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, who had previously left the group, plays on the single's B-side "Morricone".

Track listings

* 7-inch # "Good Song" # "Morricone" * CD # "Good Song" # "Me, White Noise" (alternate version) * DVD # "Good Song" (video) # "Me, White Noise" (alternate version) # "Morricone" # "Good Song" (animatic)

Production credits

* "Good Song", "Me, White Noise" (alternate version) and "Morricone" produced by Blur and Ben Hillier *

: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizers * Alex James: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals *

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: Drum Machine, Backing Vocals *

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: Turntables

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