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"Goodbye"
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song by Billie Eilish
from the album
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Released March 29, 2019
Format Digital download
Streaming
Length 2:00
Label Darkroom
Interscope
Songwriter(s) Billie Eilish O'Connell
Finneas O'Connell
Producer Finneas O'Connell
Singles chronology
Goodbye
(March 29, 2019)

"Goodbye" is a song by American singer Billie Eilish. It is the final song from her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. The song was written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, with the latter producing the song. The song features a line of each of the album's songs in reverse order (with the exception of "!!!!!!!").

The song charted at number 69 on the Canadian Hot 100. Although it did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Eilish performed the song several times and was included on the set list for her When We All Fall Asleep Tour (2019) and Where Do We Go? World Tour (2020).

Background and release

Billie Eilish released her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? on March 29, 2019 via Darkroom and Interscope Records. Goodbye was the final track on the album. It was co-written by Eilish and her brother, Finneas O'Connell who also produced the track. It was mastered by John Greenham and mixed by Rob Kinelski, both of whom also served as studio personnel.

Composition and lyrical interpretation

Goodbye is moderately slow and played in A major while Eilish's vocals range from E4 to B5. The song features a line from all of the album's songs in reverse order (with the exception of "!!!!!!!"). It starts with a line from "I Love You" and ends with a line from "Bad Guy".

Commercial performance

Goodbye debuted at number four on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. It also charted at number 69 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and the liner notes of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.

  • Billie Eilish – vocals, songwriter
  • Finneas O'Connell – producer, songwriter
  • Casey Cuayo – assistant mixer, studio personnel
  • John Greenham – mastering engineer, studio personnel
  • Rob Kinelski – mixer, studio personnel

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 69
  US (Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)   4

Release history

Region Date Format Label
  Various     March 29, 2019  
  • Digital download  
  • Streaming media  
  • Darkroom
  • Interscope  


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