Why Would I Say Goodbye

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"Why Would I Say Goodbye"
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Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Borderline
B-side "White Line Casanova"
ReleasedMarch 17, 1997
Genre Country
Length4:18
Label Arista 13073
Songwriter(s) Kix Brooks
Chris Waters
Producer(s) Kix Brooks
Don Cook
Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"A Man This Lonely"
(1996)
"Why Would I Say Goodbye"
(1997)
"Honky Tonk Truth"
(1997)

"Why Would I Say Goodbye" is a song written by Kix Brooks and Chris Waters, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in March 1997 as the fifth and final single from their CD Borderline . The song reached a peak of number 8 on the US Country chart, and number 9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. [1] This is the fifth of the six Brooks & Dunn singles in which Kix Brooks sings the lead vocals instead of Ronnie Dunn.

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Chart positions

"Why Would I Say Goodbye" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of March 22, 1997.

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 9
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 82
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 60

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