Most People Are Good

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"Most People Are Good"
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Single by Luke Bryan
from the album What Makes You Country
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2018 (2018-01-08)
Genre Country
Length3:41
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Luke Bryan singles chronology
"Light It Up"
(2017)
"Most People Are Good"
(2018)
"Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset"
(2018)

"Most People Are Good" is a song recorded by American country music singer Luke Bryan from his sixth studio album, What Makes You Country (2017). It was written by David Frasier, Ed Hill, and Josh Kear, and produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens. "Most People Are Good" was released in January 2018 as the album's second single.

Contents

The song topped the US Billboard Country Airplay chart as well as the Canadian Billboard Country chart. It also peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Content

In the song, the narrator makes "uplifting" statements about positive content in the world. [1] Bryan said that he was "captivated" the first time he heard the song, and that "It was something that I felt like that people always need to be reassured that there's way more good going on than negative". [2]

According to Bryan, the line "you love who you love" in the chorus was perceived as a support of the gay community. In response to this, Bryan stated that he considered the lyric to have multiple meanings and he did not have an opinion on its intended meaning: "I'm like, 'I'm not saying I'm gonna go fly that flagbut I'm not saying I'm not either.'" [3]

Critical reception

Leeann Ward of Country Universe gave the song an "A" grade, stating that the song "would deserve props based on its pleasant melody and its no frills production alone [...] fortunately, thanks to its thoughtful content, the song is good even beyond the melody and production". [4] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal gave it an identical rating, stating that "One can really hear Bryan's heart on this song, and it is a great 'pick-me-up' tune." [5]

Commercial performance

The song reached number one on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of March 31, 2018. [6] It also peaked at number 4 on Hot Country Songs on April 28, 2018. [7] As of August 2018, the song has sold over 309,000 copies in the United States. [8] On March 5, 2019, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million units in the United States. [9]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Wes Edwards, was released on March 14, 2018. Filmed entirely in one take, it features Bryan singing in front of video screens accompanied by a diverse range of people. [10]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [19] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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