"I'm Good (Blue)" is a song by French DJ
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...
and American singer
Bebe Rexha
Bleta Rexha (; born August 30, 1989), known professionally as Bebe Rexha ( ), is an American pop singer and songwriter. After signing with Warner Records in 2013, Rexha received songwriting credits on Eminem's single " The Monster" (which late ...
. It was released as a single on 26 August 2022, through What a DJ and
Warner UK. The song was written by
Kamille and Rexha, who composed the track alongside
Phil Plested and Guetta, with production handled by Guetta and
Timofey Reznikov. The song heavily
samples Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65 is an Italian music group that was formed in 1997 in the studios of the Turin record company Bliss Corporation, consisting of Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina and Gabry Ponte. They gained global popularity with their singles "Blue (Da Ba ...
's 1998 single "
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" is a song by Italian music group Eiffel 65. It was first released in October 1998 in Italy by Skooby Records and became internationally successful the following year. It is the lead single of their 1999 debut album, ''Europop' ...
"; as such, Eiffel 65 members
Jeffrey Jey
Gianfranco Randone (; born 5 January 1970), known by his stage name Jeffrey Jey, is an Italian musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the group Eiffel 65 (1997–2005, 2010–present). He was also the lead singer of ...
and
Maurizio Lobina
Maurizio Lobina (born 30 October 1973 in Asti) is an Italian musician and singer, most known as a member of the band Eiffel 65, an Italian group who hit big in 1999 with the international success "Blue (Da Ba Dee)." Lobina created the melody fo ...
, as well as the original track's co-producer Massimo Gabutti, are given writing credits.
"I'm Good (Blue)" was recorded, performed and remixed several years before it went viral on
TikTok
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in 2022. Rexha later re-recorded her vocals for the track before it was released as a single. It has topped the charts in 22 countries such as Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It also reached the top ten in sixteen other music markets including France and the United States. The song was nominated for
Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the
65th Annual Grammy Awards
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023. It will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2021, to September 3 ...
.
Background and release
Guetta and Rexha previously collaborated on the singles "
Hey Mama" (2015), "
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a song by American group Destiny's Child from their second studio album, '' The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins ...
" (2018) and "Family" (2021), and on the tracks "
Yesterday" (2015) and "
Last Hurrah (Remix)" (2019), most of which achieved commercial success.
Guetta first played "I'm Good (Blue)" during his set at
Ultra Music Festival 2017. However, it was not until August 2022 that a snippet of the song would go viral. By the time it was released, it had already amassed 130,000 creations and 500 million total views on
TikTok
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.
In an interview with ''
Rolling Stone
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'', Rexha said that they "put the 'nostalgic remix together so naturally'".
Composition
The song was described as an "emotional club hit" which combines Rexha's "sentimental vocals" with "euphoric piano chords" and "thrilling dancefloor energy".
The song heavily
interpolates Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65 is an Italian music group that was formed in 1997 in the studios of the Turin record company Bliss Corporation, consisting of Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina and Gabry Ponte. They gained global popularity with their singles "Blue (Da Ba ...
's 1998 hit "
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" is a song by Italian music group Eiffel 65. It was first released in October 1998 in Italy by Skooby Records and became internationally successful the following year. It is the lead single of their 1999 debut album, ''Europop' ...
".
Commercial performance
The song debuted at number 81 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the issue dated 10 September 2022. It later peaked at number four,
making it Guetta's seventh and Rexha's fourth top-10 hit. It is Guetta's first top-ten entry on the Hot 100 in seven years ("
Hey Mama"), and marks his highest peak on the chart.
Music video
The music video for the song, filmed in
Ibiza in early September 2022 and directed by KC Locke, was released on 20 September. In some scenes, Rexha can be seen wearing a
blue latex catsuit.
In popular media
The song was used to promote "''
Raw Is XXX
Raw is XXX (pronounced "Raw is Thirty") was a professional wrestling television special of WWE's weekly television series, '' Monday Night Raw''. The special episode was held on January 23, 2023, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Penns ...
''", the January 23rd, 2023 edition of ''
WWE Monday Night Raw'' celebrating the 30th anniversary of the program. WWE later released the full promo package featuring the song on their YouTube channel.
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Awards and nominations
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
*"
Some Say" – by
Nea
References
{{MTV Europe Music Award for Best Collaboration
2022 singles
2022 songs
Bebe Rexha songs
Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles
David Guetta songs
Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
Number-one singles in Australia
Number-one singles in Austria
Number-one singles in Denmark
Number-one singles in Finland
Number-one singles in Germany
Number-one singles in Greece
Number-one singles in the Netherlands
Number-one singles in Norway
Number-one singles in Poland
Number-one singles in Sweden
Songs written by David Guetta
Songs written by Bebe Rexha
Songs written by Maurizio Lobina
Songs written by Kamille (musician)
Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Songs about dancing
Number-one singles in France
Parlophone singles
Warner Music Group singles
Warner Records singles