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{{Infobox song
| Type = [[Promotional Single]]
| Name = Good Hit
| Artist = [[Jennifer Lopez]]
| Album = [[Love?]]
| Recorded = 
| Genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Dance music|Dance]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
}}
| Length = {{Duration|m=4|s=04}}
| Label = [[Island Records|Island]]
| Writer = {{flat list|
* [[The-Dream|Terius "The-Dream" Nash]]
* [[Tricky Stewart|Christopher "Tricky" Stewart]]
}}
| Producer = {{flat list|
* Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
* Terius "The-Dream" Nash
* [[Kuk Harrell]]
}}
| prev = "[[On the Floor]]"
| prev_no = 1
| track_no = 2
| next = "[[I'm Into You]]"
| next_no = 3
}}

"'''Good Hit'''" is a song recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez for her seventh studio album ''Love?'' (2011). It is an up-tempo dance and R&B song, written and produced by Terius "The-Dream" Nash and C. "Tricky" Stewart. After the song leaked online in August 2010, it was announced to be Lopez's first single with her new record deal with Island Records and the [[lead single]] of ''Love?''. The song received negative reviews from music critics. The song was later issued as a [[promotional recording|promotional single]] for ''Love?'' in January 2011 and appeared on the album. Upon the release of ''Love?'', the song debuted at number 193 on the [[Gaon Chart|South Korea Gaon International Chart]].

An accompanying music video for "Good Hit" was directed by [[Alexandre Moors]]. A teaser for the video surfaced and was quickly removed online in October 2010, to later appear again in early 2011. In the video, Lopez acts as a beauty school teacher. Whipping her hair back and forth, she instructs a classroom of students on "Fierceology" and "Work It Out 101". These scenes are, in an alternative video, intercut with behind the scenes footage from the ''Love?'' photoshoot. The clip was noted for its [[sex appeal]], in which Lopez and her students were dressed in [[Dolce & Gabbana]].

== Production and leak ==
"Good Hit" was written and produced by Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Tricky Stewart. Lopez's vocals for the song, which contain [[auto-tune]], were produced by Kuk Harrell. The vocals were recorded by Jim Annunziato, Josh Gudwin and Harrell at Triangle Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, Record Plant Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California and Larrabee Studios in Hollywood, California. Brian "B-Luv" Thomas and Pat Thrall handled [[audio engineering]] of "Good Hit", with additional engineering from [[Chris O'Ryan|Chris "Tek" O'Ryan]] and assistance from Chris Galland and Dustin Capulong. The song was later [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by Jaycen Joshua with the assistance of Jesus Garnica at Larrabee Studios.<ref name="Album Credits"/>

In August 2010 a snippet of "Good Hit" was released onto the internet. It was revealed to be Lopez's first single with her new record deal with Island Records and the lead single of ''Love?''.<ref name="defpenradio">{{cite web |url=http://defpenradio.com/jennifer-lopez-new-single-good-hit-coming-soon |title=Jennifer Lopez New Single "Good Hit" Coming Soon |publisher=Def Pen Radio |date=August 28, 2010 |accessdate=May 8, 2012 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605023403/http://defpenradio.com/jennifer-lopez-new-single-good-hit-coming-soon/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=June 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Fluker |first=Elayne |url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/listen-jennifer-lopez-releases-her-new-song-good-hit |title=Listen: Jennifer Lopez Releases Her New Song 'Good Hit' |publisher=Latina |date=March 13, 2013 |accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref> Upon the snippet's leak,{{failed verification|date=June 2016}} it was panned by critics.<ref name="softpedia1">{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Video-for-Jennifer-Lopez-s-Good-Hit-Is-Finally-Out-242234.shtml |title=Video for Jennifer Lopez's 'Good Hit' Is Finally Out – Softpedia |publisher=[[Softpedia]] |date= |accessdate=June 12, 2012}}</ref> The song, however, ultimately appeared on the final track listing of ''Love?'' when it was released in May 2011 and was also released as a promotional single in January 2011.<ref name="Allmusic Love?"/><ref name="Sneak Peak Rap-Up"/>

== Composition and critical response ==
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"Good Hit" is an up-tempo dance and R&B song, with a length of four minutes and four seconds (4:04).<ref name="defpenradio"/> The song contains a "neck-snapping beat" that keeps "momentum going nicely".{{attribution needed|date=June 2016}}<ref name="billboard1">{{cite web|last=Herrera|first=Monica |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471755/jennifer-lopez-love-track-by-track-review |title=Jennifer Lopez 'Love?': Track-by-Track Review |work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=September 14, 2009 |accessdate=May 8, 2012}}</ref> [[MTV News]]' Chris Ryan described "Good Hit" as a slick dance beat, where "Lopez sings about dropping it low in a voice coated with the much-maligned but incredibly popular vocal filter.<ref name="Good Hit MTV">{{cite web |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/08/31/jennifer-lopez-good-hit/ |title=Song You Need To Know: Jennifer Lopez, 'Good Hit' |publisher=MTV Buzzworthy. [[MTV Networks]] |last=Ryan |first=Chris |date=August 31, 2010 |accessdate=September 3, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905132730/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/08/31/jennifer-lopez-good-hit/ |archivedate=September 5, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Scott Shetler of PopCrush noted "Good Hit" to be a near [[rap]] song.<ref name=pcr/>

"Good Hit" received negative reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]].<ref name="softpedia1"/> Poppy Reid of ''[[The Music Network]]'' criticized the song for its reliance on autotune and lyrics "you just don't expect (or want) from a 41-year-old".<ref name="Music network"/> Sal Cinquemani of [[Slant Magazine]] stated in a review of ''Love?'' that apart from "Good Hit" and "Invading My Mind", "Lopez shines when the beat hits 120 or higher."<ref name="Slant magazine review"/> Robert Copsey from [[Digital Spy]] called the song generic.<ref name="Copsey"/> Genevieve Koski of [[The A.V. Club]] was critical of the song, stating that: "[Good Hit] in which she drones "I got that good hit" when she clearly doesn't—nor does she seem to even want it."<ref>{{cite web|last=Koski |first=Genevieve |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/jennifer-lopez-love,55793/ |title=Jennifer Lopez: Love? &#124; Music &#124; Music Review|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion, Inc|date=May 10, 2011 |accessdate=May 8, 2012}}</ref> Scott Shetler of PopCrush noted "Good Hit" to sound as if Lopez was [[Cover version|covering]] [[Britney Spears]] "rather than doing her own thing."<ref name=pcr>{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/jennifer-lopez-love-album-review |title=Jennifer Lopez, ‘Love?’ – Album Review |publisher=Popcrush|date=April 29, 2011 |accessdate=May 8, 2012}}</ref> Monica Herrera from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' agreed, comparing the song to Britney Spears' "[[Piece of Me (Britney Spears song)|Piece of Me]]" and additionally to the work of [[Nicki Minaj]].<ref name="billboard1"/>

== Music video ==
[[File:Good Hit (video).png|thumb|right|220px|Lopez sits on her desk surrounded by her "Fierceology" students in the music video for "Good Hit".]]

A viral music video for "Good Hit" was directed by Alexandre Moors in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=LL |url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2010/10/shot-jennifer-lopez-alex-moors-dir.html |title=SHOT: Jennifer Lopez - Alex Moors, dir. |publisher=VideoStatic |date=October 2, 2010 |accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=June 2016}} The video follows a series of collaborations between [[Nice Shoes]], a New York-based visual effects company, and Moors, including the short film ''Cherry Bloom''. Moors shot the footage for "Good Hit" on one location using two different sets.<ref name="AWN"/> He wanted a "consistent look throughout", allowing Nice Shoes to "apply the look of one shot to the rest, adjusting contrast to match".<ref name="AWN"/> They also readjusted the windows based on how Lopez moved through each shot.<ref name="AWN">{{cite web|author=Animation World Network |url=http://www.awn.com/news/commercials/nice-shoes-and-jlo-collaborate-good-hit |title=Nice Shoes and JLo Collaborate on Good Hit &#124; AWN &#124; Animation World Network |publisher=AWN |date=March 1, 2011 |accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref> The music video "makes use of a bunch of different hair styling tools".{{according to|date=June 2016}} [[Oribe (hairdresser)|Oribe]], who stylized the hair for the video, created a "classic JLo look: lots of hair, volume and wind".<ref>{{cite web |last=Magazine |first=Seventeen |url=http://www.seventeen.com/fashion/blog/jennifer-lopez-music-video-hairstyle |title=Get Jennifer Lopez's Hair from "Good Hit" Video! |publisher=Seventeen |date=March 11, 2011 |accessdate=April 6, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A "teaser" for the video surfaced online in October 2010, but was removed quickly afterwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wowwow.me/2010/10/jennifer-lopez-good-hit-teaser-music.html |title=Jennifer Lopez 'Good Hit' New Single |publisher=Wowwow.Me |date=October 28, 2010 |accessdate=May 8, 2012 |archive-date=March 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307054121/http://www.wowwow.me/2010/10/jennifer-lopez-good-hit-teaser-music.html |dead-url=yes }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=June 2016}} The music video was released on January 15, 2011.<ref name="Sneak Peak Rap-Up"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/01/jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-in-redone-produced-leak-.html |title=Ahead of 'American Idol' debut, Jennifer Lopez gets 'On the Floor' in leaked RedOne-produced single |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=January 17, 2011 |accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref>

The video for "Good Hit" begins with Lopez holding a [[pointer (rod)|pointer]] in her left hand, while asking for the attention of the students. Two chalk boards are shown behind her, saying the words "Fierceology" and "Work It Out 101". Lopez is then seen dancing on chairs with several female students, each with a [[hair dryer]] in hand. These scenes are intercut with Lopez teaching the students how to whip their hair. They then strut up and down a hallway.<ref name="Sneak Peak Rap-Up"/> The music video was noted for its sex appeal, in which Lopez and the students are dressed in Dolce & Gabbana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.ro/stiri/muzica/jennifer-lopez-e-super-hot-in-good-hit-video |title=MTV Romania – Jennifer Lopez e super hot in 'Good Hit! VIDEO|publisher=[[MTV (Romania)|MTV Romania]]. Viacom |date= |accessdate=May 8, 2012}}</ref> An alternate version of the video was leaked online in December 2011.<ref name="softpedia1"/> This version begins with Lopez posing in front of a mirror, draped in jewelry and sitting on a couch with a telephone. This footage is taken from a behind the scenes look at the photoshoot for ''Love?''. These scenes are intercut with that from the original version.{{cn|date=June 2016}}

== Credits and personnel ==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Love?''.<ref name="Album Credits"/>

{{Div col|cols=2}}
* Alli Davis – backing vocals
* Brian "B-Luv" Thomas – engineer
* Pat Thrall – engineer
* Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – additional engineering
* Chris Galland – assistant engineer
* Dustin Capulong – assistant engineer
* Jaycen Joshua – mixer
* Jesus Garnica – assistant mixer
* Tricky Stewart – producer, songwriter
* Terius "The-Dream" Nash – producer, songwriter
* Kuk Harrell – vocal producer
* Jim Annunziato – vocal engineer
* Jennifer Lopez - lead vocals
* Josh Gudwin – vocal engineer
* Kuk Harrell – vocal engineer
{{Div col end}}

== Charts ==
{{Wikipedia books|Love?}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2011)	
! Peak<br />position	
|-
! scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon International Download Chart)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E&current_week=20&current_year=2011&chart_Time=week|title=Gaon Download Chart|publisher=Gaon Chart|accessdate=April 8, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408211546/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=E&current_week=20&current_year=2011&chart_Time=week|archivedate=April 8, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 193
|}

==References==
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<ref name="Sneak Peak Rap-Up">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/15/sneak-peek-jennifer-lopez-good-hit |title=Sneak Peek: Jennifer Lopez – "Good Hit" |publisher=''Rap-Up'' |date=January 15, 2011 |accessdate=August 11, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Music network">{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Poppy |url=http://www.themusicnetwork.com/reviews/album/2011/05/10/album-review-jennifer-lopez-love/ |title=Album review: Jennifer Lopez, Love? – Album |work=The Music Network |publisher=Peer Group Media |date= May 10, 2011|accessdate=April 9, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="Copsey">{{cite web|first=Robert |last=Copsey |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/albumreviews/a317729/jennifer-lopez-love.html |title=Jennifer Lopez: 'Love?' – Music Album Review |publisher=Digital Spy. [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] |date=May 4, 2011 |accessdate=April 9, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="Slant magazine review">{{cite web|first=Sal |last=Cingquemani |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jennifer-lopez-love/2485 |title=Jennifer Lopez: Love? |work=Slant Magazine |date=April 29, 2011 |accessdate=April 7, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="Album Credits">{{cite AV media notes |title=Love? |others=Jennifer Lopez |year=2011 |type=Booklet |publisher=Island Records, a division of [[Universal Music Group|UMG Recordings]] |location=Los Angeles, [[California|CA]]}}</ref>

<ref name="Allmusic Love?">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Stephen |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-mw0002114234|title=Love? – Jennifer Lopez : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]]|date=April 19, 2011|accessdate=June 4, 2012}}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|jennifer-lopez|good-hit}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
* [http://vimeo.com/19139055 Official music video] at [[Vimeo]]

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