Good Form (song)
{{Use American English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Good Form
| cover = Good form.jpg
| caption = Cover of remix featuring Lil Wayne
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Nicki Minaj
| album = Queen
| released = {{start date|2018|8|10}}
| recorded =
| studio = * Germano Studios (New York City)
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=57}}
| label = * Young Money
| writer = * Onika Maraj
- Michael Williams
- Asheton Hogan
- Dwayne Carter (single version only)
| producer = * Mike Will Made It
| chronology = Nicki Minaj
| prev_title = No Candle No Light
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Touch Down (Remix)
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Lil Wayne
| type = single
| prev_title = Uproar
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Good Form
| year = 2018
| next_title = Don’t Cry
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|M8GX0cZ-xtw|"Good Form" (feat. Lil Wayne)}}}}
}}
"Good Form" is a song by Trinidadian-born rapper and singer Nicki Minaj. The original mix debuted on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart at number nine following the release of her fourth studio album, Queen, on August 10, 2018. A remix to the song featuring American rapper Lil Wayne was released on November 29, 2018, as the fourth single from the album, where it peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written by Minaj and was produced by Mike Will Made It and Pluss.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/08/nicki-minaj-queen-album-credits|title=Here Are the Credits for Nicki Minaj's 'Queen' Album|website=Complex|access-date=November 27, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/track/good-form-original-mix/10971258|title=Good Form (Original Mix) by Nicki Minaj on Beatport|website=Beatport|access-date=October 31, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323134600/https://www.beatport.com/track/good-form-original-mix/10971258|url-status=dead}}
Background
"Good Form" originally appeared on March 29, 2018 in a Mercedes-Benz commercial starring Minaj.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-03-30-nicki-minaj-resurfaces-in-new-mercedes-benz-commercial-see-her-cameo/|title=Nicki Minaj Resurfaces In New Mercedes-Benz Commercial: See Her Cameo - iHeartRadio|website=iheart.com|access-date=November 27, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nicki-minaj-makes-unexpected-cameo-in-mercedes-benz-commercial-news.46789.html|title=Nicki Minaj Makes Unexpected Cameo In Mercedes-Benz Commercial|website=hotnewhiphop.com|date=March 29, 2018 |access-date=November 27, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/mercedes-benz/a-class/mercedes-benz-new-a-class-campaign-starring-nicki-minaj/|title=Mercedes-Benz new A-Class campaign Starring Nicki Minaj - eMercedesBenz|first=Chris|last=Danielson|website=emercedesbenz.com|access-date=November 27, 2018}} Instrumentals from the song could be heard at one point during the advertisement.{{cite web|url=http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/mercedes-benz/a-class/mercedes-benz-new-a-class-campaign-starring-nicki-minaj/|title=Mercedes-Benz new A-Class campaign Starring Nicki Minaj | work=eMercedesBenz|first=Chris|last=Danielson|date=April 2, 2018 | access-date=October 31, 2018}} The song was included as a track on Minaj's album Queen, released on August 10, 2018.
Music video
A music video for the remix song was released on November 29, 2018 coincident with the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSj7YAnY0Ak|title=Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Wayne - Good Form (Music Video Teaser)i|author=Nicki Minaj|date=November 26, 2018|access-date=November 27, 2018|via=YouTube}} Directed by Colin Tilley, it stars Minaj and Wayne along with reality star Evelyn Lozada, actress Lauren London, the Clermont twins, and rappers Tyga, Gudda Gudda, and Marley G.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-good-form-video-lil-wayne-760344/|title=Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne's 'Good Form' Video Was Uncomfortable to Watch at Work But it Was Worth It|date=November 29, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Charles|last=Holmes|access-date=November 29, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-nicki-minaj-and-lil-wayne-new-good-form-video/|title=Watch Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne's New "Good Form" Video|date=November 29, 2018|first1=Braudie|last1=Blais-Billie|first2=Matthew|last2=Strauss|work=Pitchfork|access-date=November 29, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nicki-minaj-lil-wayne-good-form-remix-video-2414574|title=Watch Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne's new video for 'Good Form (Remix)'|date=November 29, 2018|first=Sam|last=Moore|work=NME|access-date=November 29, 2018}} Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone described the video as "a full-length monument to twerking, and a sensual overload", as well as "an Oscar contender of a music video".
Reception
Briana Younger of Pitchfork commented about the song: "the twerk-ready 'Good Form' showcase the rapper’s inimitable technique... Little tricks, like her play on the phonetics of 'good form,' which she alternates to sound like 'good for him,' are the kind of flourishes that set her apart",{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nicki-minaj-queen/|title=Nicki Minaj: Queen Album Review - Pitchfork|first=Briana |last=Younger | work=Pitchfork.com | date=August 14, 2018 | access-date=October 31, 2018}} Maeve McDermott from USA Today was positive towards the song; she stated, "[the song] is peak Nicki bravado – chest puffing and explicit – and a fitting counterpart to 'LLC,' as a pair of tracks with the stinging lyricism and bratty flows at which Minaj excels."{{Cite web|url=http://usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/08/10/nicki-minaj-releases-new-album-queen/955722002/|title=Nicki Minaj's 'Queen': A track-by-track review|date=August 13, 2018|first=Maeve|last=McDermott|work=USA Today|access-date=November 29, 2018}} Israel Daramola of Spin listed the song as being a standout track from the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/08/nicki-minajs-queen-doesnt-transcend-the-controversy/ | title=Nicki Minaj's Queen Doesn't Transcend the Controversy | first=Israel | last=Daramola | work=Spin | date=August 16, 2018 | access-date=October 31, 2018}} In HipHopDX, Trent Clark called it a "fraternal filler."{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Trent|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3224/title.review-nicki-minajs-queen-is-far-from-a-royal-release|title=Review: Nicki Minaj's "Queen" Is Far From A Royal Release|publisher=HipHopDX|date=August 14, 2018|access-date=August 15, 2018}}
Live performances
Minaj performed the song live on November 4, 2018 in a medley, which featured "Woman Like Me" by British girlband Little Mix at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a24653288/nicki-minaj-little-mix-performance-2018-mtv-emas/|title=Nicki Minaj and Little Mix blew fans away with their EMAs performance|first=Abigail|last=Malbon|date=November 5, 2018|website=Cosmopolitan|access-date=December 29, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.breatheheavy.com/nicki-minaj-good-form/|title=Nicki Minaj And Lil Wayne's "Good Form" Music Video Is An Eyegasm|date=November 29, 2018|access-date=December 29, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328020332/https://www.breatheheavy.com/nicki-minaj-good-form/|url-status=dead}} She performed the single again, along with "Dip" with American rapper Tyga at the 44th People's Choice Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards/news/985766/nicki-minaj-is-too-hot-to-handle-during-2018-people-s-choice-awards-performance|title=Nicki Minaj Is Too Hot to Handle During 2018 People's Choice Awards Performance on People's Choice Awards|date=November 12, 2018|website=E!|access-date=February 23, 2019}} Minaj also performed the song as part of her setlist on The Nicki Wrld Tour, during her shows in London and Birmingham.
Chart performance
For the week of December 8, 2018, the remix reached number 16 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Digital Song Sales chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-and-b-hip-hop-digital-song-sales/2018-12-08|title=Rap/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales | date=December 8, 2018 | magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2018}} For the issue dated December 15, 2018, the song entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 60. It charted for a total of six weeks.{{Cite magazine|title=Good Form by Nicki Minaj Featuring Lil Wayne {{!}} The Hot 100 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2018-12-15?rank=60|access-date=2021-04-04|magazine=Billboard}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Queen album liner notes and Tidal.{{cite AV media notes|title=Queen|title-link=Queen (Nicki Minaj album)|others=Nicki Minaj|year=2018|type=CD|publisher=Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records/Republic Records|id=602567809920}}{{cite web|date=November 29, 2018|title=Credits / Queen (Deluxe) / Nicki Minaj|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/99681131/credits|access-date=November 30, 2018|publisher=Tidal}}
Recording
- Recorded at Germano Studios, New York City, and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
- Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California
- Mastered at Chris Athens Masters, Austin, Texas
Personnel
- Nicki Minaj – main artist
- Lil Wayne – featured artist
- Mike Will Made It – production
- Pluss – production
- Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – record engineering
- Manny Galvez – record engineering
- Matthew Sim – record engineering assistance
- Jason Staniulis – record engineering assistance
- Kenta Yonesaka – record engineering assistance
- Nick Valentin – record engineering assistance
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing
- David Nakaji – mixing assistance
- Ben Milchev – mixing assistance
- Chris Athens – mastering
Charts
Original mix
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=December 8, 2018}}
| 96 |
| UK Single Charts
|90 |
| scope="row"| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nicki-minaj/chart-history/hbu/|title=Nicki Minaj Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2018}}
| 9 |
Remix
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018–2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Canada|46|artist=Nicki Minaj|rowheader=true|access-date=December 11, 2018}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2018-12-07|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=December 10, 2018|access-date=December 7, 2018}}
| 28 |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|60|artist=Nicki Minaj|rowheader=true|access-date=December 11, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|29|artist=Nicki Minaj|rowheader=true|access-date=December 11, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|23|artist=Nicki Minaj|rowheader=true|access-date=January 24, 2019}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Good Form"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Nicki Minaj Feat. Lil Wayne|title=Good Form|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=March 10, 2024|note=for remix featuring Lil Wayne}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Nicki Minaj|title=Good Form|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=March 13, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Good Form|artist=Nicki Minaj|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|id=19314-2374-1|access-date=December 28, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label(s) ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| Worldwide
| August 10, 2018 (Original Version) | rowspan = "2" | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|Young Money|Cash Money|Republic}} | {{cite web|title=Good Form by Nicki Minaj|url=https://music.apple.com/album/good-form/1398449449?i=1398449680|website=Apple Music}} |
| November 29, 2018
| {{cite web|title=Good Form by Nicki Minaj (feat. Lil Wayne)|url=https://music.apple.com/music-video/good-form-feat-lil-wayne/1445004802|website=Apple Music}} |
| United States
| December 4, 2018 |
References
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{{Nicki Minaj songs}}
{{Lil Wayne singles}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It
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