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'{{Infobox single | Name = Good Grief | Artist = [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] | Cover = Good Grief (Official Single Cover) by Bastille.png | Album = [[Wild World (album)|Wild World]] | Released = 16 June 2016 | Recorded = 2016 | Format = [[Music download|Digital download]] | Genre = [[Indie pop]] | Length = 3:26 | Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] | Writer = [[Dan Smith (British singer)|Dan Smith]] | Producer = {{hlist|Dan Smith|[[Mark Crew (Record Producer)|Mark Crew]]}} | Last single = "Hangin'"<br />(2015) | This single = "'''Good Grief'''"<br />(2016) | Next single = "Send Them Off!"<br />(2016) }} "'''Good Grief'''" is a song by English [[indie pop]] band [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]]. It was released as the first single from their second studio album ''[[Wild World (album)|Wild World]]''. The song was released as a digital download in the [[United Kingdom]] on 16 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bastille debut new single 'Torn Apart'|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-grief-single/id1122823613|publisher=ITunes|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref> The song is the first single to feature new member [[Charlie Barnes (musician)|Charlie Barnes]]. ==Background== On 16 June 2016, [[Annie Mac]] debuted "Good Grief" on her [[BBC Radio 1]] show as the "hottest track." Following the debut, the band released the single to radio and as a digital download.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bastilledan/status/743509294851686400|title=BASTILLE on Twitter|website=Twitter|access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref> ==Critical reception== Georgia Ivey of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' said that the song was "surprisingly upbeat considering its reflection on the grieving process."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/bastille-wild-world|title=Bastille - Wild World|last=Ivey|first=Georgia|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|publisher=Music Republic|date=6 October 2016|accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref> Sarah Jamieson of ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]'' called the track a tone-appropriate album opener, saying that its "pomp and grandeur juxtaposed perfectly with Dan Smith’s dark-tinged tale of coping with life after death."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2016/09/05/bastille-wild-world-album-review|title=Bastille - Wild World|last=Jamieson|first=Sarah|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|publisher=Sonic Media Group|date=9 September 2016|accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' writer Charlotte Gunn described it as "a euphoric pop track about death and funerals and being sad, but done Bastille-style, with a massive chorus and an [[The X Factor (UK TV series)|X Factor]]-worthy key change."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-bastille-16565|title=Bastille - 'Wild World' Review|last=Gunn|first=Charlotte|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|date=7 September 2016|accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref> In his review of the album, Andy Baber of [[musicOMH]] felt the song was a "misleading introduction" to the record's various political themes, but said that it establishes the band's "move towards the more eclectic approach favoured on their mixtapes – as evidenced by the sampling of [[Kelly Le Brock]] from ‘80s movie ''[[Weird Science]]''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/bastille-wild-world|title=Bastille – Wild World|last=Baber|first=Andy|publisher=[[musicOMH]]|date=9 September 2016|accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref> ==Music video== The video for "Good Grief" debuted on 22 June 2016. In addition to Smith's disembodied head, the video also features a burning house, a bank robbery, a running man, a teddy bear, rollerskating girls, a game show, and scenes depicting nudity,<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch the (NSFW) video for Bastille's 'Good Grief'|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/107463/bastille-good-grief-video-new-album-wild-world-2016|publisher=Gigwise|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref> the latter causing the video to be restricted for minors on [[YouTube]].{{cn|date=August 2016}} The video has gained over 8 million views so far.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWCB3hpJDXM</ref> ==Track listing== {{Tracklist | headline = Digital download<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-grief-single/id1122823613|title=Good Grief - Single by Bastille on Apple Music|publisher=}}</ref> | title1 = Good Grief | note1 = | length1 = 3:26 }} {{Tracklist | headline = Don Diablo Remix<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-grief-don-diablo-remix/id1129537340|title=Good Grief (Don Diablo Remix) - Single by Bastille on Apple Music|publisher=}}</ref> | title1 = Good Grief | note1 = Don Diablo Remix | length1 = 3:59 }} {{Tracklist | headline = Autograf Remix<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-grief-autograf-remix/id1134806804|title=Good Grief (Autograf Remix) - Single by Bastille on Apple Music|publisher=}}</ref> | title1 = Good Grief | note1 = Autograf Remix | length1 = 3:50 }} ==Covers and remixes== The song has received covers by upcoming artists such as, Aaron Fleming, <ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_YaQZsHkMeY|title=Bastille - Good Grief (Cover by Aaron Fleming)|first=|last=Aaron Fleming Acoustic|date=21 June 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> Chris Brenner,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jcJynoE7CC0|title=Good Grief - Bastille (cover) Chris Brenner|first=|last=ChrisBrennerMusic|date=3 July 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> Connor Everitt,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NGY3vESPC1c|title=Bastille - Good Grief (cover)|first=|last=Connor Everitt|date=27 June 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> Felicia Lu,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HR6QZbwKqNQ|title=Good Grief / Bastille / Cover By Felicia Lu|first=|last=Felicia Lu|date=15 July 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> and Phoebe Whalley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tLUS51Jy7KA|title=Good Grief (Bastille) - Cover by Phoebe Whalley|first=|last=Phoebe Whalley|date=22 June 2016|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> [[Don Diablo]] and Autograf released official remixes for the song via [[iTunes]], respectively on 8 July<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebanginbeats.com/2016/07/12/bastille-good-grief-don-diablo-remix/|title=Bastille - Good Grief (Don Diablo Remix)|first=Harsh|last=Makwana|date=12 July 2016|publisher=}}</ref> and 22 July 2016. ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! Chart (2016) ! Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Argentina ([[Monitor Latino]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Argentina |publisher=[[Monitor Latino]] |accessdate=October 10, 2016 |title=Top 20 Oficial del 3 al 9 de Octubre, 2016 (Argentina) |language=Spanish|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20161010202919/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Argentina |archivedate=10 October 2016 }}</ref> | 14 |- {{singlechart|Austria|33|artist=Bastille|song=Good Grief|accessdate=8 September 2016|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Flanders|20|artist=Bastille|song=Good Grief|accessdate=22 July 2016|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Germany2|46|id=1562254|artist=Bastille|song=Good Grief|accessdate=16 September 2016|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Hungary|8|year=2016|week=36|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 September 2016}} |- {{singlechart|Ireland|53|year=2016|week=31|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 August 2016}} |- ! scope="row"| Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/id:2334|title=Classifica settimanale WK 37|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=Italian|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> | 34 |- {{singlechart|Dutch40|13|id=1562254|artist=Bastille|song=Good Grief|accessdate=16 August 2016|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|47|artist=Bastille|song=Good Grief|rowheader=true|accessdate=16 September 2016}} |- {{singlechart|Poland|13|chartid=2104|year=2016|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 October 2016}} |- {{singlechart|Portugal|84|artist=Bastille|song=Good Grief|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 September 2016}} |- {{singlechart|Scotland|6|date=2016-07-29|accessdate=30 July 2016|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|UK|13|date=2016-08-05|accessdate=6 August 2016|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|2|artist=Bastille|accessdate=11 October 2016|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|USA|12||- {{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|10|artist=Bastille|accessdate=25 September 2016|rowheader=true}} |} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Gold|artist=Bastille|title=Good Grief|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|accessdate=3 October 2016}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|artist=Bastille|title=Good Grief|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|accessdate=28 October 2016}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} {{Bastille}} [[Category:2016 songs]] [[Category:2016 singles]] [[Category:Bastille (band) songs]] [[Category:Virgin Records singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Dan Smith (Bastille)]] {{2010s-single-stub}}'