Goodbye Says It All
| "Goodbye Says It All" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Blackhawk | ||||
| from the album Blackhawk | ||||
| B-side | "Let 'Em Whirl" | |||
| Released | October 25, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Charlie Black Bobby Fischer Johnny MacRae | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Bright Tim DuBois | |||
| Blackhawk singles chronology | ||||
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"Goodbye Says It All" is a song by American country music band Blackhawk, written by Bobby Fischer, Charlie Black and Johnny MacRae. It was released in October 1993 as the lead single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at No. 11 in the United States,[1] and No. 29 in Canada. This song was heavily promoted on CMT.
Content
[edit]The song's narrator is sneaking home from an unknown location (presumably a tavern or a nightclub) "thinking up an alibi", only to find that the house is entirely empty and all of its lights are on. He discovers that, instead of attempting a reconciliation, his significant other has left, writing the word "goodbye" in red lipstick on the living room wall before she leaves.
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Marius Penczner. In the video, a man returns to a pontoon house to find that his significant other has abandoned him, and the word "goodbye" written in red lipstick on the exterior wall of the pontoon, and his belongings destroyed. She also leaves behind a videotape of her destroying his things. At the end of the video, the man drops the television set into the water, since his ex-girlfriend destroyed the television remote control.
Charts
[edit]The song entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of November 27, 1993, and peaked at number 11 the week of March 12, 1994.
| Chart (1993-1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 29 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] | 11 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 47.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2419." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 21, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Blackhawk Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Blackhawk Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
