"The Good Ones" is a song recorded by Canadian

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artist

Tebey Tebey Solomon Ottoh (born October 14, 1983), known mononymously as Tebey, is a Canadian-American country music singer and multi-genre songwriter. His debut single, "We Shook Hands (Man to Man)", hit 47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs cha ...

and Canadian pop singer

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. The song was written by

with Kylie Sackley and Matt Rogers. It was the second single off Tebey's third studio album, '' The Good Ones''.

Background

Tebey said while writing the song, he thought of "looking back at a lost love". The song was not originally intended to be a duet, but Tebey felt it was better served as a duet after recording the demo. He said

, a

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pop star, was his first choice and as they shared a mutual friend he was able to send her the song. Marie-Mai stated that she loves "trying different genres and breaking out of the boxes", and that she agreed to do the song immediately after hearing it.

Critical reception

Sterling Whitaker of ''Taste of Country'' said the song blends "contemporary country and lush pop elements for a progressive sound". The song was named ''Top Country'' Pick of the Week for October 11, 2019.

Commercial performance

"The Good Ones" reached a peak of number 8 on the ''

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chart dated March 7, 2020, marking Tebey's sixth Top 10 hit. It also peaked at number 14 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart, his second charting entry there after " Wake Me Up" in 2014. The song has been certified Gold by

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Music video

The official music video for "The Good Ones" was directed by

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and premiered on ''Taste of Country'' on September 28, 2019. The video was filmed on Mazzucco's property in

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and features both singers.

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Good Ones, The 2019 songs 2019 singles Male–female vocal duets Tebey songs Songs written by Tebey Song recordings produced by Danick Dupelle