[Produced by DJ Toomp, Kanye West, and Mike Dean]
[Chorus: Kanye West, T-Pain & Both]
Like we always do at this time
I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
I g-go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
I'ma get on this TV, mama, I'ma
I'ma put shit down
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy, ayy, I'm good
[Verse 1: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Welcome to the good life, where niggas that sell D
Won't even get pulled over in they new V
The good life, let's go on a livin' spree
Shit, they say the best things in life are free
The good life, it feel like Atlanta
It feel like L.A., it feel like Miami
It feel like NY, summertime Chi', ah
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
So I roll through good
Y'all pop the trunk, I pop the hood, Ferrari
And she got the goods
And she got that ass, I got to look, sorry
Yo, it's got to be 'cause I'm seasoned
Haters give me them salty looks, Lawry's
50 told me, "Go 'head, switch the style up
And if they hate then let 'em hate and watch the money pile up"
The good life
[Chorus: Kanye West, T-Pain & Both]
Like we always do at this time
I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
I g-go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
I'ma get on this TV, mama, I'ma
I'ma put shit down
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy, ayy, I'm good
[Verse 1: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Welcome to the good life, where niggas that sell D
Won't even get pulled over in they new V
The good life, let's go on a livin' spree
Shit, they say the best things in life are free
The good life, it feel like Atlanta
It feel like L.A., it feel like Miami
It feel like NY, summertime Chi', ah
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
So I roll through good
Y'all pop the trunk, I pop the hood, Ferrari
And she got the goods
And she got that ass, I got to look, sorry
Yo, it's got to be 'cause I'm seasoned
Haters give me them salty looks, Lawry's
50 told me, "Go 'head, switch the style up
And if they hate then let 'em hate and watch the money pile up"
The good life
[Chorus: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky) Ayy
I'ma get on this TV, mama, I'ma
I'ma put shit down
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy, ayy, I'm good
[Verse 2: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Welcome to the good life
Where we like the girls who ain't on TV
'Cause they got mo' ass than the models
The good life, so keep it comin' with the bottles
'Cause she feel booze like she bombed at Apollo
The good life, it feel like Houston
It feel like Philly, it feel like D.C.
It feel like VA or the Bay or Yay
Ayy, this is the good life
(Welcome to the good life)
Homie, tell me what's good
Why I only got a problem when you in the hood
(Welcome to the good life)
Like I'm new in the hood
The only thing I wish, I wish a nigga would
(Welcome to the good life)
He probably think he could
But, but, I don't think he should
(Oh, welcome to the good li-li-li-life, oh)
50 told me, "Go 'head, switch the style up
And if they hate then let 'em hate and watch the money pile up"
The good life
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky) Ayy
I'ma get on this TV, mama, I'ma
I'ma put shit down
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy, ayy, I'm good
[Verse 2: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Welcome to the good life
Where we like the girls who ain't on TV
'Cause they got mo' ass than the models
The good life, so keep it comin' with the bottles
'Cause she feel booze like she bombed at Apollo
The good life, it feel like Houston
It feel like Philly, it feel like D.C.
It feel like VA or the Bay or Yay
Ayy, this is the good life
(Welcome to the good life)
Homie, tell me what's good
Why I only got a problem when you in the hood
(Welcome to the good life)
Like I'm new in the hood
The only thing I wish, I wish a nigga would
(Welcome to the good life)
He probably think he could
But, but, I don't think he should
(Oh, welcome to the good li-li-li-life, oh)
50 told me, "Go 'head, switch the style up
And if they hate then let 'em hate and watch the money pile up"
The good life
[Chorus: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Now I, I go for mine (Yeah), I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky) Ayy
I'ma get on the TV, mama, I'ma
I'ma put shit down
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy, ayy, I'm good
[Verse 3: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Yeah, yeah
Have you ever popped champagne on a plane, while gettin' some brain?
Whipped it out, she said, "I never seen Snakes on a Plane"
Whether you broke or rich, you gotta get this
Havin' money's not everythin', not havin' it is
I was splurgin' on trips
But when I get my card back activated, I'm back to Vegas
(Welcome to the good life)
'Cause I always had a passion for flashin'
Before I had it, I closed my eyes and imagined the good life
[Outro: T-Pain]
Ayy, it's the good life, better than the life I lived
When I thought that I was gonna go crazy
And now my grandmama
Ain't the only girl callin' me baby
If you feelin' me now, then put yo' hands up in the sky
And let me hear you say, "Hey, hey" (Hey, hey, hey)
(Ooh) I'm good!
Now I, I go for mine (Yeah), I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky) Ayy
I'ma get on the TV, mama, I'ma
I'ma put shit down
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy, ayy, I'm good
[Verse 3: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Yeah, yeah
Have you ever popped champagne on a plane, while gettin' some brain?
Whipped it out, she said, "I never seen Snakes on a Plane"
Whether you broke or rich, you gotta get this
Havin' money's not everythin', not havin' it is
I was splurgin' on trips
But when I get my card back activated, I'm back to Vegas
(Welcome to the good life)
'Cause I always had a passion for flashin'
Before I had it, I closed my eyes and imagined the good life
[Outro: T-Pain]
Ayy, it's the good life, better than the life I lived
When I thought that I was gonna go crazy
And now my grandmama
Ain't the only girl callin' me baby
If you feelin' me now, then put yo' hands up in the sky
And let me hear you say, "Hey, hey" (Hey, hey, hey)
(Ooh) I'm good!
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Over a key sample from Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”, Ye contemplates the finer things in life while telling his haters to continue hating as he watches them, while laughing from his new car, yacht, and private jet.
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What did Def Jam Recordings President Jay-Z have to say about the track?
Genius Answer
When I was sitting in mastering to make sure the album got done, he was somewhere in Sweden sending through mixes of ‘Good Life.’ Sixteen different mixes of the song! Who does that?
Does this track have any RIAA certifications?
Genius Answer
Yes. “Good Life” was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA on September 23rd, 2020.
How did the song perform commercially?
Genius Answer
“Good Life” peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week ending of November 10, 2007.
Live Performance
What did Michael Jackson have to say about the track?
- 1.Good Morning
- 2.Champion
- 3.Stronger
- 4.I Wonder
- 5.Good Life
- 7.Barry Bonds
- 10.Everything I Am
- 11.The Glory
- 12.Homecoming
- 13.Big Brother
- 14.Good Night
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Please Gimme My Publishing, NappyPub Music, ToompStone Publishing, Papa George Music, King’s Road Music, John Legend Publishing, Hen-Al Publishing Company, BMG, EMI Blackwood Music, peermusic, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner/Chappell, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. & UMPG / We Publish Music
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Recorded At
Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA & Sony Music Studio, New York City, NY & The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Released on
October 2, 2007
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Good Life Translations
Kanye West - Good Life ft. T-Pain (Русский перевод) by Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы), Kanye West - Good Life ft. T-Pain (Tradução em Português) by Genius Brasil Traduções, Kanye West - Good Life ft. T-Pain (Traducción al Español) by Genius Traducciones al Español, Kanye West - Good Life ft. T-Pain (Svensk Översättning) by Genius Swedish Translations & Kanye West - Good Life ft. T-Pain (Traduction française) by Genius traductions françaises
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