Goodbye Heartbreak
{{Short description|1996 single by Lighthouse Family}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Goodbye Heartbreak
| cover = Goodbye Heartbreak.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lighthouse Family
| album = Ocean Drive
| released = {{start date|1996|9|9|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-09-07.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=7 September 1996|access-date=1 September 2021}}
| recorded =
| studio =
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| length = 4:11
| label = Wildcard, Polydor
| writer = Paul Tucker, Tunde Baiyewu, Tim Kellett
| producer = Mike Peden
| prev_title = Ocean Drive
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Loving Every Minute
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
"Goodbye Heartbreak" is a song written by British musical duo Lighthouse Family with former Simply Red member Tim Kellett for their debut studio album, Ocean Drive (1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the third single from the album on 9 September 1996 and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom.
Chart performance
After the release of "Goodbye Heartbreak", the single reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, giving Lighthouse Family their third successive top-20 hit. The song stayed on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks. "Goodbye Heartbreak" also reached number 86 in Germany and appeared on the Eurochart Hot 100, peaking at number 64 in October 1996.
Critical reception
Ralph Tee from Music Week's RM Dance Update stated that the duo "return with a third single which possesses all the characteristics of the duo's funky-based guitar band style", adding that "this sounds like another hit to me."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-09-14.pdf|first=Ralph|last=Tee|title=Hot Vinyl|magazine=Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=14 September 1996|page=10|accessdate=5 September 2021}}
Track listings
- UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Goodbye Heartbreak|others=Lighthouse Family|year=1996|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Wildcard Records, Polydor Records|id=5753392}}
- "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Phil Bodger Mix)
- "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Linslee Main Mix)
- "Ocean Drive" (Mindspell's Miami Beach Experience—radio mix)
- "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Phil Bodger Mix)
- "Goodbye Heartbreak" (acoustic)
- "Ocean Drive" (acoustic)
- "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Phil Bodger Mix)
- "Goodbye Heartbreak" (Linslee Main Mix)
Charts
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!Chart (1996) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-10-05.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=40|page=16|date=5 October 1996|access-date=1 September 2021}}
|64 |
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| {{single chart|Germany|86|artist=Lighthouse Family|song=Goodbye Heartbreak|songid=34176|rowheader=true|access-date=3 March 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|26|date=19960921|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UK|14|date=19960921|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UKrandb|3|date=19960921|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2021}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/I%20Feel%20You Official Charts Company - UK chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "Goodbye Heartbreak"]
- [http://jove.prohosting.com/euro100/archive/1996/euro9639.txt Eurochart Hot 100 which shows the peak position of Lighthouse Family's "Goodbye Heartbreak"]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Lighthouse Family songs
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Songs written by Paul Tucker (musician)