Good Times (Roll Deep song)

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"Good Times"
Good Times Roll Deep Cover.PNG
Single by Roll Deep featuring Jodie Connor
from the album Winner Stays On
Released26 April 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Eurodance, hip hop
Length3:41(album version)
Label Relentless Records, Virgin
Songwriter(s) Wiley, I Atherly, A Ail, R Williams, B Preston, David Dawood, Jodie Connor, Charlotte Kelly
Producer(s) David Dawood
Roll Deep singles chronology
"Shake a Leg"
(2005)
"Good Times"
(2010)
"Green Light"
(2010)
Jodie Connor singles chronology
"Good Times"
(2010)
"Now or Never"
(2011)
CD single [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Times" (Radio Edit)3:43
2."Good Times" (Extended club mix)4:45
3."Good Times" (Ill Blu Remix)3:39
4."Good Times" (Soulmakers Remix)5:40
5."Good Times" (Ben Preston Vocal Remix)6:42
6."Good Times" (Animal Attraction)4:06
Total length:24:36
Digital download [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Times" (Radio Edit)3:43
2."Good Times" (Ill Blu Remix)3:39
3."Good Times" (Soulmakers Remix)5:40
4."Good Times" (Ben Preston Vocal Remix)6:42
5."Good Times" (Animal Attraction)4:06
Total length:23:50

Chart performance

"Good Times" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart on 29 April 2010 at number 42, peaking at number 13.

On 2 May 2010, "Good Times" entered the UK Singles Chart at #1. This marked Roll Deep's first Top 10 hit, and their first ever number-one single in the UK. The single remained at the top spot for three consecutive weeks, being the second act to do so that year after Owl City spent 3 weeks at the top spot in February 2010 with " Fireflies ".

Personnel

With:

Charts

Chart (2010–2011)Peak
position
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [4] 9
European Hot 100 Singles [5]
7
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 13
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [7]
42
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)21
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [8] 6
Scotland (OCC) [9] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 1
UK Dance (OCC) [11] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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