Goodbye Stranger
"Goodbye Stranger" | ||||
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Single by Supertramp | ||||
from the album Breakfast in America | ||||
B-side | "Even in the Quietest Moments" | |||
Released | July 1979 (US) 12 October 1979 (UK)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Studio | The Village Recorder, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Progressive pop[2] | |||
Length | 5:50 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Henderson, Supertramp | |||
Supertramp singles chronology | ||||
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"Goodbye Stranger" is a song by the English
Reception
Personnel
- Rick Davies – Wurlitzer electronic piano, Hammond organ, lead vocals
- Roger Hodgson – electric guitar, harmony vocals
- John Helliwell – harmony vocals, whistling
- Dougie Thomson – bass guitar
- Bob Siebenberg – drums
Charts and certifications
Charts
Despite being met with only limited success in the UK, it was a major hit elsewhere, even a Top 20 hit in the United States and Canada, reaching number 15 and 6 respectively.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Gold | 75,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
In popular culture
The song plays in many films and television programs. In the episode "
References
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- ^ Breakfast in America (1979). Inner sleeve credits. A&M Records.
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- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 7 July 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 7 July 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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- ^ Graff, Gary (10 October 2017). "Supertramp's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6849a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 27 October 1979. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Song artist 344 - Supertramp". Tsort.
- ^ "Supertramp – Goodbye Stranger" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Supertramp – Goodbye Stranger". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Supertramp: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Supertramp Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Supertramp Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 15, 1979
- ^ "Top 100 Singles (1979)". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Supertramp – Goodbye Stranger". Music Canada.
- ^ Giant, M. "Goodbye, Toby". Television Without Pity. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Wright, Thomas J. (20 March 2013), Goodbye Stranger, Supernatural, retrieved 12 February 2023
- ^ Starkey, Adam (10 January 2023). "What song is in the 'Beau Is Afraid' trailer?". NME. Retrieved 11 January 2023.