"Goodbye Heartbreak" | ||||
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Single by Lighthouse Family | ||||
from the album Ocean Drive | ||||
Released | 9 September 1996 [1] | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | Wildcard, Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Tucker, Tunde Baiyewu, Tim Kellett | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Peden | |||
Lighthouse Family singles chronology | ||||
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"Goodbye Heartbreak" is a song written by British musical duo Lighthouse Family with former Simply Red member Tim Kellett for their debut studio album, Ocean Drive (1996). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the third single from the album on 9 September 1996 and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom.
After the release of "Goodbye Heartbreak", the single reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, giving Lighthouse Family their third successive top-20 hit. The song stayed on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks. "Goodbye Heartbreak" also reached number 86 in Germany and appeared on the Eurochart Hot 100, peaking at number 64 in October 1996.
Ralph Tee from Music Week's RM Dance Update stated that the duo "return with a third single which possesses all the characteristics of the duo's funky-based guitar band style", adding that "this sounds like another hit to me." [2]
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6] | 64 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] | 86 |
Scotland (OCC) [8] | 26 |
UK Singles (OCC) [9] | 14 |
UK R&B (OCC) [10] | 3 |
"Body II Body" is a song by Irish singer Samantha Mumba, released as the second single from her debut album, Gotta Tell You (2000), on 16 October 2000. The chorus from David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes" is sampled heavily in the song. "Body II Body" reached number two in Ireland, number five in the United Kingdom, number nine in Iceland, and number 14 in Australia.
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Ocean Drive is the debut album released by UK duo Lighthouse Family in 1995 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced one top 10 hit ("Lifted") and three top 20 hits .The album spent 175 weeks on the UK album chart and achieved 6 times platinum sales of 1.8 million copies.
"Walkaway" is the fourth single by Liverpool Britpop band Cast, fronted by ex-the La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from their debut album, All Change (1995), and reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart. "Walkaway" became Cast's highest-charting song in Ireland, where it reached number 23.
"Ocean Drive" is a song written by British musical duo Lighthouse Family for their debut album of the same name (1995). Produced by Mike Peden, the song was released as the second single from the album on 2 October 1995 and reached the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was re-released, slightly remixed and with new vocals, on 20 May 1996 and reached the top 20 in the UK chart. This version also appeared on the duo's 2002 Greatest Hits album.
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