All You Good Good People Explained

All You Good Good People
Cover:	AllYou GoodGood People.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Embrace
Album:	The Good Will Out
Genre:	Alternative rock Britpop^[1]
Length:	6:06
Label:	Fierce Panda
Producer:	Youth
Next Title:	Come Back to What You Know
Next Year:	1998

"All You Good Good People" is the debut single of English rock band Embrace, on the Fierce Panda label. Only 1,300 copies were made in 1997, but the airplay received by key radio shows was enough to gain significant recognition. An extended play containing the song was released on 27 October 1997, peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart that November. The 1,300 originals, mixed by dub and electronica artist Ott, are now collectors' items.

EP release

All You Good Good People EP
Cover:	All You Good Good People EP.jpg
Type:	EP
Artist:	Embrace
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	6:06
Label:	Hut, Virgin
Producer:	Youth
Prev Title:	One Big Family EP
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	The Good Will Out EP
Next Year:	1998

The All You Good Good People EP was released on 27 October 1997 by Hut Records as the first single from the band's debut album, "The Good Will Out" (1998). It became their biggest single to date at the time, and their first to reach the top 10, peaking at number eight.

The video for the US single featured Danny McNamara portraying a death row inmate during the last day before execution. The promo features a shaven-headed McNamara being executed in a replica of Tennessee's electric chair. The songs "The Way I Do", "Free Ride" and "One Big Family" (Perfecto mix) are featured on the B-sides compilation .

Charts

Release history

Region	Version	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	"All You Good Good People"	10 February 1997	7-inch vinyl	Fierce Panda	^[3]
	All You Good Good People EP	27 October 1997			^[4]
Japan		28 January 1998	CD		^[5]
	Love Is Back EP	6 November 1998			^[6]
United Kingdom	All You Good Good People EP	30 November 1998	12-inch vinyl		^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: John Everhart. Caught by the Buzz: A Look Back at Britpop's B-List. 9 January 2017. Stereogum. 23 April 2014.
2. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 14. 46. 25. 15 November 1997. 19 November 2020.
3. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 26. 8 February 1997.
4. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 31. 25 October 1997.
5. Web site: オール・ユー・グッド・グッド・ピープル エンブレイス. All You Good Good People Embrace. Oricon. ja. 30 September 2023.
6. Web site: ラブ・イズ・バック～来日記念ジャパン・オンリー・スペシャルEP エンブレイス. Love Is Back ~ Japan Only Special EP Embrace. Oricon. ja. 30 September 2023.
7. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 28. 28 November 1998.