So Good (B.o.B song)

"So Good"
Single by B.o.B
from the album Strange Clouds
B-side "Play the Guitar"
Released February 21, 2012
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded 2011
Genre Pop rap
Length 3:33
Label Grand Hustle, Atlantic
Writer(s) Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle
Producer(s) Ryan Tedder
B.o.B singles chronology
"Am I a Psycho?"
(2012)		 "So Good"
(2012)		 "Both of Us"
(2012)
Music video
"So Good" on YouTube

"So Good" is a song by American hip hop recording artist B.o.B. The song, released via digital download on February 21, 2012, is the second single from his second studio album Strange Clouds. The single was issued physically in Germany on May 4.[1] The song features production and additional vocals from Ryan Tedder, the frontman of the pop rock band OneRepublic.

Critical reception

Digital Spy gave the following review of the song: "When he's not high as a kite, it seems B.o.B. has quite the interest in the arts. "She says that I'm her favourite, cause she admires the art - Of Michelangelo with the flow," he declares on his latest single 'So Good' - and the referencing of history's finest artists doesn't stop there. "Picasso with the bars, She's well put together like a piece by Gershwin," he adds about his latest love interest over an easy-going mix of chilled piano and head-nodding beats. While it's an ambitious claim to glide high with Renaissance figureheads, B.o.B's fun-loving attitude and care-free coolness does evoke a certain popular Michelangelo - if we're talking about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles version, that is."[2]

Music video

On February 14, B.o.B released a trailer for the music video, which featured previously unseen visuals, and announced a premiere date of March 21, 2012.[3] On March 14, a second teaser for the music video was uploaded to B.o.B's official YouTube channel.[4] The music video, directed by Justin Francis, was released on March 21, 2012.

Chart performance

The song debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, on the week of March 10, 2012, at number eleven, with 164,000 downloads on the week of release.[5] The song also peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart, making it B.o.B's third top-ten single. As of September 6, 2012 So Good has sold over 1 million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum in that territory.[6]

Track listing

  1. "So Good" – 3:33
  1. "So Good" – 3:33
  2. "Play the Guitar" (featuring André 3000) – 3:24
  3. "Strange Clouds" (featuring Lil Wayne) – 3:46
  1. "So Good" – 3:33
  2. "Play the Guitar" (featuring André 3000) – 3:24

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 40
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 20
France (SNEP)[14] 131
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 65
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 15
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[19] 7
South Korea (GAON)[20] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 48
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[22] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 92
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[26] 20
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 18
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[28] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[29] 2× Platinum 2,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[30] 80

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States February 21, 2012[7] Digital download Atlantic Records
United Kingdom April 16, 2012[8]
Germany May 4, 2012[1] CD single

References

  1. 1 2 "So Good (2track): B.O.B: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  2. ↑ "B.o.B: 'So Good' - Single review - Music Singles Review". Digital Spy. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  3. ↑ "B.o.B – So Good (Preview)". 2DopeBoyz. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  4. ↑ "B.o.B – So Good (Video Teaser)". 2DopeBoyz. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  5. ↑ Gary Trust (February 29, 2012). "Kelly Clarkson Returns to Hot 100 Peak, The Wanted Hit Top 10". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2012/05/b-o-b-%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98so-good%E2%80%99-single-goes-platinum/
  7. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - So Good - Single by B.o.B". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  8. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - So Good by B.o.B". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – B.o.B – So Good". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – B.o.B – So Good" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – B.o.B – So Good" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – B.o.B – So Good" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – B.o.B – So Good" (in French). Les classement single.
  15. ↑ "Musicline.de – B.o.B Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  16. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 15, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – B.o.B search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  18. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – B.o.B – So Good". Top 40 Singles.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-04-28". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  20. ↑ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – B.o.B – So Good". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-05-05" UK R&B Chart.
  23. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-04-28" UK Singles Chart.
  24. ↑ "B.o.B – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for B.o.B.
  25. ↑ "B.o.B – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for B.o.B.
  26. ↑ "B.o.B – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for B.o.B.
  27. ↑ "B.o.B – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for B.o.B.
  28. ↑ "B.o.B – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for B.o.B.
  29. ↑ "American single certifications – B.o.B – So Good". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  30. ↑ "Best of 2012 - Hot 100 Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
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