"Good Guy" is a song by American rapper

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from his tenth studio album ''

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'', released on August 31, 2018, via

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. Recording sessions took place at Effigy Studios in

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. Produced by Illadaproducer with additional production by Em, it features guest vocals by Canadian singer

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and a looped vocal sample through the song from "Glassy Sky" (

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) by Yutaka Yamada, sung by

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. Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to chart in several countries. On December 7, 2018, the accompanying music video was released.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on December 7, 2018. The video features a violent altercation between the two artists, resulting in Reyez killing Eminem.

Critical reception

In a review of ''

'' for ''

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'', Alexis Petridis wrote that "Good Guy" might be " e weakest thing" on the album, describing it as "a frailty-thy-name-is-woman saga of infidelity, marked both by a dreary beat and the sense that Eminem's heart really isn't in it". Reviewing the album for ''

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'', Trent Clark referred to "Good Guy" and " Nice Guy" as Kim'-lite yawners".

Personnel

* Marshall Mathers – main artist, vocals, additional producer, mixing, songwriter *

– featured artist, vocals, songwriter *Ray Fraser – producer, songwriter * Luis Resto – additional keyboards *Mike Strange – recording, mixing *Joe Strange – recording *Tony Campana – recording

Charts

Certifications

References

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