Goodbyes (Post Malone song)

"Goodbyes" is a song by American rapper Post Malone, featuring American rapper Young Thug, released as a single via Republic Records on July 5, 2019, a day after Malone's 24th birthday, as well as Independence Day or the 4th of July.[3] The song was written by Austin Post, Jeffery Williams, Tom Owen-Savage, Brian Lee, Louis Bell, Billy Walsh, Val Blavatnik, and Jessie Foutz, and produced by Lee and Bell.[4] It became Malone's seventh top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as his sixth number one on Billboard's Rhythmic chart, of which gave him, along with “Sunflower” and “Wow”, his first three consecutive Rhythmic No. 1s to come from one album, Hollywood's Bleeding, since Drake’s Scorpion spawned three chart leaders in 2018.[5]

"Goodbyes"
Single by Post Malone featuring Young Thug
from the album Hollywood's Bleeding
Released	July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05)
Studio	Electric Feel[1]
Genre	Trap[2]
Length	2:56
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Austin Post Jeffery Williams Brian Lee Louis Bell Billy Walsh Val Blavatnik Jessie Foutz
Producer(s)	Brian Lee Louis Bell
Post Malone singles chronology
"Wow" (2018) "Goodbyes" (2019) "Circles" (2019)
Young Thug singles chronology
"The London" (2019) "Goodbyes" (2019) "Old Town Road (Remix)" (2019)
Music video
"Goodbyes" on YouTube

Composition

The song talks about the end of a relationship, and was called "melodic" by Rap-Up, on which Post Malone sings the chorus: "I want you out of my head / I want you out of my bedroom tonight / There's no way I could save you / 'Cause I need to be saved too / I'm no good at goodbyes."[6]

Promotion

Post Malone announced the track and its feature and release date on social media on July 1, 2019, sharing an image styled like a film poster for the song, featuring the tagline "Too Much Pleasure Is Pain", a line from the song. He then revealed the cover art of the song on social media on July 2. He then posted a snippet of the beginning of the video of him being stabbed and killed by the enemy team on July 3. The music video was published on the day of the song's release on July 5 and the lyric video was published three days after on July 8.[6]

Music video

The original "R" rated music video was released alongside the song on July 5, and directed by Colin Tilley. It features Malone playing a gang member who dies after being stabbed by a member of a rival gang, before rising from the dead in a graveyard. Young Thug and actress Kathryn Newton also appear in the video.[7] Due to the fact that Malone gets stabbed multiple times, including in the neck, YouTube made the video age-restricted as it is considered "graphic content", so there are two versions of the music video: one rated "R" and shows Post being stabbed and killed and one rated "PG" (published two days later on July 7) that does not show him being stabbed and killed.[8][9] It has over 100 million views as of January 2020.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Post Malone's Twitter and Tidal.[1][10]

• Post Malone – principal vocalist, songwriting
• Young Thug – featured vocalist, songwriting
• Brian Lee – production, programming, all instrumentation, songwriting
• Louis Bell – production, recording, vocal production, programming, all instrumentation, songwriting
• Billy Walsh – songwriting
• Val Blavatnik – songwriting
• Jessie Foutz – songwriting
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Chris Galland – mixing assistant
• Robin Florent – mixing assistant
• Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
• Jeremie Inhaber – mixing assistant
• Mike Bozzi – mastering
• Travis Brothers – design
• Bryan Rivera – design
• Collin Fletcher – design
• Anton Reva – design

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	MTV Video Music Awards	Song of Summer	Nominated	[11]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 22 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[15] 1 Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[16] 16 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 5 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 12 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[19] 47 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[20] 35 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 6 Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 7 Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[23] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 1 France (SNEP)[25] 47 Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 16 Hungary (Single Top 40)[27] 5 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[28] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[29] 4 Italy (FIMI)[30] 41 Latvia (LAIPA)[31] 2 Lithuania (AGATA)[32] 3 Malaysia (RIM)[33] 3 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[34] 28 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[35] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[36] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[37] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[38] 6 Portugal (AFP)[39] 4 Romania (Airplay 100)[40] 17 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[41] 13 Singapore (RIAS)[42] 4 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[43] 82 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[44] 2 South Korea (Gaon)[45] 157 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[46] 85 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[47] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 12 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[49] 5 US Billboard Hot 100[50] 3 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[51] 30 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[52] 5 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[53] 2 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[54] 4 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[55] 1 US Rolling Stone Top 100[56] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australia (ARIA)[57] 35 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[58] 51 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[59] 95 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[60] 32 Denmark (Tracklisten)[61] 61 Germany (Official German Charts)[62] 90 Latvia (LAIPA)[63] 40 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[64] 63 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[65] 34 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[66] 41 Portugal (AFP)[67] 39 Romania (Airplay 100)[68] 90 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[69] 69 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[70] 60 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[71] 79 US Billboard Hot 100[72] 30 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[73] 33 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[74] 13 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[75] 23 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[76] 16 US Rolling Stone Top 100[77] 30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[78]	Platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)[79]	Gold	20,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[80]	Diamond	160,000
Canada (Music Canada)[81]	3× Platinum	240,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[82]	Gold	45,000
France (SNEP)[83]	Gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)[84]	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[85]	Platinum	30,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[86]	2× Platinum	30,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[87]	Platinum	600,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	July 5, 2019	Digital download streaming	Republic	[3]
United States	July 9, 2019	Rhythmic contemporary		[88]
Various	October 1, 2019	7-inch single 12-inch single CD single Cassette single		[89][90][91][92]

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