Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)

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“Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)”
Single by Céline Dion from the album A New Day Has Come
Released	November 18, 2002
Format	CD, CS
Recorded	Studio Piccolo
Genre	Pop
Length	5:19 (Album Version) 4:23 (Radio Edit)
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Céline Dion singles chronology
"I'm Alive" (2002) "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (2002) "At Last" (2002)
Alternate cover
Maxi single

"Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" is the third and last commercial single from Céline Dion's album A New Day Has Come, released on November 18, 2002.

The song was written and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who already worked with Céline Dion in 1999 on "If Walls Could Talk."^[1] His wife, country singer Shania Twain did the backing vocals.

The "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" music video was directed by Chris Applebaum between October 12-13, 2002 in Paris, and premiered in November 2002. In 2006, a second version of the video leaked to the internet, including never before seen footage. This unreleased version was also directed by Chris Applebaum in October 2002 but shows more Dion sexier scenes.

The European version of the single included "All Because of You," which could be found only here and on the special limited edition of A New Day Has Come from November 2002. The single featured also a duet with Anastacia on "You Shook Me All Night Long," taken from VH1 Divas Las Vegas (October 2002).

Contents 1 Formats and track listings 2 Official versions 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Formats and track listings

European CD single

1. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (radio edit) – 4:23
2. "All Because of You" – 3:30

European CD maxi single

1. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (radio edit) – 4:23
2. "All Because of You" – 3:30
3. "You Shook Me All Night Long" (with Anastacia - live from VH1 Divas) – 3:51
4. "Blue Christmas" – 3:50
5. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (video - live from the CBS TV special) – 4:43

UK cassette maxi single

1. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (radio edit) – 4:23
2. "Blue Christmas" – 3:50
3. "All the Way" (with Frank Sinatra) – 3:53

UK CD maxi single

1. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (radio edit) – 4:23
2. "Blue Christmas" – 3:50
3. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (video - live from the CBS TV special) – 4:43

UK CD maxi single

1. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (album version) – 5:19
2. "All the Way" (with Frank Sinatra) – 3:53
3. "You Shook Me All Night Long" (with Anastacia - live from VH1 Divas) – 3:51

[edit] Official versions

1. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (radio edit) – 4:23
2. "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (album version) – 5:19

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart 41 Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart 36 Belgian Wallonie Airplay Chart 56 Belgian Flanders Singles Chart 39 Belgian Flanders Airplay Chart 34 Canadian Singles Chart 67 Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart 11 Dutch Top 40 Chart 37 Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart 38 German Singles Chart 56 Hong Kong Singles Chart 4

Chart (2002) Peak position Hungarian Singles Chart 15 Irish Singles Chart 42 Italian Singles Chart 30 Norwegian Airplay Chart 32 Polish National Airplay Chart 25 Polish Regional Airplay Chart 5 Polish RMF FM Radio Chart 1 Swedish Singles Chart 45 Swiss Singles Chart 35 UK Singles Chart 38 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 27

[edit] References

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