{{Short description|1999 single by Redman}} {{Infobox song | name = Da Goodness | cover = Da goodness.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] | album = [[Doc's da Name 2000]] | B-side = I Don't Kare | released = January 12, 1999 | recorded = | studio = | genre = [[Hip-hop]] | length = 4:09 | label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] | writer = {{hlist|[[Redman (rapper)|Reggie Noble]]|[[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith]]|[[Duke Ellington]]|[[Irving Mills]]|[[Juan Tizol]]}} | producer = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] | chronology = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] | prev_title = [[I'll Bee Dat!]] | prev_year = 1998 | year = 1999 | next_title = Let Da Monkey Out | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Busta Rhymes]] | type = singles | prev_title = [[Party Is Goin' on Over Here]] | prev_year = 1998 | title = Da Goodness | year = 1999 | next_title = [[What's It Gonna Be?!]] | next_year = 1999 }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|ZtzNc2hyJqM|"Da Goodness"}}}} }}
"'''Da Goodness'''" is a song by American rapper [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] with a verse by fellow rapper [[Busta Rhymes]]. It was released on January 12, 1999, via [[Def Jam Recordings]] as the second single from Redman's fourth solo studio album, ''[[Doc's da Name 2000]]''. Production was handled by Redman himself, who used an interpolation of "[[Caravan (Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington song)|Caravan]]" written by [[Duke Ellington]], [[Juan Tizol]], and [[Irving Mills]].
The song did not reach the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], however, it made it to number 50 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], number 38 on the [[R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay]], and number 9 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] in the United States. In the UK, the song was more successful, peaking at number 52 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 5 on both the UK Dance and UK Hip Hop/R&B charts. A [[music video]] was directed by [[Steve Carr]]; the video and a radio edit omitted Busta Rhymes's verse.
==Composition== "Da Goodness" was composed in [[Time signature|{{music|time|4|4}} time]] and the [[Key (music)|key]] of [[F-sharp major|F♯ major]], with a [[tempo]] of 67 beats per minute. It has a duration time of four minutes and nine seconds.<ref name="Key & BPM for Da Goodness">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Key & BPM for Da Goodness |url=https://tunebat.com/Info/Da-Goodness-Redman-Busta-Rhymes/59IgH82T57U9VEjfo9RhSS |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=Tunebat}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Da Goodness | note1 = Radio Edit | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Redman (rapper)|Reginald Noble]]|[[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith]]|[[Duke Ellington]]|[[Juan Tizol]]|[[Irving Mills]]}} | extra1 = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] | length1 = | title2 = Da Goodness (LP Version) | note2 = with [[Busta Rhymes]] | writer2 = {{hlist|Noble|Smith|Ellington|Tizol|Mills}} | extra2 = Redman | length2 = | title3 = Da Goodness | note3 = Instrumental | writer3 = {{hlist|Noble|Smith|Ellington|Tizol|Mills}} | extra3 = Redman | length3 = | title4 = I Don't Kare | note4 = Radio Edit | writer4 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Erick Sermon]]|[[N.O.R.E.|Victor Santiago]]|[[Pharrell Williams]]|[[Chad Hugo]]|Kirk Robinson|Nat Robinson|[[Debbie Harry|Deborah Harry]]|[[Chris Stein]]}} | extra4 = {{hlist|[[Erick Sermon]]|Redman <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}} | length4 = | title5 = I Don't Kare | note5 = LP Version | writer5 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|Santiago|Williams|Hugo|K. Robinson|N. Robinson|Harry|Stein}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Redman <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}} | length5 = | title6 = I Don't Kare | note6 = Instrumental | writer6 = {{hlist|Noble|Sermon|Santiago|Williams|Hugo|K. Robinson|N. Robinson|Harry|Stein}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Erick Sermon|Redman <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}} | length6 = | total_length = }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|UK|52|date=19990606|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 29, 2023}} |- {{single chart|UKdance|5|date=19990606|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 29, 2023}} |- {{single chart|UKrandb|5|date=19990606|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 29, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|50|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|38|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|9|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2023}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Discogs master|134048|Redman – Da Goodness}}
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