Goodbye to Yesterday
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"Goodbye to Yesterday" is a pop song performed by German pop group the No Angels
. It was written and produced by Pelle Ankarberg, David Jassy
, Niclas Molinder, and Joacim Persson and co-produced by Twin
and Ankarberg for the band's fourth studio album Destiny
(2007). The band's first release in over three years, the comeback song was their first commercial single release to feature the No Angels' current lineup, excluding original band member Vanessa Petruo
.
The song was released as the album's leading single
on March 16, 2007 (see 2007 in music
) in German-speaking Europe
, and following a three year absence from the charts, the group reached number four on the German Singles Chart with it. Additionally, "Goodbye to Yesterday" entered the top twenty in Switzerland and on a composite Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
chart, as well as the top thirty of the Austrian Singles Chart, resulting into a total of 30,000 sold copies.
, following a request by the No Angels' A&R
manager
Niklas Hafemann after their secret reformation in mid-2006. Fully completed and conveyed shortly prior to recording start in late January 2007, "Goodbye to Yesterday" was an eleventh-hour addition to the album's recording listing and the last song out of eight proposed tracks to be recorded by the group, with most of it being recorded spontaneously due to timing conflicts.
The band has described the mid-tempo song as an example of their musical and lyrical development and personal maturity in the last few years of their break: "It typifies everything we have to say," Lucy Diakovska said in an interview with NRJ Radio Energy. "It's not about bidding farewell to something, but about flipping a new chapter open and [...] putting experiences into practice." However, Sandy Mölling
noted that the song and its title "may not be appreciated as a motto," since the band felt no regret of their acts and decisions in the past. Co-produced by longtime contributors Niclas Molinder, Pelle Ankarberg and Joacim Persson, "Goodbye to Yesterday" was eventually selected as the album's lead single out of a total of seven songs.
Although the full track was given its first ever radio airplay at midnight of February 1, 2007, following the official announcement of the band reunion, a twenty-second clip of "Goodbye to Yesterday" was previewed on RTL
's news programme Punkt 12 during a press conference the day before. By February 2 the entire track had beeb ripped from radio, and leaked onto the internet. Officially released on March 16, 2007 in all German-speaking countries, both the CD
and the digital single spawned dance
, electronic and house music
-influenced remix
es by German producers and DJs Klaas and Black Dog
.
Marcus Sternberg
, with whom the band had previously collaborated on five clips between the years of 2002 and 2003, including their ECHO Award-winning video for "Something about Us
." Entirely filmed on-stage at the Berlin Union Studios in Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany on February 9, 2007, it was shot over seventeen hours, involving choreography by former Fame Academy
judge, Mölling's spouse Renick Bernadina. As reported, the four band members bore the production costs of an estimated €90,000 partly by themselves as their record company Universal Music Domestic considered the shoot too high in price to incur additional expenses.
The video does not have a substantial plot but incorporates the idea of a behind the scenes documentary film look, involving outtake
s and making-of
shots. It primarily focuses on each of the girls performing their verses on one of the four main sets; with Nadja Benaissa
sitting at a pier
, Jessica Wahls
standing in the rain in front of a bar, Sandy Mölling
performing in an artificial snow flurry, and Diakovska dancing on a chimney-pocked rooftop. A one and a half minutes preview of the edited music video was aired on February 22, 2007 on German television channel ProSieben at 8.13 PM. The full version was eventually premiered on February 23 at the end of VIVA's show Neu. A making-of
-clip of the video was released on a digital video disc on the album's re-release edition, Destiny Reloaded
(2008).
only three days after its release. It eventually reached its peak position of number 14 in its second week, but remained another ten weeks within the top 30 of that particular chart, according to Nielsen Music Control
. Following its physical release on March 16, 2007 in German-speaking Europe
, the single debuted at number 4 on the German Singles Chart based on composite digital singles and CD singles sales, becoming the No Angels' highest-charting single since 2003's "Feelgood Lies
." However, as the song failed to climb any higher during its nine-week chart run, it also became the band's first leading single
not to reach the top position on the German Media Control Chart.
In Switzerland, the single opened and peaked at number 16 on the Swiss Singles Chart, where it became the group's highest-charting single since 2002's "Still in Love with You." It remained eight weeks on the chart and eventually emerged as the album's best-selling single there. By contrast, "Goodbye to Yesterday" became the No Angels' lowest-charting single since 2002's "All Cried Out
" in Austria. It debuted at number 21 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40
and fell out of the top 100 in its seventh week, also becoming the band's shortest-running single until then. In addition, the track peaked at number 19 on a composite Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
chart.
Altogether, "Goodbye to Yesterday" sold more than 30,000 copies domestically.
No Angels
The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
. It was written and produced by Pelle Ankarberg, David Jassy
David Jassy
David Moses Jassy is a Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer of mixed Gambian and Estonian origin. With Andrés Avellán, he was part of a Swedish R&B hip hop duo, Navigators in the late 1990s. After split up of the group, Jassy went on to writing music and producing a number of...
, Niclas Molinder, and Joacim Persson and co-produced by Twin
Twin (production team)
Twin is a Swedish record production and songwriting team, consisting of Niclas Molinder and Joacim Persson, who are working in the genres of pop, R&B and rock.- Charlotte Perrelli - Miss Jealousy :* 02. "Miss Jealousy"...
and Ankarberg for the band's fourth studio album Destiny
Destiny (No Angels album)
Destiny is the fourth studio album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor Records and Universal Music Domestic on April 13, 2007...
(2007). The band's first release in over three years, the comeback song was their first commercial single release to feature the No Angels' current lineup, excluding original band member Vanessa Petruo
Vanessa Petruo
Vanessa Anneliese Petruo , also known as Vany, is a German singer–songwriter and actress. She came to international prominence as a member of the all–female pop band No Angels that was created during the talents show Popstars...
.
The song was released as the album's leading single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
on March 16, 2007 (see 2007 in music
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
) in German-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
, and following a three year absence from the charts, the group reached number four on the German Singles Chart with it. Additionally, "Goodbye to Yesterday" entered the top twenty in Switzerland and on a composite Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...
chart, as well as the top thirty of the Austrian Singles Chart, resulting into a total of 30,000 sold copies.
Writing and recording
"Goodbye to Yesterday" was written exclusively for the band's comeback album DestinyDestiny (No Angels album)
Destiny is the fourth studio album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor Records and Universal Music Domestic on April 13, 2007...
, following a request by the No Angels' A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
manager
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
Niklas Hafemann after their secret reformation in mid-2006. Fully completed and conveyed shortly prior to recording start in late January 2007, "Goodbye to Yesterday" was an eleventh-hour addition to the album's recording listing and the last song out of eight proposed tracks to be recorded by the group, with most of it being recorded spontaneously due to timing conflicts.
The band has described the mid-tempo song as an example of their musical and lyrical development and personal maturity in the last few years of their break: "It typifies everything we have to say," Lucy Diakovska said in an interview with NRJ Radio Energy. "It's not about bidding farewell to something, but about flipping a new chapter open and [...] putting experiences into practice." However, Sandy Mölling
Sandy Mölling
Sandy Mölling , known professionally as Sandy, is a German singer-songwriter, dancer, television presenter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German...
noted that the song and its title "may not be appreciated as a motto," since the band felt no regret of their acts and decisions in the past. Co-produced by longtime contributors Niclas Molinder, Pelle Ankarberg and Joacim Persson, "Goodbye to Yesterday" was eventually selected as the album's lead single out of a total of seven songs.
Although the full track was given its first ever radio airplay at midnight of February 1, 2007, following the official announcement of the band reunion, a twenty-second clip of "Goodbye to Yesterday" was previewed on RTL
RTL Television
Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres...
's news programme Punkt 12 during a press conference the day before. By February 2 the entire track had beeb ripped from radio, and leaked onto the internet. Officially released on March 16, 2007 in all German-speaking countries, both the CD
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
and the digital single spawned dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, electronic and house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
-influenced remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es by German producers and DJs Klaas and Black Dog
Black dog
Black dog may refer to:* Black dog , a ghostly dog in the folklores of the British Isles* Black dog , a coin in the Caribbean, starting under the reign of Queen Anne* Black Dog , a 1998 film...
.
Music video
The music video for "Goodbye to Yesterday" saw the band reuniting with German directorMusic video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
Marcus Sternberg
Marcus Sternberg
Marcus Sternberg is a German music video director.- Biography :Sternberg studied at the International Film School in London and is currently living in Berlin and Buenos Aires. Besides music videos he also directs commercials...
, with whom the band had previously collaborated on five clips between the years of 2002 and 2003, including their ECHO Award-winning video for "Something about Us
Something about Us
"Something About Us" is a song by all-female German pop band No Angels. It was written by Thorsten Brötzmann, Alexander Geringas and band member Vanessa Petruo for the group's second studio album Now.....
." Entirely filmed on-stage at the Berlin Union Studios in Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany on February 9, 2007, it was shot over seventeen hours, involving choreography by former Fame Academy
Fame Academy
Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one...
judge, Mölling's spouse Renick Bernadina. As reported, the four band members bore the production costs of an estimated €90,000 partly by themselves as their record company Universal Music Domestic considered the shoot too high in price to incur additional expenses.
The video does not have a substantial plot but incorporates the idea of a behind the scenes documentary film look, involving outtake
Outtake
An outtake is a portion of a work that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly released version. In the digital era, significant outtakes have been appended to CD and DVD reissues of many albums and films as bonus tracks or features, in film often, but not...
s and making-of
Making-of
In cinema, a making-of, also known as behind-the-scenes, is a documentary film that features the production of a film or television program...
shots. It primarily focuses on each of the girls performing their verses on one of the four main sets; with Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa
Nadja Benaissa is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.After a series of commercially successful releases...
sitting at a pier
Pier
A pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars...
, Jessica Wahls
Jessica Wahls
Jessica Martina Wahls , also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, songwriter and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German media.-Early...
standing in the rain in front of a bar, Sandy Mölling
Sandy Mölling
Sandy Mölling , known professionally as Sandy, is a German singer-songwriter, dancer, television presenter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German...
performing in an artificial snow flurry, and Diakovska dancing on a chimney-pocked rooftop. A one and a half minutes preview of the edited music video was aired on February 22, 2007 on German television channel ProSieben at 8.13 PM. The full version was eventually premiered on February 23 at the end of VIVA's show Neu. A making-of
Making-of
In cinema, a making-of, also known as behind-the-scenes, is a documentary film that features the production of a film or television program...
-clip of the video was released on a digital video disc on the album's re-release edition, Destiny Reloaded
Destiny (No Angels album)
Destiny is the fourth studio album by German pop group No Angels, released by Polydor Records and Universal Music Domestic on April 13, 2007...
(2008).
Chart performance
Released at midnight of February 1, 2007 to European radio stations, "Goodbye to Yesterday" debuted at number 22 on the German Airplay ChartNielsen
Nielsen , is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos . It is the second most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population. It is also used in Norway, although the form Nelsen and...
only three days after its release. It eventually reached its peak position of number 14 in its second week, but remained another ten weeks within the top 30 of that particular chart, according to Nielsen Music Control
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
. Following its physical release on March 16, 2007 in German-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
, the single debuted at number 4 on the German Singles Chart based on composite digital singles and CD singles sales, becoming the No Angels' highest-charting single since 2003's "Feelgood Lies
Feelgood Lies
"Feelgood Lies" is an dance-pop song performed by German pop band No Angels. It was written by Pelle Ankarberg, Charlie Dore, Niclas Molinder, Maryann Morgan and Joacim Persson for the group's third studio album Pure...
." However, as the song failed to climb any higher during its nine-week chart run, it also became the band's first leading single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
not to reach the top position on the German Media Control Chart.
In Switzerland, the single opened and peaked at number 16 on the Swiss Singles Chart, where it became the group's highest-charting single since 2002's "Still in Love with You." It remained eight weeks on the chart and eventually emerged as the album's best-selling single there. By contrast, "Goodbye to Yesterday" became the No Angels' lowest-charting single since 2002's "All Cried Out
All Cried Out
"All Cried Out" is a song by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet. It was written by Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for her debut studio album Alf...
" in Austria. It debuted at number 21 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...
and fell out of the top 100 in its seventh week, also becoming the band's shortest-running single until then. In addition, the track peaked at number 19 on a composite Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...
chart.
Altogether, "Goodbye to Yesterday" sold more than 30,000 copies domestically.
Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Goodbye to Yesterday."CD single
- "Goodbye to Yesterday" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
- "Goodbye to Yesterday" (Milan East RMX) - 5:14
- "Goodbye to Yesterday" (Klaas RMX Short Cut) - 4:19
- "Goodbye to Yesterday" (Black Dog RMX) - 3:49
- "Goodbye to Yesterday" (Instrumental) - 3:29
2-Track CD single
- "Goodbye to Yesterday" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
- "Goodbye to Yesterday" (Black Dog RMX) - 3:49
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
21 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,... |
19 |
| European Airplay Chart | 58 |
| German Singles Chart | 4 |
| German Airplay Chart | 14 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
16 |
External links
- NoAngels-Music.de — official site