"A Good Thing" is a single by the British band Saint Etienne. Taken from the album Tales from Turnpike House, it was released in the UK by Sanctuary Records October 2005 . The lead track is co-written by vocalist Sarah Cracknell.
Originally, the 7" single was scheduled to be a limited run of 1000 copies, but due to an error at the record label, all formats were limited to 1000 copies, seriously hindering the single's chart chances.
B-side-wise, the single is a rich mix. The 7" features a co-write between the band's Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs and David Essex, who featured on the album. The first CD features a cover of the Womack & Womack track "Missing Persons Bureau" (credited to their pseudonym Dr Rue & The Gypsy Wave Banner). The second CD single, meanwhile, features two tracks written for the band's film, What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?. "Book Norton" is written and sung by sometimes bandmate Debsy Wykes while "Quiet Essex" is written by Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs.
Do you wanna get to know me
I got nothing to hide
That look in your eyes
Keeps on telling my I'm over-loading
Cos I got a way of knowing
How it's going to be
I just gotta believe
Come on baby take a chance on me
(I got something)
I got something that you want
(That you want)
Don't you worry, give it up
Chorus
Jump on a good thing
(Good thing)
If you wanna take a ride
Know where we're going
(We're going)
Ain't nowhere to hide
We're on a good thing
(Good thing)
The groove is gonna get ya now that you know
(That you know)
Do you wanna take a ride on a good thing
Everybody wants to know
When the feeling is right
What we're doing tonight (get ready)
Cos they're looking for a good thing baby
And everybody needs to show
How they want it to be
You just gotta believe
Come on baby take a chance on me
(I got something)
I got something that you want
(That you want)
Don't you worry, give it up
Jump on a good thing
(Good thing)
If you wanna take a ride
Know where we're going
(We're going)
Ain't nowhere to hide
We're on a good thing
(Good thing)
The groove is gonna get ya now that you know
(That you know)
Do you wanna take a ride on a good thing
Lets do it right ooohhh
We're looking for a good thing
Don't you know we're
We're moving tight oooohhh