Great Good Fine Ok (abbreviated GGFO) is an American

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band based in

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, United States. The band was founded by Jon Sandler and Luke Moellman in 2013. Although both grew up in Upstate New York (Sandler in

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and Moellman in

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), they only met when living around the corner from each other in Brooklyn, NY. In 2013, the duo released the song "You're the One for Me". Its overwhelming online popularity resulted in the song reaching number one on

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twice in one month. Soon after their first seven shows at

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in the spring of 2013, the band signed with

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and

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publishing.

Career

In 2013, Great Good Fine OK released a 4-song EP entitled ''Body Diamond'' which includes "You're the One for Me", "Not Going Home", "By My Side", and "Say It All". In 2014, they released a second EP entitled ''2M2H'' licensed by

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which reached No. 10 on the iTunes dance chart. It includes "Too Much to Handle", "Without You", "Carried Away", and "Something to Believe In" featuring St. Lucia, which premiered on ''

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''. In 2015, the DJ duo

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released the single "Let You Go" featuring Great Good Fine Ok, co-written and performed by GGFO which premiered on ''Billboard''. The track has been remixed by Tiesto and

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. In September 2015, the band independently released the single "Take It or Leave It" which garnered 1 million

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plays and 200k

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plays in one month. On March 1, 2016, the band released the single "Already Love" on Spotify and SoundCloud. Both singles appear on their 2017 EP, ''III''. In June 2017, the duo released a joint single "Find Yourself" with the sibling trio

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and performed at

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. In 2018, they embarked on a co-headline tour with

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, and released three critically acclaimed singles: "Change", "Touch" and "Easy".

Tours

GGFO has performed shows supporting

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and

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with 4 major US tours with Betty Who,

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, Vacationer and Panama Wedding. The band is augmented by Carey Clayton and Danny Wolf for live performances.

Remixes

Great Good Fine Ok has remixed tracks by artists such as

, St. Lucia,

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, Luxley, Little Daylight, and others.

Discography

* ''Body Diamond'' (2013) * ''2M2H'' (2014) * ''III'' (2017) * ''GGFOUR'' (2019) * ''Great Good Five Ok'' (2021)

References

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