Why Would I Say Goodbye Explained

Why Would I Say Goodbye
Cover:B & D - why would I say goodbye.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Brooks & Dunn
Album:Borderline
B-Side:White Line Casanova
Released:March 17, 1997
Genre:Country
Length:4:18
Label:Arista 13073
Producer:Kix Brooks
Don Cook
Ronnie Dunn
Prev Title:A Man This Lonely
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Honky Tonk Truth
Next Year:1997

"Why Would I Say Goodbye" is a song written by Kix Brooks and Chris Waters, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in March 1997 as the fifth and final single from their CD Borderline. The song reached a peak of number 8 on the US Country chart, and number 9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] This is the fifth of the six Brooks & Dunn singles in which Kix Brooks sings the lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn.

Chart positions

"Why Would I Say Goodbye" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of March 22, 1997.

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 82
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 60

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 56.

  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997. RPM. December 15, 1997. July 17, 2013.
  3. Web site: Best of 1997: Country Songs . . . 1997. July 17, 2013.