B-side "For Once in My Life" Format CD single Length 3:07 | Released November 25, 2002 Genre Pop Label Virgin | |
"The Last Goodbye" is a song by British girl group Atomic Kitten. It was composed by Daniel Poku, Espen Lind, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan, and Peter Björkl and produced by Stargate for the band's second album Feels So Good (2002). The pop ballad was released as the third single from the album in 2003; in Ireland and the United Kingdom it was released as a double A-side with "Be with You". The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in December of that year.
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Background
Two versions of the song were released; the version on their second album, Feels So Good (2002), and the single release. The album version features Natasha Hamilton on lead vocals on both the first and second versus, however on the single release, Liz McClarnon and Hamilton split the first verse, and the second verse is shared between Jenny Frost and Hamilton.
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart on its first week of release. It stayed on the chart for 12 weeks, and managed to sell 182,695 copies in the UK alone. It is Atomic Kitten's fifth-best-selling single there after "Whole Again", "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)", and "Eternal Flame". The song also was a top 10 hit in Ireland, and like the UK, was their fourth-best-selling single there.
In New Zealand, the single went straight in at 11, just missing the top 10. The song was a top 20 hit in The Netherlands, Turkey and Austria, again, a success, considering they never promoted "The Last Goodbye" over there. Although their lowest charting hit in Denmark, it still managed to peak at 20. In Germany and Switzerland, the song was a top 30 hit, and in Belgium and Sweden the single was a top 40 hit.
Spanish version
Atomic Kitten had recorded a Spanish version for the song, titled "Algun dia de adios".
Music video
The music video for "The Last Goodbye" was filmed and set in night-time Liverpool. Natasha Hamilton stated that the reason the video was filmed in Liverpool, was "because [they] wanted a location with beautiful architecture, and tourist attractions that people will instantly associate with Liverpool."
In the music video, the band members portray three women in differing scenes, who stumble upon various lovestruck couples, whilst they themselves are alone. Liz McClarnon said that it was their first video where they had to include acting, instead of dancing, posing and just singing in front of the camera. Some of the scenes include Natasha Hamilton in Liverpool Airport, and an MG ZT posing as a taxi, as at the time MG Rover had a partnership deal with the band. Liz McClarnon in a Cinema (Crosby Community Plaza), and Jenny Frost in a Hotel room and looking out on the balcony. The final scene includes all three characters walking down a famous sight in Liverpool, again, in the dead of night which is similar to Backstreet Boys music video "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely."