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"Say Goodbye" is a single by American rock band Cheap Trick, released as the leading single[1] from their 1997 self-titled album Cheap Trick. The song was written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander and Tom Petersson.[2]
The single was released on CD Single in America, Australia and Japan. The Australian release was through Shock Records[3] whilst the Japanese version was released on 3inch CD.[4] A one-track American promo CD single was also released. For the American single, the a-side was titled "Say Goodbye (Cheap Rock Mix)".
The b-side "Yeah Yeah" was featured on the same album.[5]
Both tracks were produced by Cheap Trick and producer/engineer Ian Taylor.[6] Taylor had previously engineered the band's "One on One" LP in 1982[7] and produced a handful of other tracks in 1983 including the single "Dancin' the Night Away" for the Next Position Please LP[8] as well as the contributions that the band recorded for the 1983 Sean S. Cunningham comedy film "Spring Break".[9]
Background
The album, named after the band's original 1977 eponymous debut, the album featured a similar stripped-down sound to what they had used 20 years earlier, with the single reflecting it. The album, released under Red Ant Entertainment was the band's first appearance on a non-major record label. The label filed for bankruptcy three weeks after the album's release, causing both the single and album to flop.
The single was Cheap Trick's last appearance on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as any other American charts such as the Mainstream Rock chart. The song peaked at #119 on the Billboard and #39 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[10]
The song peaked at #13 in Canada[11], where for the Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1997 in Canada, "Say Goodbye" peaked at #88.[12]
A music video was created for the song[13], which later featured on a bonus DVD which came with certain editions of the band's 2003 album "Special One".[14]
The song was performed live on the American TV show Hard Rock Live in 1997.[15] The band also performed the previous hits "Dream Police", "Surrender", "I Want You to Want Me" and the 1997 single "Carnival Game".[16]
Track listing
- CD Single (American release)
- "Say Goodbye (Cheap Rock Mix)" - 3:30
- "Yeah Yeah" - 3:11
- CD Single (American promo)
- "Say Goodbye (Cheap Rock Mix)" - 3:30
- CD Single (Australian release)
- "Say Goodbye" - 3:31
- "Yeah Yeah" - 3:10
- CD 3-Inch Single (Japanese release)
- "Say Goodbye" - 3:31
- "Yeah Yeah" - 3:10
Critical reception
In the review for the album "Cheap Trick", allmusic.com wrote "Not everything on the album is first-rate and a couple of songs are simply pleasant, but there are more terrific moments - "Hard to Tell," "You Let a Lotta People Down," "Say Goodbye," "It All Comes Back to You" - than there have been on any Cheap Trick record in years."[17]
Rolling Stone magazine spoke of the b-side in a review of the album "Yet the dark heart and barbed-guitar snag of this Cheap Trick sneak up on you: the white-knuckle creep of "You Let a Lotta People Down," Robin Zander's shredded-Lennon bellow in "Yeah Yeah."[18]
Chart performance
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Singles Chart[19] | 13 |
| Japanese Singles Chart (Tokyo)[20][21] | 32 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Chart[22] | 119 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart[23] | 39 |
Personnel
- Robin Zander - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, producer
- Rick Nielsen - lead guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Tom Petersson - bass, backing vocals, producer
- Bun E. Carlos - drums, percussion, producer
Additional personnel
- Ian Taylor – producer, engineer, mixer
- Donna Brainard, Larry Mazer - management
- Angela K. Herl, Mike Herl - business management
- Bob Ludwig - masterer
- Writers of "Say Goodbye" – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson
- Writers of "Yeah Yeah" – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson
References
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Cheap-Trick-Say-Goodbye/release/2634199
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Cheap-Trick-Cheap-Trick/master/265027
- ^ http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/4/1/3/1/4/6/webimg/517668593_o.jpg
- ^ http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=123597
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Cheap-Trick-Cheap-Trick/master/265027
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Cheap-Trick-Cheap-Trick/master/265027
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Cheap-Trick-One-On-One/master/265028
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Cheap-Trick-Next-Position-Please/master/260325
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Cheap-Trick-Spring-Break/release/3216270
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cheap-trick-p3879/charts-awards/billboard-singles
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3238&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=11jq1uuicfbth860997u8p11q4
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3416&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=11jq1uuicfbth860997u8p11q4
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOAl2TKBA0w&ob=av2n
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Cheap-Trick-Special-One/release/2517708
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6zlsE10Oio
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cheap+trick+hard+rock+live&oq=cheap+trick+hard+rock+live&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=1&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=291l2419l0l2507l15l15l0l6l6l1l187l824l6.3l9l0
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/cheap-trick-r261672/review
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/cheap-trick-19971225#ixzz1ooioDz8m
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3238&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=11jq1uuicfbth860997u8p11q4
- ^ http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/tokiohot100/cgi-bin/top100.cgi
- ^ http://tsort.info/music/wj6qfp.htm
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cheap-trick-p3879/charts-awards/billboard-singles
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cheap-trick-p3879/charts-awards/billboard-singles
