Good Enough (Dodgy song)

"Good Enough"
Single by Dodgy
from the album Free Peace Sweet
B-side	"Speaking in Tongues" "Lovebirds on Katovit" "Nutters"
Released	29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
Studio	Wessex (London, England)
Genre	Britpop [1]
Length	4:01
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Nigel Clark Mathew Priest Andy Miller
Producer(s)	Hugh Jones
Dodgy singles chronology
"In a Room" (1996) "Good Enough" (1996) "If You're Thinking of Me" (1996)

"Good Enough" is a single released by English Britpop band Dodgy. The single was released on 29 July 1996 and became the band's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart. In 1997, the song charted in Canada, peaking at number 20 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.

Track listings

UK CD single ^[2]

1. "Good Enough"
2. "Speaking in Tongues"
3. "Lovebirds on Katovit"

UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch single ^{[3] [4]}

A. "Good Enough"

B. "Nutters"

Japanese CD single ^[5]

1. "Good Enough"
2. "Speaking in Tongues"
3. "Lovebirds on Katovit"
4. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
5. "The Snake"
6. "I Can't Make It"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Free Peace Sweet album booklet. ^[6]

Studios

• Recorded at Wessex Studios (London, England)
• Additional recording and mixing at Battery and Orinoco Studios (London, England)
• Digitally edited and mastered at Metropolis Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• Nigel Clark – writing, vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass
• Mathew Priest – writing, vocals, drums, percussion
• Andy Miller – writing, vocals, lead guitar
• Richard Payne – keyboards
• The Kick Horns – horns
• Hugh Jones – production, mixing
• Robin Evans – engineering
• Helen Woodward – mix engineering
• Crispin Murray – digital editing
• Ian Cooper – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996–1997) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 17 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [8] 20 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [9] 51 Estonia (Eesti Top 20) [10] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 20 Europe (European AC Radio) [12] 13 Europe (European Alternative Rock Radio) [13] 2 Europe (European Hit Radio) [14] 8 Germany (GfK) [15] 80 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [16] 16 Ireland (IRMA) [17] 24 Latvia (Latvijas Top 20) [18] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [19] 17 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 43 Poland ( Music & Media ) [21] 13 Scotland (OCC) [22] 6 Spain (Top 40 Radio) [23] 25 UK Singles (OCC) [24] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Europe (European Hit Radio) [25] 40 UK Singles (OCC) [26] [27] 72

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [28]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	29 July 1996	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	A&M	[29]
Japan	26 September 1996	CD		[30]

References

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