Good Guy

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"Good Guy"
Song by Eminem featuring Jessie Reyez
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Studio Effigy Studios (Detroit, MI)
Genre Hip hop
Length2:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kamikaze track listing
Music video
"Good Guy" on YouTube

"Good Guy" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his tenth studio album Kamikaze , released on August 31, 2018 via Shady Records. Recording sessions took place at Effigy Studios in Detroit. Produced by Illadaproducer with additional production by Em, it features guest vocals by Canadian singer Jessie Reyez and a looped vocal sample through the song from "Glassy Sky" (Tokyo Ghoul) by Yutaka Yamada. [1] Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to chart in several countries. On December 7, 2018, the accompanying music video was released. [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video for the song was released on December 7, 2018. [3] The video features a violent altercation between the two artists, resulting in Reyez killing Eminem.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 46
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [5] 61
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 41
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [7] 38
France (SNEP) [8] 143
Germany (Official German Charts) [9] 98
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 93
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [11] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 59
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 67
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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