"I'm Good (Blue)" is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta and American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha. Produced by the former alongside Timofey Reznikov, it was written by the artists along with Kamille and Plested, with additional writing credits going to Jeffrey Jey, Massimo Gabutti, and Maurizio Lobina, as the song is a reworking of the Italian group Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (1998). Marking the artists' fourth collaboration, the song was released for digital download and streaming by What a DJ and Warner on 26 August 2022. The song is included on Rexha's third studio album, Bebe (2023). A Latin version, featuring Lit Killah and Ludmilla, was released on 28 September 2023 and unveiled.
Despite working on the song in 2017 with no intention to release it, the artists were prompted to complete the song in 2022, after a snippet of it gained extensive popularity on social media. It is an upbeat dance-pop song that channels Rexha's excitement for a long clubbing night and the potential of an unforgettable night. The song was met with a warm reception from music critics for its lyrics, sound and collaboration between Guetta and Rexha.
"I'm Good (Blue)" garnered international success by attaining the number one position on rankings in 20 countries and securing a top 10 position in over 15 additional territories. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the US Dance/Electronic Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay and Mainstream Top 40 charts. It stands as the third longest-running chart-topper in the Dance/Electronic chart, maintaining this position for 55 weeks. The song received multiple gold and platinum certifications as well as diamond in Brazil, Mexico, France, and Poland. Among several nominations, it triumphed as the Best Collaboration at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards and Best Top Dance/Electronic Song at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. The song also earned a nomination for the Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 65th edition of the Grammy Awards. It was performed live at various occasions, among others at the American Music Awards, Brit Awards, Kids' Choice Awards, NRJ Music Awards and during the closing ceremony of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Background and composition
In 2017, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha began working on "I'm Good (Blue)" without intending to release it at the time.
In 2022, a snippet of the song garnered sudden popularity on the social media platform TikTok, prompting Guetta and Rexha to eventually finalise the song. Rexha described the start of the collaborative effort as a "last-second session the day of". As she explained, it all started with an unplanned message on social media, while Guetta was working on a recording and writing session in London. Guetta then played Rexha a remix of a song by Italian group Eiffel 65, and they started having fun with it, without any expectation of it turning into a finished song. Leading up to its premiere, they published several videos on their respective TikTok accounts in August 2022, with Rexha lip-syncing along to the song and Guetta playing it at the Ultra Music Festival in 2017, with a caption that read, "Should we release it?". The song marks the fourth collaboration between Guetta and Rexha, after "Hey Mama" (2015), "Say My Name" (2018) and "Family" (2021), most of whom achieved commercial success. What A DJ and Warner released "I'm Good (Blue)" for digital download and streaming in various countries on 26 August.Citations regarding the release of "I'm Good (Blue)" by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha in various selected countries: The single, accompanied by remixes from notable artists such as French disc jockey Cedric Gervais, Italian Gabry Ponte and Dutch Tiësto, was published between from September to October 2022. An acoustic rendition of the song, incorporating guitars and vocals, followed in January 2023. Furthermore, the song was included on Rexha's third studio album, Bebe (2023).
"I'm Good (Blue)" was written by Guetta, Rexha, Gianfranco Randone, Kamille, Massimo Gabutti, Maurizio Lobina and Plested, and was produced by Guetta and Timofey Reznikov. Note: Click on the three dots on the right of the track to display the credits. It is composed in the key of G minor and time signature of common time with a tempo of 128 beats per minute. The song follows in the chord progression of Gm in the intro, Gm–F/G–EG-Cm/G-Gm-F/G-EG in the chorus and E♭-Cm-Gm-F-E♭ in the verse. It is an upbeat dance-pop, which interpolates Italian group Eiffel 65's single "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (1998). The vocal range of Rexha in the song spans from a low note of D3 to a high note of F5. The lyrics of the song captures Rexha's anticipation of a long clubbing night ahead. She showcases her good mood and excitement of having one of the best nights, singing lines such as, "I'm good, yeah, I'm feelin' alright/ Baby, I'ma have the best freaking night of my life/ And wherever it takes me, I'm down for the ride."
Critical reception
The critical reception of the collaboration between Guetta and Rexha in "I'm Good (Blue)" has been generally positive. Markos Papadatos from Digital Journal complimented Rexha's vocals for their "crystalline and breathy" quality, along with Guetta's "exceptional" production. Cameron Sunkel for EDM hailed the song as an "iconic jam", lauding both Rexha's "uplifting" lyrics and Guetta's production, writing that it "[adds] a biting bassline to the chorus". Billboard contributors Katie Atkinson and Keith Caulfield wrote that amidst "a sea of out-of-left-field hit songs this year ['the song'] stands out as one of the most unpredictable". Mike Wass from Idolator applauded the "iconic" sample, adding that "you can't help but be drawn into the song, if you like it or not." Neil Z. Yeung praised the song as an "EDM anthem". Franz Liesenhoff of DJ Mag found the song as a "not cheap copy or another 0815 slap house cover", complimenting the "iconic" melody and Rexha's "strong" vocals. As for Chris Vuoncino of We Rave You, the song "will only further catapult an already incredible career for [...] Rexha." Jack Spilsbury of the same publication praised Rexha's voice and found the song "exciting and thrilling, containing energy to accompany every club night or festival mainstage". Mike Wass for Variety wrote that, "With six hit collaborations to their credit creative, [their] chemistry is undeniable". Katrin Elsner for Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) commented that, "It's such an earworm that ['the song'] became a hit even before its official release". Bradley Stern for MuuMuse similarly explained that, "[it] is an obvious earworm, and a clear school dance/wedding/bar mitzvah smash in the making, on the level of Black Eyed Peas' ['I Got a Feeling']". Maura Johnston from the Boston Globe praised Rexha as a "robust-voiced" artist and Guetta's incorporation of the "insistent hook" and "parenthetical title" from "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" into the song. Annabel Ross for Mixmag labeled the song as a "smash" but found the song "somehow even more inane than Eiffel 65's bizarre word salad".
Commercial performance
In the United States, the song attained a position within the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 2022, reaching its peak at number four on the issue dated 14 January 2023. Topping the Dance/Electronic Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay and Mainstream Top 40 charts, it further peaked at number two on the Adult Top 40 and number 21 on the Rhythmic rankings. The song maintained number one position on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a total of 55 weeks, marking the second longest-running chart-topper in the ranking's history. Rexha also holds the record as the longest-charting female artist at the number one position on the chart. In June 2023, it received double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shifting more than 2,000,000 units in the US. In Canada, the song reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100 on 24 September 2022 and entered the top 50 on the Canada AC, Canada CHR/Top 40 and Canada Hot AC rankings. In July 2023, it garnered a 9× platinum certification from Music Canada (MC) for selling more than 720,000 copies in Canada.
In Australia, the song also peaked at number one the ARIA Singles Chart on 25 September 2022 and reached number four on the New Zealand Singles Chart on 19 September in New Zealand. In 2023, it received double platinum certification from the Recorded Music New Zealand (RMNZ) in New Zealand and quadruple platinum award from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in Australia for shifting more than 60,000 and 280,000 units, respectively. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 23 September 2022 and became Guetta's seventh and Rexha's first number one single in the ranking. In November 2024, it garnered a triple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling more than 1,800,000 copies in the UK. During the New Year's Eve 2022, the song reached number one on the Spotify's global chart and surpassed more than of 11.6 million streams, reentering the UK Singles Chart at number 10.
"I'm Good (Blue)" achieved number one on the rankings in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. The song reached the top 10 in Bulgaria, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia and Ukraine. It also entered the top 20 in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Malaysia, Panama, Puerto Rico and Spain. "I'm Good (Blue)" achieved several certifications in various countries, including gold in Argentina, double platinum in Denmark and Germany, triple platinum in Italy, and quadruple platinum in Austria, Portugal and Spain. Furthermore, it attained diamond certifications in France, Mexico and Poland along with double diamond status in Brazil.
Impact The success of "I'm Good (Blue)" coincided with a broader resurgence of dance music and Eurodance in mainstream pop during the early 2020s. In a November 2022 discussion, Billboard described the song as part of a year in which numerous hits were built around samples and interpolations of past songs, while Andrew Unterberger characterized its sound as "post-peak EDM" and noted that a song with that particular sound had not appeared prominently on radio or streaming for some time. Billboard staffers further suggested that the revival of older songs through TikTok and other digital platforms would continue to affect the charts in the years that followed. Official Charts described the song's rise as part of the "dance music domination" of summer 2022.
The song also contributed to renewed interest in Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)", the 1998 Eurodance song on which it is based. In December 2022, music-industry analytics publication Chartmetric examined "I'm Good (Blue)" as an example of a contemporary hit bringing renewed attention to an older catalog, reporting that the canonical radio edit of "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" had seen a 5.27% increase in Spotify plays since mid-August and a 14% increase in TikTok usage following the release of the Guetta and Rexha song. In 2023, Chartmetric identified "I'm Good (Blue)" as one of the central examples of a wider revival of 1990s Eurodance, alongside contemporary songs that drew on other dance hits from the period; the publication reported that "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" had gained an additional 110.5 million Spotify streams since "I'm Good (Blue)" was released in August 2022.