Good As Hell

Album

Coconut Oil (EP)

Label

Nice Life Recording Company

Genre

Stage & Screen

Media Type

CD

Composer(s)

Melissa Jefferson;Eric Frederic

Entered Chart

Sep 7, 2019

Peak Date

Nov 30, 2019

Released

March 8, 2016

Recorded

Unknown

Lizzo originally recorded "Good as Hell" for the soundtrack of the 2016 film Barbershop: The Next Cut. It was released as the lead single from her debut EP Coconut Oil on March 8, 2016. The song didn't chart at the time, but began to gain traction in 2019 following the increased interest in the rapper's music. It finally entered the Hot 100 dated September 7, 2019 after Lizzo delivered a vibrant melody incorporating "Good as Hell" and "Truth Hurts." at the 2019 MTV VMAs. Lizzo co-wrote the self-loving anthem with Ricky Reed (Twenty One Pilots, Meghan Trainor, Jason DeRulo). She also co-penned her breakthrough single "Truth Hurts" with the producer. The song starts off with Lizzo rhyming: I do my hair toss Check my nails Baby how you feelin'? Feeling good as hell This was one of the first songs Lizzo made with Reed. She recalled to The Idolator they were still at the stage when they were checking out their chemistry with each other. Reed played her a piano riff and asked how it made her feel. Lizzo replied that it brought to mind the pink sweater emoji girl with the hair toss. Then the next thing she thought of was checking her nails. "It was a natural statement that came out my mouth," Lizzo said. Reed then responded with the phrase "feeling good as hell." After that, the lyrics rolled out easily. The song has featured in several other films as well as Barbershop. They include A Bad Moms Christmas, I Feel Pretty, and Blockers. Lizzo dropped an empowering remix of the song featuring Ariana Grande. The "Thank U, Next" singer gives the anthem a brand new verse in which she champions self-worth in the face of unworthy men. This was the first time the pair had worked together, though Lizzo did cover Grande's "7 Rings" for the Elvis Duran Show earlier in 2019. Report this ad The first music video for the song was released on May 11, 2016. In the wake of the track's growing popularity, Lizzo dropped a second clip three-and-a-half years later. Directed by Alan Ferguson, this visual takes place during Homecoming week 2019 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana's Southern University and features the Southern University Marching Band. The song appeared in the seventh episode of the second season of Netflix's romantic drama television series Virgin River. It plays in a scene where Melinda is jogging, then dances in her apartment. Lizzo donated the song to a 2022 PETA ad. Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Alicia Silverstone and Angela Means join former NBA star John Salley in the video, which celebrates going vegan as a way to "eat good and feel good."

I do my hair toss, check my nails
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell)
Hair toss, check my nails
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell)

Woo, child, tired of the bullshit
Go on, dust your shoulders off, keep it moving
Yes, lord, tryna get some new shit
In there, swimwear, going-to-the-pool shit
Come now, come dry your eyes
You know you a star, you can touch the sky
I know that it's hard but you have to try
If you need advice, let me simplify

If he don't love you anymore
Just walk your fine ass out the door

I do my hair toss, check my nails
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell)
Hair toss, check my nails
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell)
(Feeling good as hell)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell)

Woo, girl, need to kick off your shoes
Gotta take a deep breath, time to focus on you
All the big fights, long nights that you been through
I got a bottle of tequila I been saving for you (thank god)
'Cause he better know my worth
There's so much that I deserve
But I ain't worried now, I'ma let my hair down
He been tryin' it, but not today

So girl, if he don't love you anymore
Then walk your fine ass out the door

And do your hair toss, check my nails (ah)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell)
Hair toss, check my nails (mmm)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell) (show it off tonight)
Hair toss, check my nails (woo)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell) (and we gon' be alright, oh)
Hair toss, check my nails (mmm)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell)

Ooh, yeah, alright (yee)
Listen, so girl, if he don't love you anymore, more
Then walk your fine ass out the door (door)

And do your hair toss, check my nails (woo)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell) (woo-hoo)
Hair toss, check my nails (hey yeah)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell) (show it off tonight)
Hair toss, check my nails (mmm)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell) (and we gon' make it right)
Hair toss, check my nails (oh, hey)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell) (yeah)
(Feelin' good as hell)
Baby, how you feelin'? (Feelin' good as hell)
(Haha, I danced, that's what I did)