"Good Thing" is a song recorded by Fine Young Cannibals, the second single pulled from their album The Raw & the Cooked. The song was their second U.S. number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on July 8, 1989. It also peaked at #7 on the UK singles chart.

The song made its first appearance in the 1987 film Tin Men. Fine Young Cannibals portrayed a nightclub band in the movie, performing this song and three others (including the single's b-side "Social Security"). The film is set in Baltimore in 1963, and the song's retro-soul style is consistent with that setting.

The video features many scenes with motor scooters, both at rest and in motion as well as scooter culture. The scooters featured include stock scooters, as well as highly stylized scooters and minimalist cutdown scooters.

The song is currently in an advert for the Chevrolet Captiva SUV automobile in the United Kingdom. It was also used in the 2008 film Doomsday, starring Rhona Mitra, in a surreal scene involving the film's main antagonist.

Track listings

7" single

1. "Good Thing" — 3:22
2. "Social Security" — 3:26 12" maxi
3. "Good Thing" (Prince Paul remix) — 5:30
4. "Good Thing" (7" mix) — 3:22
5. "Good Thing" (nothing like the single mix - instrumental) — 4:38 CD maxi
6. "Good Thing" (7" mix) — 3:25
7. "Good Thing" (nothing like the single mix) — 4:42
8. "She Drives Me Crazy" (Monie Love remix) — 5:59

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	7
Austrian Singles Chart	12
French SNEP Singles Chart	29
German Singles Chart	8
Irish Singles Chart	4
Swiss Singles Chart	12
UK Singles Chart	7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	12
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	20
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	1

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