Goodbye Mr A

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"Goodbye Mr A"
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Single by the Hoosiers
from the album The Trick to Life
Released8 October 2007 (2007-10-08) [1]
Length4:27
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Irwin Sparkes
  • Alan Sharland
  • Martin Skarendahl
Producer(s) Toby Smith
The Hoosiers singles chronology
"Worried About Ray"
(2007)
"Goodbye Mr A"
(2007)
"Worst Case Scenario"
(2008)

"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.

Contents

Music video

The music video to "Goodbye Mr A" is reminiscent of superhero comics and popular culture, such as the 1960s Batman television series. In the video, the Hoosiers kidnap Mr A, a comic-book character and the world's greatest superhero. They then take his place fighting crime as incompetent anti-heroes. Despite being fired into space at the end, Mr A. survives and opens his eyes; this is a reference to the film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer .[ citation needed ]

Track listing

UK CD single [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Goodbye Mr A" (radio edit)The Hoosiers Toby Smith 3:48
2."Worried About Ray" (live on Virgin Radio) Alan Gordon, Garry Bonner, Irwin Sparkes, Alan Sharland, Martin SkarendahlSmith4:29

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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