Song · James Blunt
“Goodbye My Lover” by James Blunt
From the album Back to Bedlam (2004)
“Goodbye My Lover” by James Blunt appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2005 and 2006. It was first released in 2004 on the album Back to Bedlam. Its best result is #292 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,450 alternative song of all time.
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"Goodbye My Lover" comes from Back to Bedlam, James Blunt's 2004 debut, and it was cut in about the least likely studio going: the bathroom of Carrie Fisher's house. Blunt wrote it with Sacha Skarbek, though the words are his alone, and Tom Rothrock produced and mixed. Blunt handles piano, organ, Rhodes and 12-string guitar himself, with John Nau on guitar, Charlie Paxon on drums, Matt Chait on sampler, and strings from Eric Gorfain and The Section Quartet.
Released as the album's fourth single in December 2005, it went down well with critics and reached number nine in the UK, his second top-10 hit there, and number one in Sweden. In America, digital downloads pushed it to 66 on the Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 299 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 292 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
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