Goodbye Angels
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| name = Goodbye Angels
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| type = single
| artist = Red Hot Chili Peppers
| album = The Getaway
| released = {{start date|2017|4|4}}
| format =
| recorded = 2015–2016
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| length = 4:29
| label = Warner Bros.
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| producer = Danger Mouse
| prev_title = Sick Love
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Black Summer{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-RnaH1gU7Qg&fbclid=IwAR1MjDDonLI4v6eocqRBvCDhjKhfbO3U6hV3lVaVM4_E9FcPpAUBZQDwK4M | title=Black Summer - YouTube | website=YouTube | date=3 February 2022 }}
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|txTqtm58AqM|"Goodbye Angels"}}}}
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"Goodbye Angels" is the fourth single from The Getaway, an album by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. The song was released to radio on April 4, 2017. This would be the final single the band would release with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, as previous guitarist John Frusciante returned to the band in 2019.
Music video
On April 14, 2017, Chad Smith announced on Twitter that the band would be shooting the video for the song that night at their show in Atlanta, and for fans to "wear something colorful".{{cite news |last=Green |first=Smith |date=2017-05-09 |work=Curbed |title=In Red Hot Chili Peppers' new video, Atlanta takes center stage |url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2017/5/9/15594420/red-hot-chili-peppers-new-video-atlanta-philips-arena |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210807200628/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2017/5/9/15594420/red-hot-chili-peppers-new-video-atlanta-philips-arena |archive-date=2021-08-07 |url-status=live }} The video for Goodbye Angels was released on May 9, 2017, and is directed by Thoranna Sigurdardottir also known as TOTA and stars Klara Kristin.{{cite magazine|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|title=Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers' Heavy 'Goodbye Angels' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-red-hot-chili-peppers-heavy-goodbye-angels-video-w481402|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=10 May 2017}}
The video switches between a storyline following a girl's night and live footage of the band. Initially, the girl is partying with friends in a parking lot, and soon she has to outrun a security guard and she steals a bike to pedal to a show. When she arrives, she steals someone's beer, and encounters Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, and Flea backstage. She briefly makes out with another woman in a toilet to get a pill from her pocket, then watches the rest of the show. By the end, she finds herself crying alone as crew members clear the empty arena.{{cite web|last1=Dionne|first1=Zach|title=RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 'GOODBYE ANGELS' VIDEO IS ONE WILD AND CRAZY NIGHT|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2017/05/red-hot-chili-peppers-goodbye-angels-video|website=fuse|accessdate=10 May 2017}}
Live performances
"Goodbye Angels" was first performed live in July 2016 at the band's T in the Park headlining set in Scotland.{{cite web |work=Southern Reporter |date=2016-08-14 |title=Festivals offer further treats for Red Hot Chili Peppers fans |url=https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/festivals-offer-further-treats-red-hot-chili-peppers-fans-769655#gsc.tab=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210807202447/https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/festivals-offer-further-treats-red-hot-chili-peppers-fans-769655%23gsc.tab=0 |archive-date=2021-08-07 |url-status=live }}
In other media
"Goodbye Angels" was featured in advertisements for the second season of the television series Animal Kingdom.{{cite web |last=Hora |first=Stephanie |date=2021-07-03 |work=Nação da Música |lang=pt-br |title=Trilha Sonora: 207 músicas presentes na série "Animal Kingdom" |trans-title=Soundtrack: 207 songs present in the "Animal Kingdom" series |url=https://br.nacaodamusica.com/posts/trilha-sonora-207-musicas-serie-animal-kingdom/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210807194830/https://br.nacaodamusica.com/posts/trilha-sonora-207-musicas-serie-animal-kingdom/ |archive-date=2021-08-07 |url-status=live }}
Personnel
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
- Josh Klinghoffer – guitar, backing vocals
- Flea – bass
- Chad Smith – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton – synthesizers
- Beverley Chitwood – choir
- Alexx Daye – choir
- David Loucks – choir
- Kennya Ramsey – choir
- Matthew Selby – choir
- SJ Hasman – choir
- Loren Smith – choir
- Gregory Whipple – choir
Charts
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| {{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|25|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2017}} |
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Category:Red Hot Chili Peppers songs
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Songs about loneliness
Category:Songs written by Anthony Kiedis
Category:Songs written by Flea (musician)