Good Things (Dan + Shay album) explained
Good Things is the fourth studio album by American country pop duo Dan + Shay. It was released on August 13, 2021, through Warner Bros. Records Nashville. The album contains a sole guest appearance from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The production is primarily handled by duo member Dan Smyers, who produced every track, along with Jason Evigan, Scott Hendricks, and Jordan Reynolds also being producers. The album was supported by five singles: "10,000 Hours" with Bieber, "I Should Probably Go to Bed", "Glad You Exist", "Steal My Love", and "You". It was also preceded by two promotional singles: the title and opening track, and "Lying". It is a country pop album.[1]
Singles and promotion
The album's lead single, "10,000 Hours", a collaboration with Canadian singer Justin Bieber, was released on October 4, 2019. The song was solely produced by Dan Smyers.[2] The official music video premiered on the duo's YouTube channel the same day.[3] The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number two on the Canadian Hot 100. It was certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and certified 5× platinum by Music Canada.
The second single, "I Should Probably Go to Bed", their first release of 2020, was released on July 31, 2020. The song was solely produced by Smyers and an acoustic version was released on October 14, 2020.[4] The official music video and the lyric video debuted alongside the song.[5] [6] The song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified platinum by the RIAA.
The third single, "Glad You Exist", their first release of 2021, was released on February 5, 2021. The song was solely produced by Smyers and an acoustic version was released on April 15, 2021.[7] The lyric video debuted alongside the song.[8] The song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the RIAA.
On July 14, 2021, Dan + Shay announced that a special announcement would be made the following day, with the header, "good things are coming". The following day, the album was announced with the cover, tracklist, and pre-order, along with the title and opening track being released as a promotional single.[9] The official music video debuted five hours after the song, on July 16, 2021.[10] "Lying" was released on July 29, 2021 as the album's second and final promotional single.[11] [12]
"Steal My Love" was released to country radio on August 16, 2021, as the fourth single off the album.[13]
"You" was released on July 18, 2022, as the fifth and final single from the album.
Track listing
Notes
Personnel
Dan + Shay
- Dan Smyers – vocals, production, programming, songwriting, vocal recording, acoustic guitar, piano, strings, recording, synthesizing, transcribing, bass, drums, electric guitar, engineering
- Shay Mooney – vocals, songwriting
Other musicians and technical
- Jeff Juliano – mixing
- Andrew Mendelson – mastering
- Jason Evigan – production, songwriting, programming, synthesizing
- Ashley Gorley – songwriting
- Ross Copperman – songwriting
- Abby Smyers – background vocals
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro, resonator guitar
- Derek Wells – electric guitar
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
- Brian David Willis – digital editing
- Ryan Yount – engineering assistant, recording assistant
- Dave Cook – mixing assistant
- Eric Kirkland – mixing assistant
- Jeff Balding – recording, engineering
- Lionel Crasta – recording
- Rafael Fadul – recording
- Andy Albert – songwriting
- Jordan Reynolds – songwriting, programming, co-production, bass, electric guitar, piano, synthesizing, recording, acoustic guitar
- Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar, ukulele
- Dave Barnes – songwriting
- Scott Hendricks – production, recording
- Joel McKenney – mixing assistant
- Wendy Moten – background vocals
- Jason Eskridge – background vocals
- Kyla Jade – background vocals
- Robert Bailey – background vocals
- Samson White – background vocals
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Lauren Adams – recording assistant
- Tate Sablatura – recording assistant, engineering assistant
- Shawn Mendes – songwriting
- Scott Harris – songwriting
- Julia Michaels – songwriting, background vocals
- Mike Rinne – bass
- Nick Gold – cello
- Una O'Riordan – cello
- Charlie Judge – string arrangement
- Allison Gooding Hoffman – violin
- Christina McGann – violin
- Johna Smith – violin
- Louise Morrison – violin
- Charles Dixon – viola, contracting, copying
- Betsy Lamb – viola
- Michael Walter – recording assistant
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Bill Withers – songwriting
- Jordan Schmidt – songwriting
- Kyle Fishman – songwriting
- Brandon Tursi – songwriting
- Craig Nelson – bass
- Kevin Bate – cello
- Jung-Min Shin – violin
- Mary Kathryn Von Osdale – violin
- Alan Umstead – contracting
- Nick Spezia – recording
- Tayla Parx – songwriting
- Ryan Lewis – songwriting
- Josh Ditty – additional engineering
- Justin Bieber – vocals, songwriting
- Poo Bear – songwriting
- Jessie Jo Dillon – songwriting
- Josh Gudwin – vocal production, additional engineering
- Chris "TEK" O'Ryan – additional vocal recording engineering
Charts
Year-end charts
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: Dan + Shay's 'Good Things' Benefits from Truth in Advertising: Album Review. 13 August 2021.
- Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber to Release New Single Together: Exclusive Details. Billboard. Newman. Melinda. Weatherby. Taylor. October 2, 2019. October 3, 2019.
- Web site: Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber - 10,000 Hours (Official Music Video). YouTube. October 4, 2019. July 15, 2021.
- Web site: LISTEN: Dan + Shay Release "I Should Probably Go to Bed" . https://web.archive.org/web/20200801020056/http://www.cmt.com/news/1823577/listen-dan-shay-release-i-should-probably-go-to-bed/ . dead . August 1, 2020 . CMT . July 31, 2020 . July 15, 2021.
- Web site: Dan + Shay - I Should Probably Go To Bed (Official Music Video). YouTube. July 31, 2020. July 15, 2021.
- Web site: Dan + Shay - I Should Probably Go To Bed (Lyric Video). YouTube. July 31, 2020. July 15, 2021.
- Web site: Dan + Shay Reveal New Song "glad you exist" and Share "It's A Message of Gratitude and Hope". https://web.archive.org/web/20210203003546/http://www.cmt.com/news/1829841/dan-and-shay-new-song-glad-you-exist/. dead. February 3, 2021. Nicholson. Jessica. CMT. February 2, 2021. July 15, 2021.
- Web site: Dan + Shay - Glad You Exist (Lyric Video). YouTube. February 5, 2021. July 15, 2021.
- Dan + Shay Preview New Album With Title Track 'Good Things. Zemler. Emily. Rolling Stone. July 16, 2021. July 16, 2021.
- Web site: Dan + Shay - Good Things (Official Music Video). YouTube. July 16, 2021. July 16, 2021.
- Dan + Shay Head to the Dive Bar in 'Lying' Music Video. Zemler. Emily. Rolling Stone. July 30, 2021. July 30, 2021.
- Web site: Dan + Shay - Lying (Official Music Video). YouTube. July 29, 2021. July 29, 2021.
- Web site: LISTEN: Dan + Shay's Playful 'Steal My Love' Furthers Their Boy Band Sound.
- Web site: ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2021. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 15, 2022.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 12, 2021.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. March 5, 2023.
- Web site: Good Things by Dan + Shay on Apple Music. Apple Music. July 16, 2021.
