Goodness Gracious (song)

Goodness Gracious (song)
Information
Time	03:46
Artist	Ellie Goulding
Writer(s)	Ellie Goulding Greg Kurstin Nate Ruess
Producer(s)	Greg Kurstin
Album details
From	Halcyon Days
Singles	"Burn " "How Long Will I Love You" "Goodness Gracious" "Beating Heart" "Flashlight"
Digital Singles	"You My Everything" "Under Control" "Midas Touch"
← Previous	Burn
Next →	You My Everything

"Goodness Gracious" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). The song was written by Greg Kurstin, Goulding and Nate Ruess. It was released in 2014 as the third single from the reissue.

Background

Goulding explained the meaning behind "Goodness Gracious" to Rolling Stone, saying, "I've been in situations where I knew someone wasn't right for me, yet I kept bringing them back", adding that the song "is about dissing yourself for not thinking straight and not being fair."

Lyrics

I lost a signal and put you away
Swore upon my sun I'd save you for a rainy day
Loosened the noose then let go of the rope
I know if it's never coming back it has to go

I keep calling your name
(I keep calling your name)
I wanna hold you close
But I never wanna feel ashamed
So I keep calling at night
(I keep calling at night)
I wanna hold you close
I just never wanna hold you tight

Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
Calling you up
Calling you up
Just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
Calling you up
Calling you up
Just to keep crawling to your arms

I found the weakness and put it to play
Swore upon the stars I'd keep you till the night was day
Shake my head dizzy so I'll never know
You said if you're never coming back you have to go

I keep calling your name
(I keep calling your name)
I wanna hold you close
But I never wanna feel ashamed
So I keep calling at night
(I keep calling at night)
I wanna hold you close
I just never wanna hold you tight

Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
Calling you up
Calling you up
Just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
Calling you up
Calling you up
Just to keep crawling to your arms

Calling you up
Just to keep crawling to your arms
Calling you up
Just to keep crawling to your arms

Oh my goodness here I go again
Pulling you back to me
Pulling you back into my arms so selfishly
I don't think I understand
Cause I don't really know myself
I keep calling you up
Calling you up
Calling you up
Calling you up
Calling you up

Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
Calling you up
Calling you up
Just to keep crawling to your arms
Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop
Calling you up
Calling you up
Just to keep crawling to your arms

Commercial performance

After entering the UK Singles Chart at number 124, "Goodness Gracious" climbed to number eighty-six with 2,867 copies sold. The song rose to number forty-nine the following week, selling 5,061 copies. In its fourth week on the chart, the single climbed to number thirty-six with sales of 7,254 copiesand jumped to 26 on it's fifth week. In its sixth week, "Goodness Gracious" jumped from number twenty-six to number sixteen with sales of 16,233 copies, becoming Goulding's tenth top twenty hit.

Music video

Information

Premiere date: Jan 5, 2014
Director(s): Kinga Burza
Stylist(s): Laura Francis, Emilie Pereira
Choreographer: Claire Stubbs, Jeff Pantaleo
Photographer(s):

Eli Born

Goulding unveiled a teaser trailer for the music video for "Goodness Gracious" on 31 December 2013. The video, directed by Kinga Burza, was filmed on location in Los Angeles, and premiered on 5 January 2014. The video is 3 minutes and 55 seconds long. The 'Behind The Scenes' video was uploaded to the official Polydor Youtube account.

Synopsis

“	"Kinga Burza brings out Ellie Goulding's more playful side in this neo-psychedelic promo for Goodness Gracious. The dazzling, retina-burning clip sees Ellie turn up the energy partying with her futuristic friends, adding shots of bleached-out palm trees, shoes that light up, sparklers, skateboards and lots and lots of neon..."	”
—Jimmy Brown

01/03/14

Behind the Scenes

Track listing

• iTunes single

1. "Goodness Gracious" – 3:46
2. "Goodness Gracious" (Chainsmokers Extended Remix) – 4:19
3. "Goodness Gracious" (Honest Remix) – 4:36

Remix Covers

The Chainsmokers Remix & Ext. Remix

Honest Remix

Josh Butler Remix

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halcyon Days.

• Ellie Goulding – vocals
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• John Hanes – mix engineering
• Joe Kearns – vocal engineering, vocal production
• Greg Kurstin – engineering, keyboards, programming, vocal production
• Alex Pasco – additional engineering
• Nate Ruess – backing vocals
• Jesse Shatkin – additional engineering

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA	39
Croatia Airplay Radio Chart	28
Flanders Tip	40
Ireland (IRMA)	41
Scotland	29
Slovakia	91
UK Singles	16

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	13 January 2014	Contemporary hit radio	Polydor Records
Australia	21 February 2014	Digital download	Universal Music
Austria
Finland
Ireland			Polydor Records
Netherlands			Universal Music
New Zealand
Switzerland
United Kingdom	23 February 2014		Polydor Records
Belgium	24 February 2014		Universal Music
Denmark
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden

References

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