"Good Enough" | ||||
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Single by Dodgy | ||||
from the album Free Peace Sweet | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 29 July 1996 [1] | |||
Studio | Wessex (London, England) | |||
Genre | Britpop [2] | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Hugh Jones | |||
Dodgy singles chronology | ||||
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"Good Enough" is a single released by English Britpop band Dodgy. The single was released on 29 July 1996 and was the band's highest-charting single, reaching number four in the United Kingdom. In 1997, the song charted in Canada, peaking at number 20 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.
UK CD single [3]
UK cassette and limited-edition 7-inch single [4] [5]
Japanese CD single [6]
Credits are taken from the Free Peace Sweet album booklet. [7]
Studios
Personnel
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [20] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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