"Good Girls" | ||||
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Single by Elle King | ||||
from the album Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
Released | June 3, 2016 | |||
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Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Producer(s) | Dave Bassett | |||
Elle King singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Good Girls" on YouTube |
"Good Girls" is a song written and recorded by American singer and songwriter Elle King from the soundtrack of Ghostbusters (2016). [1] The song was co-written and produced by Dave Bassett. It was released digitally on June 3, 2016 through RCA Records as the soundtrack's lead single and impacted American Triple A radio on June 13. [2] [3]
Upon release, the song received positive reviews from music critics and attained a top 40 position on the Billboard Rock Songs chart.
"Good Girls" is an uptempo rockabilly [4] and pop rock [5] [6] song written by Elle King and Dave Bassett. According to the digital sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing, the song was originally composed in the key of E minor and set in common time to a "fast" tempo of 176 BPM. [5] The song follows a chord progression of Em—A5—Em / Em—B7(no 3)—Em—G, while King's vocals span a range of two octaves and one note, from B3 through C5. [5] Critics have also noted influences of soul [7] and blues genres. [8]
In a review of the Ghostbusters soundtrack, James Monger of AllMusic praised "Good Girls" and "Get Ghost" as highlights, writing: "Mark Ronson... gets the vibe right on the hook-filled... "Get Ghost"..., and Elle King dispatches the sassy girl power jam "Good Girls" but the rest of the set feels rushed and forgettable". [9] Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound gave a glowing review of the song: "Much like her past earworms... ["Good Girls" is] nuclear, wired with dozens of hooks and made urgent by scandalous lyrics that go hand in hand with the majority of today's nihilistic pop". [10]
"Good Girls" debuted and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart dated June 25, 2016. [11] The song also entered the Rock Digital Songs and Alternative Digital Songs component charts at 10 and 11, respectively, for the same week. [12] [13] "Good Girls" entered the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart at number 24 on the chart dated August 13 and reached a peak position of 21 two weeks later. [14]
The accompanying music video for "Good Girls" was directed by Dano Cerny and premiered July 13, 2016. [15] It takes place first in a haunted laundromat and later in a dive bar, where King can be seen playing pool, smoking a cigar, and arm wrestling. [16] [17] King dyed her hair blue for the video, with the makeup artist responsible for the clip, Michelle Clark, describing the goal of the visual styling as "badass". [18] Tying in the film concept, King's character dispatches a handful of ghosts with the franchise's signature proton gun. Towards the end of the video, clips of the film are showcased. [16] [17]
King appeared on the July 15, 2016 episode of Good Morning America to promote the single and the Ghostbusters film, and performed "Good Girls" live. [19]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista) [20] | 81 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 29 |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | June 3, 2016 | Digital download | RCA | [2] |
United States | June 13, 2016 | Adult album alternative | [3] | |
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Tune in to Good Morning America tomorrow at 7AM EST on ABC Television Network to see me perform my new song "Good Girls".