Good Sign
| "Good Sign" | ||||
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| Single by Emilia Rydberg | ||||
| from the album Big Big World | ||||
| A-side | "Good Sign" | |||
| B-side | "Good Sign" (R&B remix) | |||
| Released | December 7, 1998 (Sweden) February 22, 1999 (Italy) | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lasse "Yogi" Anderson, Emilia Rydberg | |||
| Producer(s) | Lasse "Yogi" Anderson, Hurb | |||
| Emilia Rydberg singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Good Sign" on YouTube | ||||
Good Sign is a song written by Lasse "Yogi" Anderson and Swedish singer Emilia Rydberg, and recorded by Emilia on her 1998 album Big Big World. The single was released on 7 December 1998 as the follow-up to her very successful debut-single "Big Big World".[1] It peaked at number 16 in Sweden. Additionally it was a top 30 hit in Belgium, France and Switzerland and a top 40 hit in Austria. In the UK, "Good Sign" peaked at number 54.
Critical reception[edit]
AllMusic editor Roxanne Blanford described the song as a "uptempo celebration of life, delivered with sincerity and an engagingly happy sing-along chorus."[2] The Daily Vault's Christopher Thelen wrote that Emilia's vocals on "Good Sign" are "powerful without being overbearing", adding that a "solid beat (even though a lot of it is synthesized), matched with some well-placed Vocoder lyrics is evidence enough that Emilia has a reasonable shot at stardom."[3] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel said that the singer offers "an uplifting bit of reggae-tinged light R&B".[4] Larry Printz from The Morning Call declared it as "Swedish pop in the ABBA/Ace of Base tradition."[5]
Track listing[edit]
- CD single
- "Good Sign" (album version)
- "Good Sign" (R & B-remix)
- Maxi single (Universal 087 206-2)
- "Good Sign" (K-Klass Radio Mix) - 3:43
- "Good Sign" (Album Version) - 3:02
- "Good Sign" (Pierre J's Good 12") - 5:33
- "Good Sign" (K-Klass Bunker Dub) - 6:24
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1998-1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 34 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 44 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 28 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 15 |
| France (SNEP)[10] | 21 |
| Scotland (OCC)[11] | 46 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 16 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 27 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 54 |
References[edit]
- ^ Folket 9 december 1998 - Lilla Emilia i stora världen Archived 25 May 2012 at archive.today
- ^ Blanford, Roxanne. "Emilia - Big Big World". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Thelen, Christopher (2 December 1998). "Emilia - Big Big World". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Chuck (23 December 1998). "Band didn't burn Midnight Oil for this one". Daily News. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Printz, Larry (6 February 1999). "Disc Reviews". p. A51. The Morning Call.
- ^ Austrian chart
- ^ Ultratop Flanders chart
- ^ Ultratop Wallonia chart
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Emilia". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 73. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ French chart
- ^ Scottish chart
- ^ Swedish chart
- ^ Swiss chart
- ^ "Good Sing su OfficialCharts.com". Official Charts. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
