Say Goodbye (S Club song)

• Cathy Dennis – writing
• Chris Braide – writing
• John Themis – guitar
• Stephen Lipson – all other instruments, programming, production
• Nick Ingman – string arrangement, conducting
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
• Isobel Griffiths Ltd. – orchestra contracting
• James McMillan – programming
• Heff Moraes – mixing, engineering
• Richard Dowling – mastering

"Say Goodbye"
Single by S Club
from the album Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7
A-side	"Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You"
B-side	"Special Kind of Something" "Bittersweet"
Released	26 May 2003 (2003-05-26)
Length	3:58
Label	Polydor 19
Songwriter(s)	Cathy Dennis Chris Braide
Producer(s)	Stephen Lipson
S Club singles chronology
"Alive" (2002) "Say Goodbye" / "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" (2003) "These Are the Days" (2023)
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Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [6] with "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" 75 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 9 Germany (GfK) [8] 84 Ireland (IRMA) [9] 6 Scotland (OCC) [10] with "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" 1 UK Singles (OCC) [11] with "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" 2

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Ireland (IRMA) [12] 93 UK Singles (OCC) [13] 53

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	26 May 2003	CD cassette	Polydor 19	[14]
Australia	7 July 2003	CD		[15]

References

1. Say Goodbye / Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You (UK CD1 & Australasian CD single liner notes). S Club. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2003. 9807139.
2. Say Goodbye / Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You (UK CD2 liner notes). S Club. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2003. 9807140.
3. Say Goodbye / Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You (UK cassette single sleeve). S Club. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2003. 9807141.
4. Say Goodbye (European CD single liner notes). S Club. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2003. 980798-9.
5. "Say Goodbye / Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You by S Club on Apple Music". Apple Music.
6. "Issue 699" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 21, no. 25. 14 June 2003. p. 7. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
8. "S Club – Say Goodbye" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Say Goodbye". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
12. "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
13. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 18 May 2018.
14. "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 May 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 24 May 2003. p. 25. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
15. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 7th July 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 7 July 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2021.