Goodbye to Yesterday
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| Single by No Angels | ||||||||
| from the album Destiny | ||||||||
| Released | March 16, 2007 | |||||||
| Format | CD single, download, digital single | |||||||
| Recorded | January 2007, Sound Studio N (Cologne, Germany) |
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| Genre | Pop, rock pop | |||||||
| Length | 3:30 | |||||||
| Label | Polydor/Universal | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Pelle Ankarberg, David Jassy, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson | |||||||
| Producer | Twin, Pelle Ankarberg | |||||||
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"Goodbye to Yesterday" is a pop song performed by German pop group the No Angels. It was written and produced by Pelle Ankarberg, David Jassy, Niclas Molinder, and Joacim Persson and co-produced by Twin and Ankarberg for the band's fourth studio album Destiny (2007). The band's first release in over three years, the comeback song was their first commercial single release to feature the No Angels' current lineup, excluding original band member Vanessa Petruo.
The song was released as the album's leading single on March 16, 2007 (see 2007 in music) in German-speaking Europe, and following a three year absence from the charts, the group reached number four on the German Singles Chart with it.[1] Additionally, "Goodbye to Yesterday" entered the top twenty in Switzerland and on a composite Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart,[2] as well as the top thirty of the Austrian Singles Chart,[3] resulting into a total of 30,000 sold copies.[4]
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[edit] Writing and recording
"Goodbye to Yesterday" was written exclusively for the band's comeback album Destiny,[5] following a request by the No Angels' A&R manager Niklas Hafemann after their secret reformation in mid-2006.[6] Fully completed and conveyed shortly prior to recording start in late January 2007, "Goodbye to Yesterday" was an eleventh-hour addition to the album's recording listing and the last song out of eight proposed tracks to be recorded by the group, with most of it being recorded spontaneously due to timing conflicts.[7]
The band has described the mid-tempo song as an example of their musical and lyrical development and personal maturity in the last few years of their break: "It typifies everything we have to say," Lucy Diakovska said in an interview with NRJ Radio Energy.[8] "It's not about bidding farewell to something, but about flipping a new chapter open and [...] putting experiences into practice."[9] However, Sandy Mölling noted that the song and its title "may not be appreciated as a motto," since the band felt no regret of their acts and decisions in the past.[6] Co-produced by longtime contributors Niclas Molinder, Pelle Ankarberg and Joacim Persson, "Goodbye to Yesterday" was eventually selected as the album's lead single out of a total of seven songs.[6]
Although the full track was given its first ever radio airplay at midnight of February 1, 2007, following the official announcement of the band reunion, a twenty-second clip of "Goodbye to Yesterday" was previewed on RTL's news programme Punkt 12 during a press conference the day before.[9] By February 2 the entire track had beeb ripped from radio, and leaked onto the internet. Officially released on March 16, 2007 in all German-speaking countries, both the CD and the digital single spawned dance, electronic and house music-influenced remixes by German producers and DJs Klaas and Black Dog.
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Goodbye to Yesterday" saw the band reuniting with German director Marcus Sternberg, with whom the band had previously collaborated on five clips between the years of 2002 and 2003, including their ECHO Award-winning video for "Something about Us." Entirely filmed on-stage at the Berlin Union Studios in Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany on February 9, 2007,[10] it was shot over seventeen hours, involving choreography by former Fame Academy judge, Mölling's spouse Renick Bernadina.[11] As reported, the four band members bore the production costs of an estimated €90,000 partly by themselves as their record company Universal Music Domestic considered the shoot too high in price to incur additional expenses.[12]
The video does not have a substantial plot but incorporates the idea of a behind the scenes documentary film look, involving outtakes and making-of shots.[10] It primarily focuses on each of the girls performing their verses on one of the four main sets; with Nadja Benaissa sitting at a pier, Jessica Wahls standing in the rain in front of a bar, Sandy Mölling performing in an artificial snow flurry, and Diakovska dancing on a chimney-pocked rooftop.[10] A one and a half minutes preview of the edited music video was aired on February 22, 2007 on German television channel ProSieben at 8.13 PM.[13] The full version was eventually premiered on February 23 at the end of VIVA's show Neu.[13] A making-of-clip of the video was released on a digital video disc on the album's re-release edition, Destiny Reloaded (2008).
[edit] Chart performance
Released at midnight of February 1, 2007 to European radio stations, "Goodbye to Yesterday" debuted at number 22 on the German Airplay Chart only three days after its release.[14] It eventually reached its peak position of number 14 in its second week, but remained another ten weeks within the top 30 of that particular chart, according to Nielsen Music Control.[14] Following its physical release on March 16, 2007 in German-speaking Europe, the single debuted at number 4 on the German Singles Chart based on composite digital singles and CD singles sales, becoming the No Angels' highest-charting single since 2003's "Feelgood Lies." However, as the song failed to climb any higher during its nine-week chart run, it also became the band's first leading single not to reach the top position on the German Media Control Chart.[15]
In Switzerland, the single opened and peaked at number 16 on the Swiss Singles Chart, where it became the group's highest-charting single since 2002's "Still in Love with You."[16] It remained eight weeks on the chart and eventually emerged as the album's best-selling single there.[16] By contrast, "Goodbye to Yesterday" became the No Angels' lowest-charting single since 2002's "All Cried Out" in Austria. It debuted at number 21 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 and fell out of the top 100 in its seventh week, also becoming the band's shortest-running single until then.[3] In addition, the track peaked at number 19 on a composite Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart.[3]
Altogether, "Goodbye to Yesterday" sold more than 30,000 copies domestically.[4]
[edit] Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Goodbye to Yesterday."
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Ö3 Austria Top 40[3] | 21 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[2] | 19 |
| European Airplay Chart[17] | 58 |
| German Singles Chart[1] | 4 |
| German Airplay Chart[14] | 14 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[16] | 16 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "German Chart History". Chartsurfer. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927045442/http://www.chartsurfer.de/archiv.htm?nr=0&art=t&dbid=78579. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ a b "European Hot 100 Archive". Billboard. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/search/detailed_chart_display.jsp?g=s&cd=Apr-07-2007&f=European%20Hot%20100%20Singles&model.chartId=3083152. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ a b c d "Austrian Chart History". AustrianCharts. http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=No+Angels&titel=Goodbye+To+Yesterday&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ a b Köster, Oliver (2007-08-25). "Dritte Single, letzte Chance?" (in German). Bild.de. http://www.bild.de/BTO/leute/2007/08/26/no-angels-comeback/versuch-single,geo=2383826.html. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Meschkaft, Sonja (2007-03-14). "Wir haben keine Lust zu warten" (in German). EinsLive. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070317194736/http://www.einslive.de/musik/interviews/2007/no_angels.jsp. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- ^ a b c "No Angels @ Viva Live". Youtube. http://youtube.com/watch?v=HGqOt22N7R0. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- ^ "Himmlisch!". BILD am Sonntag. Retrieved on 2007-04-22
- ^ "Popband «No Angels» wieder vereint" (in German). Limmatta Online. http://www.limmattalonline.ch/pages/index.cfm?dom=12&rub=100004702&nrub=0&sda=1&Artikel_ID=101478473jhtml. Retrieved 2007-02-01.[dead link]
- ^ a b "No Angels interview" (in German). Energy.de. http://www.energy.de/galleries/starschnitten/2810/. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ a b c "No Angels Videodreh". Yam.de. http://www.yam.de/No_Angels_Videodreh.html. Retrieved 2007-02-21.[dead link]
- ^ "No Angels on set of 'Goodbye to Yesterday'". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF_tuPTH3fU. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "Video report". RTLaktuell.de. http://www.rtl.de/news/rtl_aktuell_videoplayer.php?cat=1&lstart=0&video_id=33914&stream=ms_h. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ a b "Comeback-Video feiert Premiere". Viviano. http://www.viviano.de/ak/News-Musik/no-angels-9492.shtml. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ a b c "Airplay Charts Deutschland 16.02.2007- 23.02.2007". Surfmusik.de. http://www.surfmusik.de/airplaycharts_2007_kw08.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung". Musicline. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/No+Angels/Goodbye+To+Yesterday/single. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ a b c "Swiss Chart History". Swisscharts. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=No+Angels&titel=Goodbye+To+Yesterday&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ "OLJO European Chart". OLJO. http://www.oljo.de/eurochart_eu_chart/airplay.shtml. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
[edit] External links
- NoAngels-Music.de — official site
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