"Goodbye Mr A" | ||||
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Single by the Hoosiers | ||||
from the album The Trick to Life | ||||
Released | 8 October 2007[1] | |||
Length | 4:27 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Toby Smith | |||
The Hoosiers singles chronology | ||||
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"Goodbye Mr A" is the second single by the English[2][3][4] pop rock band the Hoosiers, from their debut album, The Trick to Life (2007). The song is written in the key of B major and was created in memory of frontman Irwin Sparkes' secondary school English teacher, Jonathan "Mr A" Anderton, after Sparkes heard of Anderton's death in 2006.[citation needed] It has been noted for its similarities to Electric Light Orchestra's single "Mr. Blue Sky".[5] Released on 8 October 2007, the song gave the band their second UK top-five single, entering the UK Singles Chart at No. 5 on 14 October 2007 and climbing to its peak of No. 4 the following week.