Peak
73
Weeks
11
Score
494
Chart Year
1989
A music video was made for the song, which sees Kevin Saunderson and Paris Grey prancing around in London. It was directed by Andrew Doucette. Several famous landmarks can be seen in the video, like Trafalgar Square, St Paul's Cathedral and Piccadilly Circus. Bystanders on the street were stopped and asked to film them. At one point they saw a Rolls-Royce parked on the kerb with a uniformed chauffeur standing by it. The director asked the driver if they could use the car for a minute. The chauffeur drove Grey down the street and then parked it back exactly where it had been, all before the owner returned.[22] "Good Life" was later published on YouTube in October 2012, and by January 2024, the video had generated more than 9.5 million view
Good Life" is a song by American electronic music group Inner City, featuring vocals by Paris Grey, and was released in November 1988 as the second single from their debut album, Paradise (1989). It is written and produced by Kevin Saunderson, and became a hit all over the world, reaching number-one in Finland and number four in the UK. In the US, it peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Its music video is directed by Andrew Doucette and filmed in London. "Good Life", along with "Big Fun", has been considered for being prototypes for Belgian act Technotronic's 1989 hit "Pump Up The Jam", and is today widely considered a classic of its genre.
[Verse 1] Let me take you to a place I know you want to go It's a good life, yeah I wanna stand around and beg you Just don't say no, no, no, no, no I have got a feeling that you're gonna like it What I'm doing to you And I know what I'm doing I'll be doing what you want to me to do, hey, yeah [Chorus] Love is shining Life is thriving in the good life Good life, good life, good life Good life, good life In the good life, good life [Verse 2] A feeling that you get from the good life, hey Once you get the good life feeling Let me tell you no one can take it away, no, no, no, no [Chorus] Love is shining Life is thriving in the good life Good life, good life, good life Good life, good life In the good life, good life Good life, good life Good life, good life In the good life, good life Inner City [Bridge] This song will make you take inner city [?], c'mon This song will make you take inner city [?], oh When the good look in then it feels as good as a good life I want you to want me I want the good life all night, yeah [Chorus] Love is shining Life is thriving in the good life Good life, good life, good life Good life, good life In the good life, good life Good life, good life Good life, good life In the good life, good life
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 4, 1989 | 90 | 36 |
| 2 | Mar 11, 1989 | 84 | 42 |
| 3 | Mar 18, 1989 | 74 | 52 |
| 4 | Mar 25, 1989 | 76 | 50 |
| 5 | Apr 1, 1989 | 73 | 53 |
| 6 | Apr 8, 1989 | 77 | 49 |
| 7 | Apr 15, 1989 | 85 | 41 |
| 8 | Apr 22, 1989 | 80 | 46 |
| 9 | Apr 29, 1989 | 85 | 41 |
| 10 | May 6, 1989 | 96 | 30 |
| 11 | May 13, 1989 | 100 | 26 |