Album · Five Man Electrical Band
Good‐byes and Butterflies by Five Man Electrical Band
Good‐byes and Butterflies is an album by Five Man Electrical Band, released in 1970. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Signs”, on 4 lists with a best position of #165.
Good-byes and Butterflies, the 1970 album from Ottawa's Five Man Electrical Band, is the record that turned a Canadian group, who had spent most of the '60s working as The Staccatos, into a name south of the border. The reason is "Signs", the band's biggest hit, which climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the song they're best known for around the world.
It's a fuzzy, earnest rock record with its heart on its sleeve, and "Signs" is its best moment, a stomping, righteous sing-along with a chip on its shoulder and a groove you can clap along to. The album was reissued in 1971 with different cover art.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Good‐byes and Butterflies on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Signs | 4 | #165 | – | 2012–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.