Good Life (Inner City song)
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"Good Life" is a 1988 single by house/techno group Inner City, featuring vocals by Paris Grey. The song was written and produced by Kevin Saunderson. It is often remembered for being played at dance clubs and on the radio.
In 1999, the song was rerecorded and remixed by producer Tommy Onyx and a Spanish language version was also released. The original single peaked at #4 in the United Kingdom and the 1999 version hit #10 in that country.
[edit] In popular culture
- In November 1996, the song was featured prominently in the opening scene of "Smack is Back", a third season episode of the FOX police drama television series New York Undercover.[1]
- It was also featured in the films Slaves of New York (1989), Side Out (1990) and B*A*P*S (1997).
- It was programmed as a chiptune for the Game Boy Advance e-reader.
- Britney Spears sampled it on the song "Up 'n' Down", a bonus track on her 2011 album Femme Fatale.
[edit] References
- ^ "Smack is Back". Steven Phillip Smith (writer); Jesús Salvador Treviño (director). New York Undercover. FOX. 1996-11-07. No. 7, season 3.
| Preceded by "Get on the Dance Floor" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single January 21, 1989 - January 28, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Wild Thing" by Tone Lōc |
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