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"Good Life" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic, taken from their second studio album, Waking Up (2009). The song was written by group members Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, and Eddie Fisher along with group associate Noel Zancanella. It was produced by Tedder, with co-production by Kutzle and Zancanella.
American country singer Faith Hill covered the song in 2011, drawing on power pop and country pop influences. Hill premiered her version at the 45th CMA Awards, [10] which was subsequently released on November 9, 2011, [11] as the lead single for a planned seventh studio album titled Illusion [12] [13] [14] (which, in turn, was scrapped), as well as her first non-holiday single release since ...
Mikael Wood from the Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review, writing "Waking Up reflects that studio experience with loads of sleek synth licks and juicy percussion tricks; it's much more flavorful than the band's Fray-like debut", praising most of the tracks, but also citing the lack of something that "turns a good song into a great one ...
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado, [5] formed in 2002. The lineup currently consists of Ryan Tedder (lead vocals, piano), Zach Filkins (guitar, viola), Drew Brown (guitar), Brent Kutzle (bass, cello), Eddie Fisher (drums), and Brian Willett (keyboards, percussion, violin).
The music video was released onto YouTube on June 7, 2010 and features the Patriot Remix. It shows the band dancing and playing different instruments; Drew Brown playing guitar, Eddie Fisher playing drum set and a marching bass drum, Brent Kutzle playing a marching snare drum, Zach Filkins playing a synthesizer and shaker, and Ryan Tedder singing and playing the piano and tambourine.
To promote the film and song with the release of its soundtrack, OneRepublic performed "I Ain't Worried" for the first time on May 28, 2022, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. [13] The band performed the song for the second time on Good Morning America (GMA) held on July 15, 2022, at Times Square Studios in Manhattan. [14]
The uplifting, emotional song contains similar catchy melodies to their past work, such as "Good Life", "Stop and Stare", "Apologize" and "All the Right Moves". [7] The song's emotional pull is given a massive boost by its powerful lyrics about coming back into your own and embracing life. [8] "Heart still beating but it's not working.
Joshua Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave 4.5 of 5 stars and wrote that song's melody is "a lot of heart, soul, inspiration, and purpose", also praising the lyrics and production, saying "we have that summery, breezy, pop atmosphere- a likeable song that speaks about being wild and free, and also speaks about having a good time". [15]