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Goodbye Cruel World (Shakespears Sister song)

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Genre
  
Pop punk

Producer(s)
  
Chris Thomas

Label
  
London Records

Released
  
30 September 1991 (1991-09-30)

Format
  
CD single, cassette, 7", 12"

Writer(s)
  
Siobhan Fahey, Steve Ferrera, Manu Guiot

"Goodbye Cruel World" is a song by the British pop act Shakespears Sister, released in 1991 as the lead single from their second album Hormonally Yours. Initially, the song had little commercial impact, reaching #59 on the UK Singles Chart. Following the success of the album, the song was re-released as a single in July 1992, slightly remixed, this time reaching #32.

Music video

The video for "Goodbye Cruel World" was directed by Sophie Muller, who had previously worked with the band on several videos for their first album. The video features Fahey and Detroit spoofing famous melodramas such as Sunset Boulevard and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?.

  1. "Goodbye Cruel World" — 4:06
  2. "Black Sky" — 4:18
  1. "Goodbye Cruel World" — 4:06
  2. "Black Sky" (LP Version) — 4:16
  3. "Black Sky" (The Black Widow Mix) — 5:51
  4. "Black Sky" (The Black Dub) — 4:32
  1. "Goodbye Cruel World" — 4:07
  2. "Black Sky" (The Black Widow Mix) — 5:51
  3. "You're History" — 4:31
  1. "Goodbye Cruel World" — 4:01
  2. "Moonchild" — 4:27
  1. "Goodbye Cruel World" — 4:01
  2. "Moonchild" — 4:27
  3. "Stay" (Acoustic) — 3:46
  1. "Goodbye Cruel World" — 4:01
  2. "Moonchild" — 4:27
  3. "Are We in Love Yet" (Live) — 3:42
  1. "Goodbye Cruel World" — 4:01
  2. "Stay" (Acoustic) — 3:46
  3. "Black Sky" (The Green Eyed Dub) — 5:53
  4. "Break My Heart (You Really)" (Acidic Mix) — 6:23

References

Goodbye Cruel World (Shakespears Sister song) Wikipedia
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