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Something Good (alt-J song)

"Something Good" is a song by English indie rock quartet alt-J from their debut studio album An Awesome Wave (2012). The song was released on 28 September 2012 as the album's fourth single. The song was written by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury, Thom Green and produced by Charlie Andrew.

"Something Good"
Single by alt-J
from the album An Awesome Wave
Released28 September 2012
Recorded2011
GenreIndie rock, art rock
Length3:38
LabelInfectious
Songwriter(s)Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury, Thom Green
Producer(s)Charlie Andrew
Alt-J singles chronology
"Tessellate"
(2012) 		"Something Good"
(2012) 		"Fitzpleasure"
(2012)

The song was featured in the 2013 version of BBC Two's "Tent Explorer" ident. It was also featured in the 2015 video game Life Is Strange.[1]

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Something Good" was first released on YouTube on 18 September 2012 at a total length of three minutes and forty-two seconds.[2] The video was shot in Los Angeles, CA by Brewer, a directing duo by brothers Alex and Ben Brewer[3] and has earned them the 2013 Young Director Award for Non-European Music Video.[4]

Track listing

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Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Something Good"3:38
2."Something Good" (BlackBox Remix)6:29
3."Something Good" (Tong & Rogers Remix)8:22
4."Something Good" (Fort Romeau Remix)4:36
5."Something Good" (The Invisible Remix)5:08

Credits and personnel

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  • Lead vocals – Alt-J (∆)
  • Producers – Charlie Andrew
  • Lyrics – Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury, Thom Green

Chart performance

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Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 16
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 76
UK Indie (OCC)[9] 6

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 28 September 2012[5] Digital download Infectious

References

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  1. ^ Corriea, Alexa Ray (7 March 2015). "These Are the Songs in Life is Strange". GameSpot. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. ^ Alt-J - Something Good. YouTube
  3. ^ Brewer Biography Page
  4. ^ Young Director Award Winners 2013
  5. ^ a b iTunes - Music - Something Good (Remixes) - EP by Alt-J (∆)
  6. ^ "Alt-J – Something Good" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Alt-J – Something Good" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 7, 2022.


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