The Long Goodbye (Riz Ahmed album)

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The Long Goodbye
Studio album by
Riz Ahmed
Released6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
GenreHip hop[1]
Length26:58
LabelMongrel
ProducerRedinho
Riz Ahmed chronology
Microscope
(2011) 		The Long Goodbye
(2020)
Singles from The Long Goodbye
  1. "Mogambo"
    Released: 3 October 2018[2]

The Long Goodbye is the second studio album by Riz Ahmed. It was released on his own record label Mongrel Records on 6 March 2020.[3] It is a concept album and was produced by Redinho.[4] It features guest appearances from Ahmed's mother,[5] as well as Mindy Kaling, Mahershala Ali, Yara Shahidi, Asim Chaudhry,[6] Hasan Minhaj, and Jay Sean.[7] It was accompanied by a short film of the same name directed by Aneil Karia, which won Best Live Action Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[8] "Mogambo" was released as a single in 2018.[9]

Concept

The Long Goodbye is a

British Asians, framed through the extended metaphor of an abusive romantic relationship in the wake of Brexit and the rise of the far-right in Britain.[10][11][12][5][13][14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[15]
Metacritic83/100[16]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash9/10[17]
The Daily Telegraph[14]
Evening Standard[18]
The Guardian[19]
Loud and Quiet8/10[13]
MusicOMH[11]
NME[7]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork7.4/10[10]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[16]

Jake Hawkes of Clash described the album as "a tightly packed, lightning-quick swing at the racism of British society."[17] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote, "UK hip-hop and albums bemoaning the current state of things are two crowded markets: The Long Goodbye is potent, original and timely enough to stand out in both."[19] Dhruva Balram of NME commented that "the album is largely a vital statement from a talented, multi-hyphenate artist."[7]

At the 94th Academy Awards, the film based on the album won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[20]

Track listing

The Long Goodbye track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Breakup (Shikwa)"3:30
2."Toba Tek Singh"3:03
3."Mindy: Take Half"0:16
4."Fast Lava"1:57
5."Ammi: Come Home"0:25
6."Any Day" (featuring Jay Sean)2:47
7."Mahershala: Don't Do Anything Stupid"0:29
8."Can I Live"2:48
9."Yara: Look Inside"0:24
10."Where You From"2:04
11."Mogambo"2:20
12."Chabuddy: Go Southall"0:20
13."Deal with It"2:31
14."Hasan: Rush Hour 2"0:54
15."Karma"3:09
Total length:26:58

Charts

Sales chart performance for The Long Goodbye
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[21]
 24

References

  1. ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (9 March 2020). "The Rappers Who Are Breaking Up With Britain". The Atlantic. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ Malkin, Marc (3 October 2018). "Riz Ahmed's New Song 'Mogambo': 'It's a Bit of a Middle Finger That You Can Dance To'". Variety. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (27 February 2020). "Riz Ahmed announces new album and short film The Long Goodbye". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ Gregory, Allie (27 February 2020). "Riz Ahmed Announces New Album 'The Long Goodbye'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Youngs, Ian (6 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed on The Long Goodbye: Why he says 'Britain's broken up with me'". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ^ Collins, Hattie (5 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed On His New Album & Break-Up Letter To A Post-Brexit Britain". British Vogue. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Balram, Dhruva (6 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed – 'The Long Goodbye' review: star tears through vital, vitriolic dispatches on Brexit Britain". NME. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ Elassar, Alaa (7 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed 'breaks up' with Britain in an emotional album and short film 'The Long Goodbye'". CNN. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (27 February 2020). "Riz Ahmed Announces New Album The Long Goodbye". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b Kappal, Bhanuj (12 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b Devlin, Ben. "Riz Ahmed – The Long Goodbye". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b Joshi, Tara (8 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye review – a breakup album is hard to do". The Observer. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  13. ^ a b Pilley, Max. "Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye - Album Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  14. ^ a b McCormick, Neil (5 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed, The Long Goodbye, review: a thrilling breakup album for the Brexit era". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  15. ^ "The Long Goodbye by Riz Ahmed reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  16. ^
    CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  17. ^ a b Hawkes, Jake (2 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye". Clash. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  18. ^ Smyth, David (6 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye review: A gripping exploration of Britishness". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  19. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (5 March 2020). "Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye review – breaking up with a racist Britain". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  20. ^ "2022 Oscars". Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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