Goodness Gracious (Ellie Goulding song)

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"Goodness Gracious"
Single by Ellie Goulding
from the album Halcyon Days
Released 21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013; British Grove Studios (London); Echo Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre Synthpop
Length 3:46
Label Polydor
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Ellie Goulding singles chronology
"How Long Will I Love You"
(2013)		 "Goodness Gracious"
(2014)		 "Beating Heart"
(2014)

"Goodness Gracious" is a song by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding from Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). The song was written by Greg Kurstin, Goulding and Nate Ruess. It was released as the third single from the reissue.

Background

Goulding explained the meaning behind "Goodness Gracious" to Rolling Stone, saying, "I've been in situations where I knew someone wasn't right for me, yet I kept bringing them back", adding that the song "is about dissing yourself for not thinking straight and not being fair."[1]

Commercial performance

After entering the UK Singles Chart at number 124, "Goodness Gracious" climbed to number eighty-six with 2,867 copies sold.[2] The song rose to number forty-nine the following week, selling 5,061 copies.[3] In its fourth week on the chart, the single sold 7,254 copies to climb to number thirty-six.[4] In its sixth week, "Goodness Gracious" jumped from number twenty-six to number sixteen with sales of 16,233 copies, becoming Goulding's tenth top twenty hit.[5]

Music video

Goulding unveiled a teaser trailer for the music video for "Goodness Gracious" on 31 December 2013.[6] The video, directed by Kinga Burza, was filmed on location in Los Angeles,[7][8] and premiered on 5 January 2014.[9][10]

Track listings

  • Digital single[11]
  1. "Goodness Gracious" – 3:46
  2. "Goodness Gracious" (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) – 4:19
  3. "Goodness Gracious" (Honest Remix) – 4:36
  • Digital single – The Chainsmokers Extended Remix[12]
  1. "Goodness Gracious" (The Chainsmokers Extended Remix) – 4:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halcyon Days.[13]

  • Ellie Goulding – vocals
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mix engineering
  • Joe Kearns – vocal engineering, vocal production
  • Greg Kurstin – engineering, keyboards, programming, vocal production
  • Alex Pasco – additional engineering
  • Nate Ruess – backing vocals
  • Jesse Shatkin – additional engineering

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 39
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[15] 5
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[16] 19
Croatia (ARC 100)[17] 22
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[18] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 10
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[20] 13
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[21] 25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 16

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[23] 13 January 2014 Contemporary hit radio Polydor
Australia[24] 21 February 2014 Digital download Universal
Austria[25]
Finland[26]
Ireland[11] Polydor
Netherlands[27] Universal
New Zealand[28]
Switzerland[29]
United Kingdom[30] 23 February 2014 Polydor
Belgium[31] 24 February 2014 Universal
Italy[32]
Norway[33]
Portugal[34]
Spain[35]
Sweden[36]
Australia[12] 18 April 2014 Digital download –
The Chainsmokers Extended Remix
Finland[37]
Netherlands[38]
New Zealand[39]
Switzerland[40]
Belgium[41] 21 April 2014
Italy[42]
Norway[43]
Portugal[44]
Spain[45]
Sweden[46]
Canada[47] 22 April 2014
United States[48]
Austria[49] 23 April 2014 Universal

See also

References

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