Good Guy
{{short description|2018 song by Eminem}}
{{Other uses|Good Guys (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Good Guy
| type = Song
| artist = Eminem featuring Jessie Reyez
| album = Kamikaze
| released = {{Start date|2018|08|31}}
| recorded =
| studio = Effigy Studios (Detroit, MI)
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=22}}
| label = {{hlist|Shady|Aftermath|Interscope}}
| writer = {{hlist|Marshall Mathers|Jessie Reyez|Ray Fraser|Yutaka Yamada|Norio Joseph Aono|Lisa Gomamoto}}
| producer = {{hlist|Illadaproducer|Eminem ({{abbr|add.|additional producer}})}}
| tracks = {{Kamikaze track listing}}
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|{{YouTube|X-TkrWpO75k|"Good Guy"}}}}
}}
"Good Guy" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his tenth studio album Kamikaze, released on August 31, 2018, via Shady Records. Recording sessions took place at Effigy Studios in Detroit. Produced by Illadaproducer with additional production by Em, it features guest vocals by Canadian singer Jessie Reyez and a looped vocal sample through the song from "Glassy Sky" (Tokyo Ghoul) by Yutaka Yamada, sung by AmaLee.{{Cite web|title=Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez's 'Good Guy' - Discover the Sample Source|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/592953/Eminem-Jessie-Reyez-Good-Guy-AmaLee-Glassy-Sky/|access-date=2019-11-26|website=WhoSampled|language=en}} Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to chart in several countries. On December 7, 2018, the accompanying music video was released.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/12/eminem-good-guy-video-jessie-reyez/ |title=Eminem 'Good Guy' Video Featuring Jessie Reyez: Watch Deadly Confrontation |last=Haffenden |first=Dayna |date=December 7, 2018 |access-date=February 3, 2019}}
Music video
The music video for the song was released on December 7, 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-TkrWpO75k |title=Eminem – Good Guy ft. Jessie Reyez |work=YouTube|date=December 7, 2018 |access-date=February 3, 2019}} The video features a violent altercation between the two artists, resulting in Reyez killing Eminem.
Critical reception
In a review of Kamikaze for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis wrote that "Good Guy" might be "[t]he weakest thing" on the album, describing it as "a frailty-thy-name-is-woman saga of infidelity, marked both by a dreary beat and the sense that Eminem's heart really isn't in it".{{cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=August 31, 2018|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/31/eminem-kamikaze-album-review|title=Eminem: Kamikaze review – middle-aged gripes aired with blazing skill|work=The Guardian|access-date=December 14, 2024}} Reviewing the album for HipHopDX, Trent Clark referred to "Good Guy" and "Nice Guy" as {{" '}}Kim'-lite yawners".{{cite magazine|last=Clark|first=Trent|date=September 6, 2018|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3248/title.review-eminem-earns-the-revival-redemption-he-sought-with-kamikaze|title=Review: Eminem Earns The "Revival" Redemption He Sought With "Kamikaze"|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=December 14, 2024}}
Personnel
- Marshall Mathers – main artist, vocals, additional producer, mixing, songwriter
- Jessie Reyez – featured artist, vocals, songwriter
- Ray Fraser – producer, songwriter
- Luis Resto – additional keyboards
- Mike Strange – recording, mixing
- Joe Strange – recording
- Tony Campana – recording
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Australia|46|artist=Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez|song=Good Guy|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Austria|61|artist=Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez|song=Good Guy|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|41|artist=Jessie Reyez|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Czechdigital|38|artist=Eminem|song=Good Guy|year=2018|week=36|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|France|143|artist=Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez|song=Good Guy|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|98|artist=Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez|song=Good Guy|songid=1791750|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|93|artist=Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez|song=Good Guy|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|21|artist=Eminem|song=Good Guy|year=2018|week=36|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|59|artist=Eminem feat. Jessie Reyez|song=Good Guy|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|67|artist=Jessie Reyez|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|32|artist=Jessie Reyez|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2020}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2024|award=Gold|access-date=June 29, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Eminem|title=Good Guy|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=December 18, 2024|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Eminem|title=Good Guy|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=November 6, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
References
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{{Eminem songs}}
{{Jessie Reyez}}
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Category:Songs written by Eminem