I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)

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"I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"
Jamie xx - I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times) cover art.jpg
UK and remixes EP release cover art
Single by Jamie xx featuring Young Thug and Popcaan
from the album In Colour
ReleasedMay 22, 2015 (2015-05-22)
Studio Fortress Studios
(London, England)
Genre
Length3:33
Label Young Turks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jamie xx
Jamie xx singles chronology
"Gosh"
(2015)
"I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"
(2015)
"Idontknow"
(2020)
Young Thug singles chronology
"Check"
(2015)
"I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"
(2015)
"Rihanna"
(2015)
iTunes Remixes EP [16]
No.TitleLength
1."I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" (featuring Young Thug and Popcaan)3:33
2."I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" (Skepta Remix) (featuring Frisco and Popcaan)3:43
3."I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" (Dre Skull Remix) (featuring Assassin, Konshens, Kranium and Popcaan)4:32
4."I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" (Instrumental)3:39

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [17] 90
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [18] 5
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [19] 35
Netherlands Single Tip (Single Top 100) [20] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Dance Top 30) [21] 30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [22] 115
UK Indie (OCC) [23] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [24] Platinum80,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold400,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [26] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatRef.
United Kingdom22 May 2015 Young Turks Digital download [27]
United States28 August 2015
  • Young Turks
  • 300
[28]

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