Good Thing (Eternal song)

"Good Thing"
Single by Eternal
from the album Power of a Woman
Released	26 February 1996 (1996-02-26) [1]
Length	3:50 (radio edit)
Label	EMI 1st Avenue
Songwriters	David Frank Jeff Pescetto
Producers	Dennis Charles Ronnie Wilson
Eternal singles chronology
"I Am Blessed" (1995) "Good Thing" (1996) "Who Are You?" (1996)
Alternative cover
UK CD2

"Good Thing" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal, released on 26 February 1996 by EMI and 1st Avenue as the third single from their second album, Power of a Woman (1995). The song was written by David Frank and Jeff Pescetto, and produced by Dennis Charles and Ronnie Wilson. It reached No. 8 in the United Kingdom and stayed in the top 100 for eight weeks. "Good Thing" was their seventh non-consecutive top-10 hit in the UK.

Critical reception

Gina Morris from Smash Hits gave the single three out of five, writing, "'Good Thing' strides in with all the cool bass funk of Snoop Doggy Dogg (with decidedly girly vocals), flaunts its thing and saunters out again. The best thing they've ever done by far." ^[2]

Track listings

• UK CD1 and cassette single ^{[3] [4]}

1. "Good Thing" (radio mix)
2. "Stay"
3. "So Good"
4. "Oh Baby I..."

• UK CD2 and Australasian CD single ^{[5] [6]}

1. "Good Thing" (radio mix)
2. "Good Thing" (Frankie Knuckles vocal club mix)
3. "Good Thing" (Bottom Dollar vocal club mix)
4. "Good Thing" (D.A.R.C. Velvet mix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Power of a Woman album booklet. ^[7]

Studio

• Mastered at The Master Room (London, England)

Personnel

• David Frank – writing
• Jeff Pescetto – writing
• Kevin Armstrong – guitar
• Ronnie Wilson – production
• Dennis Charles – production
• Nick Hopkins – recording engineer
• Andy Bradfield – mix engineer
• Ashley Alexander – assistant engineer
• Paul Meehan – programming
• Sam Noel – technician
• Arun Chakraverty – mastering

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [8]	82
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9]	49
Ireland (IRMA) [10]	23
Scotland (OCC) [11]	20
UK Singles (OCC) [12]	8
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [13]	15
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [14]	1

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 24 February 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
2. Morris, Gina (28 February 1996). "Singles". Smash Hits . p. 54. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
3. Good Thing (UK CD1 liner notes). EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. CDEM 419, 7243 8 82695 2 0.
4. Good Thing (UK cassette single sleeve). EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. TC-EM 419, 7243 8 82695 44.
5. Good Thing (The Mixes) (UK CD2 liner notes). EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. CDEMS 419, 7243 8 82696 2 9.
6. Good Thing (The Mixes) (Australasian CD single liner notes). EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. 7243 8 82736 2 6.
7. Power of a Woman (UK CD album booklet). EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1995. CDEMD 1090, 7243 8 36354 2 9.
8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 12. 23 March 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Good Thing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
13. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 23 March 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
14. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.