Artist(s): Joshua Grimmie
Title: Good Day
Genre(s): Ska Punk, Reggae Fusion
Length: 4:01
Writer: J.Grimmie
Producer: Joshua Grimmie
Label: Five Pesky Kids
From The Album: GOLDENHEART
Good Day is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and producer Joshua Grimmie. The song was released worldwide on November 7th 2020 as a promotional cut and instant gratification track for the pre-order of his forthcoming second studio album, GOLDENHEART. On the morning of the 7th, Grimmie teased that a new track would be on the way but never clarified a specific date. Later that day, Joshua released the song in a link alongside a celebratory tweet regarding the incumbent President Trump losing the presidential election to Joe Biden. The track was written, arranged, mixed and produced entirely by Joshua Grimmie himself. It is listed on the pre-order of the album as Track 1. The song was written in early 2020, becoming one of the last to be created for the record. "Good Day" continues with the same boisterous soundscapes and self-aware lyrics heard on the previous releases from GOLDENHEART. "Good Day" is a ska punk track with a reggae fusion crossover. While a somewhat "heavier" sound for Grimmie, the song contains a playful and campy vocal delivery alongside his trademark tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
Taking a more experimental and introspective approach with his sophomore record, Grimmie decided that no sounds or topics were off limits while in the studio. The vast experimentation can be heard instantly on album-opener "Good Day" almost instantaneously, opening with slow New Orleans funeral brass and jarringly jumping into punky guitar licks and drum beats a few seconds in. "Good Day" sees Joshua set out on his day with clarity and a new perspective, wanting to lead a more positive life and making an oath to no longer feed into the negativity thrown his way by his spectators. While the overall theme of the song has been clarified, the reason behind Grimmie's new lease of life is open to interpretation. On the surface, it appears as though it is just a moment of clarity on a brand new morning. However, certain lines within the song can suggest otherwise.
"It's like I've finally found that clip for my roach" has caused many to believe the song is about getting high to escape negative vibes while,
"'Til I grabbed that big spanner, gave me a good fix" may suggest post-masturbation "clarity".
Joshua wrote:"I wanted to open the record with "Good Day" for a couple of reasons. It definitely has fun, album-opener vibes and it's like the flipside to where I left off the last album with "Breathe Fire". That track was based on one of my typical dead of night breakdowns; reflecting on how much I fucked up that day and in life in general. All that good stuff. "Good Day" is set on a brand new morning, wanting to leave that behind and start again, making this day count. GOLDENHEART is a real journey. It's fucking RAW at times. I don't hold anything back on the album. Sitting "Good Day" at the top of the record represents the positive mood I always try to start my days with and the following tracks are like all the unwanted chaos that inevitably ensues. Contrary to popular belief, I don't bask in misery and drama. It just happens to find its way to me."
Good DayA hundred different rooms all in my little head
What lurks behind some doors fills me up with dread
Disembodied voices saying things I can't repeat
But today I wanna dance to another beat
Slippery terrain, uncharted territory
And if I should fall, I plan to land on my feet
Shield and sword, I'm a goddamn gladiator
Throw them on the floor; piss off all the spectators
Bloodthirsty roars; no longer rising to the agitator
Don't fuck up my zen, go and find another perpetrator
Set my sights high and marked them with an X
Manifesting outcomes with my whole damn chest
I'm over the shit of yesterday
Gonna let my favorite music play
It's a real good, a real good, a real good
It's a real good dayFor a while things were getting really heavy
Tiptoeing everyday just feeling kinda leery
Whatever's in the grass was bound to encroach
Knew I had to take a different approach
Was slippery terrain, uncharted territory
It's like I've finally found that clip for my roach
Forgot all my manners and couldn't give a shit
Was going bananas and ready for the split
'Til I grabbed that big spanner, gave me a good fix
Back in business with a whole new box of tricks
Set my sights high and marked them with an X
Manifesting outcomes with my whole damn chest
I'm over the shit of yesterday
Gonna let my favorite music play
It's a real good, a real good, a real good
It's a real good day
I know it's a real bitter pill to swallow
But I also plan on smiling tomorrow
Man, I put on my funky socks today
There's nothing gonna get in my way
It's a real good, a real good, a real good
It's a real good dayRest assured, my motives aren't ulterior
I'm just tired of the rough and tough exterior
Clogged up and swallowed too much of their bacteria
Threw out the rule book, to Hell with the criteria
Poking and prodding making me feel oh so inferior
Dude, I'm just looking for something a little bit cheerier
Set my sights high and marked them with an X
Manifesting outcomes with my whole damn chest
I'm over the shit of yesterday
Gonna let my favorite music play
It's a real good, a real good, a real good
It's a real good day
I know it's a real bitter pill to swallow
But I also plan on smiling tomorrow
Man, I put on my funky socks today
There's nothing gonna get in my way
It's a real good, a real good, a real good
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