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Good Thing Spotify streams & play count

Fine Young CannibalsThe Raw & The Cooked19883:21

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Spotify streams

129,726,599

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 6 Nov 2026, 12:43 UTC.

Popularity
66 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 129,726,599 plays on 6 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
129,726,599First reading

Track details

Released
Track number
2
Duration
3:21
Explicit
No
Tempo
164.7 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • New Wave
  • Synthpop
  • Pop Rock

Moods

  • Upbeat
  • Happy
  • Nostalgia

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Composer
David Steele, Roland Gift
Writer
David Steele, Roland Gift

For developers

Get Good Thing's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=6lRkdG1HurVS72F9GoBeWJ&include=playcount. Read its reference.

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Good Thing have on Spotify?

Good Thing by Fine Young Cannibals had 129,726,599 streams on Spotify as of 6 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Good Thing released?

1 Jan 1988, on the album The Raw & The Cooked.

Who wrote and produced Good Thing?

Composers: David Steele and Roland Gift. Writers: David Steele and Roland Gift.

What genre is Good Thing?

The API's track insights tag it New Wave, Synthpop and Pop Rock, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Good Thing?

164.7 BPM, from the API's track insights.