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Good Guy

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"Good Guy"
Song by Eminem featuring Jessie Reyez
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
StudioEffigy Studios (Detroit, MI)
GenreHip hop
Length2:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kamikaze track listing
13 tracks
  1. "The Ringer"
  2. "Greatest"
  3. "Lucky You" (featuring Joyner Lucas)
  4. "Paul (skit)"
  5. "Normal"
  6. "Em Calls Paul"
  7. "Stepping Stone"
  8. "Not Alike" (featuring Royce Da 5'9")
  9. "Kamikaze"
  10. "Fall" (featuring Justin Vernon)
  11. "Nice Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
  12. "Good Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
  13. "Venom (Music from the Motion Picture)"
Music video
"Good Guy" on YouTube

"Good Guy" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his tenth studio album Kamikaze, released on August 31, 2018, via Shady Records. Recording sessions took place at Effigy Studios in Detroit. Produced by Illadaproducer with additional production by Em, it features guest vocals by Canadian singer Jessie Reyez and a looped vocal sample through the song from "Glassy Sky" (Tokyo Ghoul) by Yutaka Yamada, sung by AmaLee.[1] Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to chart in several countries. On December 7, 2018, the accompanying music video was released.[2]

Music video

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The music video for the song was released on December 7, 2018.[3] The video features a violent altercation between the two artists, resulting in Reyez killing Eminem.

Critical reception

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In a review of Kamikaze for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis wrote that "Good Guy" might be "[t]he weakest thing" on the album, describing it as "a frailty-thy-name-is-woman saga of infidelity, marked both by a dreary beat and the sense that Eminem's heart really isn't in it".[4] Reviewing the album for HipHopDX, Trent Clark referred to "Good Guy" and "Nice Guy" as "'Kim'-lite yawners".[5]

Personnel

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  • Marshall Mathers – main artist, vocals, additional producer, mixing, songwriter
  • Jessie Reyez – featured artist, vocals, songwriter
  • Ray Fraser – producer, songwriter
  • Luis Resto – additional keyboards
  • Mike Strange – recording, mixing
  • Joe Strange – recording
  • Tony Campana – recording

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 46
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 61
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 41
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9] 38
France (SNEP)[10] 143
Germany (GfK)[11] 98
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 93
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 59
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 67
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 32

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Gold 35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Gold 15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez's 'Good Guy' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. ^ Haffenden, Dayna (December 7, 2018). "Eminem 'Good Guy' Video Featuring Jessie Reyez: Watch Deadly Confrontation". Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Eminem – Good Guy ft. Jessie Reyez". YouTube. December 7, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Petridis, Alexis (August 31, 2018). "Eminem: Kamikaze review – middle-aged gripes aired with blazing skill". The Guardian. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Clark, Trent (September 6, 2018). "Review: Eminem Earns The "Revival" Redemption He Sought With "Kamikaze"". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Good Guy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Good Guy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jessie Reyez Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 36. týden 2018 in the date selector. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Good Guy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Good Guy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Good Guy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 36. týden 2018 in the date selector. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez – Good Guy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "Jessie Reyez Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  16. ^ "Jessie Reyez Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  18. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Eminem – Good Guy". Radioscope. Retrieved December 18, 2024. Type Good Guy in the "Search:" field.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Eminem – Good Guy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
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