Song · Shakespear's Sister
“Goodbye Cruel World” by Shakespear's Sister
From the album Hormonally Yours (1992)
“Goodbye Cruel World” by Shakespear's Sister appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1992. It was first released in 1992 on the album Hormonally Yours. Its best result is #75 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #225 alternative song of 1992.
"Goodbye Cruel World" was the first single Shakespear's Sister pulled from their second album, Hormonally Yours, and on its first outing, in September 1991 on London Records, it went almost nowhere, stalling at number 59 in the UK. Siobhan Fahey wrote it with Steve Ferrera and "Jean Guiot", the alias of her then-husband, Dave Stewart, and Chris Thomas produced.
It took the album to rescue it. Once Hormonally Yours had caught on, the single was given a light remix and sent back out in July 1992, and this time it climbed to 32. Sophie Muller directed the video. There's something fitting about a song called "Goodbye Cruel World" refusing to go quietly.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 106 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 | 107 |
| 1992 | 75 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 | 100 |
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