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Good Intentions (Dappy song)

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"Good Intentions"
Single by Dappy
from the album Bad Intentions
Released16 September 2012
GenreContemporary R&B
Length3:49
LabelTakeover Entertainment Limited
Songwriter(s)Costadinos Contostavlos, Wayne Hector, Fraser T Smith, Clinton Outten, Alfred Millar, Tim Powell
Producer(s)Fraser T Smith
Dappy singles chronology
"Explode"
(2012)
"Good Intentions"
(2012)
"I.O.U."
(2013)

"Good Intentions" is the third official single to be released from British grime rapper Dappy's debut solo studio album, Bad Intentions. "Good Intentions" was released on 16 September 2012 as a digital download on the iTunes Store. The single was written by Dappy, and produced by Fraser T Smith. The single received its première when Dappy performed the song live at T4 on the Beach on 1 July 2012. The track later premièred on radio on 29 July 2012.

Background

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The release of "Good Intentions" was confirmed by Dappy at T4 on the Beach. The song premièred on BBC Radio 1 Xtra on 29 July 2012. Dappy said of the song, that it is a little different from his previous released songs, and that in the song, he is speaking from the heart.[1]

Music video

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The music video for the song "Good Intentions" was filmed at the beginning of August 2012 in Hawaii, and was directed by Colin Tilley. The music video was released on 24 August.[1]

Track listing

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Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Good Intentions"3:49
2."Good Intentions" (Major Look Remix)4:23
3."Good Intentions" (Major Look Dub Mix)4:01
4."Good Intentions" (Zone 10 Remix)3:41

Credits and personnel

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Personnel

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 12

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 16 September 2012[2] Digital Download All Around the World Productions, Universal Music Group
Worldwide 7 October 2012[2] Digital Download Takeover Entertainment Private Limited Company

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dappy debuts new single 'Good Intentions'". Digital Spy.
  2. ^ a b c "Good Intentions – EP by Dappy – Preorder Good Intentions – EP on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Good Intentions". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "British single certifications – Dappy – Good Intentions". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 April 2021.