The Good in Everyone

"The Good in Everyone" is a song by Canadian rock band, Sloan. It was released as the lead single from the band's third studio album, One Chord to Another. The song peaked at #9 on Canada's Singles Chart,[1] and continues to be one of the band's most popular songs. The song is featured on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series. The song was also the theme for the CBC television program George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight.

"The Good in Everyone"
Single by Sloan
from the album One Chord to Another
Released1996
GenreRock, Power Pop
Length2:17 (Album version)
2:09 (Radio Edit)
Labelmurderecords, The Enclave
Songwriter(s)Patrick Pentland, Sloan
Sloan singles chronology
"People of the Sky"
(1994)		 "The Good in Everyone"
(1996)		 "Everything You've Done Wrong"
(1996)
Music video
"The Good In Everyone" on YouTube


Versions

There are two versions of "The Good in Everyone"; the album version and the radio version. The album version begins with a man saying "Would you please welcome to the stage...Sloan!", with screams from fans included. The introduction is from a recording of Sloan's concert at the Molson Amphitheatre on August 5, 1995. The album version ends with more fan screams from the concert recording. The radio version removes the introduction of the band and the fan screams and features two additional singings of the chorus at the end of the song.

Music video

The music video for "The Good In Everyone" was filmed at Toronto Pearson International Airport (on Convair Drive at the southwest end of runway 06L/24R at 43°39′35.2″N 79°37′31.1″W) and directed by Mike Andringa, who would later direct several more music videos for Sloan. The video's introductory scene is a spoof of the 1969 film, Easy Rider. In the scene, each band member plays a character from the film, with Andrew Scott playing Billy (Dennis Hopper), Chris Murphy playing Wyatt (Peter Fonda), Jay Ferguson playing Connection (Phil Spector) and Patrick Pentland playing the Bodyguard. The entire introductory scene before the music begins is longer than the song itself.

The music video received play on MTV's 120 Minutes.

Track list

7"

  • A: The Good In Everyone
  • B: Autobiography (demo)

Charts

Year-end charts
Chart (1996) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 73
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[3] 49

References
  1. "Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 3, September 02 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  2. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1996" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. "RPM Top Alternative Tracks of 1996" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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