"Good Times" is a song recorded by American rock band All Time Low for their seventh studio album, Last Young Renegade (2017). Lead singer Alex Gaskarth co-wrote the song with its producers, Andrew Goldstein and Dan Book. The song was first released to digital retailers on May 31, 2017 as the fourth and final promotional track before the album's release.[1] "Good Times" was serviced to American adult radio on June 26, 2017 through Fueled by Ramen as the second and final official single from Last Young Renegade.[2]
| "Good Times" | ||||
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| Single by All Time Low | ||||
| from the album Last Young Renegade | ||||
| Released | June 26, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Fueled by Ramen | |||
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| All Time Low singles chronology | ||||
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Background
edit"Good Times" was the first song written for the album, being composed shortly after the April 2015 release of their previous record, Future Hearts.[1] Its nostalgic theme "set the tone for the entire [Last Young Renegade] album," according to a post on the group's official Twitter account.[3] The band told iHeartRadio that the song is "about looking back on all the things that made you who you are."[4] Guitarist Jack Barakat called "Good Times" the "best song" Gaskarth has "ever written,"[1] while drummer Rian Dawson remembers "being so excited about the new album because we were off to a great start," with the track.[4]
Commercial performance
edit"Good Times" debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart dated July 29, 2017.[5] This earned the group their first entry on the chart,[6] and highest ranking on any American pop-based airplay chart after "I Feel Like Dancin'" reached number 39 on the Pop Songs chart in 2011.[7] The song has since peaked at number 13.[6]
Critical reception
editNeil Z. Yeung of AllMusic called the song "peppy" and compared it favorably to the work of contemporaries The All-American Rejects and Plain White T's.[8] Scott Heisel of Paste was more critical, writing that "Good Times" is "a bit of a slog, trying too hard to be anthemic."[9] In a similar vein, Sophie Trenear of The Edge wrote that "Good Times" and album track "Ground Control" both "offer something of a wave of crassly-forged nostalgia set to the beat of something resembling accessible."[10]
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 13 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] | 23 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | May 31, 2017 | Digital download | Original | Fueled by Ramen | [1] |
| United States | June 26, 2017 | Hot adult contemporary |
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| June 27, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | [12] | |||
| Worldwide | September 15, 2017 | Digital download | Orchestral arrangement |
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Dominguez, Erica (June 1, 2017). "Listen to All Time Low celebrate the 'Good Times' on new song". AXS TV. 2929 Entertainment. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ All Time Low (May 31, 2017). "All Time Low on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
Good Times was the first song written for Last Young Renegade, and it set the tone for the entire album.
- ^ a b Mastrogiannas, Nicole (June 1, 2017). "INTERVIEW: All Time Low Talks 'New Adventure' Of Making 'Last Young Renegade'". iHeartRadio. iHeartMedia. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Adult Pop Songs: The Week Of July 29, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c "All Time Low Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "All Time Low – Chart history". Billboard Pop Songs for All Time Low. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Last Young Renegade - All Time Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (May 31, 2017). "All Time Low: Last Young Renegade Review". Paste. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Trenear, Sophie (June 20, 2017). "Review: All Time Low – Last Young Renegade". The Edge. University of Southampton Students' Union (SUSU). Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "All Time Low Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Good Times - All Time Low | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2017.