The Long Goodbye (Riz Ahmed album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Long Goodbye
| type = studio
| artist = Riz Ahmed
| cover = Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2020|03|06}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/03/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-brexit-rap/607522/|title=The Rappers Who Are Breaking Up With Britain|work=The Atlantic|first=Spencer|last=Kornhaber|date=9 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}
| length = {{duration|m=26|s=58}}
| label = Mongrel
| producer = Redinho
| prev_title = Microscope
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Long Goodbye
| type = studio
| single1 = Mogambo
| single1date = 3 October 2018{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/riz-ahmed-mogambo-new-song-1202966731/|title=Riz Ahmed's New Song 'Mogambo': 'It's a Bit of a Middle Finger That You Can Dance To'|work=Variety|first=Marc|last=Malkin|date=3 October 2018|accessdate=10 March 2020}}
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The Long Goodbye is the second studio album by Riz Ahmed. It was released on his own record label Mongrel Records on 6 March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/riz-ahmed-announces-new-album-and-short-film-the-long-goodbye|title=Riz Ahmed announces new album and short film The Long Goodbye|work=The Line of Best Fit|first=Cerys|last=Kenneally|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}} It is a concept album and was produced by Redinho.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/riz_ahmed_announces_new_album_the_long_goodbye|title=Riz Ahmed Announces New Album 'The Long Goodbye'|work=Exclaim!|first=Allie|last=Gregory|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}} It features guest appearances from Ahmed's mother,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51697553|title=Riz Ahmed on The Long Goodbye: Why he says 'Britain's broken up with me'|work=BBC|first=Ian|last=Youngs|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}} as well as Mindy Kaling, Mahershala Ali, Yara Shahidi, Asim Chaudhry,{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/riz-ahmed-new-album-the-long-goodbye|title=Riz Ahmed On His New Album & Break-Up Letter To A Post-Brexit Britain|work=British Vogue|first=Hattie|last=Collins|date=5 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}} Hasan Minhaj, and Jay Sean. It was accompanied by a short film of the same name directed by Aneil Karia, which won Best Live Action Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/07/entertainment/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-trnd/index.html|title=Riz Ahmed 'breaks up' with Britain in an emotional album and short film 'The Long Goodbye'|work=CNN|first=Alaa|last=Elassar|date=7 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}} "Mogambo" was released as a single in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/riz-ahmed-announces-new-album-the-long-goodbye/|title=Riz Ahmed Announces New Album The Long Goodbye|work=Pitchfork|first=Matthew Ismael|last=Ruiz|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}
Concept
The Long Goodbye is a concept album about the United Kingdom's historical and contemporary relationship with South Asians and British Asians, framed through the extended metaphor of an abusive romantic relationship in the wake of Brexit and the rise of the far-right in Britain.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-long-goodbye/riz-ahmed|title=The Long Goodbye by Riz Ahmed|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=13 March 2020}}
| rev1 = Clash
| rev1score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye|title=Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye|work=Clash|first=Jake|last=Hawkes|date=2 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}
| rev2 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/riz-ahmed-long-goodbye-review-thrilling-breakup-album-brexit/ |title=Riz Ahmed, The Long Goodbye, review: a thrilling breakup album for the Brexit era |last=McCormick |first=Neil |author-link=Neil McCormick |date=5 March 2020 |website=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=13 March 2020}}
| rev3 = Evening Standard
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-review-a4380226.html |title=Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye review: A gripping exploration of Britishness |last=Smyth |first=David |date=6 March 2020 |website=Evening Standard |accessdate=14 March 2020}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/mar/05/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-review |title=Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye review – breaking up with a racist Britain |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=5 March 2020 |website=The Guardian |accessdate=10 March 2020}}
| rev5 = Loud and Quiet
| rev5score = 8/10{{cite web |last1=Pilley |first1=Max |title=Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye - Album Review |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye/ |website=Loud and Quiet |accessdate=11 March 2020}}
| rev6 = MusicOMH
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Devlin |first1=Ben |title=Riz Ahmed – The Long Goodbye |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye |website=musicOMH |date=10 March 2020 |accessdate=11 March 2020}}
| rev7 = NME
| rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-review-2621165|title=Riz Ahmed – 'The Long Goodbye' review: star tears through vital, vitriolic dispatches on Brexit Britain|work=NME|first=Dhruva|last=Balram|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}
| rev8 = The Observer
| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/mar/08/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-review|title=Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye review – a breakup album is hard to do|work=The Observer|first=Tara|last=Joshi|date=8 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}
| rev9 = Pitchfork
| rev9score = 7.4/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye/ |title=Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye Album Review |last=Kappal |first=Bhanuj |date=12 March 2020 |website=Pitchfork |accessdate=13 March 2020}}
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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Jake Hawkes of Clash described the album as "a tightly packed, lightning-quick swing at the racism of British society." Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote, "UK hip-hop and albums bemoaning the current state of things are two crowded markets: The Long Goodbye is potent, original and timely enough to stand out in both." Dhruva Balram of NME commented that "the album is largely a vital statement from a talented, multi-hyphenate artist."
At the 94th Academy Awards, the film based on the album won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022|title=2022 Oscars|access-date=27 March 2022}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline = The Long Goodbye track listing
| title1 = The Breakup (Shikwa)
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Toba Tek Singh
| length2 = 3:03
| title3 = Mindy: Take Half
| length3 = 0:16
| title4 = Fast Lava
| length4 = 1:57
| title5 = Ammi: Come Home
| length5 = 0:25
| title6 = Any Day
| note6 = featuring Jay Sean
| length6 = 2:47
| title7 = Mahershala: Don't Do Anything Stupid
| length7 = 0:29
| title8 = Can I Live
| length8 = 2:48
| title9 = Yara: Look Inside
| length9 = 0:24
| title10 = Where You From
| length10 = 2:04
| title11 = Mogambo
| length11 = 2:20
| title12 = Chabuddy: Go Southall
| length12 = 0:20
| title13 = Deal with It
| length13 = 2:31
| title14 = Hasan: Rush Hour 2
| length14 = 0:54
| title15 = Karma
| length15 = 3:09
| total_length = 26:58
}}
Charts
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| {{album chart|UKR&B|24|date=20200313|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 March 2020}} |
References
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