Good Enough (The Ready Set song)

{{Short description|2016 single by The Ready Set}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Good Enough

| cover = Good Enough - TRS.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Ready Set

| album = I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love

| released = February 5, 2016

| recorded = 2015{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/the_ready_set_sign_to_hopeless_release_new_track/|title='I want it to feel like it comes out of nowhere' –The Ready Set sign to Hopeless, release new track|magazine=Alternative Press|date=February 5, 2016|access-date=October 22, 2021}}

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{flatlist|

  • Dancepop
  • indie pop{{cite web|url=https://www.mandatory.com/culture/990721-premiere-michael-brun-amps-the-dance-on-the-ready-sets-good-enough|title=Premiere: Michael Brun Amps The Dance on The Ready Set's 'Good Enough'|website=Mandatory|author=Johnny Firecloud|date=May 19, 2016|access-date=May 30, 2021}}
  • synthpop{{cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/news/the-ready-set-good-enough-video-comeback-song/|title=The Ready Set's Comeback Song Is Here And It's Hella Surprising|website=PopBuzz|author=James Wilson-Taylor|date=February 16, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516184654/https://www.popbuzz.com/music/news/the-ready-set-good-enough-video-comeback-song/|archivedate=May 16, 2021|access-date=May 29, 2021}}}}

| length = 3:17

| label = Hopeless

| writer = Jordan Witzigreuter

| producer = Witzigreuter

| prev_title = Fangz

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Disappearing Act

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|SRqEzAm1siU|"Good Enough"}}}}

}}

"Good Enough" is a song by American electropop artist The Ready Set. It was released on February 5, 2016, as the lead single from his fifth studio album, I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love. It was written and produced by Witzigreuter.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/The-ready-set-good-enough-lyrics|title=The Ready Set - Good Enough|website=Genius|access-date=May 28, 2021}} A remix version was released in May 2016 with Haitian DJ Michaël Brun.{{cite web|url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2016/05/michael-brun-x-ready-set-good-enough/|title=Michael Brun x The Ready Set – Good Enough|author=Frankie Wilde|website=EDM Tunes|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=May 28, 2021}}

Background

Witzigreuter stated, "The record as a whole feels like a reinvention of myself, I stripped everything down and produced the whole thing by myself from top to bottom, so it could feel 100% true to what I wanted it to be. It's a fresh start."

The remix version of "Good Enough" was released on May 20, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://music.amazon.ca/albums/B0755H3J91?trackAsin=B0755FYG8Y|title=Good Enough (Michael Brun x The Ready Set) - Amazon Music|publisher=Amazon|access-date=September 4, 2021}} The song featured Michaël Brun who helped produced the track with Witzigreuter.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/The-ready-set-good-enough-michael-brun-x-the-ready-set-lyrics|title=The Ready Set - Good Enough (Michael Brun x The Ready Set)|website=Genius|access-date=May 29, 2021}} The original version of the song never charted anywhere, however, the remix version peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.

Composition

The original version of "Good Enough" has been described as synthpop and indiepop, whereas the remix adds a more dancepop sound with progressive music influences.

Music video

The music video for Good Enough was directed by Erik Rojas and released on February 5, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRqEzAm1siU|title=The Ready Set - Good Enough (Official Music Video)|website=YouTube|access-date=May 29, 2021}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – single

| title1 = Good Enough

| length1 = 3:17

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – Michael Brun remix{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/good-enough-michael-brun-x-the-ready-set-single/1113215531|title=Good Enough (Michael Brun x The Ready Set) - Single by The Ready Set|website=Apple Music|access-date=June 8, 2021}}

| title1 = Good Enough (Michael Brun x The Ready Set)

| length1 = 3:34

}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for "Good Enough"

scope="col"| Chart (2016)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|40|artist=The Ready Set|access-date=May 28, 2021|rowheader=true|refname=danceairplay}}

Release history

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scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

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scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various

| February 5, 2016

| rowspan="2"| Digital download

| Original

| rowspan="2"| Hopeless

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May 20, 2016

| Remix

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References