Good for Me (song) explained

Good for Me
Cover:	Amy Grant Good For Me single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Amy Grant
Album:	Heart in Motion
Released:	January 13, 1992
Genre:	CCM
Length:	3:59
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Keith Thomas
Prev Title:	Ask Me
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	I Will Remember You
Next Year:	1992

"Good for Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Amy Grant, released as the sixth overall single from her Heart in Motion album. It was her fourth consecutive top-five Adult Contemporary single and top-10 Hot 100 single in the United States, reaching numbers four and eight, respectively. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 60.

Composition

The song is in major scale and uses the subtonic chord.^[1] Grant included Mario Andretti's name in the lyrics, and subsequently was invited to sit in the Andretti family skybox at the 1992 Indianapolis 500.^{[2] [3]}

Music videos

Two music videos exist for "Good for Me". In the original video clip, Amy Grant frolicks and dances with another female, who was meant to be portrayed as a childhood friend of Grant's. However, once the video was completed, Grant reportedly felt that her intended message was lost and that the video had been edited in a way to make it appear as though she and her friend were lovers.^[4] The original version of the video was directed by D.J. Webster and edited by Scott C. Wilson.

Grant enlisted the help of actor/model Jme Stein, who had played her boyfriend in the video for "Baby Baby," to shoot a new video clip for "Good for Me". The new clip for the song was also directed by D.J. Webster. The second version depicts Grant dealing with her boyfriend's popularity with women. The original "Good for Me" video did appear on first pressings of the companion VHS video compilation to Heart in Motion, but only the second video was featured on the 2004 DVD collection Greatest Videos 1986–2004.

Track listings

Canada, UK, US Cassette Single

1. "Good for Me" (7" Good for You Mix)
2. "Good for Me" (7" You Like to Dance Mix)

UK CD1

1. "Good for Me" (7-inch Good for You mix)
2. "Good for Me" (7-inch So Good mix)
3. "Good for Me" (Dub So Good mix)
4. "Good for Me" (7-inch You Like to Dance mix)

UK CD2

1. "Good for Me" (7-inch Good for You mix)
2. "Good for Me" (12-inch You Like to Dance mix)
3. "Good for Me" (You Like to Dub mix)
4. "Good for Me" (album version)

US 12 Inch Record

1. "Good for Me" (12-inch So Good Mix)
2. "Good for Me" (Dub So Good Mix)
3. "Good for Me" (12-inch You Like to Dance Mix)
4. "Good for Me" (You Like to Dub Mix)
5. "Good for Me" (7-inch Good For You Mix)

Personnel

• Amy Grant – lead vocals
• Keith Thomas – synthesizers, bass, drum and percussion programming, backing vocals
• Brian Tankersley – additional synthesizer programming
• Jerry McPherson – guitars
• Mark Hammond – drum and percussion programming
• Ron Hemby – backing vocals
• Donna McElroy – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	65
US Pop (Radio and Records)^[6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	52
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[8]	22

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	January 13, 1992		A&M
United Kingdom	February 3, 1992			^[9]

Notes and References

1. Stephenson, Ken (2002). What to Listen for in Rock: A Stylistic Analysis, p.92. .
2. News: Amy Grant on marriage, motherhood and music . Today. October 11, 2007. March 6, 2015.
3. 1992 Indianapolis 500 – ABC-TV broadcast, May 24, 1992 (pre-race coverage with Gary Gerould)
4. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/amy-grant-faq/part1/ FAQ: AMY GRANT V-6.81 X-tended [1/2&#93;<!-- Bot generated title -->]
5. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
6. Web site: World Radio History . November 28, 2022 . October 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024044024/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-03-13.pdf . dead .
7. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1992 . July 30, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992 . July 8, 2009 .
8. 1992 The Year in Music. Billboard. 104. 52. YE-38. December 26, 1992. August 13, 2021.
9. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 19. February 1, 1992.