Good Intentions (Toad the Wet Sprocket song)

"Good Intentions"
Artwork of the sticker issued with the song's promo disc
Single by Toad the Wet Sprocket
from the album In Light Syrup and Friends Original TV Soundtrack
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1995 (1995-09-19)[1][2]
GenreAlternative rock[3]
Length3:25
LabelColumbia
SongwriterGlen Phillips
ProducerGavin MacKillop
Toad the Wet Sprocket singles chronology
"Stupid"
(1995)		 "Good Intentions"
(1995)		 "Come Down"
(1997)

"Good Intentions" is a song by American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. It is included on both the band's 1995 album In Light Syrup and the television series Friends soundtrack, Friends Original TV Soundtrack. This version was recorded in January 1991 during the sessions for the band's third album fear but was not included because they felt it was too catchy and sounded like an obvious "hit single". Serviced to radio in September 1995, the song reached number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, number eight in Canada, and number 28 in Iceland.

Background

Singer Glen Phillips said the song was about "General misunderstandings. Operating on the edge of 'moral okayness' as a young person. Flirting or something. ... I think it was about that, like pushing those edges and everybody trying to figure out where they stand in a relationship that way."[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6]13
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] 28
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[8] 23
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 19
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 17
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] 19
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[12] 20
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[13] 16
US Adult Alternative Top 30 Tracks (Radio & Records)[14] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[15] 89
Chart (1996) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 72
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 38
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[18] 53

References

  1. ↑ "September Tunes". Radio & Records. No. 1110. September 1, 1995. p. 71.
  2. ↑ "Selected New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1112. September 15, 1995. p. 35.
  3. ↑ Harris, Vincent (September 12, 2018). "How Toad the Wet Sprocket Navigates the Age of Nostalgia". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ Prato, Greg (November 1, 2022). "Glen Phillips : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 2858". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 2846". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (10.2. – 16.2. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 10, 1996. p. 26. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Radio Songs". Billboard. December 23, 1995. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. December 23, 1995. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Adult Pop Airplay". Billboard. December 23, 1995. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. November 11, 1995. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. November 11, 1995. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. January 6, 1996. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Adult Alternative Top 30 Tracks". Radio & Records. No. 1119. November 2, 1995. p. 84.
  15. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995". RPM. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ↑ "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  17. ↑ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 33.
  18. ↑ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 30.
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