Good Days

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For other uses, see Good Days (disambiguation).
"Good Days"
File:SZA - Good Days.png
Single by SZA
from the album SOS
Written December 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)–2020
Released December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25)
Recorded April 2020
Genre
Length 4:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lang
  • Los Hendrix
  • Nascent
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"Hit Different"
(2020)		 "Good Days"
(2020)		 "Kiss Me More"
(2021)
Music video
"Good Days" on YouTube

"Good Days" is a song by American singer SZA. It was released through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA on December 25, 2020, as the lead single from her second studio album, SOS (2022).[1][2] SZA wrote the song alongside Jacob Collier, who provides background vocals, and with producers Carter Lang, Los Hendrix, and Nascent.[3] "Good Days" is an alternative R&B and alternative pop song.[4]

"Good Days" was a commercial success and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming SZA's first solo top ten hit and third overall on the chart. Outside the United States, it also reached the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore, and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Global 200. The song was met with critical acclaim and was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Background and release

SZA first teased the song on July 15, 2020, via her Instagram stories.[5] "Good Days" was originally featured at the tail end of the music video for "Hit Different", released in September 2020, leading to speculation among listeners that it would serve as a B-side to that single.[6] On October 21, 2020, SZA explained that the song was "in clearance" for release.[7] A week before release, she confirmed the track to come out before 2021.[8] The song was eventually released as a surprise drop on Christmas Day 2020.[9] Upon release, the singer revealed that she started writing the song during a session on Carter Lang's birthday and "finished it randomly recently".[10]

Composition

Dubbed a "nostalgic track",[11] "Good Days" sees SZA singing about "former love, soul searching, and rejoicing carefreely" over "guitar-tinged riff plays",[12][13] while she makes use of her "dreamy vocals".[14] Compared to its predecessor, the song "manages to hit much more of a melodic, narrative-driven tone that puts it more in line with her CTRL output".[15]

The accending tone inserted at the end of the song is an easter egg of Jacob Collier's song "In Too Deep".[16]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Good Days" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 38 as the week's highest debut.[17] The song rose to number 23 the following week.[18] The song later reached a new peak at number 9 on the Hot 100, making it SZA's first top ten single as a solo artist, second top 10 as a lead artist following "All the Stars", and third in total including "What Lovers Do" with Maroon 5.[19] The song also reached a peak of number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number seven on the Global 200, her highest peak on either chart to date.[20][21]

Accolades

Critical rankings for "Good Days"
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Pitchfork The 100 Best Songs of 2021 20 [22]
Awards and nominations for "Good Days"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2021 MTV Video Music Awards Best R&B Nominated [23]
2022 Grammy Awards Best R&B Song Nominated

Music videos

Two music videos were released for "Good Days". Both videos were directed by SZA.

Official fan video

On January 13, 2021, SZA tweeted a request for fans to submit videos of their "happiest, saddest, [and] YOUR UGLIEST moments" to an email address, with a deadline of Saturday at midnight.[24] The fan video was released on February 10, 2021, and featured a compilation of videos submitted by fans lip-syncing to the song as well as featuring the aforementioned moments intercut with behind-the-scenes footage of the official video.

Music video

On March 5, 2021, the official music video was released. The video takes place with SZA experiencing a mushroom-induced psychedelic experience. It features scenes of SZA dancing while buried waist up in an oversized Alice in Wonderland-inspired garden and pole-dancing in a library. Jacob Collier cameos in the video as the man within the green television.[25] In a similar fashion to the video for "Hit Different", the video ends with a teaser of "Shirt" and features SZA pole-dancing at an empty gas station while bathed in pink lighting.[26][27][28][29]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[30]

  • Solána Rowe – vocals, songwriting, composition
  • Jacob Collier – vocals, songwriting, composition
  • Carlos Muñoz – songwriting, composition
  • Carter Lang – songwriting, composition, production
  • Christopher Ruelas – songwriting, composition
  • Loshendrix – production
  • Nascent – production
  • Shawn Everett – mixer
  • Joe Visciano - additional mixing
  • Rob Bisel – recording engineering, vocal production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Good Days"
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[65] 3× Platinum 210,000
Brazil (ABPD)[66] Gold Expression error: Missing operand for *.
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[67] Gold 0
New Zealand (RMNZ)[68] Platinum 15,000
Portugal (AFP)[69] Platinum 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[70] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[71] 4× Platinum 4,000,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[72] Gold 20,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release dates for "Good Days"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various December 25, 2020
RCA [1]
United States January 12, 2021 Urban adult contemporary [73]
Italy January 29, 2021 Radio airplay Sony [74]

References

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