Good Thing (Eternal song)

"Good Thing" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal, released as the third single from their second album, Power of a Woman, on 26 February 1996. The song reached No. 8 in the United Kingdom and stayed in the top 100 for eight weeks. It was their seventh non-consecutive top-10 hit in the UK.

"Good Thing"
Single by Eternal
from the album Power of a Woman
Released	26 February 1996 (1996-02-26)^[1]
Length	3:50 (radio edit)
Label	EMI 1st Avenue
Songwriter(s)	David Frank Jeff Pescetto
Producer(s)	Dennis Charles Ronnie Wilson
Eternal singles chronology
"I Am Blessed" (1995) "Good Thing" (1996) "Who Are You?" (1996)
Alternative cover
UK CD2

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single^[2][3]

1. "Good Thing" (radio mix)
2. "Stay"
3. "So Good"
4. "Oh Baby I..."

UK CD2 and Australasian CD single^[4][5]

1. "Good Thing" (radio mix)
2. "Good Thing" (Frankie Knuckles vocal club mix)
3. "Good Thing" (Bottom Dollar vocal club mix)
4. "Good Thing" (D.A.R.C. Velvet mix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Power of a Woman album booklet.^[6]

Studio

• Mastered at The Master Room (London, England)

Personnel

David Frank – writing Jeff Pescetto – writing Kevin Armstrong – guitar Ronnie Wilson – production Dennis Charles – production Nick Hopkins – recording engineer

Andy Bradfield – mix engineer Ashley Alexander – assistant engineer Paul Meehan – programming Sam Noel – technician Arun Chakraverty – mastering

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	82
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	49
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	23
Scotland (OCC)^[10]	20
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	8
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[12]	1

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 February 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
2. Good Thing (UK CD1 liner notes). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. CDEM 419, 7243 8 82695 2 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Good Thing (UK cassette single sleeve). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. TC-EM 419, 7243 8 82695 44.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Good Thing (The Mixes) (UK CD2 liner notes). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. CDEMS 419, 7243 8 82696 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Good Thing (The Mixes) (Australasian CD single liner notes). Eternal. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1996. 7243 8 82736 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Power of a Woman (UK CD album booklet). Eternal. EMI United Kingdom, 1st Avenue Records. 1995. CDEMD 1090, 7243 8 36354 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 12. 23 March 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Good Thing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
12. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.