Baby Goodbye (Friday Hill song) explained

Baby Goodbye
Cover:Fridayhillbabygoodbye.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Friday Hill
Album:Times Like These
B-Side:"Running Away" (demo)
Length:3:42
Label:Longside
Producer:Si Hulbert
Prev Title:Here 4 One
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:One More Night Alone
Next Year:2006

"Baby Goodbye" is a song by pop trio Friday Hill, released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Times Like These (2006). Despite being released under the name Friday Hill, the song is included as part of Blazin' Squad's discography. Released in October 2005, it debuted and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

Following the split of ten-piece hip-hop group Blazin' Squad, band members Strider, Flava, and Kenzie were offered a record deal by Polydor records, to form as a trio and record an album together. The trio originally expressed the intention to continue performing as Blazin' Squad, however, due to licensing rights, the name was not available. As such, they decided to form under the name Friday Hill, which was created based around the trio's hometown of Chingford. The song is very much a departure from Blazin' Squad's style of music but was still successful commercially. Released on 10 October 2005, the single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Music video

The music video for "Baby Goodbye" premiered in September 2005, at a total length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds.[2] The video was filmed entirely in black and white, and features shots of the band in and around a country house, with images of a girl they are singing to intertwined. The band's performance in very casual costumes was criticised, however, the video was still given strong airplay.

Track listings

  1. "Baby Goodbye" (main mix)
  2. "Running Away" (demo)
  1. "Baby Goodbye" (main mix)
  2. "Baby Goodbye" (main mix without rap)
  3. "Baby Goodbye" (acappella)
  4. "Baby Goodbye" (video)

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[3]

Charts

Year-end charts

External links

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 29. 8 October 2005.
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye . YouTube.
  3. Baby Goodbye. Friday Hill. 2005. UK CD1 liner notes. Longside Records. LONG1CD.
  4. Baby Goodbye. Friday Hill. 2005. UK CD2 liner notes. Longside Records. LONG1CDX.
  5. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2005. UKChartsPlus. 27 November 2019.