A Real Good Kid

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A Real Good Kid
Studio album by Mike Posner
Released	January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
Length	37:06
Label	Island
Producer	Adam Friedman Pete Kuzma Ryan Merchant Nate Mercereau Mike Posner Ricky Reed James Valentine
Mike Posner chronology
At Night, Alone (2016) A Real Good Kid (2019) Keep Going (2019)
Singles from A Real Good Kid
"Song About You" Released: September 10, 2018 "Stuck in the Middle" Released: November 22, 2018 "Move On" Released: January 4, 2019

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

A Real Good Kid is the third studio album by American singer Mike Posner, released on January 18, 2019, through Island Records. It was announced by Posner on social media on November 21, 2018.[2] It was recorded by Posner over a two-year period.[3] It was supported by the singles "Song About You", "Stuck in the Middle" and "Move On".[4][5] To "celebrate" the release of the album, Posner walked across the United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean from March 2019.[4]

Background

In the two-year period that the album was recorded, Posner was dealing with the end of a relationship, then moved back to Detroit to care for his terminally ill father,[3] who later died of brain cancer, and his friend Avicii committed suicide.[6] Posner said: "I had to go to the studio everyday and I was trying to just show up and record all the songs and do a good job and I was sad."[6] In a press statement, Posner said the album "deals heavily with love, loss and eventual acceptance".[3] The album includes recordings of Mike's father.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Introduction"	Mike Posner	Posner	1:06
2.	"January 11, 2017"	Posner Pete Kuzma Adam Friedman	Posner Friedman Nate Mercereau	3:07
3.	"Wide Open"	Posner Friedman James Bowen Falson Jean Marc Belkadi	Posner Ricky Reed Mercereau Friedman^[a]	2:49
4.	"Song About You"	Posner Eric Frederic Dan Wilson	Reed	3:10
5.	"Move On"	Posner Friedman Frederic Wilson Mercereau	Reed	2:58
6.	"Drip"	Posner James Valentine	Posner Reed Mercereau Valentine	5:25
7.	"Staring at the Fire"	Posner	Posner Reed Mercereau	2:38
8.	"Perfect"	Posner Kuzma Ryan Merchant Mercereau	Reed Mercereau Posner Friedman Merchant Kuzma	6:24
9.	"Amen"			0:31
10.	"Stuck in the Middle"	Posner Friedman	Reed Mercereau Friedman	3:21
11.	"One More Song"			0:12
12.	"How It's Supposed to Be"	Posner	Posner Reed Mercereau	5:25
Total length:				37:06

Note

• "Introduction" is not included on the CD version of the album.

Personnel

Musicians

• Mike Posner – vocals (tracks 1–8, 10, 12), drum programming (track 2), acoustic guitar (3, 10, 12), electric guitar (3, 5), 808s (7)
• Adam Friedman – backing vocals (tracks 2, 10), chopping (3); bass guitar, drum programming (8); synthesizer (10)
• Nate Mercereau – drum programming (tracks 2, 6), guitar synthesizer (3, 4, 6), French horn (3, 8, 12), percussion (3, 8, 10); electric guitar, synthesizer (5, 7, 8, 10, 12); drop section, bass synthesizer, Wilsonic (6); bass guitar (7, 8, 10, 12); piano, treated piano (7); drop piano, glockenspiel, string synthesizer, string arrangement, trumpet (8); Mellotron (12)
• Pete Kuzna – synthesizer (tracks 2, 8), vocal arrangement (2), transition piano (7), piano (8)
• James Bowen – acoustic guitar (track 3)
• Ricky Reed – drum programming, programming (3–5, 7, 8, 10, 12); synthesizer (3, 4, 7), Wilsonic (3), bass guitar (4, 5), percussion (7)
• Dan Wilson – guitar (track 4)
• Victor Indrizzo – drums (tracks 5, 10, 12), percussion (5)
• Arjun Singh – tabla (track 5)
• James Valentine – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (track 6)
• Daniel Casares – flute (track 7)
• Matthew Schuler – additional vocals (track 8)
• Stewart Cole – trumpet (track 8)
• Shaina Evoniuk – violin (track 8)
• M. Jon Posner – vocals (tracks 9, 11)

Technical

• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Ricky Reed – mixing (tracks 1–8, 10, 12)
• Ethan Shumaker– engineering (tracks 1–8, 10, 12)
• Nate Mercereau – engineering (tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12)
• Bill Melina – engineering (tracks 5, 12)
• Robert Dugan – engineering (track 8)
• Mike Posner – recording (tracks 1, 8, 10)

Visuals

• Eric Gorvin – art direction, design, cover illustration, package production

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[7]	73

References

1. "A Real Good Kid - Mike Posner | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
2. @mikeposner (November 21, 2018). "1/18/19. A Real Good Kid. The new album. Pre-order at midnight" (Tweet). Retrieved November 22, 2018 – via Twitter.
3. Kaufman, Gil (November 26, 2018). "Mike Posner Announces 'A Real Good Kid' Album: Listen to 'Stuck in the Middle' Single". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
4. Leight, Elias (January 4, 2019). "Mike Posner Pays Tribute to Avicii, Tracy Chapman in 'Move On' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
5. Zidel, Alex (January 14, 2019). "Mike Posner Gets Real In New Single 'Noah's Ark'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
6. McCammon, Sarah; Watters, Gemma (January 12, 2019). "'Beginnings Always Hide Themselves In The End': Mike Posner On Grieving And Growth". NPR. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
7. "Mike Posner Chart History (Top Current Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.