Something Good (alt-J song)

"Something Good"
Single by alt-J
from the album An Awesome Wave
Released 28 September 2012
Format digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Indie rock, art rock
Length 3:38
Label Infectious
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)

"Tessellate"
(2012)		 "Something Good"
(2012)		 "Fitzpleasure"
(2012)

"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.

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

Music video

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

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

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

Chart performance

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

Release history

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

References

  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. 1 2 iTunes - Music - Something Good (Remixes) - EP by Alt-J (∆)
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alt-J – Something Good" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – 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.
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