Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals song)

"Good Thing"
Single by Fine Young Cannibals
from the album The Raw & the Cooked
A-side Good Thing
B-side Social Security
Released 14 April 1989
Format 7" single
12" maxi
CD maxi
Recorded 1987
Genre College rock, soul, pop rock[1]
Length 3:24
Label London Records
Writer(s) Roland Gift, David Steele
Producer(s) Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals singles chronology
"She Drives Me Crazy"
(1989)		 "Good Thing"
(1989)		 "Don't Look Back"
(1989)

"Good Thing" is a song recorded by Fine Young Cannibals, the second single from their 1989 album The Raw & the Cooked. The song was their second U.S. number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 July 1989. It also peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

The song made its first appearance in Tin Men (1987). Fine Young Cannibals portrayed a nightclub band in the movie, performing this song and three others (including the single's b-side "Social Security").[3] The film is set in Baltimore in 1963, and the song's retro-soul style is consistent with that setting. The song appears in Doomsday (2008), starring Rhona Mitra, in an surreal scene involving the film's main antagonist.

Jools Holland played the piano on the track, noting that it was "one of the biggest selling records I've ever played on".[4]

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Good Thing" – 3:22
  2. "Social Security" – 3:26
12" maxi
  1. "Good Thing" (Prince Paul remix) – 5:30
  2. "Good Thing" (7" mix) – 3:22
  3. "Good Thing" (nothing like the single mix - instrumental) – 4:38
10" limited edition
  1. "Good Thing" – 3:22
  2. "Good Thing [double groove alternate]" – 3:22
  3. "Social Security" – 3:26
CD maxi
  1. "Good Thing" (7" mix) – 3:25
  2. "Good Thing" (nothing like the single mix) – 4:42
  3. "She Drives Me Crazy" (Monie Love remix) – 5:59

Music video

The video features many scenes with the Orribly Good scooter club the Jokers and A41 Eagles displaying their motor scooters, both at rest and in motion, as well as scooter culture. The scooters featured include stock scooters, as well as highly stylised scooters and minimalist cutdown scooters.[5][6]

In popular culture

Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song in 1990 for The Chipmunks Go to the Movies episode, "Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom" (a spoof of the Indiana Jones films).[7]

In 2007, the song was used in adverts for the Chevrolet Captiva (United Kingdom).[4]

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 1
France (SNEP)[12] 29
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 4
Spain (AFYVE)[16] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 12
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[18][2] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[19] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[19] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[19] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[19] 20
Preceded by
"Baby Don't Forget My Number" by Milli Vanilli		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
8 July 1989 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"If You Don't Know Me by Now" by Simply Red

References

  1. ↑ Dave Thompson. "Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  2. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 200. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ "Tin Men (1987) Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  4. 1 2 Holland, Jools (2007). Barefaces Lies and Boogie-woogie Boasts (1st ed.). London, England: Penguin Books. p. 192. ISBN 9780718149154.
  5. ↑ Fine Young Cannibals. "Good Thing". Music Video. London Records. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  6. ↑ A41 Eagles SC. "Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing". Biography. A41 Eagles SC. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom DVD Review". Dvdizzy.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing" (in French). Les classement single.
  13. ↑ "Musicline.de – Fine Young Cannibals Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  14. ↑ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ Archived 21 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Fine Young Cannibals | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

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