Little Good-Byes

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"Little Good-Byes"
Little Goodbyes Single.jpg
CD single cover
Single by SHeDAISY
from the album The Whole SHeBANG
B-side "Still Holding Out for You" [1]
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1999 (1999-02-22) [2]
Recorded1998
Genre Country
Length3:20
Label Lyric Street
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dann Huff
SHeDAISY singles chronology
"Little Good-Byes"
(1999)		"This Woman Needs"
(1999)

"Little Good-Byes" is the debut single by American country music group SHeDAISY. The song was written by member Kristyn Osborn alongside Jason Deere and Kenny Greenberg and produced by Dann Huff. It was released on February 22, 1999 as the lead single from their debut studio album The Whole SHeBANG (1999). The song's b-side, "Still Holding Out for You" was later released in April 2001 as the final single from their album. [1]

Contents

Receiving positive reception, "Little Good-Byes" became a success. It reached number three on the US Hot Country Songs and number seven on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks, alongside peaking at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Content

SHeDAISY, formerly known as the Osborn Sisters, were performing various venues around Nashville, Tennessee, and working in department stores to support themselves financially. In 1994, before their signing with Lyric Street Records, Kristyn Osborn (one-third of the trio) had befriended songwriter Jason Deere, which led to them writing multiple songs together. Deere then recommended SHeDAISY's songs to various record label agents, and in 1997, the act performed the song in the office of Lyric Street's artists and repertoire agent Shelby Kennedy, leading to their signing with the label in 1998. [3] Kristyn came up with the phrase "little good-byes" and thought it could be used to represent a number of objects left behind by one half of a couple in their house after a breakup. [3]

Critical reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review, noting that, "It's a solid debut that should serve notice to programmers that there's room for more than one female trio (referencing the Dixie Chicks) in the format." [4]

Music video

The video premiered to CMT on February 14, 1999. [5]

Charts

"Little Good-Byes" debuted on the US Hot Country Songs chart the week of February 27, 1999, at number 67.

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 43
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 3
US Country Top 50 ( Radio & Records ) [9] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [10] 48
US All-Format ( Billboard ) [11] 84
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 16
US Country ( Radio & Records ) [13] 20

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 376. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ "Country Highlights: On Your Desk". Country Monitor . Vol. 7, no. 8. February 19, 1999. p. 1.
  3. 1 2 "SHeDAISY says big hello to success". The Tennessean . June 27, 1999. pp. 10K. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Billboard, March 13, 1999. p.29
  5. ↑ "Video Monitor - CMT" (PDF). Billboard . February 27, 1999. p. 73.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8415." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 23, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "SHeDAISY Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "SHeDAISY Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "R&R Country Top 50". Radio & Records . No. 1309. July 23, 1999. p. 115.
  10. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM . December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Best of '99 All-Format: Most Played Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 62.
  12. ↑ "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Top 99 of 1999: Country". Radio & Records . No. 1329. December 10, 1999. p. 77.
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