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"Goodbye to You" is a single by American rock band Scandal. The song was written by band member Zack Smith.[1]

"Goodbye to You"
Single by Scandal
from the album Scandal
B-side	"All My Life"
Released	September 1982
Genre	Power pop, new wave
Length	3:46
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Zack Smith
Scandal singles chronology
"Goodbye to You" (1982) "Love's Got a Line on You" (1983)

Background

The video shows Patty Smyth in a bright red dress singing the lyrics to various members of the band as they perform the song. Scandal keyboardist Benjy King is shown playing a rare Digital Keyboards Synergy synthesizer, which provided the main 8th note foundation of the track. Though he is not shown in the video, the song features Max Crook from Del Shannon’s band and Paul Shaffer (who at the time was bandleader and sidekick on Late Night with David Letterman) playing a solo—based on Del Shannon's "Runaway" on an Oberheim OB-Xa.[2]

Original release information

It appeared on Scandal's 1982 Scandal EP. It hit #5 on Billboard's Album Rock play list. The song was also released as a single, and reached #65 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

References

External links

• Lyrics to "Goodbye To You"
• Music video for "Goodbye to You" by Scandal on YouTube
• "Goodbye to You" performed live by Scandal in the early 1980s on YouTube
• "Goodbye to You" performed live by Scandal in 2009 on YouTube
• Early demo version of "Goodbye to You" by Scandal on YouTube

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