B-side "All My Life" Format 7-inch single Label Columbia | Released 1982 Length 3:46 Writer(s) Zack Smith | |
"Goodbye to You" is a single by American rock band Scandal.
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Original release information
The song was written by band member Zack Smith. It appeared on Scandal's 1982 Scandal EP. It hit #5 on Billboard's Album Rock play list. The song was also released as a single, and reached #65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The video shows Patty Smyth in a bright red dress singing the lyrics to various members of the band as they perform the song. Scandal keyboardist Benjy King is shown playing a rare Digital Keyboards Synergy synthesizer, which provided the main 8th note foundation of the track; though he is not shown in the video, the song features Late Show with David Letterman's bandleader and sidekick Paul Shaffer playing a solo—based on Del Shannon's "Runaway" on an Oberheim OB-Xa.
Cover versions
The song was also covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in the season 3 episode "A Chip Off the Old Tooth" of the TV series Alvin and the Chipmunks.
The song was also covered in the season 5 episode "The Band Singer" of the TV series Kate & Allie.
Australian band The Veronicas covered the song for their second studio album, Hook Me Up, in 2007. The LA band Killola have also covered this song twice.
On the Season 2 finale of The Sing-Off in 2010, the song was performed by The Backbeats.