Good Guy

Jessie Reyez, Eminem

About Good Guy

Good Guy is a song by American rapper Eminem from his album Kamikaze (2018). It features guest vocals by Canadian singer Jessie Reyez. It is their second collaboration on the album, following the previous track "Nice Guy." It charted in Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the United States. On December 7, 2018, the accompanying music video was released. The song features a looped vocal sample through the song from Glassy Sky (Tokyo Ghoul) by AmaLee.


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2018
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Here we go, again, from heroes to villains
Used to be your Romeo, but we were both were jilted
A couple of times, so we had a slippery slope to deal with
But still it gave me hope
That we'll get through it together, a severed earlobe
Mailed to you in an E-N-V-E lope
Would be dope, but
What kind of lengths can you go?
Pull a Vincent Van Gogh, just to convince a damn ho
To be a housewife who outright lies
She's blackout drunk, now she's backin' out my drive
I ran outside, why's she tryna act out?
She's just about my size
Hit me in the mouth twice
Guys, when someone you die for sticks a steak knife in your heart
Do you try more?
Another late night in
She stumbles through my door, lets the daylight in
And all we do's fight more
And I ain't violent
But she's goin' through my drawers to plant the K-Y in
I'm gettin' accused by a whore
Who smells like St. Ides and
Who has probably screwed five more guys, sucked eight, nine men
I'm takin' two by fours, to our eight by tens
Bitch it's you I tore, out the frame, I win
Put up a new high score, beat this game I'm in
And here's some two-ply for
When you date my friends, in order to wipe your ass
When you moved your bowels
When we renewed our vows
This the thanks I get
I'm waitin' for the date
I can hear you say, "Marshall, what a skank I've been
And there's a new guy, you're being replaced by him"
Got your tubes tied for him
Got that boob job for him
Hurts me to my core
But the pain I'm in, after you I swore
To make the gray skies ene
Here comes the rays like wind
You get a pay hike, and, am I the good guy, or?
Do I just play like him and hope that he dumps you?
It's like a dream come true, just to scream "F*ck you"
Guess you take life in the same way you play dice then
'Cause you just look at me and roll them little snakes eyes in

Since you bought the jury, they'll call me guilty, they'll call me guilty
You bought the jury, they'll call me guilty, even though you know the real me
Can't be the cheater, convincin' nonbeliever
And I ain't in my feelings, I'm out but I let you say that you're the good guy
'Cause this ain't what love looks like
You can't be the cheater, convincin' nonbeliever
And I ain't in my feelings, I'm out but I let you say that you're the good guy
Play like you're the good guy, play like, play like
Play like you're the good guy

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Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (/ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is consistently cited as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time in any genre, with Rolling Stone ranking him 83rd on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and labelling him the "King of Hip Hop". He will often be called " Slim Shady" at times. He has gotten into quite some rap battles against MGK, ( Machine Gun Kelly) Snoop Dog, etc. more »

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Written by: Jessie Reyez, Lisa Gomamoto, Marshall Mathers, Joseph Norio Aono, Ray Illya Fraser, Risa Gomamoto, Yutaka Yamada

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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11 facts about this song

Album Sugnificance
"Good Guy" is a track from Eminem's tenth studio album, 'Kamikaze', released in 2018.
Featured Artist
The song features guest vocals from Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez.
Song Theme
"Good Guy" discusses the complicated dynamics of toxic relationships and the scars left by them.
Music Video
A music video was released for the song in December 2018, featuring Eminem and Jessie Reyez.
Continuation of Story
"Good Guy" acts as a continuation of another song from the Kamikaze album, "Nice Guy," which also featured Jessie Reyez.
Structure
"Good Guy" is notable for its unconventional structure, punctuated by a dispute between Eminem and Reyez both in the lyrics and the music video.
Response
Despite not being a traditional radio single, the song received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Digital Sample
It contains a sample from an electropop track 'Glassy Sky' from the Tokyo Ghoul soundtrack.
Production
Like the majority of the tracks on Kamikaze, "Good Guy" was produced by Eminem himself and his longtime collaborator, Illa da Producer.
Chart Performance
Although not released as an official single, "Good Guy" managed to reach 67 on the 'Canadian Hot 100' and 38 on the 'Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs'.
Reyez Collaboration
This is one of the multiple collaborations between Jessie Reyez and Eminem, showcasing the strong professional relationship between the two artists.

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