''Arrows of Desire'' is the sixth solo album by

Matthew Good Matthew Frederick Robert Good (born June 29, 1971) is a Canadian musician. He was the lead singer and songwriter for the Matthew Good Band, one of the most successful alternative rock bands in Canada during the 1990s and early 2000s. Since the ...

, released in 2013. The album's lead single, " Had It Coming", was released on May 27, 2013. The album was nominated for " Rock Album of the Year" at the 2014 Juno Awards.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #6 on the

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, selling 4,900 copies in its first week. It is Good's only album that has charted in the United States, reaching #46 on the

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Top Heatseekers chart.

Inspiration

In an interview with ''The Huffington Post'', Good stated that inspiration for ''Arrows of Desire'' came from the rock bands that he listened to in his youth. Good specifically mentions The Pixies and

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as key influences when he was writing songs for the record.

Track listing

All songs written by Matthew Good.

Personnel

- guitar, vocals *Don Mills - bass *Jimmy Reid - lead guitar *Anthony Wright - piano, keyboards * Pat Steward - drums *Joel Livesey - recording engineer

References

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