Good Grief (song)

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"Good Grief"
Good Grief (Official Single Cover) by Bastille.png
Single by Bastille
from the album Wild World
Released16 June 2016 (2016-06-16)
Recorded2016
Genre Indie pop
Length3:26
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Dan Smith
Producer(s)
Bastille singles chronology
"Torn Apart"
(2014)		"Good Grief"
(2016)		"Send Them Off!"
(2016)

"Good Grief" is a song by English indie pop band Bastille. It was released on 16 June 2016 as the lead single from their second studio album, Wild World (2016). [1] The song was written by Dan Smith, who handled the production along with Mark Crew. It is their first single released to feature new touring member Charlie Barnes.

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The song topped a 2020 NME poll of millennials for what song they would like to be played at their funeral ahead of Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's song 'See You Again'. [2]

Background

On 16 June 2016, Annie Mac debuted "Good Grief" on her BBC Radio 1 show as the "hottest track." Following the debut, the band released the single to radio and as a digital download. [3]

Critical reception

Georgia Ivey of Clash said that the song was "surprisingly upbeat considering its reflection on the grieving process." [4] Sarah Jamieson of DIY called the track a tone-appropriate album opener, saying that its "pomp and grandeur juxtaposed perfectly with Dan Smith’s dark-tinged tale of coping with life after death." [5] NME writer Charlotte Gunn described it as "a euphoric pop track about death and funerals and being sad, but done Bastille-style, with a massive chorus and an X Factor-worthy key change." [6] In his review of the album, Andy Baber of musicOMH felt the song was a "misleading introduction" to the record's various political themes, but said that it establishes the band's "move towards the more eclectic approach favoured on their mixtapes – as evidenced by the sampling of Kelly LeBrock from ‘80s movie Weird Science ." [7]

Music video

The video for "Good Grief" debuted on 22 June 2016. In addition to Smith's disembodied head, the video also features a burning house, a bank robbery, a running man, a teddy bear, rollerskating girls, a red car, a payphone, a game show, and scenes depicting nudity. [8] A censored version was added, deleting or blurring some of the more offensive scenes. The clean version has gained over 8.5 million views as of June 2020. [9] The original video has gained over 16 million views as of June 2020. [10]

Track listing

Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Grief"3:26
7" vinyl [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Grief"3:26
2."Good Grief" (Acoustic)3:26
Bunker Sessions [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Grief" (Bunker Sessions)3:28
Autograf Remix [13]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Grief" (Autograf Remix)3:50
Don Diablo Remix [14]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Grief" (Don Diablo Remix)3:59
MK Remix [15]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Grief" (MK Remix)5:36

Covers and remixes

The song has received covers by upcoming artists such as, Aaron Fleming, [16] Chris Brenner, [17] Connor Everitt, [18] Felicia Lu, [19] and Phoebe Whalley. [20] Don Diablo and Autograf released official remixes for the song via iTunes, respectively on 8 July [21] and 22 July 2016.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [58] Gold30,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [59] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [60] Platinum50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [61] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Worldwide16 June 2016 Digital download Virgin [1]
United Kingdom23 June 2016 Contemporary hit radio [62]
United States12 September 2016 Adult contemporary radio Capitol [63]
13 September 2016Top 40 radio [64]
7 October 2016 7" vinyl Virgin [11]

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