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Wikipedia article
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"'Goodbye'" is a song by American rock band Army of Anyone. It was their first single off their only studio 'Army of Anyone'. It peaked at number 3 on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2006.
Background
"Goodbye" was the last song written for the band's debut, and only, studio album, 'Army of Anyone', with vocalist Richard Patrick feeling that the album had too many mid-tempo songs, and that a more up-tempo song was needed to mix things up. Guitarist Dean DeLeo estimated that the song was written in approximately five minutes. The song was released as the album's first single on July 28, 2006, The band shot a music video for the song the following month, with it later making its debut on October 3, 2006. The video was directed by Scott Speer, who had previous directed the video for rock band Switchfoot's single "Stars". The video mostly consists of footage of the band performing the song for many different, rapidly changing camera views. The band noted the video to be a challenge, as it had been the first time the four had ever performed together publicly, and it was done both in front of cameras, and in front a large crowd of people who had been invited through an internet survey. A separate, "Behind the Scenes/Making of" video was released online as well. A special download of the song was made available for Halloween 2006, where, when the song was purchased on iTunes, the buyer would also receive a free download of the music video, and a podcast, with band interviews discussing "Goodbye" and the rest of the tracks from the 'Army of Anyone' album. The song performed well on rock radio, peaking at number 3 on the US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Songs chart.
The band debuted the song live on September 20, 2006. The song was performed three time on live, national television: 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on November 10, 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien' on November 20, and 'Last Call with Carson Daly' on November 23.
Themes and composition
Lyrically, Richard Patrick described the song as being about the death of a number of people close to him at the time:
Patrick also revealed the song was influenced by his 2002 stint in drug rehab, and the people around him that he had lost to the drug addiction had had overcome himself.
Musically, AllMusic described the song as having a huge rock, guitar-driven sound that Bob Ezrin, the music producer the band had worked with, was known for. While mostly guitar, bass, and drum driven, a keyboard part plays in the background in the bridge and outro.
Reception
PopMatters singled out "Goodbye" as one of two highlights on the 'Army of Anyone' album.
Personnel
'Army of Anyone'
* Richard Patrick vocals
* Dean DeLeo guitar
* Robert DeLeo bass
* Ray Luzier drums
'Production'
* Bob Ezrin producer
* Ken Andrews mix engineer
Charts
References
Category:2006 songs
Category:Songs written by Robert DeLeo
Category:Songs written by Dean DeLeo
Category:Songs written by Richard Patrick
Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin
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