Song · INXS
“Good Times” by INXS with Jimmy Barnes
Released 1986 With Jimmy Barnes
“Good Times” by INXS with Jimmy Barnes appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1987 and 2002. It was first released in 1986. Its best result is #46 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #110 alternative song of 1987 and #4,399 alternative song of all time.
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INXS and Jimmy Barnes teamed up on "Good Times", the Easybeats' old party-starter from the pen of Harry Vanda and George Young, and first issued their version in December 1986. The following year it landed on the soundtrack of The Lost Boys and became a top 50 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Mark Opitz produced it and Al Wright engineered, and the whole point is the vocal cage match: Michael Hutchence's slinky cool up against Barnes's raw-throated bellow, each trying to out-swagger the other. Behind them the band plays it loose and loud, with Andrew Farriss on guitar and keyboards, Kirk Pengilly on guitar and saxophone, Garry Gary Beers on bass and Jon Farriss on drums, while Peter Kekel bangs away at the piano. It's a cover that sounds like a backstage blowout that somebody had the sense to tape.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 83 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 | 107 |
| 1987 | 46 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1697 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1697 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1697 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1689 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1533 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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