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| "Good Times" | |||||
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| Single by The Easybeats | |||||
| B-side | "Land of Make Believe", "Lay Me Down and Die (Instrumental)" (UK) | ||||
| Released | July 18, 1968 (Australia) September 1968 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:23 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone A-8406 (Australia) United Artists 67127 (Germany) UP 2243 (UK) |
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| Writer(s) | George Young, Harry Vanda | ||||
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| "Good Times" | |||||
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| Single by Jimmy Barnes and INXS | |||||
| from the album The Lost Boys soundtrack | |||||
| Released | 1987 (U.S., Australia) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1986 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:53 | ||||
| Label | Mushroom | ||||
| Producer | Andrew Farriss | ||||
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"Good Times" was a song by The Easybeats released as a single in Australia in December 1968. It was written by George Young and Harry Vanda.
In 1987, a cover version by INXS and Jimmy Barnes in the Joel Schumacher film The Lost Boys. This version reached #2 iN Australia, as well as obtaining chart positions in both the U.S. (where it peaked at #47) and the UK (where it peaked at #16). This version was also used to promote the national Australia Made series of concerts that took place between Boxing Day 1986 and Australia Day 1987.
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Notable cover verions
Australian Idol 2004 cover
The song was performed on the Top 12 Results Show of the second season of Australian Idol in 2004. This version of the song was then released by the Top 10 finalists nearly 4 months after the live show. It was released as a 1-track CD single and reached a peak of #53 on the ARIA Singles charts.
Meat Loaf Cover Version
"Good Times" was covered by the American rock singer Meat Loaf on his 1995 album "Welcome to the Neighborhood." This new version, credited to Vanda/Young/Durkee/Loaf/Russo, was titled "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Got A Life)" and featured significantly different lyrics.
Charts
INXS/Jimmy Barnes version
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 47 |
Australian Idol version
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 53 |
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