Goodbye My Lover

"Goodbye My Lover"
Single by James Blunt
from the album Back to Bedlam
ReleasedNovember 2005 (2005-11)
Length4:18
Label
Songwriter(s)James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek
Producer(s)Tom Rothrock
James Blunt singles chronology
"High"
(2005)
"Goodbye My Lover"
(2005)
"Wisemen"
(2006)

"Goodbye My Lover" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Blunt, written by Blunt and British songwriter Sacha Skarbek, for Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam (2004). The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and recorded in the home of actress Carrie Fisher. The single received a positive reception from music critics.

"Goodbye My Lover" was released as the fourth single in November 2005 and reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, where it became Blunt's second top ten single. It also reached the top ten in Sweden, Belgium, Australia and France. In the United States, "Goodbye My Lover" reached number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to digital downloads, even though the single was not yet released in the US. The song was formally released in the United States on 7 November 2006.