Goodbye on a Bad Day

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"Goodbye on a Bad Day"
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Single by Shannon Lawson
from the album Chase the Sun
B-side "Are You Happy Now"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2002
Genre Country
Length4:54
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Shannon Lawson, Mark A. Peters
Producer(s) Mark Wright
Shannon Lawson singles chronology
"Goodbye on a Bad Day"
(2002)
"Dream Your Way to Me"
(2002)

"Goodbye on a Bad Day" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Shannon Lawson. It was released on January 28, 2002 as the first single from the album Chase the Sun . The song reached #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Lawson and Mark A. Peters.

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard reviewed the song favorably. She described Lawson's vocal as "letting disappointment drip...like icy regret" before "totally unleashing" on the chorus. Price's review also praised the lyrics and "deft production". [2]

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 28

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "Goodbye on a Bad Day"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 28, 2002 Country radio MCA Nashville [4]

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 189.
  2. "Reviews". Billboard: 26. March 9, 2002.
  3. "Shannon Lawson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records . January 25, 2002.