Say Goodbye (Beck song)

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"Say Goodbye"

Single by Beck

from the album Morning Phase

Released

May 5, 2014^[1]

Genre

Folk rock

Length

3:29

Beck Hansen^[2]

Beck Hansen^[3]

Beck singles chronology

"Waking Light"
(2014)

"Say Goodbye"
(2014)

"Heart Is a Drum"
(2014)

"Say Goodbye" is a song written, produced and performed by American musician Beck,^[2]^[3].It was issued as the third single from his twelfth studio album Morning Phase.

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews, with many critics compared the song to the work of other musicians. Leonie Cooper of NME praised the song's guitar work as having "a Gram Parsons lilt";^[4] while Zach Schonfeld of Consequence of Sound positively compared the song to material from Neil Young's album Harvest.^[5] Josh Modell of The A.V. Club highlighted the song as being the best song on the album.^[6]

Live performances

Beck performed "Say Goodbye" live for the first time (along with "Waking Light") on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 12, 2014.^[7] On October 5, he performed the song at the New Orleans House of Blues.^[8]

References

^ "IndieLondon: Music - Singles of the week - Monday, May 5, 2014 - Your London Reviews". IndieLondon. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Say Goodbye - Beck | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Beck - Morning Phase (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ Cooper, Leonie (February 21, 2014). "NME Reviews - Beck - 'Morning Phase'". NME. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ Schonfeld, Zach (February 20, 2014). "Beck – Morning Phase | Album Reviews | Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ Modell, Josh (February 25, 2014). "Morning Phase · Beck · Music Review Beck's new album, Morning Phase, revisits the mourning sounds of Sea Change · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ Menyes, Carolyn (March 13, 2014). "WATCH: Beck perform 'Waking Light', 'Say Goodbye' on 'The Tonight Show' : Genres : Music Times". Music Times. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ Spera, Keith (October 6, 2014). "Beck is no 'Loser,' as he demonstrated at the New Orleans House of Blues | NOLA.com". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

External links

"Say Goodbye" at AllMusic
"Say Goodbye" at Discogs

Beck

Studio albums

Remix albums

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EPs

Compilations

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Official singles

Album

Non-album

"Deadweight"
"Timebomb"
"Looking for a Sign"
"I Just Started Hating Some People Today"
"Defriended"
"Odyssey"

Other singles

Promotional	"Orphans" "Wave"
Featured	"Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" "Heaven Can Wait" "The Valley of the Pagans"

Other notable songs

As performer	"Fuckin with My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)" "Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)" "Steal My Body Home" "Broken Train" "Debra" "Diamond Dogs" "I'm So Glad" "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"
As writer	"Feel Good Time"

Other projects

Collaborations	Record Club Song Reader Song Reader: The Musical
Albums as producer	Conquest EP Kissin Time IRM Mirror Traffic Demolished Thoughts Stage Whisper 3 Pears Wig Out at Jagbags