Genre Folk rock Label Capitol Producer(s) Beck Hansen | Length 3:29 Writer(s) Beck Hansen | |
Released May 5, 2014 (2014-05-05) | ||
"Say Goodbye" is a song written, produced and performed by American musician Beck, issued as the third single from his twelfth studio album Morning Phase.
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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"; while Zach Schonfeld of Consequence of Sound positively compared the song to material from Neil Young's album Harvest. Josh Modell of The A.V. Club highlighted the song as being the best song on the album.
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. On October 5, he performed the song at the New Orleans House of Blues.