The Long Goodbye (song)
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| Single by Paul Brady | |
| from the album Oh What a World | |
| Released | 24 April 2000 |
| Format | CD single |
| Genre | Rock, folk |
| Length |
4:22 (album version) 3:57 (single version) |
| Label | Rykodisc |
| Writer(s) | Paul Brady, Ronan Keating |
| Producer(s) | Alastair McMillan, Paul Brady |
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| Single by Brooks & Dunn | ||||
| from the album Steers & Stripes | ||||
| B-side | "Only in America" | |||
| Released | October 22, 2001 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:15 (single edit) 3:51 (album version) |
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| Label | Arista Nashville 69101 | |||
| Writer(s) |
Paul Brady Ronan Keating |
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| Producer(s) |
Kix Brooks Ronnie Dunn Mark Wright |
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| Single by Ronan Keating | ||||
| from the album Destination | ||||
| Released | 28 April 2003 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:43 (album version) 4:18 (single version) |
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| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer(s) | Stephen Lipson | |||
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"The Long Goodbye" is a song written by Irish singer-songwriters Paul Brady and Ronan Keating for Brady's 2000 album Oh What a World. In 2001, it was covered by country music duo Brooks & Dunn for their album Steers & Stripes. Ronan Keating released his version in April 2003 as the last single from his album Destination (2002).
"The Long Goodbye" was recorded by country music duo Brooks & Dunn for their album Steers & Stripes (2001). The single was Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and a #39 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ronnie Dunn was initially challenged by this song. "For me, I didn't know if I could sing some of these songs, if I could get inside them. So I'd take the tracks home...Paul Brady's demo of 'The Long Good-bye was intimidating...How do you do that? I'd work in my barn, explore the songs, try things, really learn where the song wanted to go, where I wanted to go."
Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song has more of a pop flavor than most of their other music. Taylor also says that Dunn's "earnest emotion exudes quiet desperation mixed with knowing acceptance."
"The Long Goodbye" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of October 27, 2001.
"The Long Goodbye" was released as the fourth and last single from Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating's second studio album, Destination. The single version was produced by Stephen Lipson. The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The single was released as a double a-side with "Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)".
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