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Good for Me (song)

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Recorded
  
1990

Label
  
A&M

Length
  
3:59

Released
  
January 13, 1992 (January 13, 1992)

Format
  
7" single, Cassette single, Promotional single, CD single

Genre
  
CCM, Adult Contemporary, Pop

"Good for Me" is a 1992 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the sixth single from the Heart In Motion album, but only the fourth song from the album released as a pop radio single. Its melody, lyrics, and rhythm make it the most comparable song on Heart In Motion to "Baby Baby". It was her fourth consecutive Top Five Adult Contemporary single and Top Ten Hot 100 single in the United States, reaching #4 and #8, respectively, but only matched the lukewarm success of her previous single, "That's What Love Is for" in the UK, peaking at #60.

Contents

The song is in major and uses the subtonic chord.

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.

Music video

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. Thus, 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 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.

Audio Versions

  • Original album version (3:59)
  • 7" Good For You mix
  • 12" Good For You mix
  • 7" So Good mix (a.k.a. Dub So Good mix)
  • 12" So Good mix
  • 7" You Like To Dance mix
  • 12" You Like To Dance mix
  • You Like to Dub mix
  • Video Versions

  • Original version (included on early pressings of the 1991 video The Heart In Motion Video Collection)
  • Alternate version (included on the 2004 DVD Greatest Videos 1986-2004)
  • U.S. Promotional CD single

    1. "Good for Me" (7" Good For You mix)
    2. "Good for Me" (7" You Like To Dance mix)
    3. "Good for Me" (LP version)
    4. "Good for Me" (12" You Like To Dance mix)

    UK Retail CD Single

    1. "Good for Me" (7" Good For You mix)
    2. "Good for Me" (7" So Good mix)
    3. "Good for Me" (Dub So Good mix)
    4. "Good for Me" (7" You Like To Dance mix)

    UK Retail CD Single II

    1. "Good for Me" (7" Good For You mix)
    2. "Good for Me" (12" You Like To Dance mix)
    3. "Good for Me" (You Like To Dub mix)
    4. "Good for Me" (Album version)

    Personnel

  • Amy Grant: lead vocal
  • Keith Thomas: synthesizers and bass
  • Mark Hammond and Keith Thomas: drum and percussion programming
  • Brian Tankersley: additional synth programming
  • Jerry McPherson: guitars
  • Donna McElroy, Ron Hemby and Keith Thomas: background vocals
  • References

    Good for Me (song) Wikipedia