The Good in Everyone
"The Good in Everyone" is a song by Canadian rock band, Sloan. It was released as the lead single from the band's third studio album, One Chord to Another. The song peaked at #9 on Canada's Singles Chart,[1] and continues to be one of the band's most popular songs. The song is featured on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series. The song was also the theme for the CBC television program George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight.
"The Good in Everyone" | ||||
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Single by Sloan | ||||
from the album One Chord to Another | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Format | CD single 7" | |||
Genre | Rock, Power Pop | |||
Length | 2:17 (Album version) 2:09 (Radio Edit) | |||
Label | murderecords, The Enclave | |||
Songwriter(s) | Patrick Pentland, Sloan | |||
Sloan singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"The Good In Everyone" on YouTube |
Music video
The music video for "The Good In Everyone" was filmed at Toronto Pearson International Airport and directed by Mike Andringa, who would later direct several more music videos for Sloan. The video's introductory scene is a spoof of the 1969 film, Easy Rider. In the scene, each band member plays a character from the film, with Andrew Scott playing Billy (Dennis Hopper), Chris Murphy playing Wyatt (Peter Fonda), Jay Ferguson playing Connection (Phil Spector) and Patrick Pentland playing the Bodyguard. The entire introductory scene before the music begins is longer than the song itself.
The music video received play on MTV's 120 Minutes.
Track list
7"
- A: The Good In Everyone
- B: Autobiography (demo)
Charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1996) | Position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] | 73 |
References
- "Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 3, September 02 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1996". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.