Gooey (song)

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"Gooey"
Glass Animals - Gooey.png
Single by Glass Animals
from the album Zaba
Released14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)
Length4:49
LabelWolf Tone
Songwriter(s)Dave Bayley
Producer(s)
Glass Animals singles chronology
"Pools"
(2014) 		"Gooey"
(2014) 		"Hazey"
(2014)
Music video
"Gooey" on YouTube

"Gooey" is a song by English group Glass Animals, released on 14 February 2014 as the lead single from their debut studio album Zaba (2014).[1]

The song ranked at number 12 on the Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2014, the band's highest placing until 2020, when "Heat Waves" topped the poll.

Composition[]

Dave Bayley laid down his vocals holding a pineapple named "Sasha Fierce", and recorded the final chorus in eight different impressions, including "an old woman, a drunk crack addict, [and] a terrible impression of James Brown" to replicate the sound of a choir.[2]

Live performances[]

Glass Animals performed "Gooey" on Late Night with Seth Meyers[3] in 2014, and again on The Late Show with David Letterman[4] on 24 February 2015.

In popular culture[]

"Gooey" was featured on the soundtrack for the film Magic Mike XXL.[5] "Gooey" is played in the background of Reign, Season 2, Episode 19 around the 24:37 minute mark.

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Platinum 80,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gooey - Single by Glass Animals on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "TRACK-BY-TRACK: Glass Animals". The Quietus. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Watch Glass Animals Get "Gooey" Again on Late Night With Seth Meyers | The Lefort Report". www.thelefortreport.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Watch Glass Animals play 'Gooey' on Letterman". DIY. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ^ Washington, Arlene (4 July 2015). "'Magic Mike XXL' Star Matt Bomer, Backstreet Boys Heat Up Movie's Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Glass Animals – Gooey". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Glass Animals Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. ^ "The National Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Glass Animals Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Glass Animals Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2018 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Glass Animals – Gooey". Music Canada. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – Glass Animals – Gooey". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 January 2021.


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