Good Time (with Owl City) is the fifth track on Carly Rae Jepsen's second studio album, Kiss (2012), and the seventh track on Owl City's The Midsummer Station (2012).
It was released as the second international single from Kiss on June 26th 2012 through 604, School Boy, and Interscope Records.
Lyrics[]
Intro: Adam Young & Carly Rae Jepsen
Hmm-mmm-mmm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Verse 1: Adam Young & Carly Rae Jepsen
Woke up on the right side of the bed
What's up with this Prince song inside my head?
Hands up, if you're down to get down tonight (Hmm-mmm-mmm)
'Cause it's always a good time
Slept in all my clothes, like I didn't care
Hopped into a cab, take me anywhere
I'm in if you're down to get down tonight
'Cause it's always a good time
Pre-Chorus: Adam Young & Carly Rae Jepsen
Good morning and goodnight
I wake up at twilight
It's gonna be alright
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time (Woo!)
Chorus: Adam Young & Carly Rae Jepsen
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time
(Good time, good time, it's always a good time)
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Verse 2: Carly Rae Jepsen
Freaked out, dropped my phone in the pool again
Checked out of my room, hit the ATM
Let's hang out, if you're down to get down tonight
'Cause it's always a good time
Pre-Chorus: Adam Young & Carly Rae Jepsen
Good morning and goodnight
I wake up at twilight
It's gonna be alright
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time (Woo!)
Chorus: Adam Young & Carly Rae Jepsen
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time
(Good time, good time, it's always a good time)
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Bridge: Adam Young & Carly Rae Jepsen, Minneapolis Youth Chorus
Doesn't matter when
It's always a good time then
Doesn't matter where
It's always a good time there
Doesn't matter when
It's always a good time then
(It's always a good time!)
Chorus: Adam Young & Carly Rae Jepsen
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (Doesn't matter where)
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (Doesn't matter where)
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time
Outro: Minneapolis Youth Chorus
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Song credits[]
Performance[]
- Vocals by: Adam Young • Carly Rae Jepsen
- Additional vocals: Minneapolis Youth Chorus
- Background vocals: Matthew Thiessen
Writing and production[]
- Written by: Adam Young • Matthew Thiessen • Brain Lee
- Produced by: Adam Young
- Vocal production: Ryan Stewart - Carly Rae Jepsen's vocals
Instrumentation[]
- Instrumentation: Adam Young
Additional credits[]
- Vocal recording: Ken Friesen - Carly Rae Jepsen's vocals
- Mixed by: Robert Orton
- Mastered by: Ted Jensen
Studio info[]
- Recorded at: Sky Harbor Studios (Owatonna, Minnesota) - Adam Young's vocals
- Recorded at: Signalpath Studios (Almonte, Ontario) - Carly Rae Jepsen's vocals
- Recorded at: The Terrarium (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - Minneapolis Youth Chorus' vocals
Writing and development[]
Good Time is a song written by Adam Young of Owl City alongside Matthew Thiessen. On writing the song, Young stated, "Matt and I weren’t trying to write anything in particular, we just stumbled upon the concept and the song was written shortly after. The song a lot of fun to work on, and was really easy to write." [1]
in February 2012, after Jepsen was signed to Scooter Braun's label School Boy Records, Braun was sent new songs from Owl City's then-upcoming album by his manager Steve Bursky, with Good Time among them. Braun suggested the song should be the lead single and feature Jepsen's vocals, to which Bursky agreed. Carly recorded her vocals for the song in March 2012 in Ontario, Canada, without ever having met Owl City at the time. [2][3]
Announcement and release[]
The single cover for Good Time was completed on June 5th 2012, and the song was officially announced by Owl City on June 14th 2012 via Twitter. [4] The song was first released via Owl City's Soundcloud on June 20th 2012, followed by the official iTunes release on June 26th 2012.
Single release[]
Standard track listing[]
- Good Time
- Good Time (Adam Young Remix)
- Good Time (Fred Falke Remix)
- Good Time (Wideboys Remix)
[]
| Kiss | Tiny Little Bows • This Kiss • Call Me Maybe • Curiosity • Good Time • More Than a Memory • Turn Me Up • Hurt So Good • Beautiful • Tonight I'm Getting Over You • Guitar String / Wedding Ring • Your Heart Is a Muscle Drive • Wrong Feels So Right • Sweetie • I Know You Have a Girlfriend • Almost Said It • Melt With You • Picture |
|---|---|
| Other releases | Part of Your World • Take A Picture • Tonight I'm Getting Over You (Remix feat. Nicki Minaj) |
| Outtakes | Broken Glass • Came Here to Dance • Dear Julien • Feel The Sun On You • Porcelain |
|---|---|
| Unknown | Fun collaboration • Ryan Teddler collaboration |
References[]
- ↑ Kawashima, Dave "Owl City (Adam Young) Talks About His Album Cinematic, And His Hit Songs “Fireflies” and “Good Time” June 8th 2018
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason "Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City: The Story Behind ‘Good Time’ Billboard, July 17th, 2023
- ↑ Good Time (liner notes), Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, 2012
- ↑ @owlcity "Incredibly thrilled to announce that @carlyraejepsen and I will be releasing our new single, "Good Time" on 6/26. Twitter, June 14th 2012