Goodies (Lied)

"Goodies" is a pop song recorded by American R&B singer Ciara and rapper Petey Pablo for Ciara's debut album Goodies (2004) and written by Ciara, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Craig Love and Jonathan Smith. "Goodies" is a combination of crunk and R&B. The song's lyrics are about female empowerment and virginity. The protagonist does not want to an object, while performing over a complex beat. The song's protagonist rejects a male's sexual advances, proclaiming that he will never get her "goodies" because "they stay in the jar".

"Goodies" was released as the album's lead single in third and fourth quarters of 2004, and first quarter of 2005. As the album's opening track, the song made a successful debut single, becoming Ciara's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song charted well on international markets. It was certified gold in the United States.

Background and writing

After the success of Usher's "Yeah!" and Petey Pablo's "Freek-a-Leek", LaFace executive L.A. Reid wanted a female version of Pablo's "Freek-a-Leek". Ciara went in the recording studio with Hip-hop producer Lil Jon. She began writing a demo, but she had difficulty composing lyrics and creating a melody. Reid asked songwriter Sean Garrett, who was co-writer of Usher's Yeah!, to help Ciara write a song. The process took several days including Ciara and Garrett writing verses over the phone. The demo became "Goodies", which is the answer song to Pablo's "Freek-a-Leek". Lil Jon heard the demo and wanted to record the full track and Ciara became the first woman to record a crunk song.

Reception

"Goodies" received positive reviews from music critics. Fazed.com called the song, "both clever and ironic considering how sexy her image" and "singularly disarming combination of an empowering message backed by an intoxicatingly sexy beat". The Situation declared the track as "a great dance tune with a solid beat". Also it noted, Ciara shows "a lot of attitude, with girl empowering lyrics". Slant published, "it's not the chorus that gets stuck in your head... but the incessant oscillating whistle (I swear you can hear dogs barking halfway through the song.)" Musiccomh.com reviewed, "Goodies" as "an instantly recognisable tune" and called it a "typically upbeat benefiting from Lil' Jon". Hiphopgalaxy.com called the track a "ultimate party anthem of the summer, but it’s one of the best singles of the year." The song has "an infectious chorus" and "a crunked up groove." Blender published that Ciara "sounds like she's rapping right back at him, delivering her lines in a measured, sultry cadence with hardly any variation in tone or pitch.

In 2005, "Goodies" was nominated for "Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year" at Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Awards and in 2006. It won the Best Performed Songs in the ASCAP Repertory for the 2005 Survey Year at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards, including "1, 2 Step" and "Oh".

"Goodies" is featured in the 2006 film Just My Luck.

Music video

The music video for "Goodies" was directed by Benny Boom. It shows Ciara and her friends driving in a Oldsmobile 442 convertible along the Atlanta, Georgia streets to the local car wash. It features cameo appearances by BoneCrusher, Monica, Rasheeda, Jazze Pha, Young Jeezy, Lil Jon and among others. Ciara filmed the video for 27 straight hours with director Benny Boom.

She gave her first performance ever of "Goodies" on BET's 106 & Park.

Chart performance

"Goodies" is Ciara's biggest single in the United States; it debuted at ninety-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed at number one for seven weeks. It topped several Billboard charts including the Hot 100 Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Rhythmic Top 40 and Top 40 Tracks charts. The single reached three on the Top 40 Mainstream and four on the Hot Digital Tracks. The song replaced "Lean Back" by Terror Squad, and was subsequently replaced by "My Boo" by Usher and Alicia Keys on both the Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop charts. It ranked number nine on the 2004 U.S. Billboard year-end chart.

"Goodies" reached number one in Canada and the United Kingdom. In the UK, it replaced "One Night/I Got Stung" by Elvis Presley and replaced another Presley re-release single "'O Sole Mio". The single peaked in the top twenty in Australia and Norway. The single reached ten in Germany and New Zealand. It was a moderate success in Austria, France, and Netherlands.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Goodies".

• Itunes UK digital download #1

(Released October 18 2004)

1. "Goodies" (Single version)
2. "Goodies"

• Itunes UK digital download #2

(Released October 18 2004)

1. "Goodies" - Featuring Petey Pablo
2. "Goodies" - Main - No rap
3. "Goodies" - Clean

• UK CD 1

(Released 2005)

1. "Goodies" featuring Petey Pablo (main rap)
2. "Goodies" (no rap)

• UK CD 2

(Released 2005)

1. "Goodies" (main rap - featuring Petey Pablo)
2. "Goodies" (Richard X Remix) (featuring M.I.A. [UK exclusive]
3. "Goodies" (Bimbo Jones remix - UK exclusive)
4. "Goodies" (video)
5. "Goodies" (ring tone)

• UK EP

(Released January 11 2005)

1. "Goodies" (Featuring Petey Pablo)
2. "Goodies" (Album version)
3. "Goodies" (Richard X remix)
4. "Goodies" (Johnny Toobad remix)
5. "Goodies" (Bimbo Jones mix)

Credits

• All vocals — Ciara
• Music performance — Lil Jon
• Engineer — Charles Sanders
• Second engineers — Steve Nowacynski and Brian Stanley
• Mixed by Lil Jon, Ray Seay, Brian Stanley

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	3
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks	1
Australia ARIA Top 50	19
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Austria Singles Chart	35
France Singles Chart	29
Germany Singles Chart	10
Ireland Singles Chart	4
Netherlands Singles Chart	35
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40	10
Norway Singles Chart	15
Official UK Singles Chart	1
United World Chart	6

Official versions

• Alternate version featuring T.I. and Jazze Pha (bonus track on Goodies)
• Alternate version featuring Mia X
• Bimbo Jones full vocal
• Extended version featuring Petey Pablo, Lil' Jon, and Ludacris
• Richard X Remix (featuring M.I.A.)
• Acapella
• Instrumental
• Johnny Toobad remix

See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 2004 (USA)
• List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)

References

• Ciara (2006). BET Official presents Ciara: The Evolution (BET Exclusive DVD) New York: LaFace Records and Zomba Label Group – Ciara explains the writing process of "Goodies" and filming the music video.