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"Good Together" is a song recorded by Canadian country group James Barker Band. The song was co-written by the band's frontman James Barker, along with Gavin Slate and Travis Wood.[1] It was the lead single from the band's second extended play Singles Only,[2] and was nominated for "Single of the Year" at the 2019 CCMA Awards. [3]

"Good Together"
Single by James Barker Band
from the EP Singles Only
Released	January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
Genre	Country
Length	3:20
Label	Universal Canada
Songwriter(s)	James Barker Gavin Slate Travis Wood
Producer(s)	Todd Clark
James Barker Band singles chronology
"It's Working" (2017) "Good Together" (2018) "Keep It Simple" (2019)

Background

Barker stated that the band made a "unanimous decision" to release the song after they listened to the demo he recorded when writing the song with frequent collaborators Gavin Slate and Travis Wood.[4]

Critical reception

Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media referred to the song as a "great dance in your car, foot tapping, let’s just sing-along type of song".[5]

Commercial performance

"Good Together" debuted as the most-added song at Canadian country radio, and the second-most added song at Canadian radio overall.[5] The song reached a peak of number six on Billboard Canada Country chart, becoming the band's fifth straight top ten hit to start their career.[6] It was the most-spun Canadian song on Canadian country radio in 2018,[7] a second consecutive year the band claimed that title following "Chills".[2] The song has been certified Gold by Music Canada.[8]

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)[6]	6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8]	Gold	40,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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