Good (Can't Be Anything Else)

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"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)"
Good (Can't Be Anything Else) - Cody Carnes.jpg
Single by Cody Carnes
from the album God Is Good!
ReleasedAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
RecordedJuly 2022
VenueThe Belonging Co, Nashville, Tennessee, US
Genre Contemporary worship music
Length9:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Cody Carnes
  • Aodhan King
Producer(s)
  • Aaron Robertson
  • Austin Davis
  • Hank Bentley
  • Jeff Pardo
Cody Carnes singles chronology
"Be Glad"
(2022)
"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)"
(2022)
"Ain't Nobody"
(2022)
Music video
"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" on YouTube

"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" is a song by American Contemporary Christian musician and worship leader Cody Carnes. The song was released on August 19, 2022, [1] as the lead single from his first live album, God Is Good! (2022). [2] Carnes co-wrote the song with Aodhan King. [3] The single was produced by Aaron Robertson and Austin Davis.

Contents

"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" peaked at No. 39 on the US Christian Airplay chart.

Background

In June 2022, Cody Carnes announced that he will be recording his first live album on July 7-8 at The Belonging Co in Nashville, Tennessee, [4] Carnes released "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" accompanied with its live music video on August 19, 2022, as the lead single from the album. [5] On September 2, 2022, Carnes announced that he will be releasing his first live album, God Is Good!, on September 30, 2022. [6]

Composition

"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" is composed in the key of E♭ with a tempo of 64.5 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4
. [7]

Critical reception

Reviewing for Worship Leader, Christopher Watson said "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" was one of the standout tracks from the album. [8]

Commercial performance

"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" made its debut at No. 45 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated November 12, 2022. [9]

Music video

The official live performance video of "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" was published on August 19, 2022, on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel. [10] The video shows Carnes leading the song in worship, filmed at The Belonging Co in Nashville, Tennessee. [11]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Christian Airplay (Billboard) [13] 39

Release history

Release history and formats for "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousAugust 19, 2022

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