 19k sales enough for Bombay Bicycle Club to hit No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 16 February 2014. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Jones, Alan (17 February 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: Clean Bandit hold on at No.1 with 79k sales". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 17 February 2014. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Jones, Alan (3 March 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: Bastille return to No.1 on 16k sales". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 3 March 2014. (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Rigby, Sam (31 December 2013). "Ellie Goulding teases "Goodness Gracious" music video – watch". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Ellie Goulding – No.1 album & exclusive 'Goodness Gracious' music video.". MUZU.TV. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (9 January 2014). "Ellie Goulding 'Goodness Gracious' by Kinga Burza". Promo News. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (6 January 2014). "Ellie Goulding Lights Up In 'Goodness Gracious' Video: Watch". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Thistlethwaite, Felicity (7 January 2014). "Ellie Goulding shakes off her serious side for "Goodness Gracious" music video". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Goodness Gracious – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store Ireland. Apple. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Goodness Gracious (The Chainsmokers Extended Remix) – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store Australia. Apple. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Halcyon Days (CD liner notes). Ellie Goulding. Polydor Records. 2013. 3750660.
  14. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Ellie Goulding – Goodness Gracious". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ellie Goulding – Goodness Gracious" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ellie Goulding – Goodness Gracious" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  17. ↑ Komerički, Goran (10 March 2013). "ARC 100 – datum izlaska: 10. ožujka 2014." (in Croatian). HRT. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201418 into search. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 11, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-03-08". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201409 into search. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-03-08" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Goodness Gracious – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store Australia. Apple. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Goodness Gracious – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store Austria. Apple. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "Goodness Gracious – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store Finland. Apple. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  27. ↑ "Goodness Gracious – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store Netherlands. Apple. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Goodness Gracious – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store New Zealand. Apple. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  29. ↑ "Goodness Gracious – Single by Ellie Goulding". iTunes Store Switzerland. Apple. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  30. ↑ "Goodness Gracious by Ellie Goulding". 7digital UK. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  31. ↑ "Goodness Gracious van Ellie Goulding" (in Dutch). 7digital Belgium. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  32. ↑ "Goodness Gracious di Ellie Goulding" (in Italian). 7digital Italy. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  33. ↑ "Goodness Gracious by Ellie Goulding". 7digital Norway. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  34. ↑ "Goodness Gracious de Ellie Goulding" (in Portuguese). 7digital Portugal. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  35. ↑ "Goodness Gracious de Ellie Goulding" (in Spanish). 7digital Spain. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  36. ↑ "Goodness Gracious by Ellie Goulding". 7digital Sweden. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  37. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (The Chainsmokers Extended Remix) by Ellie Goulding". 7digital Finland. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  38. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (The Chainsmokers Extended Remix) by Ellie Goulding" (in Dutch). 7digital Netherlands. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  39. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (The Chainsmokers Extended Remix) by Ellie Goulding". 7digital New Zealand. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  40. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) von Ellie Goulding" (in German). 7digital Switzerland. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  41. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) van Ellie Goulding" (in Dutch). 7digital Belgium. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  42. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) di Ellie Goulding" (in Italian). 7digital Italy. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  43. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) by Ellie Goulding". 7digital Norway. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  44. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) de Ellie Goulding" (in Portuguese). 7digital Portugal. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  45. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) de Ellie Goulding" (in Spanish). 7digital Spain. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  46. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) by Ellie Goulding". 7digital Sweden. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  47. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) by Ellie Goulding". 7digital Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  48. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) by Ellie Goulding". 7digital US. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  49. ↑ "Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) von Ellie Goulding" (in German). 7digital Austria. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

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