Good News (Mac Miller song)

"Good News" is a song by American musician Mac Miller from his sixth studio album, Circles (2020). The song was written and produced by Miller and Jon Brion, and was released posthumously on January 9, 2020, as the lead single from the album. It peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his highest-charting single as lead artist.[1]

"Good News"
Single by Mac Miller
from the album Circles
Released	January 9, 2020
Genre	Neo soul
Length	5:42
Label	Warner
Songwriter(s)	Malcolm McCormick Jon Brion
Producer(s)	Miller Brion
Mac Miller singles chronology
"That's Life" (2019) "Good News" (2020) "Blue World" (2020)
Music video
"Good News" on YouTube

Composition

XXL describes the song having "some peaceful instrumentation and some sullen singing from Miller."[2]

Accolades

Year-end lists

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 100 Best Songs of 2020	43	[3]
Laut.de	Die 50 besten Songs des Jahres	8	[4]
Rolling Stone	The 50 Best Songs of 2020	21	[5]
Time	Time's 10 Best Songs of 2020	5	[6]
XXL	Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020	N/A	[7]

Personnel

• Mac Miller – lead vocals, songwriting, production
• Jon Brion – songwriting, production, guitar, keyboards
• Wendy Melvoin – bass, guitar
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• Vic Wainstein – associate producer, recording
• Eric Caudieux – recording
• Greg Koller – recording
• Rouble Kapoor – recording assistant
• Greg Koller – mixing
• Patricia Sullivan – mastering
• Jeff Sosnow – A&R manager

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]	48
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10]	1
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[11]	19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12]	14
France (SNEP)[13]	128
Germany (Official German Charts)[14]	75
Greece (IFPI)[15]	33
Lithuania (AGATA)[16]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17]	41
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18]	17
Portugal (AFP)[19]	21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20]	93
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	43
UK Singles (OCC)[22]	45
US Billboard Hot 100[23]	17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[24]	10
US Rolling Stone Top 100[25]	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[26]	Platinum	1,000,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Mac Miller's 'Good News' Lyrics". Billboard. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
2. Berry, Peter A. "New Mac Miller Song "Good News" Releases: Listen". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
3. "The 100 Best Songs of 2020: Staff List". Billboard (in German). December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
4. "Die 50 besten Songs des Jahres" [The 50 best songs of the year]. Laut.de (in German). December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
5. Hoard, Christian (December 7, 2020). "The 50 Best Songs of 2020". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
6. Bruner, Raisa; Chow, Andrew R. (November 23, 2020). "The 10 Best Songs of 2020". Time. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
7. Johnson, Zoe (December 8, 2020). "Here Are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020". XXL. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
8. "Australian-charts.com – Mac Miller – Good News". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Mac Miller – Good News" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
10. "Ultratop.be – Mac Miller – Good News" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
11. "Ultratop.be – Mac Miller – Goo News" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
12. "Mac Miller Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
13. "Lescharts.com – Mac Miller – Good News" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mac Miller – Good News". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
15. "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Week: 3/2020". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
16. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mac Miller – Good News" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
18. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
19. "Portuguesecharts.com – Mac Miller – Good News". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
20. "Swedishcharts.com – Mac Miller – Good News". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Mac Miller – Good News". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
23. "Mac Miller Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
24. "Mac Miller Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
25. "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
26. "American single certifications – Mac Miller – Good News". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 2, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.