Goodbye Heartbreak
Encyclopedia
"Goodbye Heartbreak" is a pop
song written by British
duo Lighthouse Family
with former Simply Red
member Tim Kellett
for their debut album
Ocean Drive
(1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden
. It was released as the third single
in September 1996 and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom
. The song is about perseverance in the face of unexpected hardship.
"Goodbye Heartbreak" also went into the Eurochart Hot 100. The single peaked at #64 in October 1995 and stayed in the charts for two weeks.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song written by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
duo Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family are a British musical duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and remained active until the early 2000s. Vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and keyboardist Paul Tucker formed the act in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK after meeting while studying at university...
with former Simply Red
Simply Red
Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
member Tim Kellett
Tim Kellett
Tim Kellett is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Kellett has worked in the British music industry for the past twenty five years...
for their debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Ocean Drive
Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family album)
Ocean Drive is the debut album released by UK duo Lighthouse Family in 1995 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced one Top 10 hit and three Top 20 hits .-Track listing:...
(1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden
Mike Peden
Mike Peden is a British producer/remixer/composer best known for his work with the Lighthouse Family. He was the producer of the 2004 album Free Me, the second album by former Spice Girl Emma Bunton. He co-wrote the song "You and I" for Will Young...
. It was released as the third single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in September 1996 and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The song is about perseverance in the face of unexpected hardship.
Track listing and formats
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| UK CD single #1http://www.discogs.com/release/861063 | ||
| 1. | "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Phil Bodger Mix) | |
| 2. | "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Linslee Main Mix) | |
| 3. | "Ocean Drive" (Mindspell's Miami Beach Experience - Radio Mix) | |
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| UK CD single #2http://web.archive.org/web/20010307071033/www.lighthousefamily.wildcardrecords.co.uk/themusic/goodbye_info.html | ||
| 1. | "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Phil Bodger Mix) | |
| 2. | "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Acoustic Version) | |
| 3. | "Ocean Drive" (Acoustic Version) | |
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 14 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 64 |
Chart performance
After the release of "Goodbye Heartbreak", the single reached to #14, which meant that it was their third successive top 20 hit since their first re-release single of "Lifted" on February 1996. The song stayed in the UK Singles Chart for 6 weeks."Goodbye Heartbreak" also went into the Eurochart Hot 100. The single peaked at #64 in October 1995 and stayed in the charts for two weeks.