Arrows of Desire

Arrows of Desire is the sixth solo album by Matthew Good, released in 2013. The album's lead single, "Had It Coming", was released on May 27, 2013.^[1] The album was nominated for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2014 Juno Awards.^[2]

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Arrows of Desire
Studio album by Matthew Good
Released	September 24, 2013
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:35
Label	Frostbyte Media Inc.
Producer	Matthew Good
Matthew Good chronology
Lights of Endangered Species (2011) Arrows of Desire (2013) Chaotic Neutral (2015)
Singles from Arrows of Desire
"Had It Coming" Released: May 27, 2013 "Arrows of Desire" Released: September 4, 2013

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #6 on the Canadian Albums Chart,^[4] selling 4,900 copies in its first week.^[5] It is Good's only album that has charted in the United States, reaching #46 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.^[6]

Inspiration

In an interview with The Huffington Post, Good stated that inspiration for Arrows of Desire came from the rock bands that he listened to in his youth.^[7] Good specifically mentions The Pixies and Afghan Whigs as key influences when he was writing songs for the record.^[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Matthew Good.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Arrows of Desire"	4:06
2.	"Via Dolorosa"	4:02
3.	"Had It Coming"	2:40
4.	"We're Long Gone"	2:09
5.	"So Close"	3:42
6.	"Garden of Knives"	5:29
7.	"Mutineering"	5:05
8.	"Hey Hell Heaven"	3:51
9.	"Guns of Carolina"	4:42
10.	"Letters In Wartime"	6:45

Personnel

• Matthew Good - guitar, vocals
• Don Mills - bass
• Jimmy Reid - lead guitar
• Anthony Wright - piano, keyboards
• Pat Steward - drums
• Joel Livesey - recording engineer