| Goodbye Is Forever | |
| |
| single by Arcadia | |
|---|---|
| B-side | "Missing" |
| Released | January 1986 |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Studio | Studio de la Grande Armée, Paris, France |
| Format | 7", 12" |
| Genre | Art rock, new wave, synthpop |
| Length | 4:11 (Single Version) 6:43 (Extended Remix) 5:14 (Dub) |
| Label | Capitol, Parlophone |
| Writer(s) | Taylor, Rhodes, Le Bon |
| Producer | Alex Sadkin |
| Arcadia | |
"Goodbye Is Forever" is the second single by Arcadia, released from the album So Red the Rose by Capitol-Parlophone in January 1986.
The single was released in many regions around the world, but not in the UK.
About the song[]
The song was written and performed by Arcadia, a pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule.
Music video[]
The video for "Goodbye Is Forever" was directed by Marcello Anciano and featured Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes as figures trapped within the mechanisms of an elaborate clock whilst sitting on chairs that move along a giant, circular railroad track. The moving chairs transport the two pop stars through many strange scenes and surreal episodes involving symbols of time.
The video for the B-side "Missing" was directed by Dean Chamberlain and featured many luminous, dreamlike images that were achieved through innovative photographic techniques involving extended exposure times and unique lighting applications.
B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes[]
"Goodbye Is Forever" featured an 'Extended Mix' and 'Dub Mix' by Francois Kevorkian and Ron Saint Germain.
The B-side to the single was the album track "Missing".
Track listing[]
7": Capitol / B-5542 (US)
- "Goodbye Is Forever (Single Mix) - 4:11
- "Missing" - 3:41
12": Capitol / S-75134 (Canada)
- "Goodbye Is Forever" (Extended) - 6:43
- "Missing" - 3:41
- "Goodbye Is Forever" (Single Mix) - 4:11
12": Capitol / V-15218 (US)
- "Goodbye Is Forever" (Extended) - 6:43
- "Goodbye Is Forever" (Single Mix) - 4:11
- "Goodbye Is Forever" (Dub) - 5:14
- "Missing" - 3:41
Other appearances[]
Albums:
Videos:
Personnel[]
Arcadia are:
- Simon Le Bon - vocals
- Nick Rhodes - keyboards
- Roger Taylor - drums
Also credited:
- Alex Sadkin - producer and engineer
Lyrics[]
Sometimes you have no choice Sometimes you've got no voice to say Say if you will the words Say if your world is so gray We can decide this There'll be no tears, no tragedy Try, I wouldn't break and cry If you walk away and leave me Hey, goodbye Goodbye is forever Hey, forever Goodbye is forever and ever Sometimes it makes no sense This side of cruel coincidence Caught up in our own barbed wire To set us free, believe this Hey, goodbye Goodbye is forever Hey, forever Goodbye is forever and ever Hey, goodbye Goodbye is forever Hey, forever Goodbye is forever and ever Hey, goodbye Goodbye is forever Hey, forever Goodbye is forever and ever
See also[]
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