Say Goodbye (Beck song)

"Say Goodbye"
Single by Beck
from the album Morning Phase
ReleasedMay 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)[1]
GenreFolk rock
Length3:29
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Beck Hansen[2]
Producer(s)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

  1. ^ "IndieLondon: Music - Singles of the week - Monday, May 5, 2014 - Your London Reviews". IndieLondon. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Say Goodbye - Beck | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Beck - Morning Phase (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Cooper, Leonie (February 21, 2014). "NME Reviews - Beck - 'Morning Phase'". NME. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Schonfeld, Zach (February 20, 2014). "Beck – Morning Phase | Album Reviews | Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.


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