Good Luck, Babe!
{{Short description|2024 single by Chappell Roan}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Good Luck, Babe!
| cover = Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!.png
| alt = A three-quarter profile of Roan wearing a red ruffled dress, a red hood squared at the top, and a prosthetic pig nose.
| type = single
| artist = Chappell Roan
| album =
| released = {{start date|2024|4|5}}
| B-side = "Read & Make Out" (demo)
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = *Synth-pop
| length = 3:38
| label = * Amusement
| writer = * Chappell Roan
| producer = Dan Nigro
| prev_title = Hot to Go!
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = The Giver
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|1RKqOmSkGgM|"Good Luck, Babe!"}}|header=Lyric video|type=single}}
}}
"Good Luck, Babe!" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, released as a single on April 5, 2024, through Amusement Records and Island Records. Roan wrote the song with Justin Tranter and Dan Nigro, who produced it. A 1980s-influenced power ballad, "Good Luck, Babe!" incorporates synth-pop, new wave, and dance, with elements of baroque pop and soft rock. Its maximalist production consists of pulsing synthesizers and a string section. Its lyrics vengefully address a queer woman who denies her romantic feelings for Roan in order to enter a compulsory heterosexual relationship.
Music critics acclaimed Roan's vocals, the production, and the storytelling lyrics. Many publications included "Good Luck, Babe!" in their rankings of the best songs of 2024; NME, The Guardian, and Rolling Stone placed it at number one on their lists. The single became Roan's breakout song and a sleeper hit; it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number one on charts in Ireland and Poland, and reached the top five in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK. It has been certified platinum in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, New Zealand, Portugal, Poland, the UK, and the US.
Roan performed "Good Luck, Babe!" at Coachella, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where it was nominated for Song of Summer. The song was nominated for Best Song at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards; and for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in 2025. It won the Brit Award for International Song at the Brit Awards 2025 and topped the Triple J Hottest 100, 2024.
Release
In April 2024, Roan sent an email to fans stating that her new single "Good Luck, Babe!" would be released on April 5, 2024, writing that the song is "about wishing good luck to someone who is denying fate."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-olivia-rodrigo-kiss-guts-show-1234998669/|title=Chappell Roan Lectured at Harvard and Bid Farewell to Olivia Rodrigo's 'Guts' Tour|date=April 3, 2024|last=Blistein|first=Jon|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 15, 2024|archive-date=June 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609174256/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-olivia-rodrigo-kiss-guts-show-1234998669/|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} She added that it would be the "first song of the next chapter," following the release of her debut studio album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess in September 2023.{{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=Chappell Roan - "Good Luck, Babe!" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2258066/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe/music/ |website=Stereogum |date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=5 April 2024 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405141211/https://www.stereogum.com/2258066/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe/music/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/chappell-roan-coachella-olivia-rodrigo|title=Chappell Roan steals the show|work=Nylon|date=April 4, 2024|last=McCarthy|first=Lauren|access-date=April 15, 2024|archive-date=April 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416190838/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/chappell-roan-coachella-olivia-rodrigo|url-status=live}} Amusement Records and Island Records released the single through streaming and digital download on April 5, 2024. An accompanying lyric video for "Good Luck, Babe!" was released on that day.{{cite web |last=White |first=Marie |date=April 13, 2024 |title=Review: 'Good Luck Babe!' is a mini masterpiece |url=https://www.easternecho.com/article/2024/04/review-good-luck-babe-is-a-mini-masterpiece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414205158/https://www.easternecho.com/article/2024/04/review-good-luck-babe-is-a-mini-masterpiece |archive-date=April 14, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |work=The Eastern Echo}} Inspired by early Internet culture imagery, the video includes extensive use of the Comic Sans typeface.{{cite web |last=LaPointe |first=Cassidy |date=April 6, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" takes a glimpse into comp-het, identity, and denying fate |url=https://offtherecordpress.com/album-reviews/2024/4/6/chappell-roans-good-luck-babe-takes-a-glimpse-into-comp-het-identity-and-denying-fate |website=Off the Record Press |quote=Its lyric video, posted on YouTube, contains 80s Microsoft-esque visuals: sparkly comic sans, 8-bit gifs, and PowerPoint presentation transitions. |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817194052/https://offtherecordpress.com/album-reviews/2024/4/6/chappell-roans-good-luck-babe-takes-a-glimpse-into-comp-het-identity-and-denying-fate |url-status=live }} The song was later released as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl on June 28, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! |date=June 28, 2024 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/31066910-Chappell-Roan-Good-Luck-Babe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818033741/https://www.discogs.com/release/31066910-Chappell-Roan-Good-Luck-Babe |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |publisher=Discogs}} Roan has expressed reluctance to make a music video, citing burnout and exhaustion from continuous touring and recording new material.{{Cite web |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2024-09-15 |title=Why A 'Good Luck, Babe!' Video Probably Isn't Coming Soon -- And More Things We Learned Hanging With Chappell Roan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-video-cover-story-1235099765/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
Writing and composition
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Roan wrote "Good Luck, Babe!" with Justin Tranter and Dan Nigro, stating that she "was just wanting to write a big anthemic pop song", and that it "was a bitch to write".{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=April 5, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Won't Tempt Fate on New Single 'Good Luck, Babe!' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-interview-1234998731/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416094646/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-interview-1234998731/ |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-access=limited }} The song originated in November 2022, during the making of The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, as a "scratch idea" titled "Good Luck, Jane!", consisting of just a verse and a chorus.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/dan-nigro-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-hot-100-interview-1235719249/ | title=Dan Nigro on Chappell Roan's 'Old School Success' & When He Realized She's 'A Superstar' | magazine=Billboard | date=June 28, 2024 | access-date=September 30, 2024 | first=Stephen | last=Daw | archive-date=September 7, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907032254/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/dan-nigro-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-hot-100-interview-1235719249/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Sillitti |first1=Flavio |title="Je suis allée dans un club gay et ça a changé ma vie" : Chappell Roan est la pop star dont le monde a besoin |url=https://www.konbini.com/popculture/je-suis-allee-dans-un-club-gay-et-ca-a-change-ma-vie-chappell-roan-est-la-pop-star-dont-le-monde-a-besoin/ |website=Konbini |access-date=October 9, 2024 |language=fr |date=June 7, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828185523/https://www.konbini.com/popculture/je-suis-allee-dans-un-club-gay-et-ca-a-change-ma-vie-chappell-roan-est-la-pop-star-dont-le-monde-a-besoin/ |url-status=live }} Roan and Nigro recorded a demo of the song, but Nigro said that it "felt like it wasn't right" at the time. The two revisited the song a few months later and adjusted the chorus so that Roan sang some of the words in full voice. Nigro said that Roan wrote the bridge herself "in like two minutes".
Lyrically, the song speaks about compulsory heterosexuality, with Roan describing a relationship with a woman who tries to deny her romantic feelings for Roan and women in general.{{cite web|url=https://www.intomore.com/entertainment/music/the-writer-of-this-gay-anthem-has-a-heartwarming-message-for-queer-folks/|title=The writer of this gay anthem has a heartwarming message for queer folks|last=Cramer|first=Jude|date=April 9, 2024|work=Into More|access-date=April 15, 2024|archive-date=April 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416190905/https://www.intomore.com/entertainment/music/the-writer-of-this-gay-anthem-has-a-heartwarming-message-for-queer-folks/|url-status=live}} Musically, "Good Luck, Babe!" has been described as a pop,{{cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=April 5, 2024 |title=Queer Jams of the Week: New Music From Kehlani, Chappell Roan, Omar Apollo & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/queer-jams-of-the-week-kehlani-chappell-roan-1235649303/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416190910/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/queer-jams-of-the-week-kehlani-chappell-roan-1235649303/ |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} synth-pop,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-listen/|title=Chappell Roan abandons a doomed situationship with 'Good Luck, Babe!'|last=Hardman|first=Neville|magazine=Alternative Press|date=April 5, 2024|access-date=August 29, 2024|archive-date=June 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618200655/https://www.altpress.com/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-listen/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Romano |first=Tricia |last2=Kasinger |first2=Chona |date=2024-07-24 |title=Chappell Roan Booked a Tour. Then She Blew Up. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/music/chappell-roan-festivals-live-shows.html |access-date=2025-02-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240807061520/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/music/chappell-roan-festivals-live-shows.html |url-status=live }} new wave,{{Cite web |last=Pitchfork |date=2024-09-30 |title=The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2020s-so-far/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |quote=…a heartbreaking new-wave track about an ex-girlfriend who would rather return to the closet than commit. |archive-date=September 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930132529/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2020s-so-far/ |url-status=live }} and dance{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Earl |date=2024-08-02 |title=5 Best Moments From Chappell Roan’s Jam-Packed Set at Lollapalooza 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/chappell-roan-lollapalooza-2024-review-best-moments/the-slower-moments/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} power ballad{{Cite web |last=Cills |first=Hazel |date=2024-07-25 |title=What is it about Chappell Roan? |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/g-s1-13100/why-chappell-roan-is-the-perfect-pop-star-for-our-anxious-music-industry |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=NPR |quote=Her '80s-inspired power ballad single this year, ‘Good Luck, Babe!’… |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240806171351/https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/g-s1-13100/why-chappell-roan-is-the-perfect-pop-star-for-our-anxious-music-industry |url-status=live }} with elements of baroque pop{{Cite news |date=June 26, 2024 |title=What is this year's song of the summer? Here are 22 contenders |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/song-of-the-summer-2024-kendrick-lamar-sabrina-carpenter-billie-eilish-1.7245542 |access-date=August 22, 2024 |publisher=CBC.ca |archive-date=August 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821215332/https://www.cbc.ca/music/song-of-the-summer-2024-kendrick-lamar-sabrina-carpenter-billie-eilish-1.7245542 |url-status=live }} and soft rock, and '80s new wave synths.{{cite web|last= Rolling Stone Staff|title= The 100 Best Songs of 2024|website= Rolling Stone|date= December 3, 2024|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-2024-1235163675/|quote= ["Good Luck, Babe!"] is Eighties New Wave-meets-Nineties soft rock in its pop perfection...|accessdate= December 5, 2024|archive-date= December 3, 2024|archive-url= https://archive.today/20241203154530/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-2024-1235163675/benson-boone-beautiful-things-1235165149/|url-status= live}} The song is composed in the key of D major and has a shifting tempo centered around 117 beats per minute.{{Cite web |last=Hein|first=Ethan |date=2024-07-08 |title="It's a song with enough twists and quirks to make it stand out from the pop landscape": A music professor breaks down Chappell Roan's Good Luck, Babe! |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-theory |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=MusicRadar |language=en |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910010618/https://www.musicradar.com/news/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-theory |url-status=live }} Roan's vocal range spans from the low note A3 to the high note of F♯5.{{cite web |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Digital Sheet Music - Chappell Roan "Good Luck, Babe!" |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0288198 |access-date=September 7, 2024 |website=Musicnotes.com |publisher=Sony/ATV Music Publishing |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907164917/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0288198 |url-status=live }}
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Critical reception
"Good Luck, Babe!" received acclaim upon release,{{Cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Alexander |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Hot To Go! Chappell Roan's Billboard Breakthrough |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/pursuits/top-100-music/hot-to-go-chappell-roans-billboard-breakthrough-alexander9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926130311/https://www.mensjournal.com/pursuits/top-100-music/hot-to-go-chappell-roans-billboard-breakthrough-alexander9 |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |work=Men's Journal |quote=This song, with its catchy melody and relatable lyrics, has resonated with listeners, earning widespread acclaim.}}{{Cite news |last=Mikaela |first=Keyali |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!": A Captivating Journey Through Queer Love and Self-Discovery |url=https://www.nextwavemag.com/new-music/chappell-roans-good-luck-babe-a-captivating-journey-through-queer-love-and-self-discovery |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927222303/https://www.nextwavemag.com/new-music/chappell-roans-good-luck-babe-a-captivating-journey-through-queer-love-and-self-discovery |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |work=Next Wave Magazine |quote=Released amidst a flurry of critical acclaim}}{{Cite news |last=Robledo |first=Jordan |date=September 22, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan gets candid about her severe depression diagnosis |url=https://www.gaytimes.com/culture/chappell-roan-gets-candid-about-her-severe-depression-diagnosis/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926225059/https://www.gaytimes.com/culture/chappell-roan-gets-candid-about-her-severe-depression-diagnosis/ |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |access-date=October 16, 2024 |work=Gay Times |quote='Good Luck, Babe!', which was met with acclaim for its unapologetic queerness and themes of compulsory heterosexuality.}} with many declaring it Roan's breakthrough hit. Critics were particularly enthused by Roan's powerful vocal showcase, observing that it was symbolic of her concurrent ascent in popularity. Sydney Brasil of Exclaim! opined that the song was "a more realized version of her baroque pop vision, both airy and devastating in its delivery".{{cite magazine |last=Brasil |first=Sydney |date=April 5, 2024 |title="Good Luck, Babe!" Is Chappell Roan at Her Most Fully Realized |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/chappell-roan-staff-pick |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705060206/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/chappell-roan-staff-pick |archive-date=July 5, 2024 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |magazine=Exclaim! |quote=early new wave synth line}} Stephen Daw from Billboard praised the combination of Nigro's production with Roan's vocal performance, writing, "The maximalist production—featuring chunky '80s synths and a multi-piece string section—fuels Roan's octave-jumping voice... As frustration, flirtation and self-confidence ooze from every syllable of Roan's impeccable delivery, it's no wonder why audiences are clamoring for more of the superstar's exceptional artistry".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2024-so-far/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-2|title=The 50 Best Songs of 2024 (So Far): Staff List|date=June 18, 2024|last=Daw|first=Stephen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 18, 2024|archive-date=July 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705060213/https://buy.tinypass.com/checkout/template/cacheableShow?aid=Ow9jtiXxtz&templateId=OTXYJJI40R3Q&offerId=fakeOfferId&experienceId=EXFYIQMN653N&iframeId=offer_af6fff5f54bc1bc223c3-2&displayMode=inline&pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&widget=template&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com|url-status=live}} Several commentators drew comparisons of Chappell Roan to the likes of prominent musicians of the 1980s, such as Kate Bush, Wham!, and Cyndi Lauper.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-queer-pop-music-1235659813/|title=Not Just 'Luck': Why Queer Pop Star Chappell Roan Broke Through to the Hot 100, And Why It Matters|date=April 18, 2024|last=Jocelyn|first=Hannah|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 17, 2024|archive-date=June 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612022928/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-queer-pop-music-1235659813/amp/|url-status=live}} Shaad D'Souza of The New York Times compared Roan's vocals to those of singer Liza Minnelli, positing that the song highlights a theatrical element to how she delivers her narrative lyrics.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/arts/music/sabrina-carpenter-chappell-roan-espresso-good-luck-babe.html|title=Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Saw a Gap in Pop, and Filled It|date=May 22, 2024|last=D'Souza|first=Shaad|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=June 18, 2024|archive-date=June 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618193706/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/arts/music/sabrina-carpenter-chappell-roan-espresso-good-luck-babe.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}
Speaking for NPR, Sheldon Pearce chose the track as the best pop song of the year, writing of the refrain: "'You'd have to stop the world just to stop the feeling' is such a monumental read that feels like a gut punch. It's the kind of direct emotional attack that you can't escape even as a bystander". Mary Kate Carr of The A.V. Club similarly praised the songwriting as an improvement from her debut album and "brimming with righteous anger". Other critics praised the vivid storytelling of the bridge;{{cite magazine|last=Lindsay|first=Benjamin|date=June 21, 2024|title=Chappell Roan Gets Standing O for Late Night Debut Performance of 'Good Luck, Babe!|url=https://www.thewrap.com/chappell-roan-jimmy-fallon-performance-good-luck-babe/|magazine=The Wrap|access-date=June 29, 2024|archive-date=June 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629161204/https://www.thewrap.com/chappell-roan-jimmy-fallon-performance-good-luck-babe/|url-status=live}} Jason P. Frank of Vulture praised it as a strong case against a current trend of artists omitting a bridge to shorten tracks.{{cite magazine|last=Frank|first=Jason P|date=June 21, 2024|title=Chappell Roan Is A Drag Songbird|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-tonight-show.html|magazine=Vulture|access-date=June 29, 2024|archive-date=June 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629161204/https://www.vulture.com/article/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-tonight-show.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} Pitchfork named it one of the best songs of the first half of the 2020s.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-09-30 |title=The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2020s-so-far/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=October 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010025527/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2020s-so-far/ |url-status=live }}
The song made it to number one on Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 countdown for 2024.
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|+Critics' year-end rankings of "Good Luck, Babe!" ! scope="col"| Publication ! scope="col"| List ! scope="col"| Rank ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" |NME
| The 50 Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center;" |1 |
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| scope="row" |The Guardian
| The 20 Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center;" |1 |
| scope="row" |Rolling Stone
| The 100 Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center;" |1 |
| scope="row" |The Independent
| The 20 Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center;" |2 |
| scope="row" |Billboard
| The 100 Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center;" |2 | style="text-align: center;" |{{cite news |date=5 December 2024 |title=Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2024/eminem-houdini/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |work=Billboard}} |
| scope="row" |Business Insider
| The Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center;" |2 |
| scope="row" |USA Today
| 10 Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center" |2 | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite news|last=Ruggieri|first=Melissa|title=10 best songs of 2024: Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Beyonce deliver a spectacular year|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/12/19/best-songs-of-2024/77052105007/|newspaper=USA Today|date=19 December 2024|access-date=1 March 2025|archive-date=19 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219200839/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/12/19/best-songs-of-2024/77052105007/|url-status=live}} |
| scope="row" |Pitchfork
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| The 20 Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center;" |4 |
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Commercial performance
"Good Luck, Babe!" debuted at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending April 20, 2024, becoming Roan's first entry on the chart and a sleeper hit. It reached number four on the chart dated September 28, 2024.{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Shaboozey Adds 11th Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Chappell Roan Reaches Top 5 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/shaboozey-hot-100-11th-week-number-one-chappell-roan-top-5/ |access-date=September 23, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=September 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930144254/https://www.billboard.com/lists/shaboozey-hot-100-11th-week-number-one-chappell-roan-top-5/ |url-status=live }} It was certified quadruple platinum in the US on January 22, 2025, for sales exceeding four million units. It also reached number one on Billboard{{'}}s Pop Airplay chart and nine on the Adult Pop Airplay chart. On November 29, 2024, it became Roan's first song to reach one billion streams on Spotify, which Roan described as "cuckoo loco" on social media.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=2024-11-30 |title=Chappell Roan Reacts to ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ Hitting 1 Billion Streams on Spotify |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-one-billion-spotify-streams-1235841459/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DC-UMsvOOoq/?hl=en&img_index=1 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.instagram.com}}
"Good Luck, Babe!" topped the singles chart in Ireland and reached number two on the UK singles chart, becoming Roan's highest-charting single. It reached the top ten in Singapore (#4), Australia (#5), New Zealand (#7), Canada (#8), Iceland (10), and on the Global 200 (#10). It was certified four-times platinum in Canada, double platinum in New Zealand, Poland, and the UK, platinum in Greece, and Portugal, and gold in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, and Spain.
Impact
Upon charting on the Billboard Hot 100, Hannah Jocelyn, writing for the publication, posited that the song's overt LGBTQ themes represented a breakthrough for not just Roan's career, but also a wider movement of young LGBTQ pop artists. Natalie Sofia agreed, arguing that chart-topping "queer anthems" are imbued with subtext, blurring the lines between homosexual and heterosexual relationships at the expense of LGBTQ themes. She argued that Roan's inclusion of such themes spoke to her authenticity as an artist.{{cite web |last=Sofia |first=Natalie |date=June 9, 2024 |editor-last=Felix |editor-first=Aleena |title=Good Luck Babe!, and the Potential of Pop Albums |url=https://www.rockandart.org/good-luck-babe-and-the-potential-of-pop-anthems/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626185501/https://www.rockandart.org/good-luck-babe-and-the-potential-of-pop-anthems/ |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Rock & Art}} Juliana Tanner of The Michigan Daily echoed such optimism, commending Roan for not leaving any room for ambiguity in her homosexuality despite facing cynicism in the past, and avoiding fetishization of lesbian relationships for male audiences.{{cite news|url=https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/good-luck-babe-the-search-for-a-lesbian-soundtrack/|title='Good luck, babe': The search for a lesbian soundtrack|date=June 11, 2024|last=Tanner|first=Juliana|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|access-date=June 26, 2024|archive-date=June 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613010513/https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/good-luck-babe-the-search-for-a-lesbian-soundtrack/|url-status=live}}
Live performances and cover versions
Roan debuted "Good Luck, Babe!" at SOMA San Diego on February 22, 2024,{{cite web|last=Gaspie |first=Foxie |date=February 23, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan — Good Luck, Babe! (Live Debut at SOMA - San Diego 02.22.24 with Lyrics) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10FKZnj7Wo0&ab_channel=FoxieGaspie |publisher=FoxieGaspie |via=YouTube |language=en |format=video}} and a few months later it was added to the set list of the Midwest Princess Tour, performing it at her first Coachella set in April 2024.{{Cite magazine |date=April 14, 2024 |last=Anbouba |first=Margaux |title=Chappell Roan on Her First-Ever Coachella and the Magic of Makeup |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/chappell-roan-coachella |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418183455/https://www.vogue.com/article/chappell-roan-coachella |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |magazine=Vogue }} Her first televised performance of the song was in June 2024, when she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.{{cite news|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/chappell-roan-discusses-meteoric-rise-performs-good-luck-babe-on-fallon-watch/|title=Chappell Roan Discusses Meteoric Rise, Performs "Good Luck, Babe!" on Fallon: Watch|date=June 21, 2024|website=Pitchfork|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=July 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705060208/https://pitchfork.com/news/chappell-roan-discusses-meteoric-rise-performs-good-luck-babe-on-fallon-watch/|url-status=live}} On September 11, Roan performed the song at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. The medieval-themed costuming and production design attracted considerable praise.{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Chelsey |title= Chappell Roan Channels Medieval Warrior Queen at the 2024 MTV VMAs |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a62156760/chappell-roan-outfit-red-carpet-photos-vmas-2024/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |date=September 11, 2024 |access-date=September 12, 2024 }}{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |title=Chappell Roan Sets the VMAs on Fire With Medieval-Themed Performance of 'Good Luck Babe' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/chappell-roan-vmas-good-luck-babe-mtv-1236140296/ |magazine=Variety |date=September 11, 2024 |access-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912024924/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/chappell-roan-vmas-good-luck-babe-mtv-1236140296/ |url-status=live }}
In June 2024, Sabrina Carpenter covered "Good Luck, Babe!" as part of a set for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge; Carpenter had previously shared that she was a fan of the song.{{cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Covers Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck, Babe' After Saying She Had It on 'Loop' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-cover-1235042187/ |access-date=August 29, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619115850/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-cover-1235042187/ |url-status=live |url-access=limited }} Her version charted at number 75 on the UK Video Streaming Chart for the week of July 4, 2024.{{cite web | title=SABRINA CARPENTER songs and albums | website=Official Charts | date=2025-04-04 | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/47469/sabrina-carpenter/ | ref={{sfnref|Official Charts|2025}} | access-date=2025-04-04 | archive-date=September 22, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922074535/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/47469/sabrina-carpenter/ | url-status=live }} After sharing an admiration for Roan's music, Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert performed a duet cover version of "Good Luck, Babe!" on The Kelly Clarkson Show in September 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Irvin |first=Jack |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Miranda Lambert Joins Kelly Clarkson to Perform Duet Cover of Chappell Roan's Hit 'Good Luck, Babe!' |url=https://people.com/miranda-lambert-kelly-clarkson-cover-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-8717722 |access-date=September 24, 2024 |magazine=People |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924205617/https://people.com/miranda-lambert-kelly-clarkson-cover-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-8717722 |url-status=live }} "Good Luck, Babe!" has also been covered by various acts including Muna,{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=September 29, 2024 |title=Watch Muna Cover Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck, Babe!' at All Things Go |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/muna-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-cover-all-things-go-1235116302/ |url-access=limited |access-date=October 2, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001022347/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/muna-chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-cover-all-things-go-1235116302/ |url-status=live }} Franz Ferdinand,{{Cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=November 29, 2024 |title=Hear Franz Ferdinand Cover Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck Babe' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/franz-ferdinand-chappell-roan-cover-good-luck-babe-1235186631/ |url-access=limited |access-date=December 3, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130164008/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/franz-ferdinand-chappell-roan-cover-good-luck-babe-1235186631/ |url-status=live }} the Jonas Brothers, Cxloe, Girl in Red,{{Cite web |last=Factora |first=James |date=August 7, 2024 |title=7 Chappell Roan Covers Worth Bumping in the (Pink Pony) Club |url=https://www.them.us/story/favorite-chappell-roan-covers-good-luck-babe-blink-182-sabrina-carpenter-girl-in-red |access-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829092804/https://www.them.us/story/favorite-chappell-roan-covers-good-luck-babe-blink-182-sabrina-carpenter-girl-in-red |url-status=live |website=Them }} Sondre Lerche,{{Cite web|last=Chelosky|first=Danielle|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2291368/sondre-lerche-takes-on-chappell-roans-good-luck-babe-for-annual-christmas-cover/music/|title=Sondre Lerche Takes On Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” For Annual Christmas Cover|work=Stereogum|date=21 December 2024|access-date=7 January 2025|lang=en|archive-date=December 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225044349/https://www.stereogum.com/2291368/sondre-lerche-takes-on-chappell-roans-good-luck-babe-for-annual-christmas-cover/music/|url-status=live}} and Postmodern Jukebox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/taylor-swift-postmodern-jukebox/|title=How to get Gen Z into old-school tunes – with a little help from Taylor Swift|last=Lewis|first=John|work=The Telegraph|date=April 18, 2025|access-date=May 26, 2025|lang=en}} In December 2024, Filipino singer Sarah Geronimo covered the song on the Philippine variety program ASAP, altering the lyrics to make them heteronormative. The lyric changes went viral, with many Filipinos criticizing the perceived erasure and "censorship" of the song's lesbian themes, exacerbated by the fact that Roan is openly a lesbian.{{Cite magazine |last=Dela Roca |first=Patricia |title=Netizens react to Sarah Geronimo’s lyric change in ‘Good Luck, Babe’ performance |url=https://latestchika.com/just-in/2024/12/09/111618/netizens-react-to-sarah-geronimos-lyric-change-in-good-luck-babe-performance/ |date=December 9, 2024 |magazine=Latest Chika (The Philippine Star) |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241209191216/https://latestchika.com/just-in/2024/12/09/111618/netizens-react-to-sarah-geronimos-lyric-change-in-good-luck-babe-performance/ |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |url-status=live }}
Accolades
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Certifications
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Release history
See also
References
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{{Chappell Roan}}{{Triple J Hottest 100 winners}}
Category:Island Records singles
Category:Songs written by Chappell Roan
Category:Songs written by Dan Nigro
Category:Songs written by Justin Tranter
Category:Lesbian-related songs
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Latvia
Category:Number-one singles in Poland
Category:American soft rock songs