The Good Times and the Bad Ones
Studio album by
Why Don't We
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Recorded2020
GenrePop
Length32:12
LabelSignature Entertainment/Atlantic
Producer
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Singles from The Good Times and the Bad Ones
  1. "Fallin' (Adrenaline)"
    Released: September 29, 2020
  2. "Lotus Inn"
    Released: December 4, 2020
  3. "Slow Down"
    Released: December 18, 2020

The Good Times and the Bad Ones is the second studio album by American boy band Why Don't We. The album was released on January 15, 2021 by Signature Entertainment & Atlantic Records. The album was supported by three singles: "Fallin' (Adrenaline)", "Lotus Inn" and "Slow Down". The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, making it the band's most successful album on the chart.

Singles

"Fallin' (Adrenaline)" was released as the lead single from the album on September 29, 2020.[1] The song peaked at number thirty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] "Lotus Inn" was released as the second single from the album on December 4, 2020.[3] "Slow Down" was released as the third single from the album on December 18, 2020, it also contains an interpolation from the guitar riff of 1979 By The Smashing Pumpkins.[4]

Critical reception

Sara London of RIFF Magazine gave the album a mixed review, writing that "they've got a long way to go to cultivate a voice of their own" and that "it seems more like they're siphoning the aura of others rather than creating their own" while also adding that "there are five singers and it's difficult to tell one from the other." She ended her review by saying "even though most of the album is hot off the production line at the teenybopper pop factory, there are glints of originality in songs like "For You" and that "for the casual bubblegum pop listener, it'll suffice for a passably amusing album."[5] Writing for Atwood Magazine, Nasya Blackshear felt that the while the album "didn't reinvent the world of pop, it did reinvent Why Don't We" and that "the album is light-hearted and an easy listen making a solid transition from tween to teen/young adult music," although she did feel that "the tracklist order feels a bit up and down."[6]

Matt Collar of AllMusic opined that the album "could use a few more uptempo songs to keep things from sounding samey" but felt that it speaks to the band's "deepening pop maturity."[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 46,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 38,000 comprise album sales (making it the top-selling album of the week), 7,500 comprise SEA units (equating to 11.34 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs) and a little under 500 comprise TEA units.[8]

Track listing

The Good Times and the Bad Ones – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fallin' (Adrenaline)"
3:36
2."Slow Down"
  • Billy Corgan
  • Besson
  • Seavey
  • Marais
  • Seavey
  • Joshua
3:08
3."Lotus Inn"
  • Seavey
  • Marais
  • Seavey
  • Joshua
3:15
4."Be Myself"Seavey
  • Seavey
  • Joshua
3:33
5."Love Song"Seavey
  • Seavey
  • Joshua
2:31
6."Grey"
  • Seavey
  • Marais
  • Seavey
  • Joshua
4:37
7."For You"
  • Besson
  • Seavey
  • Marais
3:22
8."I’ll Be Okay"
  • Seavey
  • Marais
 3:22
9."Look At Me"
  • Besson
  • Seavey
  • Avery
  • Marais
 1:57
10."Stay"
  • Seavey
  • Marais
2:47
Total length:32:12
Japanese edition bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Fallin' (Adrenaline)" (Goldhouse remix)
  • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
  • Besson
  • Young
  • Seavey
  • Watkins
  • Rutberg
  • Marais
  • Kanye West
  • Jones
  • Dean
  • Goldstein
  • Sandifer
  • Bangalter
  • Jaco
  • Seavey
  • Joshua
3:46
12."Fallin' (Adrenaline)" (live)
  • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
  • Besson
  • Young
  • Seavey
  • Watkins
  • Rutberg
  • Marais
  • Kanye West
  • Jones
  • Dean
  • Goldstein
  • Sandifer
  • Bangalter
  • Jaco
  • Seavey
  • Joshua
3:38
13."Fallin' (Adrenaline)" (acoustic)
  • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
  • Besson
  • Young
  • Seavey
  • Watkins
  • Rutberg
  • Marais
  • Kanye West
  • Jones
  • Dean
  • Goldstein
  • Sandifer
  • Bangalter
  • Jaco
  • Seavey
  • Joshua
3:36
Total length:43:12

Charts

Chart performance for The Good Times and the Bad Ones
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 18
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 17
Irish Albums (OCC)[16] 5
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[17] 36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 12
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19] 49
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 88
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 5
US Billboard 200[23] 3
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[24] 24

Release history

Release history for The Good Times and the Bad Ones
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States January 15, 2021 Atlantic [25]

References

  1. ↑ @whydontwemusic (September 17, 2020). "FALLIN'. OUR NEW SINGLE. OUT 9/29..." (Tweet). Retrieved September 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Why Don't We – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ @whydontwemusic (December 2, 2020). "12/4/20" (Tweet). Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ @whydontwemusic (December 17, 2020). "this song happened so fast that I think we just need to slow down tonight... come hang with us live on youtube tonight at 7:30pm PT before we premiere the music video for slow down. https://WhyDontWe.lnk.to/SlowDownLivestownLivestream" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: Why Don't We have some 'Good Times and the Bad Ones' on new LP". 11 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "More Than Just a Boy Band: A Track-by-Track Review of Why Don't We's 'The Good Times and the Bad Ones'". 19 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Good Times and the Bad Ones - Why Don't We | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double Album' No. 1 for Second Week on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  9. ↑ "Why Don't We / ホワイ・ドント・ウィー「The Good Times and The Bad Ones / ザ・グッド・タイムズ・アンド・ザ・バッド・ワンズ」 | Warner Music Japan". ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン | Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Why Don't We Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  17. ↑ "2021 3-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Charts.nz – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Why Don't We – The Good Times And The Bad Ones". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Why Don't We Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Why Don't We Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  25. ↑ "The Good Times and The Bad Ones by Why Don't We". Apple Music. 15 January 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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