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| "Last Goodbye" | ||||
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| Single byJeff Buckley | ||||
| from the albumGrace | ||||
| Released | May 8, 1995[1] | |||
| Recorded | Bearsville Recording Studio, Woodstock, New York (late 1993) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Jeff Buckley | |||
| Producer | Andy Wallace | |||
| Jeff Buckley singles chronology | ||||
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"Last Goodbye" is a 1994 song by singer-songwriterJeff Buckley, from his albumGrace. It was the second single released from the album, after thetitle song. It was Buckley's most commercially successful song in the US, earning him a belated alternative hit in early 1995, peaking at No. 19 on the U.S.BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart.[2] In Australia, the single peaked at No. 88 on theARIA Singles Chart.[3]
"Last Goodbye" was originally titled "Unforgiven", and had a more straightforward rock feel and instrumentation; it was first recorded at a demo session in 1990.[4] A live version of the song, still titled "Unforgiven", was recorded in 1993 and released on the posthumous 2003 albumLive at Sin-é (Legacy Edition).
The song also featured at number 3 on Australia's Triple J's 'Hottest 100 of 20 Years' countdown.
Amusic video was created for "Last Goodbye", which showed Buckley and the rest of the band playing the song on a stage while video was projected onto them and the wall behind them.
UK CD 1 (6620422)
UK CD 2 (6620425)
Japanese EP (SRCS-7592)
The song is included in the soundtrack of the 2001 filmVanilla Sky. The song is also present in episode 7 of season 4 ofSex Education.
A cover of the song by actressScarlett Johansson, done with only voice and piano, appeared on the soundtrack of the 2009 filmHe's Just Not That Into You.
The song was sung byAndy Mientus in the 2013 episode "The Producers" of the television showSmash.
On January 12, 2005, the famed Washington, D.C./Baltimore, MD alternative radio stationWHFS played "Last Goodbye" as their final track before going under new management as a modern Latin music station. It has also been used by other alternative stations as their last song, includingWRXP in New York City (before switching to a simulcast ofWFAN),WBRU inProvidence, andKRBZ inKansas City.
The song appeared on an episode ofHindsight.
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 88 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 54 |
| USAlternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 19 |
