How Do I Say Goodbye Explained

How Do I Say Goodbye
Cover:How Do I Say Goodbye by Dean Lewis.png
Type:single
Artist:Dean Lewis
Album:The Hardest Love
Released:2 September 2022[1]
Length:2:43
Prev Title:Lost Without You
Prev Year:2022

"How Do I Say Goodbye" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released on 2 September 2022 as the third single from Lewis's second studio album, The Hardest Love.

At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[2] It has officially entered the Malaysia’s radio chart which is on “MIX FM” back in March 2024 but now this song is charted at number 23 on the MIX 30 countdown with Hafiz & Guibo.

At the APRA Music Awards of 2024, the song won Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Pop Work.[3] [4]

Background

Lewis wrote the song for his father, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. Dean Lewis later said, "Although I wrote the song about my dad. My dad ended up being okay. I wrote the song assuming I was gonna have to say goodbye, and I didn't have to. My dad got a stem cell transplant and his cancer was an aggressive form of pre-leukemia, and he had a very small percentage chance of getting out of it."[5] He has since gone into remission.

Music video

The official video was directed by Sean Loaney and premiered on 6 September 2022. The music video features footage taken by Lewis's father during the singer's childhood.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022–2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 14
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 40
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 5
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[11] 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[13] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 111
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 99
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 60
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 69
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[19] 68
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20] 27
Denmark (Tracklisten)[21] 49
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 81
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 59
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[25] 43
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Excited to say that "how do I say goodbye" comes out on September 2. Facebook. 24 August 2022. 16 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards. Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. 24 September 2023.
  3. Web site: 2024 APRA Music Awards nominees announced: Paul Kelly, Troye Sivan, Tex Perkins, and more. Mumbrella. 4 April 2024. 9 April 2024.
  4. Web site: APRA Music Awards 2024: Troye Sivan, Sia & The Teskey Brothers Among Biggest Winners. The Music. 1 May 2024. 2 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Dean Lewis Releases New Song "How Do I Say Goodbye" . PM Studio . October 24, 2022.
  6. deanlewis . 1566887691525963776 . Guys the music video is out now!! It was filmed, directed and edited by my brother Sean he CRUSHED IT! My dad filmed so much footage of us growing up so that’s how we had all that footage! I’m so blown away by the response!.
  7. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 November 2022. 25 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 40, 2022. Hitlisten. 12 October 2022.
  9. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 16 January 2023. 14 January 2023.
  10. Web site: Singel 2022 uke 41. VG-lista. 15 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 20/11/2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120111458/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2022-11-20 . it . . 20 November 2022 . 30 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 43. Sverigetopplistan. 28 October 2022.
  13. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Singles Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2022. Ultratop. nl. 13 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Track Top-100 2022. Hitlisten. 1 February 2023.
  16. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2022. Dutch Top 40. nl. 3 January 2023.
  17. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2022. MegaCharts. nl. 4 January 2023.
  18. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022. hitparade.ch. 27 December 2022.
  19. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 January 2024.
  20. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2023. Ultratop. nl. 7 January 2024.
  21. Web site: Track Top-100 2023. Hitlisten. 13 January 2024.
  22. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2023. Dutch Top 40. nl. 1 January 2024. 31 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231231221518/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2023.
  23. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2023. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 3 January 2024.
  24. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2023. hitparade.ch. 1 January 2024.
  25. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. 22 November 2023.
  26. Adult Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. 22 November 2023.

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