Good Together (song)

"Good Together" is a song recorded by Canadian country group James Barker Band. The song was co-written by the band's frontman James Barker, along with Gavin Slate and Travis Wood.[1] It was the lead single from the band's second extended play Singles Only,[2] and was nominated for "Single of the Year" at the 2019 CCMA Awards. [3]

"Good Together"
Single by James Barker Band
from the EP Singles Only
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • James Barker
  • Gavin Slate
  • Travis Wood
Producer(s)
James Barker Band singles chronology
"It's Working"
(2017)		 "Good Together"
(2018)		 "Keep It Simple"
(2019)

Background

Barker stated that the band made a "unanimous decision" to release the song after they listened to the demo he recorded when writing the song with frequent collaborators Gavin Slate and Travis Wood.[4]

Critical reception

Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media referred to the song as a "great dance in your car, foot tapping, let’s just sing-along type of song".[5]

Commercial performance

"Good Together" debuted as the most-added song at Canadian country radio, and the second-most added song at Canadian radio overall.[5] The song reached a peak of number six on Billboard Canada Country chart, becoming the band's fifth straight top ten hit to start their career.[6] It was the most-spun Canadian song on Canadian country radio in 2018,[7] a second consecutive year the band claimed that title following "Chills".[2] The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada.[8]

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 6

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Good Together - James Barker Band". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  2. "JAMES BARKER BAND RETURN WITH THEIR SOPHOMORE EP, SINGLES ONLY". UMusic.ca. Universal Music Canada. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. "2019 CCMA Award Nominees - Canadian Country Music Association". www.ccma.org. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. Schroder, Juliet (July 17, 2018). "James Barker Band Reveal the Reason Why They Released "Good Together" As Their New Single". Celeb Secrets Country.
  5. "James Barker Band's new single "Good Together" becomes the #1 most-added song at Canadian country music radio shortly after its release date". Canadian Beats Media. January 27, 2018.
  6. "James Barker Band Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  7. "James Barker Band set to release sophomore EP 'Singles Only'". SoundCheck Entertainment. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  8. "Canadian single certifications – James Barker Band – Good Together". Music Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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