Song · Devo
“That's Good” by Devo
From the album Oh, No! It’s DEVO (1982)
“That's Good” by Devo appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1983 and 2014. It was first released in 1982 on the album Oh, No! It’s DEVO. Its best result is #76 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #158 alternative song of 1983 and #1,282 alternative song of all time.
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"That's Good" comes from Oh, No! It's Devo, the band's fifth studio album, a 1982 record with Roy Thomas Baker in the producer's chair. Gerald Casale co-wrote it, and by his account it chews on a very Devo riddle: if everybody wants what you want, how can anybody actually get it, and maybe the smart move is to want something else. Billboard heard a nearly straight rocker in the mold of "Whip It", and it does bounce along with a nervy, rubber-band snap.
The video swapped Devo's usual mini-movies for the band playing in front of a bluescreen full of matching images, a preview of the stage show for fans who couldn't catch the tour. It was also among the first clips to run afoul of MTV's censors, thanks to a cartoon french fry sliding through a doughnut and a quick cut to a grinning nude woman, seen only from the neck up.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 76 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 357 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 357 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 357 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 357 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 357 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 357 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 359 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1625 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1595 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1610 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1653 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1547 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1475 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1427 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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