Good News (Mac Miller song)

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"Good News"
Single by Mac Miller
from the album Circles
ReleasedJanuary 9, 2020
Length5:42
Label Warner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Miller
  • Brion
Mac Miller singles chronology
"That's Life"
(2019)
"Good News"
(2020)
"Blue World"
(2020)
Music video
"Good News" on YouTube

"Good News" is a song by American musician Mac Miller from his sixth studio album, Circles (2020). The song was written and produced by Miller and Jon Brion, and was released posthumously on January 9, 2020, as the lead single from the album. It peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Miller's highest-charting single as a lead artist. [1]

Contents

Composition

XXL describes the song as "tranquil" and having "some peaceful instrumentation and some sullen singing from Miller." [2]

Reception

Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork described the song as having "a quiet optimism that pierces through the darkness." [3] Pierre noted its similarities to Swimming: "'Good News' evokes the sound of a live band at a beach resort: sleepy guitars, slow drums, and weary singing." [3]

Accolades

Year-end lists
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Billboard The 100 Best Songs of 2020
43
[4]
Laut.de Die 50 besten Songs des Jahres
8
[5]
Rolling Stone The 50 Best Songs of 2020
21
[6]
Time 10 Best Songs of 2020
5
[7]
XXL Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020
[8]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [10] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [11] 1
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [12] 19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [13] 14
France (SNEP) [14] 128
Germany (Official German Charts) [15] 75
Greece (IFPI) [16] 33
Ireland (IRMA) [17] 22
Lithuania (AGATA) [18] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [19] 41
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] 17
Portugal (AFP) [21] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 93
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 43
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 45
US Billboard Hot 100 [25] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [26] 10
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [27] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [28] Gold100,000
Portugal (AFP) [29] Gold5,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [31] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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