Little Good-Byes Explained

Little Good-Byes
Cover:Little_Goodbyes_Single.jpg
Caption:CD single cover
Type:single
Artist:SHeDAISY
Album:The Whole SHeBANG
B-Side:"Still Holding Out for You"[1]
Released:February 12, 1999
Genre:Country
Length:3:20
Label:Lyric Street
Producer:Dann Huff
Next Title:This Woman Needs
Next Year:1999

"Little Good-Byes" is the debut single by American country music group SHeDAISY. The song was written by member Kristyn Osborn alongside Jason Deere and Kenny Greenberg and produced by Dann Huff. It was released on February 12, 1999 as the lead single from their debut studio album The Whole SHeBANG (1999).[2] The song's b-side, "Still Holding Out for You" was later released in April 2001 as the final single from their album.

Receiving positive reception, "Little Good-Byes" became a success. It reached number three on the US Hot Country Songs and number seven on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks, alongside becoming a crossover hit and peaking at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review, noting that, "It's a solid debut that should serve notice to programmers that there's room for more than one female trio (referencing the Dixie Chicks) in the format."[3]

Music video

The video premiered to CMT on February 14, 1999.[4]

Chart performance

"Little Good-Byes" debuted on the US Hot Country Songs the week of February 27, 1999, at number 67.

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 48
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 16

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 376. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. News: February 12, 1999 . Country - New & Active . . 67.
  3. [Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']
  4. News: February 27, 1999 . Video Moniter - CMT . . 73.
  5. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999. RPM. December 13, 1999. July 7, 2013.
  6. Best of 1999: Country Songs . . . 1999. August 25, 2012.