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Reception

''Good Bad Not Evil'' has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site

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the album has a score of 73 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."

Licensing

Several songs from ''Good Bad Not Evil'' have appeared in films. "Bad Kids" and "Veni Vidi Vici" were featured in ''

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''. "Veni Vidi Vici" was also featured in '' Angel Camouflaged'', while "O Katrina!" was featured in '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''.

Track listing

Personnel

The following people contributed to ''Good Bad Not Evil:''Good Bad Not Evil - Credits

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Black Lips

* Cole Alexander * Joe Bradley * Ian St. Pe * Jared "Hondo" Swilley

Additional personnel

* Jiro Bevis - Illustrations * Black Lips - Audio Production * Justin McNeight - Audio Engineer * Dan Monick - Photography * Edward Rawls - Audio Engineer, Engineer * Noel Summerville - Mastering * Chris "Box" Taylor - Artwork, Design

Charts

References

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