Good Times (Chic song)

"Good Times" is a 1979 song composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. It was first recorded by their band, Chic, for their 1979 album,Risqué. In August of that year it became the band's second number one single on both the Billboard Hot 100 and soul singles chart.[1]  Along with the tracks, "My Forbidden Lover", and "My Feet Keep Dancing", "Good Times" reached number three on the disco charts.[2]  The song has become one of the most sampled tunes in music history, most notably in rap and hip-hop music. Billboard magazine named "Good Times" the number one R&B single for 1979.

The song is ranked #229 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.



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[hide]  *1 Lyrics  ==Lyrics[ edit] == The lyrics are largely based on Milton Ager's "Happy Days Are Here Again." It also contains lines based on lyrics featured in "About a Quarter to Nine" made famous by Al Jolson. Nile Rodgers has stated that these depression-era lyrics were used as a hidden way to comment on the then-current economic depression in the United States.[3] ==Track listings[ edit] == ==Chart positions[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Sampling and motifs<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">The backing track of "Good Times" was notably recreated in The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 single "Rapper's Delight", a key track in the development of hip hop. Rodgers and Edwards threatened legal action over copyright, which resulted in a settlement and their being credited as co-writers.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[4]  Rodgers admitted that he was originally upset with the song, but would later declare it to be "one of his favorite songs of all time" and his favorite of all the tracks that sampled Chic. (Although it wasn't sampled, it was re-created)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[5]  He also stated that "as innovative and important as 'Good Times' was, 'Rapper's Delight' was just as much, if not more so."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[6]  Traditionally, Chic's live performances of "Good Times" incorporate a portion of "Rapper's Delight" including audience participation call-and-response.
 * 2 Track listings
 * 3 Chart positions
 * 4 Sampling and motifs
 * 4.1 Covers
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links
 * Atlantic 7" 3584, June 4, 1979
 * A. "Good Times" (7" Edit) - 3:24
 * B. "A Warm Summernight" - 6:08
 * Atlantic 12" DK 4801, 1979
 * A. "Good Times" - 8:13
 * B. "A Warm Summernight" - 6:08
 * Atlantic promo 12" DSKO 192, 1979
 * A. "Good Times" - 8:13
 * B. "Good Times" (7" Edit) - 3:24

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">This is a list of songs that either use direct samples from "Good Times", or feature an original recording where Bernard Edwards's bassline or other motifs (particularly that of the instrumentalbreak) are inspired by the song.


 * This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

===Covers<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==References<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==External links<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason & Crew (Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll, 1979)
 * "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang (Sugarhill Gang, 1979)
 * "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen (The Game, 1980)
 * "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco (After Eight, 1982)
 * "Wot" by Captain Sensible (Women and Captains First, 1982)
 * "Wat" by Willem (1983)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[7]
 * "Around the World" by Daft Punk (Homework, 1997)
 * "On & On" by Proper Dos ("Heat", 1998)
 * "Hot Hot Hot!!!" by The Cure (Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, 1987)
 * "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" by Wham!
 * "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" by Father MC
 * "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" by The Furious Five
 * "Triple Trouble" by Beastie Boys
 * "Doowutchyalike" by Digital Underground
 * "8th Wonder" by The Sugarhill Gang
 * "Rapture" by Blondie
 * "The Reverend" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
 * "Just The Two Of Us" by Chubb Rock
 * "13 And Good" by Boogie Down Productions
 * "2345meia78" by Gabriel o Pensador
 * "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" by Coolio
 * "Made It Back 99" by Beverley Knight
 * "Give Life Back to Music" by Daft Punk
 * "She wolf" by Shakira
 * "Good Times" was covered in concert by John Taylor of Duran Duran during his solo days, and released in a medley with "Planet Earth" on his live album 5.30.98.
 * Seamus Haji vs. Mark Knight & Funkagenda released a dancefloor version in 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[8]
 * "Good Times" was covered in concert by Wham! in 1983.
 * The original song was covered by R&B duo Zhane from Saturday Night in 1997.
 * The song was sampled by Michelle Gayle for her 1995 hit Happy Just To Be With You.
 * The song was modified on the game Rayman Raving Rabbids.
 * The song was covered and modified by Defunkt as "In the Good Times".
 * 1) <span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top:-99999px;clip:rect(1px1px1px1px);overflow:hidden;-webkit-user-select:none;position:absolute!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;">Jump up ^   Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 116.
 * 2) <span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top:-99999px;clip:rect(1px1px1px1px);overflow:hidden;-webkit-user-select:none;position:absolute!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;">Jump up ^   Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 56.
 * 3) <span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top:-99999px;clip:rect(1px1px1px1px);overflow:hidden;-webkit-user-select:none;position:absolute!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;">Jump up ^  EMP Museum, "Happy Days Are Here Again", EMP Oral History Videos, Category: Black History Month, Nile Rodgers interviewed June 25, 2002, Seattle, Washington
 * 4) <span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top:-99999px;clip:rect(1px1px1px1px);overflow:hidden;-webkit-user-select:none;position:absolute!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;">Jump up ^   "The Story of Rapper's Delight by Nile Rodgers". RapProject.tv. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
 * 5) <span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top:-99999px;clip:rect(1px1px1px1px);overflow:hidden;-webkit-user-select:none;position:absolute!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;">Jump up ^  "Nile Rodgers interviewed by Peter Paphides". Twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
 * 6) <span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top:-99999px;clip:rect(1px1px1px1px);overflow:hidden;-webkit-user-select:none;position:absolute!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;">Jump up ^  [1]<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height:1;font-size:10px;"> [dead link]
 * 7) <span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top:-99999px;clip:rect(1px1px1px1px);overflow:hidden;-webkit-user-select:none;position:absolute!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;">Jump up ^  Video on YouTube
 * 8) <span class="cite-accessibility-label" style="top:-99999px;clip:rect(1px1px1px1px);overflow:hidden;-webkit-user-select:none;position:absolute!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;">Jump up ^   "Seamus Haji V Mark Knight & Funkagenda - Good Times". Missspelt Music. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
 * chictribute.com: Chic Emulators
 * Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics