Good Good
| "Good Good" | ||||
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| Single by Ashanti | ||||
| from the album The Declaration | ||||
| Released |
July 16, 2008 (USA) October 20, 2008 (UK) | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip-hop, pop | |||
| Length | 3:40 (Main version) | |||
| Label | The Inc., Universal, Written Entertainment | |||
| Writer(s) | Ashanti Douglas, Cornell Haynes, Manuel Seal, Jermaine Dupri | |||
| Producer(s) | Jermaine Dupri | |||
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"Good Good" is the fourth and final single from Ashanti's album The Declaration.
Song information
The accompanying video featured a cameo by Nelly. It premiered on July 17, 2008 on Yahoo!.[1] The song contains samples of "Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John and "The Girl is Mine" from Michael Jackson.
On their 2009 collaboration album, We Are Young Money, Lead rapper Lil Wayne and his group says the line of "She got that good good" on the song "BedRock" which features Ashanti's former label mate R&B singer Lloyd.
Critical reception
Many album reviews named 'Good Good' a good single choice pick.
Music video
The music video was premiered in Yahoo Music and BET on July 17, 2008.[2] It was directed by Melina Matsoukas . The video features an appearance by the rapper Nelly playing Ashanti's husband in the video. Ashanti described the video as "reality vs. fantasy vs. pin up. It's basically just saying that to keep your man, you know, you got the good-good, you look sexy, and you're still cleaning the house with your high-heels and your shades and your diamonds! (Laughs)"
The video starts with some scenes shows an ice-cream, a cake, a milk bottle and a drink. Ashanti is then seen and subsequently there are still scenes showing some cookbooks, beer then rapper Nelly, in a courtyard of a house. In the courtyard, Ashanti takes the milk and then she greets Nelly. In the background of the video, some writings that sometimes show the words "Good Good", or "Wooooooooooh" and also "Ahhh" and "Uhhh". Two times in the video, the words "Right Here" is also seen. In the video, Ashanti is also seen playing different personalities. She is a wife (Nelly's wife) and then she is a messy cook and cleaner, then she is an idle housewife. The end of the video develops it in a market, where Ashanti is seen shopping. The video ends with Ashanti kissing Nelly.
Charts
"Good Good" peaked at number 30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and at number 75 on BET's Top 100 Music Videos of 2008 on Notarized.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] | 30 |
References
- ↑ Premieres on Yahoo! Music Accessed July 14, 2008
- ↑ Don't Miss The All-Day Premiere of Ashanti's “GOOD GOOD”
- ↑ "Ashanti – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Ashanti.
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