Why Would I Say Goodbye
{{Infobox song
| name = Why Would I Say Goodbye
| cover = B & D - why would I say goodbye.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Brooks & Dunn
| album = Borderline
| B-side = White Line Casanova
| released = March 17, 1997
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 4:18 (album version)
3:53 (radio edit)
| label = Arista 13073
| writer = Kix Brooks
Chris Waters
| producer = Kix Brooks
Don Cook
Ronnie Dunn
| prev_title = A Man This Lonely
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Honky Tonk Truth
| next_year = 1997
}}
"Why Would I Say Goodbye" is a song written by Kix Brooks and Chris Waters, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in March 1997 as the fifth and final single from their CD Borderline. The song reached a peak of number 8 on the US Country chart, and number 9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=56}} This is the fifth of the six Brooks & Dunn singles in which Kix Brooks sings the lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn.
Chart positions
"Why Would I Say Goodbye" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of March 22, 1997.
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!align="left"|Chart (1997) !align="center"|Peak |
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References
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{{Brooks & Dunn singles}}
Category:Songs written by Kix Brooks
Category:Songs written by Chris Waters
Category:Song recordings produced by Don Cook
Category:Arista Nashville singles
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