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{{Short description|1996 single by Eternal}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2007}}
{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Good Thing
| name = Good Thing
| Cover = Eternal03.jpg
| cover = Eternal03.jpg
| from Album = [[Power of a Woman]]
| alt =
| type = single
| Artist = [[Eternal (band)|Eternal]]
| Genre = [[R&B]]
| artist = [[Eternal (group)|Eternal]]
| album = [[Power of a Woman]]
| Length = 3:50 (radio edit)
| released = {{start date|1996|2|26|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-02-24.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=24 February 1996|access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>
| Label = [[EMI]]
| Released = 1995
| recorded =
| Producer =
| studio =
| venue =
| Writer = David Frank and Jeff Pescetto
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| Last single = "[[I Am Blessed]]" <br> (1995)
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=50}} (radio edit)
| This single = "'''Good Thing'''" <br> (1995)
| label =
| Next single = "[[Someday (Disney song)|Someday]]" <br> (1996)
* [[EMI Records|EMI]]
{{Extra album cover
* [[First Avenue Records|1st Avenue]]
| Upper caption = Alternative Cover
| Type = single
| writer =
* David Frank
| Cover = Eternal Good Thing UK CD2 Cover.jpg
* Jeff Pescetto
| Lower caption = UK CD2
| producer =
* Dennis Charles
* Ronnie Wilson
| prev_title = [[I Am Blessed]]
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [[Who Are You? (song)|Who Are You?]]
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = Eternal Good Thing UK CD2 Cover.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = UK CD2
}}
}}
}}
}}
"'''Good Thing'''" is the third song off the band [[Eternal (band)|Eternal]]'s second album, ''[[Power of a Woman]]''. It is an up-tempo pop/RnB song and did very well on the charts placing at no. 8 in the UK and staying in the top 75 for 6 weeks. It was their 7th (non consecutive) top 10 single in the UK and 3rd release from their 2nd album.
"'''Good Thing'''" is a song by British R&B girl group [[Eternal (group)|Eternal]], released as the third single from their second album, ''[[Power of a Woman]]'', on 26 February 1996. The song reached {{abbr|No.|Number}} 8 in the United Kingdom and stayed in the top 100 for eight weeks. It was their seventh non-consecutive top-10 hit in the UK.


==Track listing==
==Track listings==
'''UK CD1 and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Good Thing|others=[[Eternal (group)|Eternal]]|year=1996|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[EMI Records|EMI United Kingdom]], [[First Avenue Records|1st Avenue Records]]|id=CDEM 419, 7243 8 82695 2 0}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Good Thing|others=Eternal|year=1996|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records|id=TC-EM 419, 7243 8 82695 44}}</ref>
# "Good Thing" (radio mix)
# "[[Stay (Eternal song)|Stay]]"
# "[[So Good (Eternal song)|So Good]]"
# "[[Oh Baby I...]]"


'''UK CD2 and Australasian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Good Thing (The Mixes)|others=Eternal|year=1996|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records|id=CDEMS 419, 7243 8 82696 2 9}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Good Thing (The Mixes)|others=Eternal|year=1996|type=Australasian CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records|id=7243 8 82736 2 6}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
# "Good Thing" (radio mix)
! # !! Title !! Time
# "Good Thing" ([[Frankie Knuckles]] vocal club mix)
# "Good Thing" (Bottom Dollar vocal club mix)
# "Good Thing" (D.A.R.C. Velvet mix)

==Credits and personnel==
Credits are adapted from the ''[[Power of a Woman]]'' album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Power of a Woman|title-link=Power of a Woman|others=Eternal|year=1995|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records|id=CDEMD 1090, 7243 8 36354 2 9}}</ref>

'''Studio'''
* Mastered at The Master Room (London, England)

'''Personnel'''
{{col-begin|width=74%}}
{{col-2}}
* David Frank – writing
* Jeff Pescetto – writing
* [[Kevin Armstrong (guitarist)|Kevin Armstrong]] – guitar
* Ronnie Wilson – production
* Dennis Charles – production
* Nick Hopkins – recording engineer
{{col-2}}
* Andy Bradfield – mix engineer
* Ashley Alexander – assistant engineer
* Paul Meehan – programming
* Sam Noel – technician
* Arun Chakraverty – mastering
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1996)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
| colspan=3 bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align=center | '''CD1 (UK) CDEM419'''
|82
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-03-23.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=13|issue=12|page=17|date=23 March 1996|access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref>
| 1. || "Good Thing" (Radio Mix) || 3.52
|49
|-
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|23|song=Good Thing|access-date=13 May 2019|rowheader=true}}
| 2. || "Stay" || 3.58
|-
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|20|date=19960309|artist=Eternal|song=Good Thing|rowheader=true}}
| 3. || "So Good" || 3.50
|-
|-
{{single chart|UK|8|date=19960309|access-date=13 May 2019|rowheader=true}}
| 4. || "Oh Baby I..." || 4.32
|-
|-
{{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=19960309|artist=Eternal|song=Good Thing|rowheader=true}}
| colspan=3 bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align=center | '''CD2 (UK) CDEMS419'''
|-
| 1. || "Good Thing" (Radio Mix) || 3:52
|-
| 2. || "Good Thing" (Frankie Knuckles Vocal Club Mix) || 8:40
|-
| 3. || "Good Thing" (Bottom Dollar Vocal Club Mix) || 5.41
|-
| 4. || "Good Thing" (D.A.R.C. Velvet Mix) || 3.57
|}
|}


==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Eternal}}
==External links==
{{Authority control}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|eternal|good-thing}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


[[Category:1995 songs]]
[[Category:1996 singles]]
[[Category:EMI Records singles]]
[[Category:Eternal (band) songs]]
[[Category:Eternal (band) songs]]
[[Category:First Avenue Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jeff Pescetto]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jeff Pescetto]]


{{1990s-pop-song-stub}}

Latest revision as of 20:15, 3 September 2023

"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)
  • David Frank
  • Jeff Pescetto
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 as the third single from their second album, Power of a Woman, on 26 February 1996. The song reached No. 8 in the United Kingdom and stayed in the top 100 for eight weeks. It was their seventh non-consecutive top-10 hit in the UK.

Track listings

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UK CD1 and cassette single[2][3]

  1. "Good Thing" (radio mix)
  2. "Stay"
  3. "So Good"
  4. "Oh Baby I..."

UK CD2 and Australasian CD single[4][5]

  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

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Credits are adapted from the Power of a Woman album booklet.[6]

Studio

  • Mastered at The Master Room (London, England)

Personnel

Charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 82
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 49
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 23
Scotland (OCC)[10] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 8
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[12] 1

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 February 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 12. 23 March 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Good Thing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
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