"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" is a song by American Contemporary Christian musician and worship leader Cody Carnes. The song was released on August 19, 2022, as the lead single from his first live album, God Is Good! (2022). Carnes co-wrote the song with Aodhan King. The single was produced by Aaron Robertson and Austin Davis.
"Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" peaked at No. 39 on the US Christian Airplay chart.
Background In June 2022, Cody Carnes announced that he will be recording his first live album on July 7–8 at The Belonging Co in Nashville, Tennessee, Carnes released "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" accompanied with its live music video on August 19, 2022, as the lead single from the album. On September 2, 2022, Carnes announced that he will be releasing his first live album, God Is Good!, on September 30, 2022.
Composition "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" is composed in the key of E♭ with a tempo of 64.5 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .
Critical reception Reviewing for Worship Leader, Christopher Watson said "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" was one of the standout tracks from the album.
Commercial performance "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" made its debut at No. 45 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated November 12, 2022.
Music video The official live performance video of "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" was published on August 19, 2022, on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel. The video shows Carnes leading the song in worship, filmed at The Belonging Co in Nashville, Tennessee.
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Lorenzo Baylor — choir/chorus Alex Bivens — choir/chorus Cody Carnes — acoustic guitar, primary artist, vocals Jess Carpenter — choir/chorus Angelique Carter — choir/chorus Chad Chrisman — A&R Amanda Cockrell — choir/chorus Austin Davis — drums, producer Garrett Davis — A&R Tito Ebiwonjumi — choir/chorus Jenna Lee Fair — choir/chorus Carissa Fernald — choir/chorus Evan Fernald — piano Gavin Garris — choir/chorus Sam Gibson — mastering engineer, mixing Jayci Gorza — choir/chorus Olivia Grasso — choir/chorus Brad Guldemond — choir/chorus Baily Hager — choir/chorus Chelsea Howard — choir/chorus Joel Okaah — choir/chorus Nicole Johnson — choir/chorus Benji Kuriakose — choir/chorus Shantrice Laura — background vocals Christian Mason — choir/chorus Brenton Miles — background vocals, electric guitar, engineer Casey Moore — electric guitar Noah Moreno — choir/chorus Kittie Carreker Morgan — choir/chorus Tayler Moses — choir/chorus Angela Nasby — choir/chorus Christina Onstott — choir/chorus Brady Pendergrass — choir/chorus Kelsei Peppars — choir/chorus Cory Pierce — electric guitar Jordyn Pierce — choir/chorus Edwin Portillo — choir/chorus Kyle Pruzina — choir/chorus Marci Pruzina — choir/chorus Aaron Robertson — keyboards, producer, programming, synthesizer Alyssa Rodriguez — choir/chorus Emily Ruff — choir/chorus Matt Sanders — choir/chorus Gilbert Sauceda — choir/chorus Rylee Scott — choir/chorus Setnick T. Sene — choir/chorus Sharon Okaah — choir/chorus Lydia Shaw — choir/chorus Sophie Shear — choir/chorus Kendall Smith — choir/chorus Zack Smith — choir/chorus Kelley Sparks — choir/chorus Blake Stafford — choir/chorus Cheryl Stark — choir/chorus Kirsten Strahley — choir/chorus Jordan Stribling — choir/chorus Keithon Stribling — background vocals Cody Sullivan — choir/chorus Robby Valderrama — choir/chorus Mitch Wong — background vocals Steph Wong — choir/chorus Shae Wooten — bass, synthesizer bass Ashley Wright — choir/chorus Daniella Young — background vocals
Charts + Chart performance for "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" Chart (2022) Peak position US Christian Airplay (Billboard) 39
Release history + Release history and formats for "Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" Region Date Format Label Ref. Various August 19, 2022
References
External links on PraiseCharts