"The Good Life" is the seventh single by Australian boy band The Collective, released on 19 September 2014 by Sony Music Australia. It was written by Stuart Crichton, Brian Lee, Ross Golan and Erik Estrada, and produced by Crichton and Lee. Upon its release, "The Good Life" debuted at number 74 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The Collective promoted the song with live performances at the Royal Melbourne Show and Slimefest, as well as interviews on television and radio programs.
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| Single by The Collective | ||||
| Released | 19 September 2014 | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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Background and release
editFollowing the release of The Collective's fourth single "Burn the Bright Lights" in May 2014, the band released acoustic covers of Ne Yo's "Lazy Love" and Ariana Grande's "Problem" in July 2014 as their fifth and sixth singles. In September 2014, The Collective announced via social media that "The Good Life" would be released as their next single.[1] "The Good Life" was written by Stuart Crichton, Brian Lee, Ross Golan and Erik Estrada, and produced by Crichton and Lee.[2][3] Lyrically, the "feel good song is about changing the world and showing someone a good time with no worries of the real world."[1][4]
"The Good Life" was released both digitally and physically on 19 September 2014.[4][5] The physical edition features a 7th Heaven remix of "The Good Life" alongside the original version.[4] The remix was later released digitally on 14 October 2014.[6] Upon its release, "The Good Life" debuted at number 74 on the ARIA Singles Chart issue dated 29 September 2014 and became The Collective's twelfth entry on that chart.[7]
Promotion
editThe Collective performed "The Good Life", along with their previous singles "Surrender" and "Burn the Bright Lights", at the Royal Melbourne Show on 23–24 September 2014.[8] They then performed the song at Nickelodeon Australia's third annual Slimefest concert in Sydney on 26 September 2014.[1][9] The Collective also promoted "The Good Life" with interviews on The Morning Show (25 September 2014)[10] and Joy 94.9 (27 September 2014).[11] On 11 October 2014, they performed the song on the Today show, live from the Nine Network's Children's Hospital Telethon.[12] The following day, the band performed "The Good Life" during an instore appearance at Westfield Garden City.[13]
The music video premiered on The Collective's Vevo account on 29 September 2014.[14] The video features the band individually filming their own lives using GoPro cameras. Each member is seen doing various activities such as waterskiing, bouncing on trampolines, performing on stage, bungee jumping, skydiving, going to the gym, playing ten pin bowling, riding go-karts and watching a football game.[14] In between these scenes, The Collective are shown singing the song's lyrics at a party.[14]
Track listing
editCharts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 74 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Version(s) | Label |
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| Australia | 19 September 2014 | CD |
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| Digital download | Main version | |||
| 14 October 2014 | 7th Heaven Remixes |
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Collective: New Single 'The Good Life' Out Friday 19 September". Australian Musician Network. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "ACE Title Search". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "The Good Life – The Collective". Vevo. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d "The Good Life – CD single by The Collective". Sanity. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b "The Good Life – Single by The Collective". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b "The Good Life (Remixes) – Single by The Collective". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (27 September 2014). "The Veronicas Become Second Brisbane Act of '14 Top ARIA Singles". Noise11. Noise Network. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "The Collective". Royal Melbourne Show. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014.
- ^ Knox, David (6 September 2014). "Returning: Slimefest". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Supergroup reveal next step. The Morning Show. Yahoo!7. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Stubbing, Leo (27 September 2014). "The Collective". Joy 94.9. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ Exclusive Clips: The Collective. Today. Jump In. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Live Performances!". Westfield Garden City. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
- ^ a b c The Collective – The Good Life. Vevo. YouTube. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.