Good Times

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Good Times is a 1979 disco song by the American band Chic, widely regarded as one of the most influential tracks in dance and pop music history.

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Good Times canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Risqué NERFINISHED
artist Chic NERFINISHED
bSide A Warm Summer Night NERFINISHED
chartPosition UK Singles Chart top 10
US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 NERFINISHED
US Hot Soul Singles number 1
composer Bernard Edwards NERFINISHED
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre disco
funk
hasBassPlayer Bernard Edwards NERFINISHED
hasGuitarPlayer Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED
hasMusicalFeature four-on-the-floor beat
prominent bassline
string arrangements
hasMusicVideo yes
hasTheme celebration
good times and enjoyment
influencedArtist The Sugarhill Gang NERFINISHED
influencedGenre dance-pop
hip hop
post-disco
influencedWork Rapper's Delight NERFINISHED
isInList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:24
8:13
lyricist Bernard Edwards NERFINISHED
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the most influential tracks in dance music history
being one of the most sampled basslines in music
partOfAlbum Risqué NERFINISHED
performer Chic NERFINISHED
producer Bernard Edwards NERFINISHED
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED
recordCompany Atlantic Records NERFINISHED
recordedIn Power Station, New York City NERFINISHED
recordLabel Atlantic Records
releaseDate 1979-06-04
vocalist Alfa Anderson NERFINISHED
Bernard Edwards NERFINISHED
Lucia Hinton NERFINISHED
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED
yearOfRelease 1979

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Chic notableWork Good Times
photograph album "Schöne Zeiten" documenting Treblinka titleTranslation Good Times
subject surface form: Schöne Zeiten
Rapper's Delight basedOn Good Times