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Goodbye (The Coral song)

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"Goodbye"
Single by The Coral
from the album The Coral
Released15 July 2002 (2002-07-15)
Recorded2002
GenreIndie rock
Length4:02
LabelDeltasonic
Songwriter(s)James Skelly, Nick Power
Producer(s)Ian Broudie
The Coral singles chronology
"'Skeleton Key EP'"
(2002)
"Goodbye"
(2002)
"Dreaming of You"
(2002)

"Goodbye" is a song by English indie rock band The Coral taken from their debut album The Coral (2002). Released in July 2002, it was the second single taken from the album and charted at #21.

Music video

The music video was directed by Laurence Easeman. The video was inspired by the Wickerman, filmed in Greenfield, Holywell just outside Flint, Flintshire, Wales.[1]

Track listing

CD single (DLTCD005)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Goodbye"James Skelly, Nick Power4:02
2."Good Fortune"J. Skelly, Power2:37
3."Travelling Circus"J. Skelly, Power2:38
4."Goodbye" (video)  
Total length:9:17
CD single (DLTCD2005)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Goodbye"James Skelly, Nick Power4:02
2."Dressed Like a Cow" (live Xfm session)J. Skelly2:44
3."Goodbye" (live Xfm session)J. Skelly, Power3:02
4."The Coral Mini Movie" (video)  
Total length:9:52
7-inch single (DLT005)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Goodbye"James Skelly, Nick Power4:02
2."Good Fortune"J. Skelly, Power2:37
3."Travelling Circus"J. Skelly, Power2:38
Total length:9:17

Personnel

The Coral[2]
  • James Skelly – vocals, guitar, co-producer
  • Lee Southall – guitar, co-producer
  • Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar, trumpet, co-producer
  • Paul Duffy – bass guitar, saxophone, co-producer
  • Nick Power – keyboards, co-producer
  • Ian Skelly – drums, co-producer, artwork
Production[2]
  • Ian Broudie – producer
  • Jon Gray – engineer
  • Kenny Patterson – assistant engineer
Other personnel
  • Laurence Easeman – video director

Chart performance

Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 21

References

  1. ^ "Zion Egg". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  2. ^ a b The Coral (booklet). The Coral. UK: Deltasonic. 2002. DLTCD006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2011.