Good Thing (Eternal song)

"Good Thing"
Single by Eternal
from the album Power of a Woman
Released26 February 1996 (1996-02-26)[1]
Length3:50 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • 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

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 Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[13] 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). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. CDEM 419, 7243 8 82695 2 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Good Thing (UK cassette single sleeve). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. TC-EM 419, 7243 8 82695 44.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Good Thing (The Mixes) (UK CD2 liner notes). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. CDEMS 419, 7243 8 82696 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Good Thing (The Mixes) (Australasian CD single liner notes). Eternal. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. 7243 8 82736 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Power of a Woman (UK CD album booklet). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1995. CDEMD 1090, 7243 8 36354 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  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. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.