"%22Good Thing%22 is a song recorded by Fine Young Cannibals, the second single from their 1989 album The Raw & the Cooked. The song was their second U.S. number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on 8 July 1989. It also peaked at #7 on the UK singles chart.The song made its first appearance in the 1987 film Tin Men. Fine Young Cannibals portrayed a nightclub band in the movie, performing this song and three others (including the single's b-side %22Social Security%22). The film is set in Baltimore in 1963, and the song's retro-soul style is consistent with that setting." . "Songs written by David Steele (musician)" . "TRTRHWY12903D0800A" . . . . "2"^^ . . "-0.719373"^^ . "Good Thing" . "1989 singles" . . "1989-02-01"^^ . . . . "5094594" . "-0.333464"^^ . . "1637" . "Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles" . . . . "Songs written by Roland Gift" . . "RPM Top Singles number-one singles" . "82.0"^^ . . . "3"^^ . . "1987 songs" . . "201000.0"^^ . "29d733d5-ee76-4f74-9181-1d23a7990084" . "eng" . "Good Thing" . "Fine Young Cannibals songs" . "-15.1"^^ . "Roland Gift" . . . "english" . "London Records" . . "London Records singles" . . . "5714ded025ac0d8aee41dc26" . "PT201.87535147S"^^ . . "12-inch single" . . "0.48737"^^ . "Maxi single" . "USRH10901908" . . . "true"^^ . "Gramophone record" . "1989-04-14"^^ . "551999"^^ . . "1987" . . "true"^^ . "David Steele (musician)" . . "Fine Young Cannibals" . "false"^^ . .