"Good Intentions" is the third official single to be released from British grime rapper

Dappy Costadinos Contostavlos (Greek language, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κοντόσταυλος; born 11 June 1987), better known by his stage name Dappy, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He is the lead singer of the Lond ...

's debut solo studio album, '' Bad Intentions''. "Good Intentions" was released on 16 September 2012 as a digital download on the iTunes Store. The single was written by Dappy, and produced by

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. The single received its première when Dappy performed the song live at

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on 1 July 2012. The track later premièred on radio on 29 July 2012.

Background

The release of "Good Intentions" was confirmed by Dappy at

. The song premièred on

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Xtra on 29 July 2012. Dappy said of the song, that it is a little different from his previous released songs, and that in the song, he is speaking from the heart.

Music video

The music video for the song "Good Intentions" was filmed at the beginning of August 2012 in Hawaii, and was directed by

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. The music video was released on 24 August.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

;Personnel * Lead vocals – Costadinos Contostavlos * Producer –

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– Costadinos Contostavlos * Composer – Costadinos Contostavlos * Label: Takeover Entertainment Limited

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

2012 singles 2012 songs Dappy songs Songs written by Dappy Songs written by Fraser T. Smith Songs written by Tim Powell (producer) Songs written by Wayne Hector Song recordings produced by Fraser T. Smith Takeover Entertainment singles 2010s ballads Contemporary R&B ballads {{2010s-R&B-song-stub