It was written by Ciara, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Craig Love, and Lil Jon, who also produced the song.

The song's lead woman refuses men's sexual advances, proclaiming that they will not get her "goodies" because "they stay in the jar."

The single was well-received by critics, who acclaimed its whistling crunk beat and Ciara's breathy vocals.

"Goodies" was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks, becoming the longest-running number-one debut single by a female artist on the chart since 1977.

"[1] The song's accompanying music video, directed by Benny Boom, featured guest appearances from Bone Crusher, Monica, Rasheeda, Jazze Pha, Young Jeezy, and Lil Jon.

The video depicts Ciara dancing in front of a blue and white background with her backup dancers.

[2] According to Ciara, no one believed in her dreams of hearing her own music on the radio until she met producer Jazze Pha in 2002.

In early 2004, Ciara wrote a demo with Sean Garrett, co-writer of Usher's crunk hit "Yeah!".

and fellow crunk hit "Freek-a-Leek" by Petey Pablo, Laface looked to capitalize on the success of the previous songs.

"[9] The song makes use of a repeated whistle, "faux operatic vocals" in parts, and a western guitar riff near the end.

"[11] Slant published, "it's not the chorus that gets stuck in your head... but the incessant oscillating whistle (I swear you can hear dogs barking halfway through the song).

"[12] MusicOMH reviewed, "Goodies" as "an instantly recognisable tune" and called it a "typically upbeat benefiting from Lil' Jon.

"[15] Blender published that Ciara "sounds like she's rapping right back at him, delivering her lines in a measured, sultry cadence with hardly any variation in tone or pitch.

The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.

It shows Ciara and her friends driving in an Oldsmobile 442 convertible along the Atlanta streets to the local car wash.

It features cameo appearances by BoneCrusher, Monica, Rasheeda, Jazze Pha, Jeezy, Lil Jon and among others.

The song then begins and Ciara starts singing her intro once Petey Pablo raps his verse.

The extended version of the video includes Ciara full-length dance with the backup dancers, and also features more of her and Monica duo shot.