So Good

Album

Single

Label

Capitol Records

Genre

-Pop

Composer(s)

Ashley Frangipane;Sarah Aarons;Sammy Witte

Entered Chart

Jun 25, 2022

Peak Date

Sep 24, 2022

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Capitol Records

Halsey first met Turkish-American screenwriter Alev Aydin several years before they started dating. The singer fell in love with him but he was in a relationship with someone else. Halsey still hoped he would dump his partner for her, as they would be "so good" for each other. Eventually, Alev told his lover it's over and he started dating Halsey in mid-2020. This song tells the tale of the circuitous path their love took. "It's about Alev," Halsey tweeted. "Part of the story of how we went from meeting and keeping touch randomly for years to realizing we were each others person all along. Right person wrong time type of song." According to Halsey, "So Good" is "about the friend that was always there for me, who I realized I was in love with one day." Halsey name-checks her brand manager and close friend Maria Margarita Endicott in the bridge. Maria calls me and she says she's getting married She asked me if there's any extra weight I carry And do I think about the one that got away I know his name, I think about him every day Having told Halsey she's getting hitched, Maria worries it may intensify the singer's agony about Alev. "I shout out Maria in the song and it's so funny because she is so like, NOT wanting to be in the spotlight I really just put her entire name on blast," Halsey tweeted. "Just best friends things." Halsey wrote "So Good" with Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Aarons and producer-songwriter Sammy Witte. Sarah Aarons' other credits include Zedd's "Stay" and Maren Morris' "Girl." Witte is best known for his work with Harry Styles that includes "Cherry" and "Cinema." Halsey loved the song and wanted to release it, but Capitol Music Group were unenthusiastic, deeming it slow and emotional. The pop star reworked the track with producers Max Martin and Tobias Karlsson, but her label still refused to issue it without a viral TikTok campaign. When Halsey vented her frustrations online, complaining "everything is marketing," Capitol denied they stood in the artist's way and announced the release of "So Good" on June 9, 2022. Perhaps this was the viral campaign Capitol wanted all along. The Swedish co-producer Tobias Karlsson played all the instruments (guitar, bass and keyboards). He's also produced for Carolina Liar ("Show Me What I'm Looking For") Adam Lambert ("Ghost Town"), and Joji ("Upgrade"). Alev Aydin directed the song's video, which recounts his and Halsey's love story. The couple star in the visual as themselves; actors Charlie Oldman and Sora Connor, and model Tatiana de Campos Ringsby join them. Halsey sang "So Good" live for the first time on June 11, 2022, during her headlining performance at Governors Ball in New York.

Looking right, looking like all the stars are fated
I remember the night, I was so frustrated
I touch your hand for the first time
I see it on your face and
Another lifetime's flashing by

I'm here standing in the same dress
You're in your apartment, I'm already gone

Talking wildly out of context, I wish things were different
But I'll never know

When you left, I bet you held her body closer
And I was hoping you would tell her it was over
You're all I think about and everywhere I look
I know it's bad, but we could be so good

Couple years flashing by and I'm doing okay
In the back of my mind all I hear is your name
I bet you're happy and that's fine
But I regret just one thing
I never got to change your mind

I'm here standing in the same dress
You're in your apartment, I'm already gone
Talking wildly out of context, I wish things were different
But I'll never know

When you left, I bet you held her body closer
And I was hoping you would tell her it was over
You're all I think about and everywhere I look
I know it's bad, but we could be so good

Maria calls me and she says she's getting married
She asked me if there's any extra weight I carry
And do I think about the one that got away?
I know his name, I think about him everyday

When you left, I thought you held her body closer
I never knew that you would tell her it was over
'Cause I'm all you think about and everywhere you look
I know it's bad, but we could be so good