Good Days

"Good Days" is a song by American singer SZA featuring additional vocals by Jacob Collier.[1] It was released on December 25, 2020, through Top Dawg and RCA,[2] and is expected to appear on her upcoming second studio album.[3] The song was written and produced by SZA, Jacob Collier, Carlos Muñoz, Carter Lang, and Christopher Ruelas and mixed by Shawn Everett.[4]

"Good Days"
Single by SZA
WrittenDecember 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)–2020
ReleasedDecember 25, 2020 (2020-12-25)
Length4:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carter Lang
  • Loshendrix
  • Nascent
SZA singles chronology
"Hit Different"
(2020)		 "Good Days"
(2020)		 "Freaky Girls"
(2021)
Audio video
"Good Days" on YouTube

Background and release

SZA first teased the song on July 15, 2020, via her Instagram stories.[5] "Good Days" was originally featured at the tail end of the music video for "Hit Different", released in September 2020; leading people to think it would serve as a B-side to the single.[6] On October 21, 2020, SZA explained that the song was "in clearance" for release.[7] A week before release, she confirmed the track to come out before 2021.[8] The song was eventually released as a surprise drop on Christmas Day 2020.[9] Upon release, the singer revealed that she started writing the song during a session on Carter Lang's birthday and "finished it randomly recently".[10]

Composition

Dubbed a "nostalgic track",[11] "Good Days" sees SZA singing about "former love, soul searching, and rejoicing carefreely" over "guitar-tinged riff plays",[12][13] while she makes use of her "dreamy vocals".[14] Compared to its predecessor, the song "manages to hit much more of a melodic, narrative-driven tone that puts it more in line with her CTRL output".[15]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Good Days" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 38 as the week's highest debut.[16] The song rose to number 23 the following week.[17] The song later reached a new peak at number 9 on the Hot 100, making it SZA's first top ten single as a solo artist, second top 10 as a lead artist following "All the Stars", and third in total including "What Lovers Do" with Maroon 5.[18] The song also reached a peak of number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number seven on the Global 200, her highest peak on either chart to date.[19][20]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]

  • Solána Rowe – vocals, songwriting, composition
  • Jacob Collier – vocals, songwriting, composition
  • Carlos Muñoz – songwriting, composition
  • Carter Lang – songwriting, composition, production
  • Christopher Ruelas – songwriting, composition
  • Loshendrix – production
  • Nascent – production
  • Shawn Everett – mixer
  • Rob Bisel – recording engineering, vocal production

Charts
Chart performance for "Good Days"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[21] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] 73
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[23] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[24] 42
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 12
Denmark (Tracklisten)[26] 24
France (SNEP)[27] 174
Global 200 (Billboard)[28] 7
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 8
Malaysia (RIM)[30] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 39
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[33] 15
Singapore (RIAS)[34] 12
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] 59
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[38] 13
UK R&B (OCC)[39] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[41] 3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[42] 35

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 25, 2020
RCA [43]
United States January 12, 2021 Urban adult contemporary [44]
United Kingdom January 15, 2021 Contemporary hit radio [45]
Italy January 29, 2021 [46]

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