Good Things is the fourth studio album by American country duo Dan + Shay. It was released on August 13, 2021, through Warner Bros. Records Nashville. The album contains a sole guest appearance from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The production is primarily handled by duo member Dan Smyers, who produced every track, along with Jason Evigan, Scott Hendricks, and Jordan Reynolds also being producers. The album was supported by five singles: "10,000 Hours" with Bieber, "I Should Probably Go to Bed", "Glad You Exist", "Steal My Love", and "You". It was also preceded by two promotional singles: the title and opening track, and "Lying". It is a country pop album.
Singles and promotion The album's lead single, "10,000 Hours", a collaboration with Canadian singer Justin Bieber, was released on October 4, 2019. The song was solely produced by Dan Smyers. The official music video premiered on the duo's YouTube channel the same day. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number two on the Canadian Hot 100. It was certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and certified 5× platinum by Music Canada.
The second single, "I Should Probably Go to Bed", their first release of 2020, was released on July 31, 2020. The song was solely produced by Smyers and an acoustic version was released on October 14, 2020. The official music video and the lyric video debuted alongside the song. The song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified platinum by the RIAA.
The third single, "Glad You Exist", their first release of 2021, was released on February 5, 2021. The song was solely produced by Smyers and an acoustic version was released on April 15, 2021. The lyric video debuted alongside the song. The song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the RIAA.
On July 14, 2021, Dan + Shay announced that a special announcement would be made the following day, with the header, "good things are coming". The following day, the album was announced with the cover, tracklist, and pre-order, along with the title and opening track being released as a promotional single. The official music video debuted five hours after the song, on July 16, 2021. "Lying" was released on July 29, 2021, as the album's second and final promotional single.
"Steal My Love" was released to country radio on August 16, 2021, as the fourth single off the album.
"You" was released on July 18, 2022, as the fifth and final single from the album.
Track listing
Notes signifies a co-producer. signifies a vocal producer. "Lying" interpolates "Lean on Me", written and performed by Bill Withers.
Personnel Dan + Shay Dan Smyers – vocals , programming , vocal recording , acoustic guitar , piano , strings , recording , synthesizing , transcribing , bass , drums , electric guitar , engineering Shay Mooney – vocals
Other musicians and technical
Jeff Juliano – mixing Andrew Mendelson – mastering Jason Evigan – programming , synthesizing Abby Smyers – background vocals Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar , mandolin , Dobro , resonator guitar Derek Wells – electric guitar Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass Gordon Mote – piano , Hammond B3 organ Nir Z – drums , percussion Brian David Willis – digital editing Ryan Yount – engineering assistant , recording assistant Dave Cook – mixing assistant Eric Kirkland – mixing assistant Jeff Balding – recording , engineering Lionel Crasta – recording Rafael Fadul – recording Jordan Reynolds – programming , bass , electric guitar , piano , synthesizing , recording , acoustic guitar Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar , ukulele Scott Hendricks – recording Joel McKenney – mixing assistant Wendy Moten – background vocals Jason Eskridge – background vocals Kyla Jade – background vocals Robert Bailey – background vocals Samson White – background vocals Vicki Hampton – background vocals Lauren Adams – recording assistant Tate Sablatura – recording assistant , engineering assistant Julia Michaels – background vocals Mike Rinne – bass Nick Gold – cello Una O'Riordan – cello Charlie Judge – string arrangement Allison Gooding Hoffman – violin Christina McGann – violin Johna Smith – violin Louise Morrison – violin Charles Dixon – viola , contracting , copying Betsy Lamb – viola Michael Walter – recording assistant Aubrey Haynie – fiddle Craig Nelson – bass Kevin Bate – cello Jung-Min Shin – violin Mary Kathryn Von Osdale – violin Alan Umstead – contracting Nick Spezia – recording Josh Ditty – additional engineering Justin Bieber – vocals Josh Gudwin – additional engineering Chris "TEK" O'Ryan – additional vocal recording engineering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Good Things Chart (2021) Peakposition
Year-end charts + 2021 year-end chart performance for Good Things Chart (2021) Position Australian Country Albums (ARIA) 42 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 51 + 2022 year-end chart performance for Good Things Chart (2022) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 46
Certifications
Release history + Release history for Good Things Region Date Format(s) Label Various August 13, 2021 Warner Nashville
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