Good Days

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"Good Days"
File:SZA - Good Days.png
Single by SZA
WrittenDecember 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)–2020
ReleasedDecember 25, 2020 (2020-12-25)
Genre
Length4:39
3:45 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
SZA singles chronology
"Hit Different"
(2020) 		"Good Days"
(2020) 		"Kiss Me More"
(2021)
Audio video
"Good Days" on YouTube

"Good Days" is a song by American singer SZA featuring additional vocals by Jacob Collier.[2] It was released through Top Dawg and RCA, on December 25, 2020,[3] as the second single from her upcoming second studio album.[4] The song was written and produced by SZA, Jacob Collier, Carlos Muñoz, Carter Lang, and Christopher Ruelas and mixed by Shawn Everett additional mixing by Joe Visciano.[5]

Upon release, "Good Days" was met with critical acclaim for the song's "angelic" and "heavenly" production[6][7] The song became popular on streaming platforms and peaked at number 9.[8][9]

The song 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.[10] "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.[11] On October 21, 2020, SZA explained that the song was "in clearance" for release.[12] A week before release, she confirmed the track to come out before 2021.[13] The song was eventually released as a surprise drop on Christmas Day 2020.[14] Upon release, the singer revealed that she started writing the song during a session on Carter Lang's birthday and "finished it randomly recently".[15]

Composition

Dubbed a "nostalgic track",[16] "Good Days" sees SZA singing about "former love, soul searching, and rejoicing carefreely" over "guitar-tinged riff plays",[17][18] while she makes use of her "dreamy vocals".[19] 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".[20]

The accending tone inserted at the end of the song is an easter egg of Jacob Collier's song In Too Deep.[21]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Good Days" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 38 as the week's highest debut.[22] The song rose to number 23 the following week.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25][26]

Accolades

Critical rankings for "Good Days"
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Pitchfork The 100 Best Songs of 2021 20 [27]
Awards and nominations for "Good Days"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2021 MTV Video Music Awards Best R&B Nominated [28]
Awards and nominations for "Good Days"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
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.[29] 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.[30] In a similar fashion to the video for "Hit Different", the video ends with a teaser of an upcoming song, popularly known as "Shirt", which went viral on TikTok in 2020. The ending teaser features SZA pole-dancing at an empty gas station while bathed in pink lighting.[31][32][33][34]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

  • 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 Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[70] 2× Platinum 140,000double-dagger
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[71] Gold 20,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[72] Gold 45,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[73] Platinum 30,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[74] Gold 5,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[75] Gold 400,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[76] 3× Platinum 3,000,000double-dagger
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[77] Gold 4,000,000dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
dagger Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Good Days"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various December 25, 2020
RCA [3]
United States January 12, 2021 Urban adult contemporary [78]
Italy January 29, 2021 Radio airplay Sony [79]

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