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Good News

Song · 2020 · Mac Miller (performer; co-written and co-produced with Jon Brion) · from the posthumous album Circles

If you're tired of saying you're fine when you're not, this one's for you. 🌊

Who it's for

The song names a very specific exhaustion: feeling that the people around you only want to hear good news, so you hide how you really feel.

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What it is

"Good News" is a song by Mac Miller, co-written and co-produced with Jon Brion, released in January 2020 as the lead single from Circles, the album Miller was working on at the time of his death in 2018 and intended as a companion to Swimming. Brion completed the track by building instrumentation around Miller's sparse demo.

Where to find it

Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available). Official music video (directed by Anthony Gaddis and Eric Tilford) on the artist's channel.

Before you start

Heads up: Low mood and reflection on death.

Age: Ages 14+

I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

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