Good Luck and Do Your Best

Good Luck and Do Your Best
Studio album by Gold Panda
Released	27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
Genre	Electronic
Length	44:31
Label	City Slang
Producer	Gold Panda Luke Abbott
Gold Panda chronology
Half of Where You Live (2013) Good Luck and Do Your Best (2016) Jag Trax (as DJ Jenifa) (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10 [1]
Metacritic	79/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	B [4]
Exclaim!	8/10 [5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
Pitchfork	7.4/10 [8]
PopMatters	8/10 [9]
Q	[10]
Record Collector	[11]
Resident Advisor	3.6/5 [12]

Good Luck and Do Your Best is the third studio album by English electronic music producer Gold Panda. The album was inspired by the parting words of a taxi driver on the producer's visit to Japan. It was released through City Slang on 27 May 2016. ^{[13] [14]}

Track listing

Good Luck and Do Your Best track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Metal Bird"	3:42
2.	"In My Car"	4:27
3.	"Chiba Nights"	4:01
4.	"Pink & Green"	4:13
5.	"Song for a Dead Friend"	4:19
6.	"I Am Real Punk"	4:29
7.	"Autumn Fall"	3:39
8.	"Halyards"	4:11
9.	"Time Eater"	4:52
10.	"Unthank"	2:46
11.	"Your Good Times Are Just Beginning"	3:46

Bandcamp edition bonus track

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
12.	"Time Eater"	Ssighborggg featuring Luna	6:46

Charts

Chart performance for Good Luck and Do Your Best

Chart (2016)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [15]	108
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [16]	14
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [17]	15
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard) [18]	10

References

1. "Good Luck And Do Your Best by Gold Panda reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
2. "Reviews for Good Luck and Do Your Best by Gold Panda". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
3. Simpson, Paul. "Good Luck and Do Your Best – Gold Panda". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
4. Sackllah, David (24 May 2016). "Gold Panda – Good Luck and Do Your Best". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
5. Keating, Daryl (25 May 2016). "Gold Panda: Good Luck and Do Your Best". Exclaim! . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
6. Hutchinson, Kate (26 May 2016). "Gold Panda: Good Luck and Do Your Best review – warmly immersive electronica". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
7. Carroll, Jim (26 May 2016). "Gold Panda: Good Luck and Do Your Best review: far more spirit and energy than before". The Irish Times . Retrieved 10 August 2019.
8. Lozano, Kevin (25 May 2016). "Gold Panda: Good Luck and Do Your Best". Pitchfork . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
9. Stroud, Pryor (31 May 2016). "Gold Panda: Good Luck and Do Your Best". PopMatters . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
10. Solomon, Kate (2016). "Gold Panda: Good Luck and Do Your Best". Q (361) (30th anniversary special ed.): 109.
11. Maine, Sammy (July 2016). "Gold Panda – Good Luck And Do Your Best". Record Collector (455). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
12. Fallon, Patric (4 June 2016). "Gold Panda – Good Luck And Do Your Best". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
13. Wilson, Scott (23 February 2016). "Gold Panda returns with Japan-influenced third album, Good Luck And Do Your Best". Fact . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
14. Gaca, Anna (23 February 2016). "Hear the First Song From Gold Panda's New Album, 'Good Luck and Do Your Best'". Spin . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
15. "Chart: CLUK Update 4.06.2016 (wk22)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
16. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
18. "Gold Panda Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

External links

• Good Luck and Do Your Best at Discogs (list of releases)