"Guess I'm Doing Fine" is a single by Beck from his fifth major-label album, the critically acclaimed Sea Change. It was a successful single and is one of Beck's better known songs.

Lyrical content

"Guess I'm Doing Fine" was written by Beck, and like almost every other song on Sea Change, talks about his struggles with the recent break-up with someone he loved. It is often misinterpreted as a song about the death of one of his loved ones, because of the title, and these lines:

"Yellow roses in the graveyard,

Have no time to watch them grow"

Music video

The video was directed by Spike Jonze, and produced by Emma Wilcockson. Beck is thrown an acoustic guitar by an anonymous person that is not seen in the video. He sits down on what presumably is a white rock next to a tree and handles his guitar. He walks around with his guitar. He sits down to eat a sandwich, and eventually gets back up. His guitar follows him, even though he is not touching it. Beck is now sitting next to a tree again, and starts a conversation with a man playing soccer. The man sits down, and eventually Beck is playing soccer with the rest of the people. Later when he finishes, he continues walking on the sidewalk.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from critics, and was deemed as a highlight from Sea Change. Rolling Stone

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 magazine said the song was one of the highlights of Sea Change and one of the songs that made it one of Beck's best albums. Later, in the album's review, the magazine said it was his best album yet. E! Online also gave the song a positive review, saying it was one of the highlights of the album.