Selena Gomez – Good for You Lyrics - Genius

“Good For You” is a song about feeling good about yourself, and looking good for your lover. The lead single from Selena Gomez's second album as a solo ... FeaturedChartsVideosPromoteYourMusicLoginGoodforYouSelenaGomezTrack6on Revival “GoodForYou”isasongaboutfeelinggoodaboutyourself,andlookinggoodforyourlover. TheleadsinglefromSelenaGomez’ssecondalbumasasoloartist,Revival,itwas…ReadMore FeaturingA$APRockyProducedbyHectorDelgado(USA),A$APRocky&3moreReleaseDateJune22,2015ViewAllCredits 1705.9K125249GoodforYouLyrics[ProducedbyHit-Boy,NickMonson,&RockMafia][WrittenbyJuliaMichaels,JustinTranter,SelenaGomez,andA$APRocky][Verse1:SelenaGomez]I'monmy14caratsI'm14caratDoingituplikeMidasNowyousayIgotatouchSogood,sogoodMakeyouneverwannaleaveSodon't,sodon't[Pre-Chorus:SelenaGomez]Gonnawearthatdressyoulike,skin-tightDomyhairupreal,realniceAndsyncopatemyskintoyourheartbeating[Chorus:SelenaGomez]CauseIjustwannalookgoodforyou,goodforyouIjustwannalookgoodforyou,goodforyouLetmeshowyouhowproudIamtobeyoursLeavethisdressamessonthefloorAndstilllookgoodforyou,goodforyou[Verse2:SelenaGomez]I'monmymarquisediamondsI'mamarquisediamondCouldevenmakethatTiffanyjealousYousayIgiveittoyouhardSobad,sobadMakeyouneverwannaleaveIwon't,Iwon't[Pre-Chorus:SelenaGomez]Gonnawearthatdressyoulike,skin-tightDomyhairupreal,realniceAndsyncopatemyskintohowyou'rebreathing[Chorus:SelenaGomez]CauseIjustwannalookgoodforyou,goodforyouIjustwannalookgoodforyou,goodforyouLetmeshowyouhowproudIamtobeyoursLeavethisdressamessonthefloorAndstilllookgoodforyou,goodforyou[Bridge:SelenaGomez]Trustme,IcantakeyouthereTrustme,IcantakeyouthereTrustme,I,trustme,I,trustme,I[Verse3:A$APRocky]Holdon,takeaminute,loveCauseIain'ttryingtofuckyourimageupLikewemessaroundintriplecuffsStumble'roundtown,pullyourzipperupPantssaglikeIdon'tgiveaIain'ttryingtofuckyourbusinessupAndIain'ttryingtogetyouintostuffButthewayyoutouchin'onmeintheclubRubbin'onmyminiatureJohnHancock,fuckthesignatureAnytimeIhitit,knowshefinnafallthroughAndeverytimewegetup,alwaysenduponthenewsAin'tworriedboutnopressandain'tworriedboutthenextbitchTheylovethewayyoudressandain'tgotshituponyouJackpot,hitthejackpotJustmetabadbitchwithouttheassshotsYoulookgood,girl,youknowyoudidgood,don'tyou?Youlookgood,girl,betitfeelgood,don'tit?[Chorus:SelenaGomez]CauseIjustwannalookgoodforyou,goodforyouBaby,letmebegoodtoyou,goodtoyouLetmeshowyouhowproudIamtobeyoursLeavethisdressamessonthefloorAndstilllookgoodforyou,goodforyou[Outro:SelenaGomez]Trustme,I,trustme,I,trustme,I249EmbedCancelHowtoFormatLyrics:Typeoutalllyrics,evenifit’sachorusthat’srepeatedthroughoutthesongTheSectionHeaderbuttonbreaksupsongsections.HighlightthetextthenclickthelinkUseBoldandItalicsonlytodistinguishbetweendifferentsingersinthesameverse.E.g.“Verse1:KanyeWest,Jay-Z,Both”CapitalizeeachlineTomoveanannotationtodifferentlyricsinthesong,usethe[...]menutoswitchtoreferenteditingmodeAboutGeniusAnnotation9contributors“GoodForYou”isasongaboutfeelinggoodaboutyourself,andlookinggoodforyourlover. TheleadsinglefromSelenaGomez’ssecondalbumasasoloartist,Revival,itwasamassiveinternationalhit,chartingin24differentcountries,reaching#1inGreeceand#5ontheBillboardHot100. AccordingtoSongfacts,speakingduringanOnAirwithRyanSeacrestinterview,Gomezclaimedthesong’slyricalcontentwasdeeperthanmerelybeingaboutawomanwantingtolookgoodforherlover: There’snothingwrongwithawomanbeingcomfortable,confident,[or]whateveritisthatyoufeel.Ilovethat,IlovefeelinglikeI’minloveandwanttolookgoodforsomeone.Atthesametime,there’snoguyinthe[music]video,I’msayingIamadiamond,andIlikethewaythatwomenfeelwhenthey’reinthatstate. WhenthefirstofficialmusicvideoreleasedinJuneof2015,manyweresurprisedthatitdidnotcontainA$APRocky’sfeatureverse.AsecondvideowasreleasedlaterwithASAP’svocalsincluded.Expand+1092ShareAskusaquestionaboutthissongAskaquestion *TranslationsGeniusAnswer1contributor TurkishTranslation Whathavetheartistssaidaboutthesong?GeniusAnswer1contributorAccordingtoSongfacts,Gomezdeclared: ‘GoodForYou’isactuallyoneofthefirstsongsIrecordedfortherecord.Itwasstunning–itwasapiecethatwasjusteverythingIfeelawomanshouldembody,butnotintheobviousway.Ivibedwithit.Thetrackonlytookabout45minutesbecauseIjustdiditallthewaythrough.Ididn’twanttostopinbetween.Iwantedtofeelthewholesongasawhole,andtheywerethere,anditwasjustabeautifulstarttothealbum. ShealsosaidinaninterviewwithElvisDuranonZ100’smorningshow: IthinkthatthissongrepresentstheconfidencethatItrulyhaveinsideofme,andIthinkit’sthevulnerablesidethatI’veexpressed,butit’salsothecombinationofjustfeelingmyself. ShealsosaidtoiHeartRadio: That’sagem.Honestly,IthinkitwasthesecondsongIrecordedforthealbumanditjust…Itwasnotevenabeat.Itwasjustaskeletonofasong,andit’sultimatelywhatIfeelwomencanfeellike.Inthevideo,therewasashowerscene,therewasawhitet-shirtscene.WhatIviewwomentobelikeisjustbeautiful,andbeingconfidentinyourself,sayingI’ma14karat,andyoujustwanttoembracethatfeeling.Ihavebecomemorecomfortablewithmysexuality,andwhoIam,andmybody,andIfeelreallyproudofthat.That’swhyitwastheonetokickoffthealbum.HowdidA$APRockyenduponthesong?GeniusAnswer1contributorAccordingtoSongfacts,GomeztoldElvisDuranthatputtingafeatureartistcollaborationonthetrackwasanorganicprocess: WhenIrecordedthesong,therewasnofeature.Idon’teventhinktherewasaplanforafeature.Irecordedthetrack,IrespondedtoitsomuchthatIhadtheentireteamwhowrotethesongcometoMexicoandfinishthealbumwithmebecauseitwastheperfectwayandtheperfecttonethat’ssetforthisnextchapterforme.Andthenonceitwasdone,Icouldnothelpbutwantsomebodyonit.AndI’mobsessedwithA$SAPRocky’snewalbum.SoIslippedittohimandnextthingyouknowherespondedreallywell. WhenIgot‘GoodForYou,’itwasjustthemelody.Wedidn’tknowwhatwewantedthesoundtobelike.Someofthemelodiesareverysoft,soitcouldhavebeenalittlemorepopbutIdidn’twanttheproductiontotakeawayfromthevocal. I’mahugefanofhip-hop,urban–that’sjustmytaste.Ithinkthat’smynaturaldirection.WhenIwasrecordingthewholealbum,everythingIwaswritingorrecordingwasallmid-tempo.Iwasdrawntothat,Iguess.IthinknowmorethaneverI’mcomfortableandconfidentgoingintothestudioknowingwhatmyvisionis. RockyexplainedonhisbehalftoMTVNewshowhechangedthesongafterGomez'peoplereachedouttohim: MeandmyboyHector[Delgado],weaddedtothebeat.Weaddedinstrumentsands–t–morebass,snares.Istartedsingingonit.Producedit.Wroteit. Healsoclaimed: Idon’tthinkit’sadifferentapproach[ofmusic].Youjustgoin.Goforthekill.Imean,itwasn’tthetypeofsongyoutrytogointo…Itwasjustlikemetellingher,yousureyouwannagoherewithme?Igottachangethebeat.Igottatalkmys–t.Myjiggys–t.Isthereabehindthescenesvideo?Revival(2015)SelenaGomez1.Revival2.KillEmWithKindness3.HandstoMyself4.SameOldLove5.Sober6.GoodforYou7.Camouflage8.Me&TheRhythm9.Survivors10.BodyHeat11.Rise12.Me&MyGirls13.Nobody14.Perfect15.OuttaMyHands(Loco)16.CologneExpandCreditsFeaturingA$APRockyProducedByHectorDelgado(USA),A$APRocky,Hit-Boy,NickMonson&RockMafiaWrittenByJuliaMichaels,JustinTranter,SelenaGomez&A$APRockyVideoDirectorSophieMullerMixingEngineerTonyMaseratiVocalProducerDreamlab&HectorDelgado(USA)Co-ProducerHectorDelgado(USA)&A$APRockyBackgroundVocalsHaywoodRecordedAtInterscopeStudios,SantaMonica,CA&DowntownStudios,NYReleaseDateJune22,2015SongsThatSampleGoodforYouFuckin'w/Meby Feather (CHI)GoodforYouCoversGoodForYouby Leslie OdomJr.(Ft. Daveed Diggs),GoodForYouby Tiffany Alvord,GoodforYouby Ali Brustofski,GoodforYouby Caitlin Hart,GoodforYouby The GirlandtheDreamcatcher&GoodForYouby ArtisansGoodforYouRemixesGoodForYouby B.K.P.(Ft. Selena Gomez),GoodForYou(PhantomsRemix)by Selena Gomez(Ft. A$AP Rocky),UnitedStateofPop2015(50ShadesofPop)by DJ Earworm,GoodForYou(KasboRemix)by Selena Gomez(Ft. A$AP Rocky),GoodForYou(NebbraRemix)by Selena Gomez(Ft. A$AP Rocky),GoodForYou(YellowClaw&CesqeauxRemix)by Selena Gomez(Ft. A$AP Rocky),GoodforYou(SingleVersion)by Selena Gomez&GoodforYou(StarFoxRemix)by StarFoxViewGoodforYousamplesTagsRapPopElectro-PopExpandCommentsAddacommentSignUpAndDropKnowledge🤓Geniusistheultimatesourceofmusicknowledge,createdbyscholarslikeyouwhosharefactsandinsightaboutthesongsandartiststheylove.SignUpGeniusistheworld’sbiggestcollectionofsonglyricsandmusicalknowledgeAboutGeniusContributorGuidelinesPressShopAdvertiseEventSpacePrivacyPolicyLicensingJobsDevelopersCopyrightPolicyContactUsSignInDoNotSellMyPersonalInformation©2022GeniusMediaGroupInc.TermsofUseVerifiedArtistsAllArtists:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz#HotSongs:RichMinionBadHabitRunningUpThatHill(ADealwithGod)GlimpseofUsLeftandRightViewAll