"Good Times" is a single by London-based grime music collective

Roll Deep Roll Deep (formerly Roll Deep Entourage) are a British grime crew. They were founded in 2001 by Wiley shortly before the disbandment of UK garage crew Pay As U Go Cartel. The group have had two UK No. 1 singles, " Good Times" and " Green L ...

, which features vocals by

Jodie Connor Jodie Melanie Connor (born 8 May 1981) is an English singer, songwriter and Goodwill ambassador. Connor's first number-one Record chart, charted song was as a guest vocalist on Roll Deep's number-one single "Good Times (Roll Deep song), Good T ...

. It was released for digital download on 25 April 2010 on Relentless /

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. The MCs who make an appearance in the song are Wiley, Breeze, Brazen and Scratchy. The song was produced by Takeover Entertainment producer David Dawood and the chorus topline was written by David Dawood, Jodie Connor &

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. It has been parodied by Chris Moyles and Dave Vitty as "Good Rhyme" by artist Roll Deeper.

Critical reception

Nick Levine of ''

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'' gave the song a positive review stating:

2010 has already thrown up some pretty original pop hits ( Plan B's ' She Said', Ellie Goulding's ' Starry Eyed'), some pretty classy ones Kelis's ' Acapella',
Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Colu ...
's ' Empire State of Mind Part II', and some that, though neither of these things, pretty much do the business regardless. 'Good Times', the new tune from London grime crew Roll Deep, falls firmly into that last category. The urban clubby production owes a debt to
Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, '' I Created Disco'', was released in June ...
's recent Dizzee Rascal collaborations, the lyrics mine much the same party-on vibe as he Black Eyed Peas' ' I Gotta Feeling', and there are even a few GaGa-style "oh-oh-oh-oh"s chucked in for good measure. Desperately derivative it may be, but it's hard to take against a single that rhymes "late-night shopping" with "high street bopping", especially one with a socking great chorus like this. .

Track listings and formats

Chart performance

"Good Times" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart on 29 April 2010 at number 42, peaking at number 13. On 2 May 2010, "Good Times" entered the

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at #1. This marked

's first Top 10 hit, and their first ever number-one single in the UK. The single remained at the top spot for three consecutive weeks, being the second act to do so that year after Owl City spent 3 weeks at the top spot in February 2010 with ''"'' Fireflies''"''.

Personnel

* Wiley - vocals *Breeze - vocals *Brazen - vocals *Scratchy - vocals With: *

- vocals (chorus)

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

UK Grime Group Roll Deep Scores U.K. No. 1
by Billboard {{DEFAULTSORT:Good Times (Roll Deep Song) 2010 singles Roll Deep songs Eurodance songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles Songs written by Jodie Connor Song recordings produced by David Dawood Songs written by Wiley (musician) 2010 songs Relentless Records singles Number-one singles in Scotland Songs written by Charlotte (singer)