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{{short description|2019 song by Tebey and Marie-Mai}}
{{infobox song
| name        = The Good Ones
| artist      = [[Tebey]] and [[Marie-Mai]]
| album       = [[The Good Ones (album)|The Good Ones]]
| type        = single
| cover       = The Good Ones TM.jpeg
| border      =
| recorded    =
| studio      =
| released    = {{start date|2019|09|28}}
| format      =
| label       = {{hlist|Jayward|[[Sony Music Canada|Sony Canada]]|[[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]]}}
| length      = {{duration|m=3|s=43}}
| genre       = {{hlist|[[Country pop]]}}
| writer      = {{hlist|[[Tebey Ottoh]]|Kylie Sackley|Matt Rogers}}
| producer    = {{hlist|Tebey|[[Danick Dupelle]]}}
| chronology  = [[Tebey]] singles
| prev_title  = Good Jeans
| prev_year   = 2019
| next_title  = [[Happened on a Saturday Night]]
| next_year   = 2020
| misc        = {{Extra chronology
| artist      = [[Marie-Mai]] singles
| type        = single
| prev_title  = Jamais Trop Tard
| prev_year   = 2014
| title       = The Good Ones
| year        = 2019
| next_title  = Sans Lendemain
| next_year   = 2020
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|qHER_UnJVXQ|"The Good Ones"}}}}
}}
"'''The Good Ones'''" is a song recorded by Canadian [[country music|country]] artist [[Tebey]] and Canadian pop singer [[Marie-Mai]].<ref name="TC">{{cite web |title=Top Country Pick: Tebey 'The Good Ones'|url=https://topcountry.ca/top-country-pick-tebey-the-good-ones/|website=Top Country|date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> The song was written by [[Tebey]] with Kylie Sackley and Matt Rogers.<ref name="TO">{{cite web |title=New single "The Good Ones" with Marie Mai Available Now|url=https://www.tebeyofficial.com/news/2019/9/30/new-single-the-good-ones-with-marie-mai-available-now|website=TebeyOfficial.com|date=September 30, 2019}}</ref> It was the second single off Tebey's third studio album, ''[[The Good Ones (album)|The Good Ones]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Joshua|last1=Murray|first2=Trish|last2=Cassling|title=The Good Ones, Tebey Releases New Album|url=https://thereviewsarein.com/2021/01/22/the-good-ones-tebey-releases-new-album/|work=The Reviews Are In|date=January 22, 2021}}</ref>
==Background==
Tebey said while writing the song, he thought of "looking back at a lost love".<ref name="TO"/> The song was not originally intended to be a duet, but Tebey felt it was better served as a duet after recording the demo. He said [[Marie-Mai]], a [[French-Canadian]] [[pop music|pop]] star, was his first choice and as they shared a mutual friend he was able to send her the song. Marie-Mai stated that she loves "trying different genres and breaking out of the boxes", and that she agreed to do the song immediately after hearing it.<ref name="TCN">{{cite web |title=Tebey Releases New Single "The Good Ones" Featuring Marie Mai|url=https://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/tebey-releases-new-single-the-good-ones-featuring-marie-mai/|date=September 17, 2019|work=The Country Note}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
Sterling Whitaker of ''Taste of Country'' said the song blends "contemporary country and lush pop elements for a progressive sound".<ref name="ToC">{{cite web |title= Tebey and Marie Mai's 'The Good Ones' Video Looks Back on Happy Memories [Exclusive Premiere]|url= https://tasteofcountry.com/tebey-marie-mai-the-good-ones-video/|first=Sterling|last=Whitaker|work=Taste of Country|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=June 5, 2021}}</ref> The song was named ''Top Country'' Pick of the Week for October 11, 2019.<ref name="TC"/>
==Commercial performance==
"The Good Ones" reached a peak of number 8 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Canada Country]] chart dated March 7, 2020,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2020-03-07|title=Canada Country chart for March 7, 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 5, 2021}}</ref> marking Tebey's sixth Top 10 hit.<ref name="Canada Country"/> It also peaked at number 14 on the [[Hot Canadian Digital Singles|Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart]], his second charting entry there after "[[Wake_Me_Up_(Avicii_song)#Tebey_version|Wake Me Up]]" in 2014.<ref name="CanDigital"/> The song has been certified Gold by [[Music Canada]].<ref name="MC certs"/>
==Music video==
The official music video for "The Good Ones" was directed by [[Raphael Mazzucco]] and premiered on ''Taste of Country'' on September 28, 2019.<ref name="YT">{{cite web|title=Tebey, Marie Mai - The Good Ones|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHER_UnJVXQ|website=[[YouTube]]|date=September 28, 2019|format=video|accessdate=June 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ToC"/> The video was filmed on Mazzucco's property in [[Connecticut]] and features both singers.<ref name="TO"/>
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Chart (2020)
! Peak <br> position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|8|artist=Tebey|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2021|refname="Canada Country"}}
|-
! scope="row"| Canada [[Hot Canadian Digital Singles|Digital Songs]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="CanDigital">{{cite magazine|title=Tebey Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Songs)|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tebey/chart-history/CNS|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=December 1, 2021}}</ref>
| 14
|-
|}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Canada |award=Gold|type=single |artist=Tebey & Marie-Mai|title=The Good Ones|certyear=2022 |certmonth=10 |accessdate=October 16, 2022|refname=MC certs}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Region
! Date
! Format
! Label
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| Various
| 28 September 2019
| {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| {{hlist|Jayward|[[The Orchard (company)|The Orchard]]}}
| <ref name=apple-canada>{{cite web|title=The Good Ones - Single by Tebey & Marie-Mai|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-good-ones-single/1480054603|website=[[Apple Music]] (Canada)|publisher=[[Apple Inc]]|accessdate=June 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Canada
| 9 October 2019
| [[Country radio]]
| {{hlist|Jayward|Sony Canada}}
| <ref name="TO"/>
|-
|}
==References==
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[[Category:2019 songs]]
[[Category:2019 singles]]
[[Category:Male–female vocal duets]]
[[Category:Tebey songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Tebey]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Danick Dupelle]]