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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Good Days

| cover = SZA - Good Days.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = SZA

| album =

| written = 2020

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = * Alternative R&B

* R&B

* pop

| length = 4:39


3:45 (radio edit)

| label = * Top Dawg

* RCA

| writer = * Solna Rowe

* Carlos Muoz

* Carter Lang

* Christopher Ruelas

* Jacob Collier

| producer = * Solna Rowe

* Carter Lang

* Loshendrix

* Nascent

| prev_title = Hit Different

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Kiss Me More

| next_year = 2021

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"'Good Days'" is a song by American singer SZA featuring additional vocals by Jacob Collier. It was released through Top Dawg and RCA, on December 25, 2020, as the second single from her upcoming second studio album. The song was written and produced by SZA, Jacob Collier, Carlos Muoz, Carter Lang, and Christopher Ruelas and mixed by Shawn Everett additional mixing by Joe Visciano.

Upon release, "Good Days" was met with critical acclaim for the song's "angelic" and "heavenly" production The song became popular on streaming platforms and peaked at number 9.

The song was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Background and release



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

Composition



Dubbed a "nostalgic track", "Good Days" sees SZA singing about "former love, soul searching, and rejoicing carefreely" over "guitar-tinged riff plays", while she makes use of her "dreamy vocals". 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".

The accending tone inserted at the end of the song is an easter egg of Jacob Collier's song In Too Deep.

Chart performance



In the United States, "Good Days" entered the 'Billboard' Hot 100 at number 16 as the week's highest debut. The song rose to number 13 the following week. 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. 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.

Accolades



Music videos



Two music videos were released for "Good Days". Both videos were directed by SZA.

Official fan video

On January 13, 2021, SZA tweeted a request for fans to submit videos of their "happiest, saddest, [and] YOUR UGLIEST moments" to an email address, with a deadline of Saturday at midnight. The fan video was released on February 10, 2021, and featured a compilation of videos submitted by fans lip-syncing to the song as well as featuring the aforementioned moments intercut with behind-the-scenes footage of the official video.

Music video

On March 5, 2021, the official music video was released. The video takes place with SZA experiencing a mushroom-induced psychedelic experience. It features scenes of SZA dancing while buried waist up in an oversized 'Alice in Wonderland'-inspired garden and pole-dancing in a library. Jacob Collier cameos in the video as the man within the green television. In a similar fashion to the video for "Hit Different", the video ends with a teaser of an upcoming song, popularly known as "Shirt" or "Bloodstain", which went viral on TikTok in 2020. The ending teaser features SZA pole-dancing at an empty gas station while bathed in pink lighting.

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Solna Rowe vocals, songwriting, composition

* Jacob Collier vocals, songwriting, composition

* Carlos Muoz songwriting, composition

* Carter Lang songwriting, composition, production

* Christopher Ruelas songwriting, composition

* Loshendrix production

* Nascent production

* Shawn Everett mixer

* Joe Visciano - additional mixing

* Rob Bisel recording engineering, vocal production

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



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! scope="row"| Various

| December 25, 2020

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| rowspan="2"| RCA

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! scope="row"| United States

| January 12, 2021

| Urban adult contemporary

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! scope="row"| Italy

| January 29, 2021

| Radio airplay

| Sony

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References



Category:2020 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:SZA songs

Category:Jacob Collier songs

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Songs written by Jacob Collier

Category:Songs written by SZA

Category:Top Dawg Entertainment singles

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